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Chan Lays Down Marker to Plushenko with Dominant Win

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:16:19 GMT

Canadian figure skater Patrick Chan has won the Four Continents championships in Colorado Springs, beating Evgeny Plushenko’s winning score from the European Championships.

Olympic Champion: Sochi Slopes Good But Need Work

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:13:58 GMT

World and Olympic Super-G champion Aksel Lund Svindal said Saturday that the Rosa Khutor 2014 Olympic ski slopes are "very, very good," but need work before the Games.

Saudi Arabia Pushes for New Syria Resolution

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:11:00 GMT

Saudi Arabia has begun circulating a new resolution on Syria, a week after a similar draft was vetoed by Russia and China.

Birthday boy Feuz Wins First Sochi World Cup Downhill

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:10:56 GMT

Birthday boy Beat Feuz on Saturday won the first World Cup downhill stage to be held in the 2014 Olympic resort of Sochi.

Ahmadinejad Tells West to Respect Iran

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:35:00 GMT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday the West should cease speaking to Iran “in the language of force” if it wants to resolve the dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program.

Davis Cup Win May Be My Greatest – Haider-Maurer

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:14:24 GMT

Defeating Alex Bogomolov Jr. in the Davis Cup may be the greatest triumph of Andreas Haider-Maurer’s career, the Austrian tennis player said Saturday.

Scissor Sisters, White Lies to Hit stage in Sochi at 1,500 Meters

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:10:38 GMT

World famous music stars from the U.S. and Europe accompanied by Russian popular artists will perform at the international music festival Red Rocks that will take place for the second time at the Krasnaya Polyana ski resort located in Sochi at altitude of 1500 meters above sea level, said the director of Machete Records label who is organizing the festival.

Top United Russia Official Quits

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:13:00 GMT

A top official at the pro-Kremlin United Russia party, Andrei Vorobyov, resigned following a vote by the party on Saturday.

Four Militants Killed in Dagestan

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:57:00 GMT

Russian security forces have killed four militants in the troubled southern republic of Dagestan.

Preparations for Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:20:36 GMT

Russian Olympic Ski Resort Still Needs $1.6 billion Upgrade

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:20:34 GMT

Rosa Khutor may be a fully fledged World Cup ski venue, but the resort still needs $1.6 billion in upgrades to turn it into an Olympic venue and top-class destination, billionaire owner Vladimir Potanin said Saturday.

Russians Rally for Kuril Islands

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:38:00 GMT

More than 4,000 people rallied in Russia’s Far East on Saturday in support of the country’s claim to the disputed Kuril islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Uzbek Man Admits Plot to Kill Obama

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:11:00 GMT

An Uzbek man has pleaded guilty to plotting to kill U.S. President Barack Obama.

U.S. Studying Russia’s Report on Rights Violations - Dolgov

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:53:00 GMT

The Unites States is thoroughly studying the Russian Foreign Ministry’s report on human rights violations abroad, the ministry’s human rights commissioner, Konstantin Dolgov, said.

Anonymous Takes Down CIA Website

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:26:00 GMT

Hacker group Anonymous on Friday took down the website of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), online publication PC Magazine reported.

Greece Approves New Austerity Measures

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:58:00 GMT

The Greek cabinet has approved a pack of new austerity measures requested by the Eurozone and the International Monetary Fund to secure a 130-billion euro ($170bln) bailout to avoid default, the Greek national television reported on Saturday.

Occupy D.C. Activists Kicked Out of Conservative Conference

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:46:00 GMT

Occupy D.C. activists tried to block the on monitors showing U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, but were ultimately escorted outside, CBS News reported.

Judge Doubts Arms Dealer Bout Deserves Solitary Confinement

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:45:00 GMT

U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin on Friday doubted that Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout deserves solitary confinement as a specially dangerous criminal, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported from the courtroom.

Austria Takes Control in Davis Cup Tie

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:16:00 GMT

Austria took charge of its Davis Cup tie with Russia on Friday after Andreas Haider-Maurer gave the hosts a 2-0 lead with a straight-sets win over Alex Bogomolov Jr.

Main News of February 10

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:59:00 GMT

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

Majority of Brits Support 'No-Fly Zone' in Syria - Poll

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:32:00 GMT

The majority of Brits are against any military operations in Syria but agree that a "no-fly zone" be introduced to protect civilians from possible air attacks, according to a survey published on Friday by YouGov.

I Got Tactics Right in Melzer Defeat - Kunitsyn

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:20:00 GMT

Russian tennis player Igor Kunitsyn had the right tactics to face Austria’s Jurgen Melzer in the Davis Cup but tired in the final set, he said on Friday.

Chavez Says Venezuela May Send Mission to Mars After 2030

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:42:00 GMT

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez said on Friday his country would be able to send a mission to Mars after 2030.

Sharapova crashes out in Paris

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:29:00 GMT

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova crashed out of the quarter-finals of the WTA Paris Open on Friday after a shock defeat to Germany’s Angelique Kerber, the world no. 27.