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Martin Fourcade retains overall World Cup title
Martin Fourcade of France claimed his second straight biathlon World Cup overall title Thursday by winning the men's 20-kilometer individual race on ...
Russian ballet star confesses he agreed to attack
Pale and haggard after hours of questioning, a leading Bolshoi dancer told a Moscow court that he gave his blessing to an attack on the ballet's ...
Russia probing former Olympic committee official
Russia's prosecutor-general is asking its investigators to look into whether to file misuse-of-funds charges against the former deputy head of the ...
Lukoil chief wants level playing field for Arctic
Russia's second-largest oil company will push for legislation to allow independent producers to compete for the right to tap the rich energy reserves ...
Wrestling head puts Olympic case to IOC's Rogge
The acting head of wrestling's world body met with IOC President Jacques Rogge on Thursday, promising to fight to retain the sport's Olympic status ...
Fabio Capello names squad for Russia qualifier
Russia coach Fabio Capello has named a 27-man provisional squad for this month's World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland and a friendly game with ...
Chavez widely mourned, but some hope change on way
Some cried, some cheered. Many Latin Americans mourned the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, leaders in Europe and Asia sent condolences, and ...
Bolshoi dancer confesses to attack on ballet chief
A Russian ballet star who has danced the roles of violent and powerful historical figures at the Bolshoi Theater has confessed to organizing the acid ...
Russia marks 60th anniversary of Stalin's death
Devotees of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, whose brutal purges killed millions of innocent citizens and made his name a byword for totalitarian terror, ...
Russia to charge Magnitsky's ex-employer
Russia's Interior Ministry is preparing to bring criminal charges against U.S.-born investor Bill Browder, the latest turn in a feud which has led to ...
US town OKs church takeover, Solzhenitsyn exhibit
Residents of a small town that was the home of exiled Soviet dissident author Alexander Solzhenitsyn for nearly two decades have decided to create an ...
Lavillenie in tears despite winning pole vault
Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie's joy at winning the men's pole vault title at the European Indoor Athletics Championships on Sunday was ...
Russia: 6 teens trapped in avalanche in Siberia
Russian authorities say six teenagers are trapped in an avalanche in the region of Tuva in southern Siberia. The Emergency Situations Ministry says ...
Russian women, US men sweep at junior worlds
The U.S. men and Russian women didn't leave room for anyone else on the podium at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships. Joshua Farris, Jason ...
Wang, Smeekens win at speedskating World Cup
Wang Beixing of China won a women's 500-meter race for the second time in as many days at the speedskating World Cup on Saturday. Wang clocked 38.
Aregawi easily wins European indoor gold in 1,500
Abeba Aregawi won the women's 1,500 meters by nearly half a lap at the European indoor championships Saturday, just three months after switching ...
Aregawi wins Euro indoor 1500 by nearly half a lap
Abeba Aregawi, who has been running for Sweden for three months, won the European indoor women's 1,500 meters by nearly half a lap on Saturday.
Moscow skeptical about US autopsy of Russian boy
Russia voiced strong skepticism Saturday about the U.S. autopsy on a 3-year-old adopted Russian boy in Texas and demanded further investigation as ...
US women 1-3 in short program, Russians win dance
The podium at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships is turning into American territory. Samantha Cesario and Courtney Hicks finished first and ...
Autopsy: Russian adoptee's Texas death an accident
The death of a 3-year-old adopted Russian boy has been ruled an accident by West Texas authorities, but officials said Friday they are still ...
Russian banker in fraud case granted London asylum
A Russian banker accused of fraud said Friday he has been granted asylum in Britain to protect him from "baseless" politically motivated charges in ...
Syrian rebel chief: Fighters desperate for weapons
The head of Syria's rebels said Friday that the food and medical supplies the United States plans to give his fighters for the first time won't bring ...