| July 2007 |
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Russia's prosecutors Thursday formally refused to extradite businessman Andrei Lugovoi, accused by the U.K. of murdering former Russian security officer Alexander Litvinenko. 
Over 30,000 people who waited all night on the main square of Russia's resort city of Sochi, as well as millions across the country were rewarded early Thursday, as Russia was chosen to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. 
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that NATO's further expansion eastward was reminiscent of the Cold War standoff between the Soviet Union and the West.

Five Palestinian militants have been killed and six injured in an air and ground operation carried out by the Israeli army in central Gaza, a local health official said Thursday. 
Russia's small arms exports have been growing steadily over the past few years, with current sales totaling $200 million annually, the head of the state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said Thursday. 



