Any attempt to pardon Mikhail Khodorkovsky — once Russia’s richest man, now its most famous inmate — must follow standard procedure, including an admission of guilt, the nation’s president said Sunday. “Concerning the possibility of a pardon for someone, Khodorkovsky or anyone else, the procedure has to be carried out in accordance with our country’s rules,” President Dmitry Medvedev said in a transcript on his Web site
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24 hurt in Hong Kong’s third acid attack in 6 months
Authorities in Hong Kong were reviewing surveillance tapes Tuesday to determine who tossed a bottle of acid from the top of a building, injuring 24 pedestrians in a busy shopping district.
Morning-line favorite scratched from Kentucky Derby
Morning-line favorite I Want Revenge was scratched from the Kentucky Derby on Saturday "after an undiagnosed problem" was spotted in the colt’s left front ankle, the derby said.