The latest: Iran Denies Illegal Purchase of Missiles from Ukraine

02.07.2006
Iran Denies Illegal Purchase of Missiles from Ukraine
Iran has denied accusations that it had illegally purchased cruise missiles from Ukraine, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi has said.

02.07.2006
Russia to Expand Atomic Energy Home and Abroad
Russia is planning to expand the share of atomic energy in its total energy consumption from the current 16 percent to up to 24 percent in the coming decade, Minister for Energy and Industry has revealed.

02.07.2006
Russia Adopts Stricter Regulations on Alcohol Import
New regulations on the manufacture and sale of alcohol-containing products, including perfume and cologne, have taken effect in Russia, with bottles swiftly disappearing from shops, supermarkets and restaurants.

02.07.2006
Kazakh, Uzbek Citizens Wounded in Allegedly Nationalistic Attack in Moscow
Moscow police are looking for unidentified assailants who beat up Kazakh and Uzbek citizens.

02.07.2006
Russian Experts Inspect U.S. Strategic Facility at Pentagon
In compliance with the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START-1), Russian military experts inspected the Pentagon’s strategic facility.

02.07.2006
Russia Hopes Iran Will Promptly Respond to UN’s Nuclear Proposal
Russia hopes for Iran’s quickest answer to the proposals from six world powers trying to persuade Tehran to halt its uranium enrichment program, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister says.

02.07.2006
Tamer Hurt After Interfering in Circus Tigers Fight
A Moscow tamer had to be rushed to hospital after interfering into a tigers’ fight that broke out in the middle of the circus show.

02.07.2006
Russia’s Sharapova, Myskina, Dementieva Advance at Wimbledon
Former champion Maria Sharapova has joined two other Russian women in the fourth round at Wimbledon with straight-set victories.