CHINA: RUSSIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH

Russian national Marina Lopatina said she will not appeal her death sentence with a two year reprieve. She believes it to be a "waste of time" because such appeals are rarely granted. Itar-Tass said, citing the Russian consulate in Guangzhou. The Khabarovsk resident was caught in May on arrival from Thailand to China with 2 kilograms of heroin.