Former Russian pm Viktor Chernomyrdin dies
Former Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, a man who held the economic reins through the post-Soviet turmoil of the 1990s, died on Wednesday at the age of 72.
NEW YORK Alexei Cherepanov, a 19-year-old first-round NHL draft pick of the New York Rangers, died during a Continental Hockey League game in Russia on Monday.