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Weapons pullback in eastern Ukraine in jeopardy
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainian government forces and Russia-backed rebels in the east of the country are threatening to stop the ongoing weapons withdrawal if their positions continue to come under attack.Olexander Turchynov, chairman of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council, said in a statement on Wednesday that five troops have been...
Prosecutors: Former IAAF president Diack under investigation
PARIS (AP) — Former IAAF President Lamine Diack has been placed under criminal investigation on corruption and money-laundering charges, suspected of taking at least 200,000 euros ($220,000) from Russia to cover up positive doping tests, French authorities said Wednesday.The French office that handles financial prosecutions said a legal adviser...
NATO tests its capabilities _ and wants Russia to take note
ZARAGOZA, Spain (AP) — NATO is putting on its most fearsome display of military might in over a decade, a choreographed large-scale movement of soldiers, ships and planes meant to hone and test its capabilities as well as transmit a clear signal to Russia and other real or possible foes.”We’re sending a message to any potential...
Fabregas backs under-fire Chelsea boss Mourinho
London (AFP) – Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has denied being the leader of a dressing-room rebellion against Jose Mourinho and expressed his full support for the beleaguered manager.The former Arsenal and Barcelona star was the subject of speculation after a claim that one unnamed first-team player would rather lose than win a game for...
Meet the world’s deadliest female sniper who terrorized Hitler’s Nazi army
In early 1941, Lyudmila Pavlichenko was studying history at Kiev University, but within a year, she had become one of the best snipers of all time, credited with 309 confirmed kills, 36 of which were German snipers. Pavlichenko was born in 1916 in a small town in Ukraine. She was described as an independent, opinionated tomboy who was...
Mourinho faces judgement day in Champions League clash against Kiev
London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho admits Chelsea have no margin for error as the pressure mounts on the beleaguered Blues boss ahead of Wednesday’s crucial Champions League clash against Dynamo Kiev.Mourinho faces one of the most significant moments in his long and illustrious career when Kiev visit Stamford Bridge for a match he cannot...
The Latest: The search for Sinai crash victims to end Monday
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — The latest developments after a Russian passenger plane crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board (all times local).10:40 a.m.Russia’s emergency situations minister Vladimir Puchkov says the search for the bodies of victims of the plane crash in Egypt will wrap up in a...
Bodies of Egypt crash victims arrive in Russia
Saint Petersburg (AFP) – A plane carrying the remains of 144 people killed when a Russian airliner crashed in Egypt landed in Saint Petersburg early on Monday, hours after investigators probing the doomed flight said it had broken up in the air.The emergency Russian plane, the first to bring back the bodies of those who died when the A-321...
Russians mourn victims of plane crash in Egypt
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — In a massive outpouring of grief, thousands of people flocked to St. Petersburg’s airport Sunday, laying flowers, soft toys and paper planes next to the pictures of the victims of the crash of a passenger jet in Egypt that killed all 224 on board in Russia’s deadliest air crash to date.”I...
Simone Biles earns 9th world championship gold medal
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Simone Biles set the record by a female for career gold medals at the world gymnastics championships Sunday by winning the balance beam and floor exercise.The 18-year-old now has 10 golds in all, breaking the mark held by Svetlana Khorkina, Gina Gogean and Larisa Latynina.The three-time all-around champion posted a score...
