Candidate from Putin’s party wins big after controlled campaign in Russia’s Olympic citySOCHI, Russia — The Kremlin favorite won an overwhelming victory in Sunday’s mayoral election in the Russian city that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics, the top election official said. Election official: Partial results give Putin’s party candidate big lead in Sochi mayor voteSOCHI, Russia — An election official says the candidate from Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s party has won Sunday’s mayoral vote in 2014 Olympic host city Sochi. On day of national election, Ecuadoreans living abroad cast votes for representativesNEW YORK — The campaign poster on Jessica Gonzalez’s desk at Creditos Economicos in Queens shows a beaming image of her country’s leader, President Rafael Correa, giving a thumbs-up. Putin critic puts Kremlin forces to test in mayoral election in Russia’s Olympic citySOCHI, Russia — Foes of the Kremlin rarely get a chance to run for office in Russia, so liberal opposition leader Boris Nemtsov’s campaign in this resort city’s mayoral election Sunday has tested the willingness of President Dmitry Medvedev to open up the system. Olympic Council of Asia threatens legal action over allegations of football vote buyingKUWAIT CITY — The Olympic Council of Asia is threatening legal action over allegations it was attempting to buy votes for a candidate in the campaign for a seat on the executive committee of football world governing body FIFA. |