| Dutch dominate World Cup speedskating races |
KOLOMNA, Russia (AP) - Svet Kramer led a Dutch sweep of podium places in the men's 5,000-meter race, while countrywoman Marrit Leenstra earned her second career speedskating World Cup victory Saturday by winning the women's 1,500-meter race.
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| World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Corruption Case Grows |
A former Defense Ministry official in Russia has been charged with embezzling more than $12 million while working for a private military contractor.
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| World Briefing | Europe: Pussy Riot Musician Moved to Solitary Cell |
 Maria Alyokhina requested the move after tensions with other inmates, Russian prison officials said Friday.
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| U.N. Panel Criticizes Russia on Human Rights Treaty |
In its scathing assessment, United Nations officials said they were seriously concerned about “numerous and consistent reports” of threats, reprisals and deaths of human rights defenders and journalists in Russia.
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| Goal: What Happened to Borussia (Barcelona) Mönchengladbach? |
 BoRussia Mönchengladbach has struggled to keep pace with the top teams in Germany's Bundesliga.
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| Russian punk protester moved to solo cell |
Jailed Pussy Riot punk protester Maria Alyokhina has been moved to a single-person cell at her own request because of tensions with follow prisoners, Russia's federal penitentiary service said Friday.
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| Russian female punk rock band protester alone in cell after inmate tension |
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Jailed Pussy Riot punk protester Maria Alyokhina has been moved to a single-person cell at her own request because of tensions with follow prisoners, Russia's federal penitentiary service said on Friday. Alyokhina, 24, is serving a two-year sentence for a raucous protest against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main Russian Orthodox cathedral. Activists said her trial, and that of two band mates, was part of a crackdown on dissent. ...
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| Pussy Riot member asks for solitary |
One of the members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot serving a two-year prison sentence has asked to be transferred to solitary confinement because of "strained relations" with other inmates, state media reported Friday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=G2D000KxN20:AlIbNKXG9so:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=G2D000KxN20:AlIbNKXG9so:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=G2D000KxN20:AlIbNKXG9so:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=G2D000KxN20:AlIbNKXG9so:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=G2D000KxN20:AlIbNKXG9so:qj6IDK7
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| Space station crew marks Thanksgiving in orbit |
The current crew of the International Space Station marked Thanksgiving with zero-gravity-friendly packets of smoked turkey, rehydrated cornbread dressing and a Russian side dish high above Earth.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Re3PGWxHkNc:o8nS191_U3g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Re3PGWxHkNc:o8nS191_U3g:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Re3PGWxHkNc:o8nS191_U3g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=Re3PGWxHkNc:o8nS191_U3g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=Re3PGWxHkNc:o8nS191_U3g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn
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| Space station crew marks holiday |
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