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14.08.2006
Lawmaker Urges Russia to Send Peacekeepers to Lebanon
Russian troops should take part in the UN peacekeeping operation in Lebanon, a top Russian lawmaker said Monday.

14.08.2006
Russia Marks Sixth Anniversary of Kursk Submarine Disaster
Services were held across Russia this weekend to commemorate the 6th anniversary of the Kursk submarine disaster that claimed lives of 118 seamen. The nuclear submarine sank in the Barents Sea on August 12, 2000 after an explosion on board.

14.08.2006
Russian Coach Dismisses Spain’s Claims Over Athletes’ Cheating
Russia coach Valery Kulichenko has described as provocative a claim that his athletes cheated their way to the top of the European Championships’ medals table.

14.08.2006
Russia to Withdraw Over 4000 Military Personnel From Its Space Base in Kazakhstan
The commander of the Russian Space Troops, Colonel General Vladimir Popovkin, has announced that the military personnel of the Russian space center Baikonur, located in Kazakhstan, would be reduced by 4,224 servicemen.

14.08.2006
2 Killed, 1 Missing in Russian Mine Blast
Two miners have been killed in a blast in a West Siberian coal mine and one is still missing.

14.08.2006
Russians Vow to Sue Penguins Over Malkin
The general director of Russian hockey star Malkin’s hometown team in the Russian Super League said he would sue to receive fair compensation if Malkin plays in Pittsburgh this season.

14.08.2006
2 Buried Alive, 5 Poisoned to Death in Sanitation Landslide
Seven people have died in a sanitation ditch landslide in an Uzbek village near the borders of Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

14.08.2006
3 Missing as Plane Crashes into Lake in Russia’s Siberia
An amphibious plane, presumably carrying three crew, has crashed in the Russian internal Republic of Altai, South Siberia.

14.08.2006
Russia’s Putin, Belarus’ Lukashenko Send Birthday Greetings to Fidel Castro
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday congratulated Cuban leader Fidel Castro on his 80th birthday, praising him as one of the world’s most outstanding politicians, the Kremlin said. The Russian president also wished Castro, who was forced to step aside as president two weeks ago because of illness, a speedy recovery.

14.08.2006
Russia’s Elena Dementieva Claims WTA Crown
Third seed Elena Dementieva wore down Jelena Jankovic 6-3 4-6 6-3 to win the Los Angeles Open on Sunday. Dementieva, a finalist at the 2004 French and U.S. Opens, believes her time may be coming soon in the Grand Slams and is eager for another successful run in New York in two weeks’ time.

14.08.2006
Kazakhstan-born Maskayev Takes WBC Title
The heavyweight boxing division is now dominated entirely by eastern Europeans after Kazakhstan-born U.S. citizen Oleg Maskaev knocked out Hasim Rahman to claim the WBC title. Maskaev, 37, joins IBF champion Vladimir Klitschko of the Ukraine, Russian giant Nikolai Valuev, who holds the WBA title and WBO holder Serguei Lyakhovich (Belarus).

14.08.2006
U.S. Millionaire Simonyi Cleared for Tourist Flight to ISS
Renowned software developer Charles Simonyi has passed the medical test needed to become a “space tourist”, the Space Adventures company that arranges private space travel says.