Some $700 million in economic stimulus money intended to upgrade baggage screening systems at airports will go further than originally expected, Department of Homeland Security officials said Wednesday.
After nine grueling months, the Volvo Ocean Race has finally come to an end following the 10th and final leg from Stockholm to St Petersburg.
Spanish police Tuesday arrested a Spanish soldier and his Russian girlfriend for allegedly posting videos on the Internet promoting Islamic extremist views and calling for attacks in Spain, a Ministry of Interior statement said.
All around the world, businesses are taking a long, hard look at their future plans, particularly any ambitious schemes to expand or restructure. Stock markets are in turmoil, banks in crisis and credit increasingly tight.
At least 24 Russian tourists have been killed in one of Israel's deadliest traffic accidents when their bus plunged down a ravine, throwing nearly all of the passengers out of the vehicle.
Three people were killed when a car blew up near a subway station in Russia's second-largest city, St. Petersburg, on Tuesday, authorities said.
On Day 2 of the fall auction season, a Russian masterpiece expected to sell for up to $3 million at auction did not find a buyer Wednesday
A drunk passenger tried to hijack a Turkish Airlines flight to Russia on Wednesday before he was brought under control, the head of Turkey's civil aviation authority said.
Long before the small group of men gained control of a $1.3 trillion economy, they could be found gathered at a lakeshore deep in the forest, trying to relax amid the upheaval of the new Russia. Lake Komsomolskoye, named after the youth wing of the Communist Party, lies about 60 miles north of St. Petersburg, just one of 700 lakes on the isthmus connecting Russia and Finland. There the group, many of whom helped run Russia's second-largest city, would retreat for weekends among the tall, lakeside cedars in a private compound of dachas, or country houses. Vladimir Putin, then head of external relations for the St. Petersburg mayor, was a member of the group. So was Vladimir Yakunin, who had revived a bank started by the Communist Party, and Igor Sechin, then Putin's chief of staff. The group called itself ozero, meaning "the lake," and one of its frequent guests was a bright young lawyer named Dmitry Medvedev who worked in the St. Petersburg government. One prime topic of their
A year ago in this space, we dropped the hammer on Liverpool, which had inexplicably defied the odds and advanced to its second Champions League final in three years. But seeing as the Reds lost out to AC Milan, managed only another fourth-place finish in the English Premier League and finished the season without a single trophy, it was a tough call to leave them on the Rankings. Not even another Rafa Benítez miracle could save them.
Some $700 million in economic stimulus money intended to upgrade baggage screening systems at airports will go further than originally expected, Department of Homeland Security officials said Wednesday.
After nine grueling months, the Volvo Ocean Race has finally come to an end following the 10th and final leg from Stockholm to St Petersburg.
Spanish police Tuesday arrested a Spanish soldier and his Russian girlfriend for allegedly posting videos on the Internet promoting Islamic extremist views and calling for attacks in Spain, a Ministry of Interior statement said.
All around the world, businesses are taking a long, hard look at their future plans, particularly any ambitious schemes to expand or restructure. Stock markets are in turmoil, banks in crisis and credit increasingly tight.
At least 24 Russian tourists have been killed in one of Israel's deadliest traffic accidents when their bus plunged down a ravine, throwing nearly all of the passengers out of the vehicle.
Three people were killed when a car blew up near a subway station in Russia's second-largest city, St. Petersburg, on Tuesday, authorities said.
On Day 2 of the fall auction season, a Russian masterpiece expected to sell for up to $3 million at auction did not find a buyer Wednesday
A drunk passenger tried to hijack a Turkish Airlines flight to Russia on Wednesday before he was brought under control, the head of Turkey's civil aviation authority said.
Long before the small group of men gained control of a $1.3 trillion economy, they could be found gathered at a lakeshore deep in the forest, trying to relax amid the upheaval of the new Russia. Lake Komsomolskoye, named after the youth wing of the Communist Party, lies about 60 miles north of St. Petersburg, just one of 700 lakes on the isthmus connecting Russia and Finland. There the group, many of whom helped run Russia's second-largest city, would retreat for weekends among the tall, lakeside cedars in a private compound of dachas, or country houses. Vladimir Putin, then head of external relations for the St. Petersburg mayor, was a member of the group. So was Vladimir Yakunin, who had revived a bank started by the Communist Party, and Igor Sechin, then Putin's chief of staff. The group called itself ozero, meaning "the lake," and one of its frequent guests was a bright young lawyer named Dmitry Medvedev who worked in the St. Petersburg government. One prime topic of their
A year ago in this space, we dropped the hammer on Liverpool, which had inexplicably defied the odds and advanced to its second Champions League final in three years. But seeing as the Reds lost out to AC Milan, managed only another fourth-place finish in the English Premier League and finished the season without a single trophy, it was a tough call to leave them on the Rankings. Not even another Rafa Benítez miracle could save them.
Three Florida teens were arrested Thursday on charges they sexually assaulted a female classmate aboard a school bus parked at the high school they attend.
If you happen to be among those who have yet to embrace the existence of the PapaJohns.com Bowl and the International Bowl, or if it makes your skin crawl to see 6-6 teams square off against each other in the postseason, you're probably not going to like what I'm about to tell you.
This spring, SI.com senior writer John Donovan is touring the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues to cover baseball's biggest newsmakers. Today he reports from Rays camp in St. Petersburg, Fla. Next stop: Arizona.
Digging has resumed at a site in the southeastern German town of Deutschneudorf, where treasure hunters believe there are almost 2 tons of Nazi gold and possibly clues to the whereabouts of the legendary Amber Room, a prize taken from a Russian castle during World War II.
The British Council on Thursday denounced a Russian "campaign of intimidation," which it said had made it impossible to continue operating in two Russian cities.
Britain's relations with Russia deteriorated further Wednesday after the director of the British Council office in St Petersburg was detained and its local staff were summoned for questioning.
Could the Russian title be heading out of Moscow for the first time since 1995?
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- I realize much too big of a deal has been made of my retirement, but it's now official: The ATP Tour is rid of me for good.
The big question right now in Russian politics is who will succeed Vladimir Putin as President in the 2008 election. As it turns out, the two front-runners -- first deputy prime ministers Sergei Ivanov and Dmitry Medvedev -- are also squaring off in a contest for business-school supremacy in Russia.
St. Petersburg is a city I hardly recognize. It is bright and shiny, warm and sunny.
Have you been to Russia? What were you experiences of this diverse and rapidly changing country? Send us your thoughts on Russia past and present. Here are a selection of your comments:
I can tell you that some things in Russia may never change. No more than 10 minutes after we landed, my colleague walked through immigration only to have a male immigration officer query her single status and ask "Why no husband?"
As part of its in-depth look at modern Russia, CNN talks to the people who are influencing and changing contemporary Russian society, as well as those who live with these changes.
We landed in Leningrad in early September. The sun was golden. When you're that far north it has a funny way of slanting and casting everything in a glow that is hard to capture in photos or paintings.
I never intended to study Russian. It was a total accident. Well sort of. I had taken four years of French in high school, and still, mysteriously, was unable to pass the French competency exam when I got to college.
Hundreds of anti-Kremlin protesters crowded the streets of St. Petersburg, Russia's second largest city, Sunday and clashed with riot police a day after similar demonstrations in Moscow.
Chuck Carpenter's passport looks more like an exotic guidebook than an official document.
CNN's Candy Reid interviewed Croatian tennis star Mario Ancic, whose hopes of making the season-ending Masters Cup are over after he slumped to a 6-3 6-3 defeat by Nikolay Davydenko in the Paris Masters. However, at 22 and a top-10 player, Ancic believes he has learned what it takes to win major titles. The following is a transcript:
Nikolay Davydenko became the fifth player to secure his place in the season-ending $3.7 million Masters Cup in Shanghai, the ATP said on Monday.
Third seed Mario Ancic crushed 18-year-old newcomer Ernest Gulbis of Latvia 6-2 6-3 to reach the St Petersburg Open final on Saturday.
Fourth seed Tommy Haas became the latest high-profile casualty at the St Petersburg Open when the German lost 7-6 4-6 6-2 to wildcard Igor Kunitsyn in the second round on Thursday.
Top seed Nikolay Davydenko crushed Frenchman Fabrice Santoro 6-3 6-1 in the first round of the St Petersburg Open on Tuesday.
Education, business and government have engaged in plenty of sparring over the state of public schools and the best ways to fix them. But what would happen if these interests worked together to address the problem?
Relatives have been struggling to come to terms with the loss of all 170 people aboard an airliner that crashed in Ukraine, as investigators combed the wreckage for bodies and clues to the disaster.
Rangers have completed the release of Dutchman Fernando Ricksen on a one-year loan deal to Russian side Zenit St Petersburg who are coached by their former manager Dick Advocaat.
JUNE 23, 2006 A look at hot spots, economic fault lines, and events that might have an impact on global risk 1. COLOMBIA A new congress, with a strong majority backing President Uribe,...
The Red Cross has opened the following emergency shelters in Florida for people affected by Tropical Storm Alberto:
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Oleg, Dmitri and Anton have come a long way from St. Petersburg, Russia.
One person is reported to have been killed and two others injured in what Russian government officials are calling an explosion at a smelter furnace on the site of the Leningrad nuclear power plant.
Slovakia have recalled Vratislav Gresko to their squad for the World Cup playoff against Spain.
Hurricane Katrina will cost the nation 400,000 jobs by the end of the year, according to the Congressional Budget Office. To put that in perspective, employment in New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast totaled about 775,000 at the end of 2004.
Sunlight streams through a window of a St. Petersburg hospital, highlighting the gray stubble on Alexander Ershov's chin as he caresses a plum-sized tumor above his collarbone. Two years ago the 59...
New Russia coach Yuri Syomin has recalled keeper Sergei Ovchinnikov for the World Cup clash with Latvia and friendly in Germany.
Russia coach Georgy Yartsev has dropped veteran goalkeeper Sergei Ovchinnikov from a 23-man squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers at Liechtenstein and Estonia.
Uncapped CSKA Moscow midfielder Yuri Zhirkov has been named by Russia coach Georgy Yartsev in his 20-man squad for next month's friendly against Italy.
Florida-based Southeast Airlines announced it has shut down due to the "uncontrollably high cost of fuel," according to a statement posted on the company's Web site.
In parts of central and eastern Europe, needle-sharing by drug users is the main way the AIDS virus HIV is spread.
Lokomotiv Moscow captain Dmitry Loskov is among five players recalled by Russia coach Georgy Yartsev for the World Cup qualifier at home to Estonia.
Italian club Lazio, England's Newcastle and Bundesliga side Stuttgart are among the top group of seeds for Tuesday's UEFA Cup group draw.
The number of people filing for unemployment benefits last week edged lower, according to a government report released Thursday, as the closely watched measure of the strength of the employment market was somewhat stronger than Wall Street expectations.
An ad placed in a Florida community newspaper by a city Democratic club attacks President Bush and U.S. policy in Iraq, and threatens Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
The national pastime is officially back. Baseball took on new life last October, when the no-name Florida Marlins won the World Series on ground no less hallowed than Yankee Stadium, and the Chica...
If you've heard fellow entrepreneurs talking about their 412(i) lately, you can be forgiven for thinking it might be a new sports car. In fact, the 412(i) is far more mundane--but a better bet if y...
The best sign that you've really, truly grown up may be having fantasies of retirement. Perhaps it's days in the garden or on the links; perhaps it's volunteering at a local soup kitchen, taking th...
This bond was issued by the Wladikawkas Railway Co. in St. Petersburg in 1900 and "absolutely guaranteed by the Imperial Russian Government for the payment of interest and principal." Like today, R...
Since our government's nostalgic embargo keeps most of us away from Cuba, finding a plateful of honest-to-god ropa vieja is like finding a Foggy Bottom bureaucrat with a mind of his own. But a few ...
If 1997's stock market madness, long hours in the office or your responsibilities at home have left you badly in need of a vacation but too exhausted to plan a creative one, we're going to tell you...
Among political leaders there is growing anxiety that relations between Russia and the West might get chillier. But the mood could not have been warmer at a recent party that Tupolev Design Bureau,...
Stockbrokers, like realtors, have words to live by: commissions, commissions, commissions. Investors know those same words as expenses, expenses, expenses. A look at the table below reveals what th...
LOOK CAREFULLY at the table below to see what you get for your money at the biggest national, regional, and discount brokers. You'll spot some pricey surprises along with some super deals. Of cours...
If you are tired of pricey tours or wearying journeys to a major hub airport, think about joining one of the country's four best regional travel clubs. An initiation fee and $72 to $95 in yearly du...
Never give up a good grudge is the present combatant's guiding principle, instantly invoked upon reading the news from St. Petersburg a while back. The news was grim. It told of ominous leaks of ra...
Once again, the Soviet Union is threatening Europe, not with arms this time but with the specter of a potentially devastating economic implosion. In the nightmare scenario, Europeans could spend hu...
TELECOMMUNICATIONS news roundup: In the space of just a few weeks early this fall, cellular phones went on line in St. Petersburg and Prague. The Mexican telephone company started taking orders for...
Splice the main brace! The seeds of capitalism are barely sprouting, and already the Leningrad Yacht Club is pursuing the world's most sought-after sailing trophy. Their vessel: Red Star, which has...
PYOTR S. FILIPOV, a Soviet economist and member of Leningrad's city council, on the city's push to adopt capitalism: ''We must hurry away from Marxism-Leninism, through Socialism, to Reaganism.''
MEET the Soviet Lee Iacocca. Fifteen months ago Artem Tarasov, a self- proclaimed ''ruble millionaire,'' seemed headed for bankruptcy -- or worse. The Ministry of Finance had confiscated the assets...
Easily the strangest federal agency in our country's capital these days is the National Mediation Board. Nobody can explain this animal to us. For openers, nobody can make clear how it has managed ...
Being grimly committed to the New York Giants and also the Free World, your correspondent must rate the afternoon of January 5 a definite downer. His entertainment concept for this postmatutinal ti...
RICHMOND, Va. -- The need for security during visits with prison inmates outweighs an infant's right to privacy, a federal appeals court has ruled . . . The United States Court of Appeals for the F...
Curious organization, the SEC. Gung-ho for disclosure. Can't seem to get enough of the stuff. So they sit in Washington and agitatedly worry about stockholders maybe being swindled if the proxy sta...
As was warned in last year's Review and Preview . . . ''Pricing and loss trends of homeowners are headed in the wrong direction . . .'' During 1985 these factors continued in the wrong direction . ...
People frequently ask where we find the ''Only in America'' items that thinnishly adorn this page, and in the past we have always truthfully answered that serendipity does it all; the items just na...
WESTERN correspondents in Moscow call them yukkies -- for young urban Komsomol types (Komsomol is the Young Communist League). They are managers and engineers born during or since World War II, and...
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