The latest: Trolleybus Explosion Kills 2, Injures 10 in Transdniester

13.08.2006
Trolleybus Explosion Kills 2, Injures 10 in Transdniester
Two people were killed and ten others wounded in a trolleybus explosion in the capital of Moldova’s breakaway province of Transdniestr.

13.08.2006
Home-Made Bomb Thrown into Synagogue in Russian Far East
Non-identified individuals threw an incendiary bottle into the premises of a synagogue in the center of Khabarovsk.

13.08.2006
Explosion Kills 6 Miners in Ukraine
Six miners have been killed and seven wounded by an explosion allegedly caused by high methane concentration at a mine in Ukraine’s Lugansk district.

13.08.2006
12 Injured as Gay Pride Marchers Attacked in Estonia
Anti-gay protesters armed with stones and sticks attacked a march for homosexual rights in Estonia, injuring around a dozen people in a country that prides itself on its tolerance.

13.08.2006
70 Volunteers from 17 Countries Apply for Mars-500 Space Mission in Russia
Over 70 applicants have submitted reuests to the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Biomedical Problems Institute since the end of July by volunteers willing to join the Mars- 500 experiment.

13.08.2006
Metallurg Star Malkin Reportedly Flees from Russian Club
Evgeni Malkin, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ number one pick in 2004, has fled from his Russian club Metallurg Magnitogorsk days after agreeing a new contract.

13.08.2006
Sharapova, Williams Ousted from U.S. Open Tuneup
Third-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva ended Maria Sharapova’s California hot streak, beating her top-seeded compatriot 7-5, 6-2 to reach the final of a $600,000 WTA U.S. Open tuneup.