Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called on Friday for an investigation into the use of funds allocated for preparations for the Vancouver Games, saying the failure cannot be explained merely by biased judging.
The reported visit to Russia on Tuesday of Iran"s top security official and chief nuclear negotiator has been postponed indefinitely, the ISNA news agency reported on Monday.
A Finnish court has ruled against returning a Russian woman"s son back to her, whom her Finnish husband had earlier taken out of Russia last year, the defendant"s lawyer said on Friday.