Man faces $675k in fines again for downloading music
For his sake, let`s hope that Joel Tenenbaum really likes the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The three tracks of theirs he downloaded off the Internet stand to cost him around $68,000.
Drug deaths now outnumber car crash kills
Drug abuse is now responsible for killing more Americans than car crashes, reveals a new report from the Los Angeles Times.
Lazy and loving it
One of the key characters in Russian literature - Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, the personification of idleness and time-wasting - has inspired a one-off festival in the city of Ulyanovsk.
Investigators trace Politkovskaya killing to Berezovsky - report
A Russian newspaper has reported that a man suspected of organizing the hit on journalist Anna Politkovskaya in 2006 believed he was acting on the orders of Boris Berezovsky.
New details of Yak-42 crash released
Investigators say an as yet unidentified braking force caused the doomed Yak-42 aircraft to crash during its take-off run, killing 44 people near Yaroslavl earlier this month.
Russia puts end to gas wars
Russia has brought to an end the long-running debate over securing gas supplies to the EU, bringing all its European partners together to sign the landmark agreement giving the green light to construction of the South Stream gas pipeline.
Medvedev dance parody cut from state TV
A comedy sketch parodying the dance moves of President Dmitry Medvedev has been cut from a popular TV show, Russian media said on Wednesday.
`Russian Giant` Valuev set for search of Yeti in Siberia
Russian boxer Nikolai Valuev, the former WBA heavyweight world champion, will travel to Western Siberia on Thursday to try to find Yeti and to "talk to him about life," a spokesman for Siberia`s Kemerovo regional administration said.
Chernobyl dead zone to close to tourists
Chernobyl - the scene of the world`s worst nuclear disaster - has been attracting a growing stream of adventurers hungry for a glimpse of its post-apocalyptic landscape. Now, though, the globe`s most surreal tourist site looks set to close its doors.
Crashed Yak-42 proven mechanically sound
The Yak-42 that crashed near Yaroslavl taking 44 lives last week was in proper mechanical condition and the latest repairs were done to all requirements, the transport prosecution has ruled. Pilot error is the most likely cause of the tragic crash.
Congress drags feet over $40-billion Obama jobs plan
President Barack Obama has presented his much-anticipated Jobs Act to Congress. It earmarks more than US$400 billion for putting people back to work. But critics say it is too little too late.
European fans gather to pay respect to hockey stars
Lokomotiv was a team of players from many nations and the grief is being shared throughout Europe. Mass commemorations of the multinational hockey side that perished in an air crash near Yaroslavl have taken place in many European cities.
League solidarity: rivals unite to rebuild fallen team
The tragedy in Yaroslavl has been a major shock for the ice hockey community, both in Russia and around the world. The KHL seems to have bitten the bullet as the league is determined to save the team in the city and resume the season.
Nation grieves with international hockey community
Russia is in a state of shock after the loss of a major league hockey team in a plane crash near its home base of Yaroslavl. Several international players were included in the team`s roster, sparking mourning throughout the hockey world.
Woman has to pay $1k for forced cavity search
A woman in the state of New Mexico is asking cops to cover her medical bill after she was ordered by the Metro Narcotics Agency of Las Cruces, NM to undergo a costly cavity search - at her own expense.
Moscow at a stretch - yoga in the capital
Yoga is one of the best forms of exercise for your physical and mental health. It allows you to tune in, chill out and shape up - all at the same time! Tonight`s guide will take you through Moscow`s yoga studios.
Welsh sing independence tune
Hope for a better country, but not as part of the United Kingdom. There is a strong sense of national identity in Wales, which has helped fuel calls for it to achieve independence, following similar calls further north in Scotland.
"Medvedev vs. Putin would be the best thing for Russia"
Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin both running as presidential candidates would promote the introduction of the classic two-party system in Russia, says Fred Weir from the Christian Science Monitor.
9/11 causes cancer
It took a decade, but doctors are now confirming that firefighters that responded to Ground Zero during the September 11 terrorist attacks have a higher risk of getting cancer.
America`s unemployment gets even worse
As Americans gear up for a three day weekend with Labor Day approaching on Monday, the millions that have been jobless for months will see no reason to celebrate as the latest figures show zero growth in employment for August.
On the side of the angels in Beslan
A sculpture composition dedicated to the victims of the deadly terror act which struck a school in Beslan and took the lives of over 330 people, most of them children, is to be unveiled in Southern Russia`s republic of North Ossetia on Friday.
Whites become minority in America
Eight of the largest metropolitan regions in America have seen a decline in the percentage of white inhabitants over the last decade, signaling a majority of minorities in some of the USA`s biggest hubs, including New York and DC.
Beslan massacre, seven years on
Russia remembers the victims of the hostage crisis that unfolded in a school in the town of Beslan, in Southern Russia`s republic of North Ossetia. Over 300 people died during the brutal siege, most of them children.
August is deadliest month for Americans in Afghanistan
Ten years after the US began military operations in Afghanistan, August 2011 has marked the deadliest month for American troops in the decade since the war began.
Russian film industry struggles to survive
Russia celebrates the Day of National Cinema this Saturday. Sadly, as it turns out, there is not much to celebrate.