The latest: 22 Killed in Bus-Train Crash in Southern Russia

13.01.2006
22 Killed in Bus-Train Crash in Southern Russia
A bus transporting workers after their shift at a local factory collided Friday with a train in southern Russia, killing 22 people.

13.01.2006
Russia Repeats Call for Iran to Resume Nuclear Moratorium
Russia has renewed calls for Iran to resume its moratorium on nuclear activities and cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

13.01.2006
Top Parliamentarian Proposes Polygamy for Whole Russia
Deputy speaker of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, has called the idea to introduce polygamy in Chechnya “absolutely right” and proposed to spread it for the whole Russia.

13.01.2006
Ukraine Refutes Reports of Seizure of Russian Fleet Control Center
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has refuted reports of the seizure of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet control center at the port of Yalta. It said all aids to navigation on the Crimean coast were Ukrainian property.

13.01.2006
Uzbek Court Suspends Work of US Democracy Group Freedom House
An Uzbek court has suspended the activity of the U.S.-based pro-democracy group Freedom House, saying it lacked transparency in its work.

13.01.2006
Moscow Traffic Police Shoot Cows to Ease Traffic Jam
A truck carrying live cattle crashed and overturned on a busy highway near Moscow on Friday morning, forcing traffic cops to shoot at the cows to restore order.

13.01.2006
Russian Finance Minister Denies Being Served Yukos Summons
Russian Finance Minister Aleksei Kudrin has dismissed reports that he was served a summons from minority shareholders of the Yukos oil company.

13.01.2006
Russia to Help Turkey Fight Bird Flu
Moscow is ready to send medicine and doctors to Turkey to help the country, extremely popular among Russian tourists, fight bird flu. At least three people are now known to have died of the H5N1 strain of the virus in Turkey, and at least 15 others have been infected.

13.01.2006
Ukraine Seizes Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Control Center
Ukrainian authorities have unlawfully seized control over the Yalta lighthouse, which is the control centre for the Black Sea Fleet’s hydrographic service, an official reported Friday. Earlier reports said that Ukraine had already tried to take control of the facility.

13.01.2006
Russia, Japan Set to Sign Cooperation Memorandum
The Russian and Japanese defense ministers met on Friday to sign a memorandum on cooperation that both said would signify the improved relations between their countries, which have yet to conclude a peace treaty formally ending their World War II hostilities.

13.01.2006
Russian Parliament to Ban “Extremist” Computer Games Following Synagogue Attack
A Russian parliamentary committee has prepared amendments on extremist activity foreseeing criminal responsibility for spreading extremist information via the Internet and computer games.

13.01.2006
U.S. Condemns Moscow Synagogue Attack, Calls for Govt. Investigation
The U.S. State Department has condemned the Jan. 11 knife attack by a lone assailant in the Agudas Chasidei Synagogue in Moscow and welcomed the Russian government’s commitment to conduct an investigation.

13.01.2006
Russian Security Officers Question Terror Suspects in France
As part of their cooperation with French secret services, high-ranking representatives of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) have questioned Islamists being investigated in the case of “Chechen networks” in Paris.

13.01.2006
Pro-Moscow Official Says Polygamy Could Help Chechnya
A senior Chechen official and son of the slain pro-Moscow leader has called for the introduction of polygamy in the war-torn province. The move, Ramzan Kadyrov is convinced, could help Chechens through the hardships and privations of the ongoing war.

13.01.2006
Russian Minister Calls for Better Cooperation With Media on Press Day
The government is interested in constructive cooperation with the media, Sergei Ivanov, Russia’s deputy prime minister and defense minister, told a reception for representatives of the media on the occasion of Russian Press Day in Moscow on Thursday.

13.01.2006
Probe Into Misspending at Russian Orphanages Reveals Grave Violations
An investigation by Russian prosecutors into violations at state-funded orphanages has found some institutions allocate as little as 30 kopecks a day for each child’s care. The Kremlin’s opponents blamed the disastrous situation on Putin’s reforms.

13.01.2006
Russia to Take Part in Meeting on Iran, Urges Tehran to Cooperate
Officials from Britain, France and Germany will meet counterparts from China, Russia and the United States in London next week to discuss how to deal with Iran’s nuclear ambitions, a government spokesman said on Thursday.

13.01.2006
Russian Minister Served With Yukos Lawsuit While in U.S.
Alexei Kudrin, Russia’s finance minister, was served with a civil lawsuit on Jan. 12 by a group of U.S. shareholders in Yukos. In October, Viktor Khristenko, Russia’s energy minister, who also serves as a director at Gazprom, the energy group, was served with the same lawsuit while attending a dinner in his honor.