The latest: U.S. President Backs Russian Plan for Iran’s Uranium Enrichment

27.01.2006
U.S. President Backs Russian Plan for Iran’s Uranium Enrichment
President George W. Bush gave public backing to a Russian compromise plan to end the Iran nuclear, as well as China and the chief of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei.

27.01.2006
Head of Military School at Center of Russian Army Torture Scandal Dismissed
Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov has ordered the dismissal of the head of the Chelyabinsk military school where a brutal attack on conscripts took place over the New Year holidays.

27.01.2006
Russia to Build New Radar Station — Defense Minister
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Friday that Russia would beef up its early warning system by building a new radar station to boost the national security.

27.01.2006
Russia’s Public Chamber to Produce List of Literature to Ban
Members of newly formed Public Chamber, invented by Kremlin spin doctors in the wake of the attack on Beslan and formed from 126 outstanding Russian citizens, are going to produce a list of extremist literature to ban in Russia. They have already named Mein Kampf by Adolph Hitler and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion as extremist books.

27.01.2006
Russian Hackers Attack Web Site of World Congress of Russian-Speaking Jews
Russian hackers have attacked the Web site of the World Congress of Russian-Speaking Jews (wcrj.org) and posted ads of the nationalist organization Union of Slavs.

27.01.2006
Authorities Target HR Research Centre as Russia Clamps Down on NGOs
Russian authorities are seeking to close down one of the country’s largest human rights organization — the Research Centre on Human Rights.

27.01.2006
Uzbek Woman Throws Newborn Baby Into Trash Can at Moscow Airport
The dead body of a newborn baby has been found in a lavatory at Moscow’s Domodedovo international airport.

27.01.2006
NATO Insists on Poking Russian Bear
Over the past several months, NATO has steadily crept into Russia’s backyard, romancing the former Soviet republics of Ukraine and Georgia with the prospect of membership in the alliance. It seems that poking the Russian bear is back in vogue.

27.01.2006
Prison Warden Killed, Inmate Escapes as Gunmen Attack Prison in Tajikistan
Unidentified men have attacked a prison in northern Tajikistan, killing a prison warden and freeing a prisoner suspected of ties to the banned Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.

27.01.2006
Russian Uranium Proposal “Not Sufficient” - Iran
A Russian proposal to carry out sensitive nuclear fuel work outside Iran to allay fears Tehran is seeking the bomb is “not sufficient” for the Iranians, a top nuclear negotiator said.

27.01.2006
Russian Defense Minister Orders Investigation Into Conscript Torture Scandal
A few hours after an apparent lapse, when Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov downplayed a brutal attack that resulted in a conscript having his legs and genitals amputated, the official announced that he had ordered the chief of the General Staff to personally investigate the incident.

27.01.2006
Roman Abramovich’s Chelsea Soccer Club Reports $250M Loss
Chelsea Football Club, owned by Russia’s richest man Roman Abramovich, has announced it made a pretax loss of $250 million pounds for the year to end-June 2005, almost 60 percent bigger than the previous $160 million loss.

27.01.2006
New Gas Pipe Accident Cuts Russian Gas Supplies to Chechnya
An accident at the Aksai-Gudermes-Grozny gas pipeline has interrupted supplies to several Chechen towns and districts, the Russian Emergency ministry has said. It is the second incident of this kind to happen in the last week.

27.01.2006
Russia Says British Spy Rock Is “Miracle of Technology”
Russia’s intelligence agency described the communications device disguised as a rock allegedly used by British spies in Moscow as a “miracle of technology” worth tens of millions of pounds.

27.01.2006
Uzbek Couple Wanted Over E-Bay Scam in US, Canada
State prosecutors have charged a couple from Uzbekistan in connection with an Internet auction site scam involving more than 500 victims in the U.S. and Canada who were allegedly bilked out of more than $100,000.

27.01.2006
Pro-Kremlin Party Promotes Anti-Fascist Pact
Pro-Kremlin party United Russia has proposed signing an anti-fascist pact with other political parties and public movements. A pro-Kremlin youth movement is planning to hold rallies commemorating the International Holocaust Day.

27.01.2006
Defense Minister Plays Down Brutal Torture Incident in Russian Army
Russia’s defense minister on Thursday downplayed a brutal attack that resulted in a conscript having his legs and genitals amputated.