Is there any service (preferably free) available on the internet where
I can read an English translation of Latin American and East European
newspapers, e.g, Clarin (from Argentina), El Comercio (from Ecuador),
O Globo (from Brazil), Izvestia (from Russia) etc.? I'm not looking
for automated translation services (like babblefish). IF I'M HAPPY
WITH THE ANSWER I'LL TIP YOU $5.00

Here is Russian online-translator:
http://www.online-translator.com/srvurl.asp?lang=en
It is free and support several European languages.

thanks for that alex. although i was not really in search of automated
translations - but your link appears to be better than most. cheers :)