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09.02.2006
Ukraine’s Yushchenko Wants New Constitution
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, locked in a legal conflict with parliament, on Thursday proposed setting up a commission to draft a new version of the constitution to be submitted to a referendum.

09.02.2006
Putin Says Will Invite Hamas Leaders to Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he intended to invite the leaders of the Palestinian Islamic militant group Hamas to Moscow.

09.02.2006
Kazakh Teenager Jailed for Cannibalism
A 19-year old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, for murder and abusing his victim’s corpse. His associate, 17, was given a suspended sentenced and then amnestied.

09.02.2006
Australian Sentenced to 7 Months for Bomb Hoax on Russian Plane
A court in Moscow has sentenced a 28-year old citizen of Australia to 7 months in a penal colony for trying to hijack a passenger plane and force it to fly to Chechnya by threats to explode a non-existent bomb.

09.02.2006
Russia, NATO Agree on Exchanging Classified Information — Paper
Russia and NATO will for the first time exchange classified information, NATO officials said. This marks significant changes in the relationship.

09.02.2006
Russian Military, German Businessmen Aid Iran Arms Program — Report
Two German businessmen, a former Russian military officer and North Korea are among those helping Iran develop missiles that the West fears could one day carry nuclear warheads, diplomats and intelligence officials say.

09.02.2006
Kremlin-Linked Youth Group Accuses Russian Governor of Fascism
Two hundred young people gathered near the building of a local administration in Russia’s city of Perm, protesting the policy of Governor Oleg Chirkunov, whom his opponents accuse of giving a platform to neo-Nazi groups.

09.02.2006
Russia’s Communist Leader Calls Cartoon Scandal US Provocation
The Russian Communist leader has blamed the United States for being behind the scandal over cartoons of Prophet Mohammed.

09.02.2006
U.S. Woman Charged for Beating Adopted Russian Handicapped Child
43-year-old woman from the city of Alfred (ME) has been charged with assault for allegedly beating her four-year-old adopted son from Russia and cutting his ear with a pair of scissors.

09.02.2006
Former Chief of Radio Liberty’s Uzbek Bureau Demands Compensation for HR Violations
A former head of Radio Liberty’s bureau in Uzbekistan has demanded compensation for moral damage from the central office of the station.

09.02.2006
Russian Officers Detained in Georgia’s Restive Province for Visa Offence
Three Russian peacekeepers detained in the area of the conflict between Georgia and South Ossetia because had no visas will be released Thursday, a senior Georgian official said.

09.02.2006
Russia’s Evgeny Kissin Wins Grammy Award
Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin has won a Grammy award. The pianist received it in the category of the Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra) for his recording of piano works by Scriabin, Medtner and Stravinsky.