The Kremlin said on Monday that President Vladimir Putin had made the decision to grant asylum in Russia to Assad. "He is secured, and it shows that Russia acts as required in such an extraordinary situation," Ryabkov told NBC, according to a transcript on NBC's website.
Team Canada rallied past Finland 3-2 in the Olympic semifinal game, despite Sidney Crosby’s absence, thanks to Nathan MacKinnon’s late power-play winner....