Russian Automaker Builds 27 Millionth Car

The 27 millionth car on Wednesday came off the assembly line at the AvtoVAZ plant in Togliatti, the press service of Russia’s largest carmaker said.

Kalmykia Police Suspected in Detainee Beating Death

Investigators in Russia’s southwest republic of Kalmykia are working to establish the identities of two policemen suspected of beating to death a detainee earlier this month, the local investigation committee said on Wednesday.

Russian Opens Spice Museum at Thai Resort

A museum of Asian spices, founded by Russian businessman Maxim Kosikhin, opened on Wednesday in Pattaya, a popular resort town in Thailand.

Serena Williams Battles Past Petrova in Rome

Serena Williams came from a set down to beat Nadia Petrova on Wednesday in the second round of the $2.2 million clay-court Rome Masters.

Gazzaev Should Take Russia Post - Kanchelskis

Former CSKA Moscow and Russia manager Valery Gazzaev should return to the national team post, as he is the only qualified candidate, ex-Manchester United winger Andrei Kanchelskis told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.

S. Sudan Aims to Receive Anti-Aircraft Missiles

The Chief of General Staff of South Sudan’s military, General James Hoth Mai, has pledged that within a few months the country will acquire anti-aircraft missiles to defend its territory from attacks by neighboring Sudan, the Sudanese Tribune daily reported.

Moscow’s Mentally Handicapped Kids Face Prejudice, Ignorance

At Moscow’s St. George’s school for mentally handicapped children, students are rehearsing a play for their end-of-term celebrations.

Norwegians to Target Malkin – Russia Coach

Russia should expect Norway to give star center Evgeni Malkin some rough treatment when the two countries face off in their world championship quarterfinal, coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov said Wednesday.

Dakar Winner Schlesser Enters Silk Way Rally

Two-time Dakar rally winner and ex-Formula One driver Jean-Louis Schlesser is to enter Russia’s Silk Way rally raid in July, race director Frederic Lequien said Wednesday.

Collina Extends Refereeing Work in Ukraine

Retired Italian referee Pierluigi Collina is to continue his role as head of Ukraine’s refereeing department after signing a three-year contract extension, the country's football federation said Wednesday.

Ukrainian Court Rejects Ex-Minister’s Sentence Appeal

The Court of Appeals in Kiev upheld on Wednesday the conviction of jailed former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko.

Modern Art Exhibits Hounded Across Russia

Cossacks and radical traditionalists picketed two modern art exhibits by prominent curator Marat Guelman in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar this week, trying to storm the premises and spitting in his face.

Emery Wants Valencia Players at Spartak - Report

Outgoing Valencia coach Unai Emery was quoted as saying Wednesday he would like to bring some of his players to Spartak Moscow.

B&N Buys Ivanishvili’s Moscow Developer Assets for $982 Mln

B&N Group has signed a deal with Unicor management company to acquire the developer assets of Russian businessman Boris Ivanishvili for $982.5 million, Unicor said in a statement on Wednesday.

Russia Tightens Defense Contract Standards

The Russian parliament approved on Wednesday in the first reading a government sponsored bill penalizing officials for failure to place state defense contracts on time.

Del Potro Ousts Youzhny in Rome

World No. 9 Juan Martin del Potro has ended the Russian men’s charge at the clay-court Rome Masters after knocking out the country's No. 1 Mikhail Youzhny on Wednesday.

Wilkshire Banned for 2 Cup Games After Attack

Dynamo Moscow’s Australian right-back Luke Wilkshire has been banned for two Russian Cup games after clashing with an opponent following last week’s final, a source at the Russian Football Union told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.

Space Station Cosmonauts to Make 3D Photo Report

Russian news agency RIA Novosti has sent a stereo photo camera to the International Space Station (ISS) and asked its members to make a report about life onboard the orbital complex, chief of the agency’s image department Vladimir Baranov said on Wednesday.

Italy's Centauro Wheeled Tank: Demonstration

Russia is testing Italy's Centauro wheeled tank at a Moscow Region proving ground and considering building it under license. The 24 ton tank has a four-man crew, top speed of 100 km/h (60 mph) and range of 800 km (500 miles). It has a main gun and two 7.62 mm machine guns.

Talks Under Way for Traore Transfer – Club

Russian Premier League club FC Kuban is in informal talks to sell top scorer Lacina Traore but has not received a formal offer, the club’s chief executive Suren Mkrtchyan told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.

Russian Tennis Men Olympic No-Hopers – Kafelnikov

Russia’s male tennis players such as Mikhail Youzhny have no chance of winning medals at the Olympic Games in London in August, former world No. 1 and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Yevgeny Kafelnikov said Wednesday.

Facebook to Boost IPO by 25%

The world's largest social network Facebook will increase the size of its Initial Public Offering by almost 25 percent, possibly raising up $16 billion, the company said on Wednesday.

Putin-Obama Mutual Snubs Spell ‘Reset’ Crisis – Analysts

The current diplomatic contretemps between Russia and the United States is a crisis for the reset policy in bilateral relations, which are still based on Cold War-era distrust, Russian analysts said.

Russian Babushka Winters in Car After Home Destroyed

A 70-year-old woman had to spend the winter in an unheated garage after her house was destroyed last May by two live artillery shells flung from an exploding arms depot in Russia’s republic of Bashkortostan, LifeNews.ru reported on Wednesday.

Good grass

The authorities accused anti-Putin activists of causing some $650,000 worth of damage to greenery during their week-long stay at the Chystye Prudy camp in downtown Moscow. The Chistye Prudy camp was attended by up to 3,000 protesters at its peak and attracted activists of a variety of political persuasions, from anarchists to nationalists.

Brooks, husband to be charged over hacking case

REBEKAH Brooks and her husband Charlie Brooks said today they will be charged with perverting the course of justice.

LAYING LOW: Mum pleads case as daughters remain in hiding

THE mother of four girls on the run from police says she will get to plead her case before the Family Court this morning.

Baden-Clay murder clue: Witness saw two cars

A WITNESS saw two four-wheel-drives near Kholo Creek crossing early on the day Allison Baden-Clay was reported missing.

Ashby not only one ready to put boot into MP

MORE ex-staffers of Speaker Peter Slipper consider making claims of sexual harassment.

'THIS IS OUR HOME': Sisters' emotional bid to grow up in Australia with mum

FOUR sisters in hiding to avoid flying to Italy with their father have written letters begging him to leave them alone.

Top psychiatrist resigns over anti-gay stand

PROFESSOR quits equal opportunity commission after his opposition to same-sex marriage became public.

Hacked off: Kim K's IMDb malfunction

EITHER movie site has decided to be a bit more critical about the stars it writes about, or someone hacked Kim's bio.

Fourteen and in love - and now missing

LUCAS  and Sophie packed a bag and left a note, saying they were running away "to be away from everything".

Ten spoilers from Desperate Housewives finale

AFTER eight seasons Wisteria Lane is no more. If you don't want to know how it ends - do not click here. Otherwise, enjoy.

The struggle men have with post-natal depression

ONE in seven new mums struggle to deal with the birth of their child. Actor Steve Bastoni reveals how it affects men.

'Human shields' used in wild police pursuit

POLICE have defended their decision to use innocent motorists to block a car clocking up to 200km/h on a freeway.

Virgin Atlantic permits mobile calls on flights

VIRGIN sets itself up as the world's most annoying airline after it rejects all the research on noise stress on planes.

Gillard admits HSU scandal tarnished unions

PM condemns corruption in the union and says she's under no illusions about Labor's poor performance in the polls.

Ghost of Craig Thomson haunts union members

CRAIG Thomson isn't at the ACTU Congress and his old union isn't allowed through door.

Mass protest over 'pigeon-hole' NAPLAN testing

ALMOST 100 academics have banded together to oppose the national literacy and numeracy tests, which begin today.

How long is too long to leave kids in car?

WOMAN guilty of neglect after leaving three kids in a secure, air conditioned car in a car park for ten minutes.

Ladies, mind the ceiling. CEOs say no to women

MORE than two-thirds of Australia's CEOs say they have no plans to ensure women are included in senior management.

KRudd hits back in frenzy of tweet nothings

KEVIN Rudd hit the Twittersphere ahead of a week when Gillard's leadership will come under the spotlight.

Mum charged with Mother's Day murder

IT was her second Mother's Day with her son, celebrated with a special meal. But she allegedly stabbed a man to death.

WE BOUGHT IT: Voters sold on Labor's Budget handouts

WAYNE Swan's Budget, which delivered benefits to lower-income households, has given the government a timely boost.

Viral violence just feeds bully's buzz

PSYCHOLOGISTS say the abundance of mobile phones in schools encourages kids to act up and should be banned.

Four young sisters on the run from 'abusive' dad

RELATIVE vows to protect sisters on the run, desperate to avoid going back to Italy with a father they claim abused them.

Voters sold on Labor's Budget handouts

WAYNE Swan's budget has given the Gillard government a timely boost in the polls.

Hockey tells Wong: 'Mother and father are best'

PENNY Wong hurt by Joe Hockey's claim that straight couples make better parents.

Mummy and Daddy work too much, kids say

MANY children feel their parents are working too much and it is impacting on family time, according to new research.

Homeless man's mom accepts $1M settlement in death

The mother of a mentally ill homeless man who died after a violent confrontation with Southern California police has accepted a $1 million settlement with the city of Fullerton.

Another star is dismissed from `Dancing'

Maria Menounos earned a perfect score on Monday's episode of "Dancing With the Stars," but on Tuesday, she was ousted from the show.

Think Like A Mountain

Credit to Aldo Leopold for the title and some of the content of this article... Yellowstone offers lots of opportunities to see wildlife. Driving through the park, it is quite common to come upon a "wildlife jam"... a traffic jam caused by tourists stopping to take photos of a b …

Elisabeth Hasselbeck gets smacked down by the President

I love The View with one exception. That exception is Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

Angels fire hitting coach Mickey Hatcher

The Los Angeles Angels fired hitting coach Mickey Hatcher on Tuesday after Albert Pujols and many of his teammates got off to dismal offensive start this season.

Chainsaw woodcarving-WEDNESDAY FOTOS

Sedro-Woolley, Washington, my home town was built around, and on the logging industry in the lower Skagit Valley. The heritage is old and long, and logging is still a part of the industry there today. Albeit, not as rich and lucrative as it was in the late 1880s' and first half o …

'Octomom' bankruptcy case thrown out of court

A judge threw out "Octomom" Nadya Suleman's bankruptcy claim Tuesday after she failed to file the proper paperwork to show she can't pay as much as $1 million in debt.

Vietnam protests China's S. China Sea fishing ban

Vietnam is protesting China's fishing ban in parts of the South China Sea that Hanoi claims as its own.

Tubing In: Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff Prelude in G Op. 32 No. 5

According to Youtube, an hour of video is uploaded every second.  Most of it is total crap.  There are, however, some gems: here's one.

Neb. GOP nominates Fischer to face ex-Sen. Kerrey

Nebraska state Sen. Deb Fischer has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, setting the stage for a high-stakes November election against former Democratic Sen. Bob Kerrey.

Romney wins Nebraska, Oregon primaries

Mitt Romney is adding two more victories to his win column.

Facebook IPO could mean up to $2.1B for Calif.

Facebook's public stock offering this week is projected to generate between $1.6 billion and $2.1 billion through mid-2013 for California's budget as shareholders cash in their shares.

Worker Fired After Turning In Gun Found On The Job

Sometimes it doesn't pay to do the right thing. Just ask John Chevilott, a former public-works employee in Wayne County, Mich., who earlier this month found a loaded, snubnosed revolver while mowing grass in Detroit's Brightmoor neighborhood, turned it in and was promptly fired.

Taxmageddon sparks rising anxiety

Taxmageddon sparks rising anxiety  

Romney Roadblocks Reporters - Bloomberg

Before the St. Petersburg speech, reporters covering it were told there were to be no questions asked of Romney as he greeted voters afterward. Those who attempted to do so were barred by Secret Service representatives and campaign volunteers who said they were told no media we …

GNW: Young 'Uns

New Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential Clothes Washers and Dishwashers to Save Consumers Billions on Energy Bills

As part of the Obama Administration's focus on taking sensible steps to save families money while also reducing energy consumption, the Department of Energy today announced common-sense energy efficiency standards for residential clothes washers and dishwashers that will save …

The Soros Summit: Free Beacon exclusive: Inside the secret Miami meeting of George Soros's liberal conspiracy

A  secretive network of left-wing billionaires and their political operatives descended on the luxurious Biltmore Hotel in Miami over the weekend to discuss strategy for the coming elections Andy Stern, the former president of the Service Employees International Union (SE …

Tia Mowry and Pooch Hall leaving BET's 'The Game' before new season

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Israeli company writes off stake in Egyptian gas

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'Revolution,' 2 other Steinem e-books released

Gloria Steinem has joined a new revolution — the e-book revolution.

US soldiers make real 'Predator' machine gun pack

The system fires 500 continuous rounds, without the need to reload

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