The latest: Russia Tells Sweden to Release Russian Scientist Held on Espionage Charges

31.03.2006
Russia Tells Sweden to Release Russian Scientist Held on Espionage Charges
Russia demands the “immediate and unconditional release of scientist Andrei Zamyatnin,” arrested in Sweden on suspicion of espionage, Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday.

31.03.2006
Hundreds Rally in Kyrgyzstan Supporting Banned Candidate for Parliament
Hundreds of men have marched through Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek in a brief but chaotic protest sparked by the authorities’ stand-off with an influential businessman seeking a seat in parliament.

31.03.2006
Sharapova to Play Kuznetsova in Nasdaq-100 Open Final
Former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova and former U.S. Open titlist Svetlana Kuznetsova will square off in Saturday’s all-Russian final at the $3.45 million NASDAQ-100 Open.

31.03.2006
Serbian Fugitives Wanted by UN Hide in Russia — Report
Several Serbian fugitives, including relatives of Slobodan Milosevic, sought by the UN tribunal in The Hague and Serbian courts have found refuge in Russia.

31.03.2006
Russia Sends Aid to Earthquake-Hit Iran
Two planes are ready to take off from an airfield near Moscow to travel to earthquake-hit Iran.

31.03.2006
Russia-backed Yanukovich Leads in Ukraine Poll With All Votes Counted
Viktor Yanukovich’s Russia-backed Regions Party took first place in Ukraine’s parliamentary election with 32.12 percent of the vote after all ballots were counted, the Central Election Commission said on Thursday.

31.03.2006
U.S. National Detained for Questioning in Southern Russia
A U.S. national was detained in Russia’s southern province of Dagestan for questioning. Kelly McEvers works for the Johns Hopkins University in Washington.

31.03.2006
Hundreds Rally in Georgia Demanding President’s Resignation
Up to a thousand activists from the pro-Russian Justice Party and the Anti-Soros public movement gathered outside Georgia’s Parliament on Friday to demanded resignation of President Saakashvili.

31.03.2006
2 Wounded in Skating Rink Roof Collapse Near Russia’s St. Petersburg
The roof of a skating rink has collapsed in a skiing resort near the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Friday. Two people were wounded in the incident.

31.03.2006
MI5 Archives Reveal Link Between Israeli PM and Soviet Inteligence
British MI5 counter-espionage archives reveal a link between Soviet intelligence and Israel’s sixth prime Minister Menahem Begin.

31.03.2006
Samsung Researcher Held for Attempt to Leak Secret Know-how to Kazakhstan Firm
An employee of Samsung Electronics and his alleged accomplice have been indicted for attempting to leak cutting-edge mobile phone technology to a firm in Kazakhstan.

31.03.2006
Spammers Use Famous Russian Novel to Promote Sex Drugs
Spammers are using text from one of the greatest Russian novels of the 20th Century to evade anti-spam software, security experts warn.

31.03.2006
Mayor of Moscow Region Town Killed
The mayor of the Russian town of Dzershinsky in the Moscow region, has been killed.

31.03.2006
Russia, Georgia Sign Agreements on Military Base Withdrawal
Russia and Georgia signed two agreements in Sochi on Friday on the time limits for the withdrawal of Russian military bases and on the transit passage of their armaments across the territory of Georgia.

31.03.2006
Notable Russian Citizens Create Anti-Fascist Association
A group of Russian citizens have announced the creation of a public association to resist fascism.

31.03.2006
Russia Blasts Japanese Claim to Disputed South Kuril Islands
Russia’s Foreign Ministry bristled at the Japanese authorities’ claim to disputed Pacific islands in government-approved Japanese schoolbooks, saying that they remained an “inalienable” part of Russia.

31.03.2006
Moscow Girl Survives Being Pushed Under Metro Train
A young man has pushed a girl under a metro train in Moscow, however she survived unscathed. The man had earlier been diagnosed with schizophrenia.