The latest: Soyuz Capsule Carrying New Crew Docks with ISS

01.04.2006
Soyuz Capsule Carrying New Crew Docks with ISS
A Russian Soyuz capsule has successfully docked with the international space station, bringing Brazil’s first astronaut, a new Russian-U.S. crew and a fresh load of supplies, equipment and experiments.

01.04.2006
U.S. Reporter Detained in Russia’s Dagestan Says Her Sources Targeted
A freelance American journalist in Russia says interrogators have confiscated her notebooks, tapes and computer hard drives, threatened her and subjected her to long rounds of questioning.

01.04.2006
Russian Space Agency Signs Deal with Japanese Tourist, Considers Female Candidate
Russian Roskosmos space agency has signed deal with Japanese Daisuke Enomoto to take him to ISS in the autumn of 2006 and Roskosmos is considering a female American as the candidate for the next space trip or a stand-in for Enomoto.

01.04.2006
Hundreds Protest in Moscow Against Existing Military Service System
Hundreds have protested in central Moscow, calling for an end to mandatory military service and criticizing plans to cut draft deferments as the Russian armed forced began their spring conscription campaign.

01.04.2006
Homemade Bomb Blast Kills 1 in Russia’s Ingushetia
One man was killed and another wounded by a blast in Nazran in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia.

01.04.2006
Spanish Court Imposes 4,000 Euros Fine on Russian Soccer Fans for Brawl
Spanish court has imposed a fine of 4,000 Euros on Russian soccer fans who started a brawl with the Spanish police ahead of the match in which Russia’s Zenit lost to Spain’s Sevilla.

01.04.2006
Belarus Opposition Leaders Seek to Declare Presidential Elections Invalid
Belarus opposition leaders who lost the recent presidential elections to Alexander Lukashenko have filed suits with the Belarus Supreme Court demanding to declare the elections invalid.