SOCHI, Russia — Let other mayors fret about potholes, taxes and sewers. This is an Olympic city, and here’s the jeans-clad mayor striding into his office on a recent afternoon, fresh from a landslide, and not the electoral kind. When Sochi won the 2014 Games, life went epic. First Mayor …
(Reuters) – On a sweltering Saturday night in Bangkok’s Patpong entertainment district, a group of men spill out of a neon-lit bar blasting dance music. Among them is Aashif Hassan and his long-term partner, both visitors from Malaysia. “We’re celebrating tonight. Where we’re from, it’s illegal to be gay. Here …
MOSCOW — If this article were published in a newspaper based in Russia, it could be labeled 18+ — like an X-rated movie — and start with the following disclaimer: “This article contains information not suitable for readers younger than 18 years of age, according to Russian legislation.” Such warnings, …
MOSCOW — Russia’s minister of sports, Vitaly L. Mutko, said on Thursday that foreign athletes traveling to Russia for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi would be expected to obey a new Russian law banning “homosexual propaganda” or face criminal prosecution. In comments made to the state news agency R-Sport, Mutko …
MOSCOW, June 18 (UPI) — Russian legislators unanimously approved amendments banning adoption of Russian children by same-sex couples in other countries. The draft law and its related amendments were passed by Russia’s lower house, the State Duma, in a first reading April 16 and a second reading Tuesday. A final …
WASHINGTON — An Army general will face court-martial on a series of sexual misconduct charges, including forcible sodomy, in connection with several illicit affairs, and could receive life in prison if convicted, the Army said Tuesday. Included in the allegations against Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair are that he carried on …
(CNN) — The streets that were once choked with traffic are now bare. The church’s sprawling parking lot is half full. Inside the stylish sanctuary, ushers sway to choir music in front of empty seats. On a typical Sunday morning, New Birth Missionary Church in suburban Atlanta would be hopping. …