The latest: Russia to Boost Military Cooperation with West

13.06.2006
Russia to Boost Military Cooperation with West — Official
Russia is ready to expand military and technological cooperation with Western countries, says the director of the Federal service for military and technological cooperation.

13.06.2006
Breakaway Regions in Ex-USSR to Form Joint Peacekeeping Force — Official
Three breakaway regions in former Soviet republics currently embroiled in “frozen conflicts” may consider forming a joint peacekeeping contingent if Russian peacekeepers withdraw, the president of the Georgian province Abkhazia Sergei Bagapsh has said.

13.06.2006
Russia Urges Talks Between Group of Six, Iran on Proposed Incentives
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin on Tuesday expressed the hope that negotiations on Tehran nuclear program between the “Group of six” and Iran, would begin on the basis of the group’s recent proposed package of incentives.

13.06.2006
Experimental Mission to Mars to Start in 2007 — Russian Scientist
An experiment simulating a crewed flight to Mars would start in 2007, Anatoly Grigoriev, the head of the Medical and Biological Problems Institution of the Russian Academy of Sciences said.

13.06.2006
Russian Town Officially Bans Da Vinci Code from Cinemas
The administration of the Russian regional center of Vyazma has officially banned cinemas from featuring the movie, The Da Vinci Code, the decision being motivated by the special role Christianity plays in live of Vyazma residents.

13.06.2006
Russian Police 21 Times More Suspicious of Non-Slavs — Report
Russian police are 21 times more likely to stop ethnic minorities on Moscow’s underground train system than passengers with typical Russian looks, a study published on Tuesday said.

13.06.2006
Chelsea Owner Abramovich Presents £75m Yacht to Friend
Chelsea boss Roman Abramovich has given his oldest friend a sea-sational gift — a 75 million pounds’ yacht.

13.06.2006
Turkish Coast Guard Seizes Contraband Weapons from Ukraine on British-Flagged Ship
Turkish coast guard officials have seized undeclared military cargo from a British ship that was heading from a Ukrainian port. Eight of the detained crew are Ukrainian citizens.

13.06.2006
Uzbek Fans Ride 6500 km for Oliver Kahn’s Autograph
Two Uzbek soccer fans rode more than 6500 km on bicycle from Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent to Berlin in order to get an autograph of German team spare goalkeeper Oliver Kahn.

13.06.2006
Bird Flu Reported in Northern Ukraine
Teams of veterinarians have been sent to destroy domestic poultry in northern Ukraine after the first appearance of bird flu in the region.

13.06.2006
German Tourist Killed by Train After Entering Tunnel in Russian Metro
A young German tourist has been killed by a train in St. Petersburg metro after deliberately walking on the tracks.

13.06.2006
Gorbachev Sells Russian Imprisonment at Charity Auction in UK
At a glittering British charity bash, the father of perestroika, former USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev put up for auction a dinner with himself and a night in a Russian prison.

13.06.2006
Court Confirms Transferring Jailed Tycoon Khodorkovsky to Solitary Sell Unlawful
A regional court in Russia’s Siberia, where the jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is serving his term, has confirmed an earlier ruling that his temporary transfer to solitary confinement earlier this year was unlawful.

13.06.2006
Police Arrest Players, Spectators at Russian Rugby Match
Police in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don broke up an amateur rugby match, detaining players and spectators because they thought it was a brawl.

13.06.2006
Russian Athlete Sets World Record in Women’s Hammer Throw
Gulfiya Khanafeyeva has set a world record in the women’s Hammer Throw on the second day of the Russian Championships.