Okay so not funny but just plain strange…guess weird cases are a world-wide phenomenon.
Suspended Sentence for Wife Who Killed Husband in Couch
18 November 2008
A St. Petersburg woman who killed her husband by shutting him inside a folding couch has been given a one-year suspended sentence, prosecutors said Monday.
In response to an insulting comment from her [...]
Gazprom Says Kiev Must Sign Contract
24 November 2008
By Anatoly Medetsky / Staff Writer
The risk that Ukraine might see its gas supplies cut off next year re-emerged Saturday as Gazprom warned that time was running out for a bilateral gas contract to be signed.
Gazprom halted its gas deliveries to Ukraine in 2006, which, in turn, led [...]
Navy Plans Pirate Patrol Near Africa
21 November 2008The Navy said Thursday that it would keep a presence off the coast of East Africa to patrol against Somali pirates.
The Navy dispatched the warship Neustrashimy to the Gulf of Aden after a Ukrainian ship with Russian tanks and sailors was hijacked in late September. The Neustrashimy, which [...]
$57 Bln Spent on Ruble in 2 Months
20 November 2008By Ethan Wilensky-Lanford / Staff WriterThe government offered the State Duma a breakdown Wednesday of how it is coping with the financial crisis, a report that was welcomed by investors even though not much of the news was positive.
Central Bank Chairman Sergei Ignatyev said the bank [...]
November 20, 1995. That Morning in Lake Placid the world lost a great man and one of its best figure skaters of all time. Below are some pictures of the way that we will always remember him. We love you Sergei and we miss you terribly.
Girl what can I say…I love and miss you so much, I had a great time this summer and cannot wait to see you and your family during the holidays!!!
Happy Birthday!!!!
Medvedev Says Longer Term Not Panic Move
19 November 2008
Amid calls for presidential terms to be extended not to six years, but seven, President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday that he first thought about extending the term five years ago, and his Nov. 5 announcement had not been a snap decision.
“The proposals that were formulated by me [...]
Politkovskaya Trial Will Be Open
18 November 2008
By Nabi Abdullaev / Staff WriterThe Moscow Military District Court on Monday ruled that the trial of three men charged in the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya would be open to the public.
Numerous high-profile criminal trials have been closed off from public scrutiny in recent years, and lawyers [...]
Hey all, I am working very diligently on several projects and plan to continue doing so for the next few days…I am hoping to really pound out a TON of work Tuesday - Thursday so that I can just relax over the Thanksgiving Break, no matter where I spend it and yes that is up [...]
Politkovskaya Murder Trial to Open
17 November 2008
By Nabi Abdullaev / Staff Writer
The trial of three suspects in the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya begins Monday, and lawyers representing both sides will demand that it be open to the public.
“Investigators are the only people who want it to be closed, to cover their shame,” said Murad [...]