Sochi Olympics

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  Most Troubling Is Russia's Reaction To Doping Scandal

  Troubling as the details of the McLaren Report were, a news item out of Russia earlier this week was equally so.

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  Russia Denies State Doping Programme In Sports After Fresh Revelations

  Russia denied it was running any state-sponsored doping schemes after fresh revelations from the McLaren report on Friday of an "institutional conspiracy" by Moscow to cheat.

• Weather delays return from space of Russian torchbearers, US astronaut

  An American astronaut and two Russians who carried a Sochi Olympic torch into open space will have to stay in orbit one day longer than planned because of bad weather on the steppes of Kazakhstan, officials said on Monday.

• Farewell, Sochi! Russia closes costliest Olympics

  Flushed with pride after a spectacular showing at the costliest Olympics ever, Russia celebrated 17 days of sport-driven global unity tonight with a farewell show that hands off the Winter Games to their next host, Pyeongchang in South Korea.

• Russian security forces attack Pussy Riot members

  Cossack militia attacked the Pussy Riot punk group with horsewhips on Wednesday as the group tried to perform under a sign advertising the Sochi Olympics.

• @SochiProblems Twitter account outnumbers Games followers

  Winter Olympics organisers on Tuesday trumpeted their social media reach, outclassing the 2010 figures after two days, but they still trail an account registering problems at Sochi by tens of thousands of followers.

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  Sochi 2014 Olympics: Four apps to catch all the action

  These are the best apps to keep with the latest from the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

• Criticism of Games reflects "Cold War" mentality: Vladimir Putin

  Western criticism of Russia's Winter Olympics was reminiscent of Cold War ambitions to hold the Soviet Union back, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday, despite signs that the world was warming to the most expensive Games ever held.

• Life goes on for gays in Olympic Sochi

  The mascara-lined eyes of a petite man dressed in a tuxedo greet visitors after they buzz at the armor-plated door of a one-storey building.

• Chevrolet's Olympic ads feature gay couples

  Chevrolet is rolling out two ads that feature gay couples during the U.S. broadcast of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony Friday.

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  Google's Olympic Charter doodle continues to fly the gay flag

  Google has traditionally carried a new doodle every day of the Olympics, but it will be interesting to see if the Olympic Charter doodle stays unchanged for the duration of the winter Olympics.

• Latest Google Doodle on Sochi Olympics upholds gay rights

  Google marked the Winter Games in Sochi by flying the gay flag on Thursday in a search page Doodle that linked to a call for equality in the Olympic Charter.

• Sochi Winter Games begin, Vladimir Putin keen to prove doubters wrong

  Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics on Friday determined to prove his doubters wrong after militant attacks, a row over gay rights and ballooning costs overshadowed preparations.

• US bans carry-on liquids, gels on flights to Russia

  The US Transportation Security Administration is temporarily banning carry-on liquids, aerosols, gels and powders on flights between Russia and the United States, a Department of Homeland Security official said on Thursday.

• US, European security officials worry about Sochi-related attacks

  Intelligence agencies believe attacks by militants during the Sochi Winter Olympics are highly likely, but will probably be aimed at "softer" targets elsewhere in Russia, such as public transportation or other civilian venues, US and European officials said.