The latest: Russia Proposes More Talks on Iran Nuclear Issue

10.03.2006
Russia Proposes More Talks on Iran Nuclear Issue
Russia has proposed more talks to resolve differences over dealing with Iran’s nuclear program in comments released as the five Security Council powers considered a statement to pressure Tehran to clear up questions that have raised fears it wants to develop atomic weapons.

10.03.2006
Poultry Vaccination Against Bird Flu Starts in South Russian Regions
Mass poultry vaccination started in Russia’s Southern Federal District on Friday. So far, Russian regions have ordered 160 million doses of the vaccine.

10.03.2006
Car Bomb Kills Police Official in Southern Russian City
A car bomb exploded outside a government office in the southern Russian city of Makhachkala on Friday, causing unspecified injuries, the regional Interior Ministry said.

10.03.2006
Russian Police Says Islamist Extremism Spreading Among Schoolchildren
Local police in the Russian Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria have been alarmed by spreading of radical trends of Islam among the schoolboys. For instance, senior pupils make their younger fellows download mobile phone screensavers, pictures and movies picturing terrorist attacks performed in Chechnya.

10.03.2006
Russian Journalist Found Dead in Caucasus Republic
The body of journalist Marina Tsakhilova has been found with traces of a violent death in Vladikavkaz, the capital of Russia’s Caucasus republic of North Ossetia. The circumstances of her death are still unknown.

10.03.2006
Russia’s Trust in Putin to Be Tested
Local elections across Russia on Sunday will be the biggest test of public opinion since President Vladimir Putin was re-elected two years ago, but his opponents say they will also be a new low point for democracy.

10.03.2006
Russia’s Lavrov Denies Reports on “Secret Enrichment Proposal” to Iran
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has refuted U.S. media reports alleging that Moscow made a proposal to Tehran to carry out uranium enrichment research on the Iranian territory.

10.03.2006
Ship With Russian, Ukrainian Sailors Sinks off Egyptian Coast
At least one Russian sailor has been killed and four have been injured after a Maltese-flagged cargo ship sank off the Egyptian coast. The Teklivka container vessel sank in strong winds and high waves 75 miles from Port Said in northern Egypt, where it was heading from the Turkish port of Izmir. Most of its 16 crew members were Russians and Ukrainians.

10.03.2006
Government Seeks to Close Website for Anti-Islamist Comment
Court hearings will start on Friday against a popular independent news website in Siberia for extremist views expressed in a comment.

10.03.2006
Garage Fire Destroys 11 Infantry Vehicles in South Russia
Fire has destroyed 11 infantry fighting vehicles at a military unit near the South Russian city of Vladikavkaz. Prosecutors have opened a criminal case into the incident, but say that it was most probably a result of negligence.

10.03.2006
2 Girls Die in Georgia of Suspected Bird Flu
Two girls have died in Georgia in the last two days. Parents of their fellow schoolers suppose bird flu was the reason.

10.03.2006
More Russian Billionaires on Forbes List
The world now has 793 billionaires, up 15 percent from a year ago, with a rising number in Russia, India, Brazil and the Middle East as well as more women, Forbes magazine said on Thursday. Russia added seven new members to the list for a total of 33.

10.03.2006
Russian Wins Police Harassment Case at European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights said Thursday it had awarded a Russian woman more than 35,000 euros in compensation for police harassment and ill-treatment she suffered in 1999.