Russia

Gates courts put-out Azerbaijan, a key Afghan hub
BAKU, Azerbaijan - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates tried on Sunday to soothe the put-off president of this former Soviet republic that helps move supplies and soldiers to the U.S.-led war in landlocked Afghanistan.

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. - An adoption agency says it's asking a court to launch an investigation to determine whether a Russian boy was abused, neglected or abandoned as a result of being sent back alone on a flight to Moscow by his U.S.
Khodorkovsky to speak in own defense
MOSCOW - Imprisoned former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is in court and expected to testify for the first time since his second trial began more than a year ago.

MOSCOW - In a country where exposing shady practices can be risky, Russian attorney Alexei Navalny is taking a stand.

MOSCOW - A Russian court says a police officer is guilty of slander for complaining on YouTube of abuse and corruption in the country's law enforcement system.
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