The latest: U.S. Rice Tells Russia to Probe Iraq Intelligence Leak

29.03.2006
U.S. Rice Tells Russia to Probe Iraq Intelligence Leak
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday reiterated the United States demand that Russia conduct a “serious investigation” into reports that Moscow gave Saddam Hussein information on U.S. war plans for Iraq in 2003.

29.03.2006
Palestinian Militants Reportedly Fire Russian-made Rocket at Israel on Election Day
A Palestinian militant group said it launched a Russian-made rocket at Israel during elections on Tuesday, causing no casualties.

29.03.2006
Russian Company in Iraq Stops Operations after Abduction of 18 Employees
Russian company Tekhnopromexport had to stop the construction of a power plant in Iraq after 18 of its employees were abducted in Baghdad.

29.03.2006
Solar Eclipse Makes Siberian Politicians Cancel Session
The State Assembly of the Altai Republic in south Siberia has cancelled a session initially scheduled for Wednesday. The deputies considered it an ill omen to confer during a solar eclipse.

29.03.2006
Georgian Court Jails Independent Journalist for Blackmailing MP
A court in the Georgian capital Tbilisi has sentenced a founder and a director of an independent television channel to jail terms for blackmail. The two men were found guilty of demanding money from a member of parliament in exchange for not showing film footage potentially hazardous for his reputation.

29.03.2006
NASA Astronauts to Make First Paid Trip in Russian Spaceship
Two U.S. astronauts will travel aboard a Russian spacecraft as paying passengers for the first time when they take part in a mission which gets under way later today to swap the crew of the international space station.

29.03.2006
Detained Belarus Opposition Go on Hunger Strike — Lawyers
Some 20 detained opposition supporters have gone on hunger strike to protest conditions at a Belarus jail holding 400 opposition supporters, rights advocates said Tuesday, as authorities continued to crack down on dissent following the disputed March 19 election.

29.03.2006
Policeman Sentenced for Unintentionally Causing Terror Suspect’s Death
A Moscow policeman has been sentenced to two years of prison settlement for causing the death of a terror suspect who was detained last year while driving a car filled with explosives.

29.03.2006
Russian Scientist Proves Agent Orange Link to Vietnamese Victims
A Russian scientist has stated that his study has proven the link between the U.S. Agent Orange defoliant sprayed during the Vietnam war, and the multiple health problems of its victims.

29.03.2006
Grenade Explodes in Siberian City, Two Injured
A grenade exploded in the Russian city of Novosibirsk Wednesday morning. Two people were injured.

29.03.2006
Dagestan House Totally Burnt to Kill Armed Group
A criminal armed group has been killed in a house during an operation in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan. During an exchange of fire, the house caught fire and burnt entirely down