The latest: Russian Political Expert Predicts US Missile Attack on Iran in Early Summer

14.02.2006
Russian Political Expert Predicts US Missile Attack on Iran in Early Summer
U.S. will launch a missile attack against Iran in late spring — early summer this year, says Russian political expert Mikhail Delyagin.

14.02.2006
Russia Confirms Iran Seeks to Delay Nuclear Talks
Russia has confirmed that Iran is seeking to delay talks on a compromise to resolve a mounting international crisis over Tehran’s nuclear program until Feb. 20. Talks on a proposal by Moscow to enrich uranium on Russian territory on behalf of Iran had originally been scheduled for Thursday.

14.02.2006
Beslan Mothers Call for Restoring Death Penalty in Russia
A group of women who lost their children in the rebel raid on a school in Russia’s southern province near Chechnya in September of 2004 are calling for restoration of death penalty in Russia.

14.02.2006
6 Detained in Moscow Over Ritual Killings
Moscow police have detained a gang suspected of committing 14 grave crimes, including robberies, murders and ritual killings.

14.02.2006
Azeri Paper Publishes Cartoons of Christ, Virgin Mary
Azerbaijan’s weekly Yeni Habar has published cartoons of Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary in response to the cartoons of Prophet Mohammed in Danish and other European countries’ press.

14.02.2006
Top Russian Prosecutor Wants File Sharing Legalized
Russia’s top prosecutor has called for legalizing file sharing in the Internet, hoping that the move would help combat piracy.

14.02.2006
3 Feared Dead as Avalanche Hits Mountaineers’ Camp in Russian Caucasus
Three persons are feared dead as an avalanche descended at a mountain camp in Russia’s internal republic of Karachayevo Cherkesia in the North Caucasus.

14.02.2006
Belarus Skier Gets 2nd Hemoglobin Suspension
Cross country skier Sergei Dolidovich of Belarus has been suspended from taking part in the Olympic games for the second time after testing positive for high levels of hemoglobin.

14.02.2006
Russian Muslim Chief Predicts Violence if Gay Parade Allowed in Moscow
Russian Muslims can stage violent mass protests if gays and lesbians attempt to hold a pride parade in Moscow this spring, Chief Russian Mufti said.

14.02.2006
Russian Skinheads Intimidate Foreigners
New arrivals in Russia receive advice not to walk around on their own and to avoid places where skinheads hunt foreigners. A series of random racist murders, like that of 28-year-old Cameroonian late last year and other foreign students in Moscow and elsewhere, have forced the issue into the headlines.

14.02.2006
False Cash Collectors Loot $850,000 in South Russia
Unidentified persons have stolen 24 million rubles (about $850,000) from a bank in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia’s internal republic of Dagestan in North Caucasus. The robbers successfully posed as cash collectors.

14.02.2006
Iran’s Bushehr Plant Ready to Accept Russian Fuel Soon — Official
The Bushehr nuclear plant will be put into operation and launch processing of nuclear fuel which Iran expects to be supplied by Russia in near future, Iran’s Foreign Manouchehr Mottaki said Tuesday.

14.02.2006
Kazakh Opposition Blames “Death Squadron” for Murder of President’s Foe
A top Kazakh opposition leader, his driver and his bodyguard have been found fatally shot yesterday in an apple orchard in the foothills outside Almaty, Kazakhstan’s main city. Opposition claims an underground “death squadron” formed from retired security officers is acting in the country.

14.02.2006
Russia’s Totmianina and Marinin Win Pairs Gold in Turin Games
Russia’s skating duo, Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin, kept their nation’s domination of Olympic pairs going Monday night with a balletic free skate reminiscent of the greatest Russian couples. Speed skater Dmitry Dorofeyev finished second in men’s 500-meter race.

14.02.2006
Russia, Indonesia to Build Rocket-Launching Pad on Remote Island
Indonesia and Russia plan to build a satellite launching pad on a remote island in Indonesia’s easternmost province. The island was chosen because it is close to the equator, where rockets can take advantage of the Earth’s greater rotational speed to save on fuel.