Russia enjoys a record-low number of inmates, thanks to “humanization” of the penal code, deputy chief of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) has said, adding that the number of jailed people is expected to shrink further. Russia’s ‘deadliest maniac’ gets SECOND life sentence for murdering 56 more women Over the past few years, the number…
TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada will do everything it can to intervene on behalf of a Canadian sentenced to death in China. Canadian Robert Schellenberg, who is accused of smuggling drugs into China, has been handed a death sentence after a one-day retrial. “I will say it is of extreme concern to…
If you buy a used armored personnel carrier make sure your joy rides don’t spark hostilities with your neighbors, who believe their favorite skiing track is no place for a 10-ton war machine, even a demilitarized one. That’s probably the lesson for Ilsur Zagidullin a businessman living in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan region….
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Megan Hensley of Louisville and Amber Fiser of Minnesota were named Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division I National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for games played April 23-29. Hensley used her bat and her arm to key the Cardinals to a 3-1 week in ACC play. The junior hit .500 (6-for-12) with a…
HAVANA — The federal government says no Canadians were among the seven people killed when a bus carrying tourists and local travellers crashed in far eastern Cuba. State media report that the bus was carrying 18 Cubans and 22 tourists from Holland, Great Britain, France, Mexico and Canada when it crashed Thursday afternoon on a…
Praising strategic partnership between the two nations, President Vladimir Putin invited India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to become the “main guest” at an economic forum in Russia. Putin and Modi talked over the phone on Monday, the Kremlin said. The Russian leader invited the Indian PM to attend the Eastern Economic Forum in September. The…
INDIANAPOLIS – On Wednesday, April 18, 2018, the NCAA Division I Council announced that it passed legislation establishing September 1 of a prospective student-athlete’s (“PSA’s”) junior year as the start date for all softball recruiting contact, effective immediately, pending NCAA Board of Directors approval. This means that all recruiting communications between Division I softball…
The Russian defense ministry wants to confirm its authority to shoot down planes that violate the country’s airspace and threaten a major disaster or loss of life, including hijacked airliners. A draft government decree prepared by the Russian military would change the rules of engagement for aircraft violating the border, which were last reviewed in…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The NFCA is proud to announce Hotels4Teams.com as its newest official sponsor. Hotels4Teams.com has signed a multi-year contract and will be the title sponsor of the NFCA’s new Travel Ball newsletter which focuses on grassroots education. “The NFCA is excited to welcome Hotels4teams.com as an official sponsor,” said executive director Carol Bruggeman….
The outgoing year has left a mixed impression among Russians, who named the launch of the Crimean bridge and the FIFA World Cup, as well as pension reform and the deadly blaze at Kemerovo shopping mall among its main events. The unveiling of the Crimean Bridge narrowly scored first, getting named by 47 percent of…