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Fitz Blog: One nation's bold response to the meteorite threat

This past week we found ourselves attacked by an object from outer space. Central Russia was the victim of an unprovoked assault by an unknown assailant with a 10-ton meteor. We ask that this aggression be met with an equal response to demonstrate we , the people of earth, led by, we, the Un…

Nearly 1,000 injured by meteor explosion in Russia

MOSCOW — Nearly 1,000 people have sought help for injuries caused by a meteor that exploded in the sky, blasting out countless windows, a Russian health official says.

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The Russian girl band Pussy Riot was sentenced to two years in prison for singing a protest song against Vladimir Putin. Every musical performer in the world should boycott Russia. Except for Barry Manilow. If a Manilow Concert Tour fails to bring Putin to his knees offer to trade Madonna.Th…

Band gets 2 years for anti-Putin stunt

A protester is arrested in New York City during a demonstration at the Russian Consulate supporting Pussy Riot. Three band members were sentenced to prison in Moscow Friday.

Band gets 2 years for anti-Putin stunt

MOSCOW - Three punk rock-style activists who briefly took over a cathedral in a raucous prayer for deliverance from Vladimir Putin were sentenced to two years in prison for hooliganism on Friday, a decision that drew protests around the world as it highlighted the Russian president's intensi…

Putin signs protocol for Russia to join WTO

MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the protocol for the country to join the World Trade Organization, capping an accession process that took 18 years.

Arms treaty with Russia not top priority, Kyl says

WASHINGTON - Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl on Sunday rejected the Obama administration's assertion that ratification of a new arms-control treaty with Russia is so pressing that it must be dealt with by the lame-duck Senate.

Arms treaty with Russia not top priority, Kyl says

Sen. Jon Kyl

Medvedev, in video, decries Russians' dismissal of Stalin-era bloodbath

MOSCOW — President Dmitry Medvedev told Russians Friday that there can be no justification for the Soviet government's crimes against its own people, lamenting millions of deaths and "maimed destinies."

Medvedev, in video, decries Russians' dismissal of Stalin-era bloodbath

Asia-Pacific region defense chiefs meet in Hawaii

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) — Top defense officials from 24 nations in the Asia-Pacific region discussed how to combat piracy and deliver disaster assistance at a meeting in Hawaii.

Iranians still sending mixed signals on nuclear rift

VIENNA — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pledged Thursday to work with the West to resolve a standoff over its nuclear program even as his country reportedly balked at a U.S.-backed deal to limit its uranium enrichment and curb its ability to make a nuclear warhead.

Greg Hansen : Gallick on a mission: wrestle in Olympics

After he went 35-0 to win the 2006 NCAA wrestling championship, Nate Gallick earned a sociology degree at Iowa State and got on with life.

Greg Hansen : Gallick on a mission: wrestle in Olympics

UN chief urges Iran to accept plan to ship its uranium abroad

UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon encouraged Iran on Wednesday to accept a U.N.-drafted plan to ship much of its uranium abroad for enrichment, saying it would be "an important confidence-building measure."