The latest: Putin Suspects Israel of Pursuing Wider Goals in Lebanon Attack

16.07.2006
Putin Suspects Israel of Pursuing Wider Goals in Lebanon Attack
resident Vladimir Putin said he thinks Israel is pursuing wider goals in its military campaign against Lebanon than the return of its two captured soldiers.

16.07.2006
Russia Prepares to Evacuate Citizens From Lebanon — FM
Russia is preparing to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Sunday as leaders of the Group of Eight began discussions at a summit set to be dominated by the violence in the Middle East.

16.07.2006
Lavrov Chides U.S. for Hampering Russia’s WTO Entry
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Sunday chided Washington for stalling a decision on whether to let Russia join the World Trade Organization.

16.07.2006
Russian Police Block Anti-Globalist Protesters at St. Petersburg Stadium
About 150 protesters denouncing the Group of Eight summit faced off with police Saturday, but officers in riot gear blocked them from leaving the isolated stadium where the government had confined them.

16.07.2006
Russian Sumo Wrestler Suspended Over Assault on Photographers
The Japan Sumo Association on Sunday ordered a Russian wrestler to sit out three bouts for assaulting two photographers after losing a fractious bout the day before, an association spokesman said.

16.07.2006
Russian FM Accuses Georgia of Provocations in South Ossetia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday accused what he called Georgia’s “party of war” of provocations in the Caucasus nation’s breakaway province of South Ossetia, warning that “serious military preparation” was underway in the conflict zone.