it receives an apology for what it said were allegations of involvement in the London murder of the former FSB defector and Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko, news agency RIA Novosti reported.

Russian Athletics News. Yevgeniya Isakova won the women's 400mH at the Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar clocking 56.20 seconds. Anna Nazarova was second in the women's long jump with 6.57 meters

VLADIVOSTOK, May 18 (RIA Novosti) - A candidate from the ruling United Russia party won the early mayoral election in the Russian Far Eastern city of Vladivostok, the city's electoral commission said on Sunday. With more than 96% of ballot

RUSSIA * Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said it was prepared to cooperate with Britain in investigating the case of poisoned defector Alexander Litvinenko after London dropped its unfounded accusations * Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said it was ready

MOSCOW, May 17 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian opposition movement launched an alternative national assembly in Moscow on Saturday, committing itself in its founding charter to working toward the "restoration of political democracy in Russia." The Other Russia opposition coalition

MOSCOW, May 17 (RIA Novosti) - A calf injury has forced Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova out of Saturday's semifinal match at the Italian Open with defending champion Jelena Jankovic. The injury happened while Sharapova was warming up for the

MOSCOW, May 17 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Progress M-64 cargo spacecraft has successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), a Mission Control spokesman said on Saturday. The spacecraft docked at 1:39 a.m. Moscow time (21.39 GMT Friday) and

SICHUAN PROVINCE, May 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russian rescue workers in China's Sichuan province have called off their search for survivors buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings following the devastating earthquake that hit southwest China on Monday. "We will

MOSCOW, May 17 (RIA Novosti) - A fire has broken out at an electric substation in south-east Moscow, but the transformer involved was not connected to the power grid and the work of the substation will not be affected, said

This girl could look hot in a deep sea diving suit. Fortunately, they were out of those.

Australian model Sarah Balkham in some sexy poses on the beach

I think the next installment will be titled: "Indiana Jones and the search for a replacement hip"

Apparently even Lego Indy is afraid of snakes...Lego snakes, that is.

The "24" beauty poses in some sexy outfits for Maxim magazine

The National Assembly, a gathering of forces dedicated to democracy in Russia, has approved its charter. The document is provided as a translation by theotherussia.org.