A SUSPECTED Russian arms dealer dubbed the “Merchant of Death” was flown out of Thailand to face trial in the United States following a long legal battle and fierce opposition from Moscow.

Major suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout was extradited from Thailand to the US today on terrorism charges.

Holding up the corpse of a man just shot dead in front of hundreds of hostages at a Russian school, the rebel – his pockets stuffed with ammunition and grenades – warned: “If a child utters even a sound, we’ll kill another one.”

TENNIS player Anna Kournikova is being sued by her parents over a luxury waterfront property in Florida which they jointly own.