A viewer's guide to Olympic events
AP via Yahoo! Sports
Everybody wants to put on a good impression at home. So, while Olympic fans across America will be focused on Lindsey Vonn and Shaun White, Bode and Apolo, a lot of folks in Canada will be watching the sports, while also keeping a keen eye ...
Indian Navy to induct Mig-29K fighter jets
Hindustan Times
The Russians have now upped the price to between $2.2 billion and $2.9 billion and negotiations are currently under way. The navy will eventually be getting 12 MiG-29K single-seater aircraft and four MiG-29KUB twin-seat trainer aircraft, so...
THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING
Asbury Park Press
Monmouth University's Spring 2010 Provost Film Series focuses on the turbulent lives and chancing identity of Russians in Moscow during the past four decades. Admission is free and the screenings, taking place in Pollak Theatre in West Long...
5 killed in Brooklyn fire; arson suspected
Los Angeles Times
m in the Bensonhurst neighborhood, home to a diverse population of Italians, Russians, Latinos and Chinese. The flames quickly engulfed the three-story building on a busy commercial strip, consuming a ground-floor Japanese restaurant and tw...
Punters face long trip to remote Russian casino
The New Zealand Herald
Azov City Half a year after Russia closed all of it's gambling casinos and slot-machine halls, the first new casino opened yesterday under a plan to limit legalised gambling to four comparatively remote areas.About 500 people...
Russians, Austrians take top honors in Quebec
Universal Sports
The Austrians and Russians respectively swept the top spots of the men's and women's parallel giant slalom World Cup races held in Stoneham, Canada. Austria's Benjamin Karl ended a four-event winning streak by the Canadians in parallel gian...
NYC fire kills 5, investigated as possible arson
KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul
A fire that tore through a Brooklyn building that housed mostly Guatemalan immigrants and killed at least five people on Saturday may have been intentionally set
In the World
Philadelphia Inquirer
It's unclear how many Russians will be eager to travel long distances for a gambling excursion, but the casino's operators say that they plan to start building a four-star hotel this summer. - AP Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silv...
Tracing ancient roots of Penn Museum's gold
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The scientist had traveled from Germany to examine the ancient items that lay before him on the University of Pennsylvania laboratory table, and he was dazzled.
Roger Federer Is the Ultimate Champion Once Again as Andy Murray ...
Bleacherreport.com
Shaky performances, too—well, at least by Federer's elevated standards of play—against Russians Igor Andreev in the first round and Nikolay Davydenko in the quarterfinal increased the jitters among Federer fans that perhaps the champion did...
Slind Skis to Pursuit Victory in U-23 Women’s Pursuit; Webster Eighth
FasterSkier.com
Larisa Shaidurova, Polina Medvedeva, and Svetlana Nikolaeva, all of Russia, lead the 15k pursuit at U-23 World Championships Halfway through the 15k women’s pursuit at the U-23 World Championships, the Russians appeared to have everything u...
Fatal NYC fire is being probed as possible arson
AP via Yahoo! News
A fire that tore through a Brooklyn building that housed Guatemalan immigrants, killing at least five people, is being investigated as a possible case of arson.
Russians announce cash for medals offer to athletes
YAHOO!
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russian gold medal winners at the Vancouver winter Olympics will be rewarded with 100,000 dollars as well as other top prizes, Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko announced Tuesday. Mutko added that all Olympic champions wou...
