The latest: Iran in Rush With Nuclear Program Because of U.S. Hardline Poilicy

24.04.2006
Iran in Rush With Nuclear Program Because of U.S. Hardline Poilicy — Senior Russian MP
Washington’s policy may have prompted Iran to accelerate its nuclear program, the Chairman of the Russian State Duma’s International Affairs Committee, Konstantin Kosachyov, said.

24.04.2006
U.S. Source Says Victims of Plane Crash in Afghanistan Citizens of Ukraine
A U.S.-leased plane carrying counternarcotics officials crashed into a nomad settlement while trying to avoid a truck on a runway during landing, killing two people aboard, Ukrainians according to one of the sources, and two young girls on the ground.

24.04.2006
Ousted Kyrgyz Leader’s Daughter Detained and Questioned
Investigators detained the daughter of ousted Kyrgyz leader Askar Akayev for questioning as a witness in criminal inquiries against her husband and brother.

24.04.2006
Man Blows Up His House After Quarrel With Guests, Kills Nephew
A man has blown up his own house after a conflict with his visitors. One man was killed in the blast.

24.04.2006
Plane Crashes in South Russia, 4 Killed
Four people have been killed in a plane crash in Russia’s Stavropol region.

24.04.2006
Moscow Man Spends 48 Days on Water Behind Glass
Karim Diab, a Moscow christian who earlier declared his intention not to eat and to drink only water and pray in a small glass-fronted room for the whole seven weeks of Lent, has kept his word.

24.04.2006
Raising Living Standards for the Russian
Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister, shares his views on national projects and external policy issues.

24.04.2006
Armenia Will Not Bid for NATO, EU Membership — President
The president of the post-Soviet republic of Armenia has said that his country does not plan to join NATO and the EU, but is set to expand cooperation with Russia and European nations.

24.04.2006
Radical Russian Party Leader Sues Paper Over Holocaust Denial Libel
The leader of the radical nationalist National Bolshevik Party, Eduard Limonov is suing a Moscow daily for reports which suggested he had allegedly “denied the Holocaust”.

24.04.2006
Iran Denies Reaching Deal With Russia on Uranium Enrichment
Iran has officially denied reaching a basic deal to enrich uranium in a joint venture with Russia that was announced by Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency Ali Asghar Soltanieh on Saturday.

24.04.2006
Relatives of Murdered Polish Officers to Sue Russia Over Katyn Massacre
Relatives of Polish officers killed on Joseph Stalin’s orders in the Katyn massacre are to take Russia to the European Court of Human Rights. They demand that Russia disclose the full truth about the killings.

24.04.2006
Russia Tests New Missile Designed to Overcome U.S. Defenses
On Saturday Russia successfully test-launched a missile designed to penetrate missile defenses.

24.04.2006
Russian Diplomat Driving Drunk Hits NY Police Officer
A police officer directing traffic on a busy parkway was struck by a car driven by a Russian diplomat whose immunity limited his liability to seven traffic fines, authorities said Sunday.

24.04.2006
Former Russia Nuke Chief Won’t Be Prosecuted by U.S. — Prosecutor
Russia’s former nuclear energy minister, accused of stealing millions of dollars in U.S. aid with his American business partner, will likely never be tried in the U.S., a federal prosecutor said.

24.04.2006
Chernobyl: 20 Years On
As the world marks the 20th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, environmentalists are releasing new alarming estimates of the future death toll. Scientists are examining the deadly consequences of the fallout, while survivors go on living in contaminated areas, watching their children, born long after the blast, die.