The latest: Russian Airline Wins Suit Against Germany Over 2002 Jet Collision

27.07.2006
Russian Airline Wins Suit Against Germany Over 2002 Jet Collision
A Russian airline company has won a suit against Germany, filed last year in Constance. The Bashkir Airline claimed that the German government was to blame for its failure to ensure flight safety, which led to a midair collision of BAL’s passenger plane and a DHL Boeing in July of 2002. 71 people were killed in the crash.

27.07.2006
High Performance Russian Combat Aircraft Crashes in Ural Region
A Russian high performance combat aircraft MiG-29, which belonged to aerobatics team “Strizi” (Swifts) has crashed during a take-off attempt in the Ural regional city of Perm, according to a local Emergency Ministry representative.

27.07.2006
Russia Backs Venezuela’s Bid for UN Seat, Ready to Invest Billions — Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he welcomes a bid by Venezuela for a seat on the UN Security Council, and added that Russia is planning large-scale investment in joint-projects with Venezuela.

27.07.2006
Russia Releases European Psychiatrist Wanted for Sexual Abuse
Psychiatrist Dr. Jean Andres Hoareau has been released from custody in Moscow. He was earlier arrested by Interpol on sexual abuse charges, but was set free by the Prosecutor’s Office set him free.

27.07.2006
European Court Orders Russia to Compensate Chechen Mother for Loss of Son
In a landmark ruling on Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights found Russia had violated the “right to life” of a young Chechen who disappeared after a Russian general ordered him shot. The court ruled the victim’s mother, Fatima Bazorkina, had suffered inhumane treatment and ordered Moscow to pay her 35,000 euros in compensation.

27.07.2006
Georgia Finishes Anti-Criminal Operation, Offers $56, 000 for Information About Warlord
Georgian forces have successfully completed the “major part” of the anti-criminal operation in Kodori Gorge; police control all of the villages in the conflict area.The operation in the Kodori Gorge area began Tuesday, several days after Emzar Kvitsiani, who was an envoy to the region under Saakashvili’s predecessor, threatened to reactivate a militia of about 300 men.

27.07.2006
Russian Rocket With 18 Satellites Crashes After Launch
A Russian Dnepr rocket carrying 18 satellites crashed shortly after take-off late on Wednesday from the Kazakh launch pad of Baikonur. The first and second stages of the rocket failed to separate correctly after 86 seconds of flight, causing the Dnepr — a converted intercontinental missile — to crash.

27.07.2006
Rights Campaigners Demand U.S. Bar Entrance for Bashkir Officials
Russian human rights groups have appealed to U.S. authorities asking them to bar the president and interior minister of Russia’s Bashkortostan Republic from entering the country for massive human rights violations.

27.07.2006
Russian Finance Official Gets 10 Years for Accepting Bribe, Disclosing State Secret
A court in Moscow has sentenced a finance ministry official to ten years in prison after the man was found guilty of accepting a bribe, abusing office and divulging a state secret.

27.07.2006
8 Drunk Ukrainians Detained for Bomb Hoax in Moscow Airport
Eight Ukrainian tourists have been taken off a flight from Moscow to Vladivostok after one of them told the police he had a bomb in his luggage. Russian authorities threatened to charge the Ukrainians with terrorism, but later reduced the charges to deliberately false report of a terrorist attack.

27.07.2006
Russian Embattled Atomic Minister Sought in U.S. Wants Trial by Video Link
Five days after his release on bail from a Moscow prison, Russia’s former atomic power minister wanted in the United States on embezzlement charges said he was ready to face trial, but only via video link. If sentenced, the former official could face up to ten years in prison.

27.07.2006
Georgia Reports Ongoing Clashes in Kodori Gorge
Clashes between Georgian police forces and militants led by a defiant militia leader in the Kodori Gorge continued throughout Wednesday, local authorities reported. The operation in the area began Tuesday, days after Emzar Kvitsiani, who was an envoy to the region under Saakashvili’s predecessor, threatened to reactivate a militia.

27.07.2006
Former U.S. Bank VP, Husband Get 5 Years Probation for $7 Bln Russian Money-laundering
A former Bank of New York Co. vice president and her husband were sentenced on Wednesday to six months home confinement after admitting to involvement in a $7 billion Russian money-laundering conspiracy, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan said.

27.07.2006
Russian Combat Trainer Jet Crashes Near Moscow
A Yakovlev Yak 130 combat trainer jet today crashed at Zhukovsky airfield near here causing no casualties or damage on the ground, Press Trust of India news agency reports.