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VLADIVOSTOK, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- First Far Eastern paralympic sports festival opens in Khabarovsk on December 18. The athletes from four regions of the Russia's Far East take part in it, RIA Novosti news agency reported. About 100 athletes came to th

Russian Arms Trafficker Viktor Bout Gets 25 Years in US Prison

A federal judge in New York Thursday sentenced Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout to 25 years in prison for conspiring to sell weapons to a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist group based in Colombia. U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin could have

Russian football head steps down after Euro exit

MOSCOW, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Russian Football Union chief resigned Monday and apologized for the national squad's failure during the Euro 2012 tournament. Sergei Fursenko, head of the RFS, told President Vladimir Putin his decision during a morning me

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MOSCOW, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Voting began on Sunday in Russia's Far East in the presidential election which almost certain to hand victory to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. As Russia's vast territory encompasses nine time zones, voting first began in

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