Sprint king Usain Bolt overcame a slow start to beat fellow-Jamaican Asafa Powell in the 100 meters at the Golden League meeting in Zurich, while Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva banished her Berlin World Championships blues by setting a new world record of 5.06 metres. Bolt, who set new world records in both the 100m and 200m in the German capital, was trailing Powell with 25 meters to go before switching on the afterburners to ensure victory in a time of 9.81 seconds, with Powell 0.07 seconds behind.
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Bomb blasts kill police in Chechen capital
At least two police officers in Russia’s restive region of Chechnya were killed Friday when two bombs went off in the capital, Grozny, the Russian Interior Ministry said. Those who snapped up a ticket to the event that has been dubbed “Avatar Day” will be privy to footage of the much-hyped, technically-advanced 3D science fiction epic that some are saying will revolutionize the way we watch movies.
Hijacked cargo ship crew back in Russia
Crew members from a hijacked Russian ship landed in Moscow on Thursday, nearly a month after it was commandeered off the coast of Finland. “Eleven members of the crew from the dry cargo vessel Arctic Sea … arrived in Moscow” from Cape Verde, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement
62 still missing after blast at Russian plant
As many as 62 workers are still missing Tuesday, a day after an explosion at Russia’s largest hydroelectric plant killed 12 people, a government official said. Russian Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke to reporters Tuesday from the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric plant in southern Siberia, where the blast occurred Monday after water pipes burst during repair work. At least 25 rescue teams, as well as a special police force and special rapid response detachments, were working to find the missing employees, according to Viktor Zimin, governor of the Khakassia region
Missing cargo ship found, crew safe
A Russian cargo ship believed to have been hijacked off the coast of Sweden last month has been located, the ship’s owner told CNN on Monday. The Arctic Sea’s crew is safe and onboard a Russian navy vessel, according to Victor Matveev, the director of Solchart Management AB. The Arctic Sea, which sails under a Maltese flag, was carrying a 6,500-ton cargo of timber from Finland to Algeria when it reported trouble in Swedish waters on July 24
18 killed by bombing in Russia’s Ingushetia
At least 18 people died and about 70 were wounded following a suicide bombing Monday morning outside a police headquarters in Narzon in the Russian republic of Ingushetia, Russian state television reported.
Rumors, mystery surround search for cargo ship
The search for a missing Russian cargo ship was "developing quite dramatically" Friday, according to Russia’s ambassador to NATO.
U.S. eyes Russian submarines off East Coast
Two Russian attack submarines have been cruising in the Atlantic off the East Coast of the United States, a senior defense official said Wednesday. Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said their presence is not causing alarms to go off.
Putin bares torso in Siberian vacation shots
He has been caught on camera firing a tranquilizer dart into a Siberian tiger and has co-piloted a fighter jet. Now Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has added to his action-man credentials with a series of photographs showing a recent adventure vacation to Siberia
Georgia, South Ossetia trade jabs
The former Soviet republic of Georgia and one of its breakaway territories, Russia-backed South Ossetia, accused each other of violating the cease-fire that ended last year’s Russian-Georgian war, days before the conflict’s anniversary. The European Union, which monitors the boundary in place since the 2008 conflict, said on Tuesday it had not seen any evidence to confirm either side’s claims but expressed concern about the allegations. “The EU urges all sides to refrain from any statement or action that may lead to increased tensions at this particularly sensitive time,” the union said in a statement issued Tuesday