MOSCOW (Reuters) - Some 2,000 people protested against the release of what they said were toxic fumes in a small town on Russia's Pacific coast Sunday, one of a series of unusually large protests across the country in recent months. Russians traditionally shy away from public protests and rallies not backed by local authorities often struggle to attract more ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's top public health official called on Sunday for a ban on retail sales of alcohol after 9 p.m. as part of a Kremlin-led campaign to crack down on alcohol abuse, state-run news agency RIA reported. President Dmitry Medvedev last year ordered tough measures to curb alcohol abuse, saying he was shocked by official consumption ...

DOHA (Reuters) - Cuba's Olympic champion Dayron Robles equaled the third fastest 60 meters hurdles of all time when he clocked 7.34 seconds to pip American Terrence Trammell to victory at the world indoor championships on Sunday. Trammell was second in 7.36 seconds, to equal the U.S. record, and compatriot David Oliver was third. China's Liu ...

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Hollywood producer Jon Landau said on Sunday he and director James Cameron were considering a sequel to 3D blockbuster "Avatar" among several new projects. "This is the first week we are not thinking about 'Avatar'," Landau told reporters at a conference sponsored by the Israeli technology firm Matrix a week after the movie lost out to the ...