The latest: Iraq Promises Help in Rescuing Kidnapped Russian Officials

04.06.2006
Iraq Promises Help in Rescuing Kidnapped Russian Officials
Iraq has promised “active efforts” to secure the release of four Russian embassy employees kidnapped in Baghdad, Russia’s foreign ministry has said, as Russian media questioned why their country was targeted.

04.06.2006
6 Die as Bus and Train Collide in Central Russia
Six people were killed in a collision of a passenger train with a bus in the central Russian region of Voronezh.

04.06.2006
Safina Eliminates Sharapova at Rolan Garros
Dinara Safina came from 5-1 down in the final set to stun Maria Sharapova in an extraordinary match at the French Open.

04.06.2006
Russian Rifles Arrive in Venezuela
Venezuela has received a shipment of 30,000 new Russian rifles, weeks after Washington restricted U.S. arms sales to Caracas over concerns about President Hugo Chavez’s ties to Cuba and Iran.

04.06.2006
Russia’s ’Beast from the East’ Valuev Beats Jamaica’s Beck to Retain WBA Title
Russia’s Nikolai Valuev retained his WBA heavyweight title Saturday, stopping Jamaican challenger Owen Beck with a right uppercut in the third round.

04.06.2006
Kidnapped Russian Diplomats Released, Iraqi Television Says
Iraqi state television quoted Interior Ministry officials as saying that four Russian embassy employees kidnapped in Baghdad on Saturday have been released, but police sources said they had not received any word of a release and the Interior Ministry denies the report.