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01.02.2006
Iran Incapable of Building Nuclear Bomb — Russian Expert
Iran is not capable of building its own nuclear weapons, the former head of a nuclear power plant and current regional leader in southern Russia says.

01.02.2006
Gorbachev Calls for Nobel Peace Prize for Soviet Crew of K-19 Nuclear Sub
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has suggested nominating the crew of the Soviet K-19 nuclear sub for a Nobel Peace Prize. In 1964 the crew fixed the nuclear reactor aboard the sub, averting a major environmental catastrophe and a possible World War III.

01.02.2006
First Russian President Yeltsin Turns 75
The first president of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, turned 75 on Wednesday.

01.02.2006
Imposing Sanctions on Iran Useless — Russian MP
Economic sanctions against Iran would not force the country to abandon its nuclear research programs and could even prove counterproductive, a senior member of Russia’s lower house of parliament says.

01.02.2006
Russia’s Battered Yukos Oil Firm Hopes to Recover After Paying Taxes
Stricken Russian oil firm Yukos has said it paid a large part of its back-tax bills and expects oil output to rebound from a current nadir, giving it hope of rising from the ashes — if the Kremlin lets it.

01.02.2006
Russia to Build 40 Nuclear Reactors — Nuclear Chief
Russia’s nuclear agency chief says that the nation needs to build dozens of nuclear reactors.

01.02.2006
Russian Peacekeepers Clash With Local Police in Georgia
Fistfights broke out after Georgian police officers tried to impound a Russian peacekeepers’ truck involved in a traffic accident near the breakaway province of South Ossetia, sparking a clash that highlighted the tensions between Georgia and its former imperial master.

01.02.2006
Russian Visit to Iran Not Meant to Pressure — Foreign Ministry
A visit by Russian diplomats to Tehran should not be viewed as a form of pressure on Iran over its controversial nuclear program, a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry has said.

01.02.2006
Beslan “Support Group” Sentenced
The Supreme Court of Ingushetia, a Russian internal republic neighboring Chechnya, has sentenced four men to 17 years in prison after hearing the case of the ’support group’ of the Beslan bloody school siege terrorists.

01.02.2006
Russia to Build New Early Warning Missile Defense Base
Russia’s defense minister has announced that Russia will build a new early warning missile defense station in the south of the country, thus decreasing its dependence on radar systems based in nations such as Azerbaijan and Ukraine.

01.02.2006
French Actor Gerard Depardieu in Ukraine for Wine, Movie Deal
French actor Gerard Depardieu has arrived in Kiev for a meeting with the Ukrainian president and talks with the Dovzhenko cinema studio.

01.02.2006
Freezing Temperatures in Ukraine Kill 589 People
Cold weather has killed 589 people in Ukraine since Jan. 16 as temperatures dropped below minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 Fahrenheit), the health ministry says.

01.02.2006
Son of Slain Chechen President Refutes PM Reports
The deputy prime minister of Chechnya, who is currently fulfilling the PM’s duties, has refuted reports he will succeed his boss.

01.02.2006
Soldiers in Moscow Region Hospitalized With Meningitis
29 troops of the Moscow military district have been taken to hospital with suspected meningitis. A medical analysis showed meningococcal bacillus in the organism of 16 among them.

01.02.2006
Avalanche Kills 12 in Tajikistan
At least 12 people were killed when a snow avalanche descended in Tajikistan’s Dzhirgital district. Eight people are missing.