The latest: Jewish Leaders Urge Kremlin to Enforce Anti-Extremist Laws After Synagogue Attack

12.01.2006
Jewish Leaders Urge Kremlin to Enforce Anti-Extremist Laws After Synagogue Attack
Jewish leaders have stated Russia must start enforcing its anti-extremism laws to stop a racist groundswell turning into mass bloodshed. They claim it was a miracle that no one was killed on Wednesday evening when a knife-wielding man stabbed eight Jews at a Moscow synagogue.

12.01.2006
Ukraine’s Yushchenko Says Cabinet Must Stay
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has demanded that the Ukrainian parliament cancel its vote to dismiss the government.

12.01.2006
Russia Hardens Tone on Iran, Says Won’t Block US Efforts
Russia has hardened its criticism of Iran’s decision to resume sensitive nuclear research. Iran’s decision to resume nuclear research “personally disappoints me and gives some cause for alarm,” Russia’s top defense official said. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said earlier it would not block U.S. efforts to take Tehran’s case to the UN Security Council.

12.01.2006
Kazakhstan, Russia Found Bank for Investments in Former USSR States
Russia and Kazakhstan have signed an agreement on creating a joint bank to encourage investment in the former Soviet Union. The Eurasian Development Bank will have charter capital of $1.5 billion, with Russia contributing two-thirds and Kazakhstan one-third.

12.01.2006
Russian Special Forces Take Moscow Flat By Strom
Russian special forces (spetsnaz) have taken a Moscow flat, where a man reportedly held hostages, by storm.

12.01.2006
Moscow Synagogue Attacker “Quiet Boy, Fond of Computer Shooters” - Father
The Moscow synagogue knife attacker does not belong to an extremist organization and is a quiet young man who spends most of his time playing computer games, his father says.

12.01.2006
Russia Aims to Restore Soviet-Era Nuclear Power Network
Russia intends to restore the nuclear power industry network that existed during the Soviet period, and is initiating talks with Ukraine and Kazakhstan on the issue.

12.01.2006
Russia’s Chief Rabbi Returns to Moscow After Synagogue Attack
Russia’s chief rabbi, Berl Lazar, has cut short a visit to Israel and is returning home in the wake of the Wednesday attack on a Moscow synagogue that left eight people injured.

12.01.2006
2 Russian Youths Killed After Skiing off Cliff in Switzerland
Two Russian youths have died after falling off a cliff while skiing in southern Switzerland.

12.01.2006
Russia Plans to Produce Bird Flu Vaccine
The Russian government plans to allocate more than 1 billion rubles (about $35 million) in 2006 for vaccinations against bird flu. In April, experts plan to start producing a reserve vaccine.

12.01.2006
IHT to Become First International Daily in Russia
The International Herald Tribune will start publishing in Moscow on Feb. 1 under an agreement with The Moscow Times, becoming the first international newspaper to be published daily in Russia.

12.01.2006
Russian Billionaire Offers Israeli Medical Care to Moscow Synagogue Attack Victims
Russian-born billionaire Arkady Gaidamak offered Wednesday night to fly the victims of the stabbing attack in a Moscow synagogue to Israel for medical care.

12.01.2006
Moscow Sees Rise in Violent Crime — Prosecutors
A day after the attack on a Moscow synagogue, prosecutors in Moscow say the number of violent crimes committed in the capital rose in 2005.

12.01.2006
Sharapova to Play Through Pain at Australian Open
While many of the world’s leading tennis players continue to cry off through injury ahead of the Australian Open, glamour girl Maria Sharapova says she’ll play through the pain barrier in Melbourne.