Olympic torch begins first-ever spacewalk
In this image taken from TV, the Olympic Torch is carried through a hatch as it is taken on a space walk from the International Space Station (ISS) Saturday Nov.…
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SUICIDE BOMBER STRIKES RUSSIAN BUS, KILLING 6
By LYNN BERRY A damaged bus is examined by experts in Volgograd, Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. The blast was caused by “an unspecified explosive device,” the National Anti-Terrorism Committee said…
AP INTERVIEW: PUTIN WARNS WEST ON SYRIA ACTION
By JOHN DANISZEWSKI, LYNN BERRY and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to John Daniszewski, the Associated Press’s Senior Managing Editor for International News, during an AP…
PUTIN BANS RALLIES IN SOCHI NEAR THE 2014 OLYMPICS
By NATALIYA VASILYEVA Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, greets World War II veterans before an opening ceremony of newly built fountain called Children Dancing in the southern Russian city of…
MUTKO: ANTI-GAY LAW WON’T INFRINGE ON OLYMPICS
MUTKO: ANTI-GAY LAW WON’T INFRINGE ON OLYMPICS FILE – In this Aug. 8, 2013, file photo, Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko speaks during a news conference at a hotel in…
ENTERTAINMENT WORLD LEADS OUTCRY AGAINST RUSSIA
By STEPHEN WILSON FILE – US actor Harvey Fierstein in New York, in this Friday, May 18, 2012 file photo. The entertainment industry is using its star power and money…
PUTIN: BOSTON BOMBINGS “DISGUSTING” CRIME
In this photo taken on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, meets with actors and Russian and Soviet ice hockey players after the premier of the movie…