The Olympics may be over but Sochi 2014 is far from done. The 11th Paralympic Winter Games are about to begin. Against a volatile backdrop they are expected to become a testament to the power of sport ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

SOCHI, Russia — President Vladimir Putin is counting off the final days until the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics on Friday, and that's probably time enough to get the Internet working in ...

With the Sochi Olympics six months away, U.S. President Barack Obama, British actor Stephen Fry and international gay rights group All Out have increased attention on Russia over its new anti-gay law.

For decades Russia did not have any reasonable sized ski resorts, and those that it did have were in the frozen Siberian ...