Moscow, Jumada II 3, 1434, Apr 13, 2013, SPA - Russia has banned 18 Americans from entering the country in response to Washington imposing sanctions on 18 Russians for alleged human rights violations. The list released Saturday by the Foreign Ministry includes John Yoo, a former U.S. Justice Department official who wrote legal memos authorizing harsh interrogation techniques; David Addington, the chief of staff for former Vice President Dick Cheney; and two former commanders of the Guantanamo Bay detention center: retired Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller and Ad. Jeffrey Harbeson, according to a report of the Associated Press. --SPA 12:49 LOCAL TIME 09:49 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1097894