The latest: Russia Evacuates Citizens from Gaza Strip

17.07.2006
Russia Evacuates Citizens from Gaza Strip
Some 75 Russian citizens are being evacuated from the Gaza Strip, counselor of the Russian embassy in Israel has said.

17.07.2006
G8 Summit Over in St. Petersburg
The annual Group of Eight forum of the leading industrialized nations has finished in St. Petersburg. The official website has published a summary of discussions that focused on approaches to pressing international issues.

17.07.2006
Russian FM Says No Agreement Reached on Lebanese-Israeli Resolution
Agreement on the UN Security Council’s resolution on the Lebanese-Israeli conflict “has not been reached yet,” says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

17.07.2006
Russia Will Consider Sending Peacekeepers to Middle East — Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he would consider contributing troops to an international peacekeeping force in the Middle East

17.07.2006
Russian Microphone Accident Reveals Bush’s Disgust With Hezbollah, Preference for Diet Coke
Private luncheon conversations among world leaders, who gathered for the Group of Eight summit were accidentally picked up by a microphone and have provided a rare window into both banter and substance — including President Bush cursing Hezbollah’s attacks against Israel.

17.07.2006
Iran Does Not Respond to Six-Nation Incentives — Bush, Putin Concerned
President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who differ on whether to impose UN sanctions on Iran, expressed concern on Monday that Tehran had not responded to an incentives offer.

17.07.2006
Europeans See Russia as Partner, U.S. as Threat — Poll
According to a poll conducted in five leading countries of western Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin is not trusted by most Europeans, although more than half see Russia as partner, not a threat.

17.07.2006
World War II Shell Blast Kills Russian Boy
A shell left over from World War II exploded in southern Russia, killing an 11-year-old boy who was apparently trying to take it apart, authorities said Monday.

17.07.2006
Pakistan Tried to Source Russian Nuke Technologies, Missiles — Report
Pakistan has tried to illegally source missiles and nuclear technology from Russia. One of its nationals who tried to gain access to weapons and dual use products was denied entry into the country by Russian authorities, a report published on the eve of the G8 summit says.

17.07.2006
Russia May Send Navy Ships to Lebanon — Source
Russia may send navy ships to the Lebanon coast, a source in the Defense Ministry has said.

17.07.2006
Putin Says Does Not Know Why Russia Barred British Investor
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he does not know why Russia refused a visa to Bill Browder, head of Hermitage Capital Management, a fund with about $4 billion invested in Russia.

17.07.2006
3 Russian Tourists Drown While Doing Diving Course in Egypt
Rescuers have stopped looking for three Russian divers who went missing during a training dive in the Red Sea.

17.07.2006
Putin Does Not Regret Inviting Hamas
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that he had no regrets for inviting Hamas leaders to Moscow earlier this year, and said Russia’s open channels with all the players in the Middle East had helped shape the Group of Eight’s statement on the crisis.

17.07.2006
Putin Again Demands Extradition of Rebel Chechen Envoy from U.K.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has again demanded that the U.K. extradite Akhmed Zakayev, exiled foreign minister of the rebel government of turbulent Chechnya.