Lilisa wins Dublin City Marathon

" Feyisa Lilisa from Ethiopia has won the Dublin City Marathon. He crossed the line in an unofficial time of two hours, nine minutes, 11 seconds. It is just four seconds off the record. Russian Aleksey Sokolov, who...

No Obamamania in Russia?

Barack Obama's visits at home and abroad have garnered adoring crowds and cheers during his visits. But in Russia, there was no cheering crowds, but just some smiles and waves, perhaps the reflection of...

British fusion reactor experiment helps to create steel, twin towers would no...

Magnetic changed steelExperimenting with high temperature fusion creates the demand for new materials, not yet existing. The Brit's say to have found a way to increase steel temperature resistance by changing...

EU threatens to postpone talks on Russian pact

After holding crisis talks about the Russian invasion of Georgia in Brussels yesterday, EU leaders have decided to postpone talks that had been scheduled to take place later this month. The talks between the EU and Russia were to discuss a new partnership pact. This comes at...

Russia, Poland in deadlock over missile shiled

"Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak and his Polish counterpart, Witold Waszczykowski, met on Tuesday in Moscow to discuss U.S. plans to deploy elements of its missile defense system in Poland."The new round of [Russian-Polish] consultations confirmed the presence...

INSIGHT BRIEFING: New import rules for Russian uranium

America will import Russian commercial uranium products from 2011 under new legislation. The new rules will ultimately see an end to measures meant to stop Russia dumping cheap uranium on US markets.

Iginla named NHL's first star of the week

Ignila has carried the Flames on his back since the beginning of the season, now he is getting some help from other and some goaltending from Kippursoff; and they have started to win. With 5 straight victories,...

Russia to close offices of British council

"Britain expelled four Russian diplomats in June over what it saw as Russia`s refusal to cooperate with the investigation. Lavrov said in an interview with BBC World television that the move to suspend the British Council`s regional operations in Russia was a direct response...

Russians claim vast swaths of Arctic Ocean

"Russians claim vast swaths of Arctic Ocean Pair of ships travel through ice, reach North Pole in attempt to claim petroleum-rich Arctic sea bed; to plant flag on seabed DOUGLAS BIRCH Associated Press August 1, 2007 at 7:04 PM EDT MOSCOW — A Russian expedition aiming to...

A proper farewell for Francys Arsentiev

On May 2, I reported on the story of Ian Woodall's intentions to give final resting peace to Francys Arsentiev, a Colorado climber and mother who perished on Mount Everest in 1998 with her husband Sergei. A touching article came out today in The Rocky Mountain News detailing...

Peace at last for Sleeping Beauty

It was a tough day on May 17, 1999. After 17 years of dreaming and two months of grueling effort on the Mount Everest, I was finally on my first summit bid. It was the culmination of years of climbing, success...

Russia soldier jailed for abuse

"A Russian soldier has been sentenced to four years in jail for abusing a conscript soldier so badly that his legs and genitals required amputation. Sgt Alexander Sivyakov was the main defendant among three soldiers accused of abusing Andrei Sychev, 18. The case has made...

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