RUSSIA News, Mar 15, 2012

Russia: Putin orders holiday for his inauguration day in May GlobalPost Russia's outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and newly elected president Vladimir Putin (L) meet with former Italy's Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi at the Rosa Khutor apline ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana, some 30 miles from Sochi, on March 8, ... See all stories on this topic »

Canadian Skiers Deaths A Reminder of Risk Ski Channel Burke's sport of ski halfpipe is set to debut at the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia. In January, the IOC rejected a joint offer from Bell and CBC to broadcast the next Winter Games and the 2016 Summer Games. Aubut believes the offer was rejected because ... See all stories on this topic » Ski Channel

Russian punk rockers in jail for anti-Putin prayer KTUL (blog) Five members of the band Pussy Riot - wearing brightly colored homemade skimasks and miniskirts - briefly seized the pulpit of Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral in late February to chant "Mother Mary, drive Putin away." In less then a minute, ... See all stories on this topic »

Top news photos for March 14 News in photos Twenty-two school children and six adults returning home to Belgium following a ski vacation in Switzerland lose their lives in a bus accident. Others are injured. Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich bids farewell to family and others before heading ... See all stories on this topic »

Invermere's Ben Thomsen exceeds his best expectations on World Cup tour Canada.com By Gary Kingston, Vancouver Sun March 15, 2012 'It makes me hungry and want to reach even higher,' said Ben Thomsen after finishing second at this weekend men's World Cup downhill event in Sochi, Russia. Young Ben Thomsen began the World Cup alpine ski ... See all stories on this topic »

The KGB Chief & the Media Mogul: The Strange Putin/Berlusconi Relationship The New American Whatever his legal troubles may be, it was all smiles as Berlusconi was photographed hugging his longtime pal Putin and current Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the Krasnaya Polyvana ski resort. London's Daily Mail featured a photo slide show of ... See all stories on this topic »

Female Russian Rockers Could Face 7 Years in Jail After 'Blasphemous' Anti ... TheBlaze.com Five members of the band Pussy Riot — wearing brightly colored homemade ski masks and miniskirts — briefly seized the pulpit of Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral in late February to chant “Mother Mary, drive Putin away. See all stories on this topic » TheBlaze.com

Punk rockers in jail for anti-Putin prayer Waikato Times Supporters of punk-rock girl group Pussy Riot are arrested as they picket outside a Moscow city court, where two group members face charges for staging a punk protest in Russia's biggest cathedral. A Russian court has ordered two female punk rockers to ... See all stories on this topic »

Putin prayer punks jailed Scotsman TWO female punk rockers who prayed for the Virgin Mary to deliver Russiafrom Vladimir Putin in a Moscow cathedral have been ordered to remain in jail. Five members of the protest band Pussy Riot, wearing ski masks and minis, took over the pulpit at ... See all stories on this topic »

Toronto's Len Valjas, right, added a bronze medal to his collection on Wednesday. Sportsnet.ca STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Canadian Len Valjas captured a bronze medal in the men's sprint at the cross-country skiing World Cup finals Wednesday. It was the second straight trip to the podium for the 23-year-old Toronto native, who won a sprint silver last ... See all stories on this topic » Sportsnet.ca

Len Valjas wins cross-country bronze Ottawa Citizen Eirik Brandsdal from Norway (C, second placed), Len Valjas from Canada (L) and third placed Paal Goldberg from Norway pose on the podium during the Nordic Skiing sprint World Cup in Drammen on March 7, 2012. Len Valjas of Toronto won the bronze medal ... See all stories on this topic »

The truth about the world's most expensive apartment building Financial Post They will spend winters at their ski chalet, summers on their yachts in Cannes or Sardinia, and the rest of the time in their homes in the Middle East, Russia or the United States.” Despite the fact that many units sit empty while their owner gallivant ... See all stories on this topic » Financial Post

Weird but true New York Post Female punk rockers were busted in Moscow after they interrupted services at the city's main Orthodox cathedral by appealing to the Virgin Mary for RussianPresident Vladimir Putin's ouster. The group, “P---y Riot,” wearing pink skimasks and ... See all stories on this topic »

Kikkan Randall Wraps Up Historic Sprint World Cup Season Ski Channel Randall's dominating performance brings her one step closer to competing at the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia. There, she hopes to be the first US woman to win an Olympic Medal in cross-countryskiing. Other highlights from Stockholm include a strong ... See all stories on this topic » Ski Channel

World Hunger Solutions Inspired by Athletes, First Ladies, UN, Siberia, Canada ... Sports Features Communications (press release) The Russians, our next 2014 Winter Olympic Hosts in Sochi, have a gold medal model of food security that millions are enjoying worldwide. And what if much of the needed resources were sitting next to us and cost virtually nothing? See all stories on this topic » Sports Features Communications (press release)

Belgium mourns children killed in Swiss bus crash The Voice of Russia Belgian schoolchildren were returning home from a ski holiday when their bus hit the wall in a tunnel in southern Switzerland. An investigation is under way to determine the cause of the crash.Russia`s President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister ... See all stories on this topic » The Voice of Russia

Phuket News - Treading the thin blue line The Phuket News Led by retired British police officer Paul Edden, volunteers regularly help settle disputes – such as jet ski hire and traffic accidents – provide tourist information, immigration assistance and general advice. In cases of death, they also help liaise ... See all stories on this topic » The Phuket News

Group of russian ski hikers brutally slaughtered by aliens? - Non ... The Dyatlov Pass incident refers to an event that resulted in the deaths of nineski hikers in the northern Ural mountains on the night of February 2, 1959. www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/...id/683765/

Olympic test successfully passed: Voice of Russia All Sochi sport facilities, such as the Laura skiing complex, the Russian Hillsski- jumps and the Sanki bobsleigh centre, were highly appreciated by the ... english.ruvr.ru/2012_03_14/68448468/

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