Russian court rejects Pussy Riot member appeal
A Russian court has rejected a request to release an imprisoned member of the Pussy Riot band. Maria Alyokhina asked
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Euro zone industrial production still shrinking
The eurozone says its industrial production fell for the third straight month in November, the latest signal that the currency
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Argo wins top awards at Golden Globes
The film Argo was the surprise winner Sunday at the Golden Globes Awards Sunday in Hollywood. The film took home the best
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Kremlin: Russia – US adoption agreement to remain valid until 2014
Russia says it will allow a bilateral adoption agreement with the United States to remain valid for the next year,
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US: Associate of Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout arrested in Australia
U.S. officials say an associate of convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has been arrested in Australia. The Drug Enforcement
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Lincoln leads Oscar nominations
The Civil War film Lincoln leads Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture, while adapted screenplay sensation Life of
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Milky Way contains billions of Earth-sized planets, studies find
There are at least 17 billion Earth-sized worlds in our Milky Way galaxy, according to two new studies. Both groups of scientists
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Record interest in Nazi Holocaust Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp
Officials at World War Two Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland say the site hosted a record number of tourists in
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Water found in two-billion-year-old Mars rock
Scientists examining a 2 billion-year-old rock from Mars that landed in the Sahara desert say it holds a large amount
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