The latest: Rice Says U.S. Support Russian Proposal on Iran After Talks With Lavrov

08.03.2006
Rice Says U.S. Support Russian Proposal on Iran After Talks With Lavrov
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday that the United States still supports Russian proposal that would establish a Russia-Iran joint venture on Russian soil.

08.03.2006
Chechen Rebel Leader Blames Moscow for “Deception”of His Predecessor
Chechen separatist leader Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev has accused the Russian authorities of luring his predecessor Aslan Maskhadov into a fatal trap one year ago.

08.03.2006
4 Civilians Shot Dead in Georgia’s Breakaway Region
Four people, including a seven-year-old girl, have been shot dead by unidentified persons in the Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia. The unrecognized republic’s Interior minister Otar Khetsia described the incident as a terrorist act.

08.03.2006
2 Foreigners Killed by Avalanche Near Baikal
Two foreign tourists have been killed by an avalanche near the lake Baikal in Irkutsk region, east-central Russia.

08.03.2006
Significant Decrease of Abortions Registered in Russia over 15 Years — Expert
The number of abortions in Russia has fallen over the last 15 years but many women in the country continue to see abortion as a means of contraception, the head of a Russian demography research centre Anatoly Vishnevsky said. In 1990 Russia recorded 114 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15 and 50. Now it is 45 abortions per 1,000 women.

08.03.2006
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia to Jointly Build Nuclear Reactor
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia have signed a memorandum on preparations for building a new nuclear reactor to replace the Ingalin nuclear power plant in eastern Lithuania that was closed down due to EU’s safety concerns.

08.03.2006
Russian Boxing Champion Arrested in Japan
A 24-year-old Russian boxer, the Japanese bantamweight champion, has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting two men on a street in Tokyo’s Roppongi entertainment district.