The latest: Refusal to Release Milosevic for Treatment in Moscow Killed Former Yugoslavian President

11.03.2006
Refusal to Release Milosevic for Treatment in Moscow Killed Former Yugoslavian President — Russian MP
Having refused former Yugoslavian leader Slobodan Milosevic to undergo a course of treatment in Moscow the judges of the Hague tribunal in fact stripped him of his right to live, the Deputy Speaker of the State Duma (lower chamber of the Russian Parliament) Lubov Sliska said upon the death of the jailed dictator.

11.03.2006
Russia Lashes Out at U.S. Over Human Rights Report
Russia has lashed out at a State Department report that criticized its human rights record, accusing the U.S. of a double standard.The annual State Department report, released Wednesday, said the continued centralization of power under President Vladimir Putin eroded the accountability of Russian officials. It also criticized the government’s rights record in the persistent conflict in and around Chechnya.

11.03.2006
Nuke Joint Venture With Iran Impossible — Russian Negotiator
Russia considers a joint uranium enrichment venture with Iran impossible if the Iranian side fails to comply with the International Atomic Energy Agency demands to resume uranium enrichment and ratify an additional protocol to the Nonproliferation Treaty.

11.03.2006
Chelsea Midfielder Smertin Comes Back to Russia to Join Dynamo Moscow
Chelsea midfielder Russian Alexei Smertin has joined Dynamo Moscow on a four-year deal. Russia’s captain struggled to make the starting lineup at Chelsea and was loaned to their English Premier League rivals Charlton Athletic at the start of the season.

11.03.2006
Russia, EU Sign Space Cooperation Agreement
The European Union and Russia signed an agreement to improve cooperation on space activities like satellite communications, future transport systems and developing new technology.

11.03.2006
European Commission Backs Ukrainian-Moldovan Measures Against Transdniester
The European Commission has expressed support for Ukrainian and Moldovan moves to put an end to unauthorized trade from Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdniester. The commission said in a statement that the measures instituted two weeks ago are intended to ensure transparency of border operations and “do not in any way constitute a blockade.”

11.03.2006
100 Football Fans Fight in Moscow on Day of Russian Supercup Match
Three people have been injured in fight between at least 100 football fans of CSKA and Spartak clubs in Moscow on the day the teams are due to meet for a local Supercup match.

11.03.2006
1 Killed, 8 Injured in Russian Helicopter Crash
One person has been killed and eight others injured as a Mi-8 helicopter crashed near the community of Varandei in the Nenets autonomous district. The aircraft collapsed, but fortunately for those who survived did not catch fire.

11.03.2006
2 Radio Liberty Journalists Arrested in Turkmenistan
Two Turkmenistan-based correspondents working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Turkmen Service were arrested on March 7, and their employer has also lost the ability to communicate with its entire network of correspondents inside the country.