The latest: No Positive Weather Forecasts For Russia, Death Toll Hits 38

21.01.2006
No Positive Weather Forecasts For Russia, Death Toll Hits 38
Arctic temperatures gripping most of Russia have pushed the reported death toll close to 40 as weather forecasters warned that no major thaw is expected in Moscow before February. The cold weather has severely taxed parts of the nation’s infrastructure, with electricity use surging to record levels in attempt to keep indoor temperatures up.

21.01.2006
Man Kills Wife Over Protest Against Cutting Dog at Their Kitchen
A man from the town of Sudzha in Kursk region, western Russia, has killed his wife, who did not like him cutting a dog at their kitchen. He attacked the mate with the same knife he used to do away with the dog.

21.01.2006
1 Killed, 27 Injured in Shop Blast in Russia
One man was killed and 27 were injured in central Russia on Firday by an explosion in a basement furniture shop that set fire to a five-storey apartment building.

21.01.2006
Despite Arctic Temperatures Communists Gather on Moscow Red Square to Commemorate Lenin
Although the mercury has hit 22 below in Moscow on Saturady, Russian communists are holding a rally in front of the Mausoleum on Red Square to commemorate the Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin, who died on Jan. 21, 1924, at the age of 54, and protest against burying his body.

21.01.2006
Georgian Police Try to Seize Russian Base
Georgian troops tried to seize Russian military facilities at the Gonio target ground in the breakaway Ajaria on Friday, but failed to break resistance of Russian servicemen. They left the base after the Russian embassy and command addressed to Georgian authorities.

21.01.2006
Russians Seize Third Title at European Figure Skating Championship
Russian ice dancers Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov have clinched their third consecutive title at the European figure skating championships in Lyon following success of Irina Slutskaya, winner of the women’s title and Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin, who won straight pairs title.