Nadezhda Tolokonnikova
In Germany, students are turning to crystal meth to deal with stress
Crystal meth is highly addictive and highly destructive. Now, a new study shows that its use in Germany is rising — and not just for the euphoria the drug induces. Crystal meth is highly addictive and highly destructive. Now, a new study shows that its use in Germany is rising — and not just for the euphoria the drug induces.
Dennis Rodman brings his brand of basketball diplomacy back to North Korea
Dennis Rodman’s controversial relationship with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un turned another page this week. The former NBA star was in North Korea this week to select and train a North Korean basketball team that will take part in an exhibition game in honor of Kim’s birthday. Plus Egyptian activists are thrown in jail and elves — yes, elves — halt a highway project in Iceland, in today’s Global Scan.
Russian court grants reprieve to one member of Pussy Riot band
The Russian band Pussy Riot ignited a storm of controversy for its protest performance in a Russian cathedral. Arrested and eventually convicted, a trio of band members were sentenced to two year in prison. But Wednesday, a Russian court suspended the sentence of one woman.
Russian band Pussy Riot, convicted of hooliganism, given two-year sentences
Maria Alyokhina, 24, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, and Yekaterina Samutsevich will spend the next two years in prison after a Russian judge determined they had offended the sensibilities of religious people with an anti-Vladimir Putin protest performance in an Orthodox Cathedral.
