The latest: Pro-Russian Chechens Retract Report on Umarov’s Surrender, Say His Younger Brother Gave Up

18.08.2006
Pro-Russian Chechens Retract Report on Umarov’s Surrender, Say His Younger Brother Gave Up
The Chechen government retracted its claim Friday that separatist rebel leader Doku Umarov had surrendered, saying instead that it was Umarov’s younger brother who turned himself in.

18.08.2006
Israeli Delegation Complains to Moscow Over Russian-made Hezbollah Weapons
An Israeli delegation traveled to Moscow this week to complain that Russian-made anti-tank missiles have reached Hezbollah guerrillas who used them against Israeli troops in south Lebanon, a government senior official said.

18.08.2006
Chechen Rebel Leader Doku Umarov Surrenders
The Chechen government said Friday that Doku Umarov, leader of Chechnya’s separatist rebels, has surrendered.

18.08.2006
NGOs, Activists Claim No Free Internet Left in Uzbekistan
All web-sites in Uzbekistan which criticize authorities, along with those offering a more positive perspective on the country and its politics have been blocked. Internet cafes are under surveillance and emails are frequently blocked.

18.08.2006
Russian Broadcasters Side With Lebanon in Middle East Conflict — Survey
Leading Russian television networks have sided with the Lebanese in the latest breakout of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah militants, a recent survey has revealed.

18.08.2006
Mother Goes on Trial for Teenage Son’s Drinking Death
A Russian mother has been put on trial for the death of her teenage son. The woman had drank with the boy since he was five and eventually he died of hepatitis.

18.08.2006
Pro-Kremlin Activists Picketing U.K. Embassy, Claim Ambassador Offended All Russians
A Russian pro-Kremlin political youth movement set up a picket in front of the United Kingdom’s Embassy in Moscow on Friday. “The ambassador offended all Russians,” Nashi movement activist Yevgeny Ivanov said.

18.08.2006
Strong Quake Rattles Russian Far East, Northern Japan
A strong earthquake of a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 shook the eastern Russian province of Sakhalin, rattling parts of northern Japan early on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, Japan’s weather agency said. Emergency officials in Russia said nobody was injured but people in several towns had to leave their homes for several hours.

18.08.2006
Russian Divers Find Sunken Legendary WWII U.S. Sub
Russian divers from the Far Eastern State Technological University in Vladivostok have spotted the wreckage of a legendary U.S. submarine that was lost in the Pacific in 1943.

18.08.2006
Malkin Mystery Solved: Russian Star to Discuss $3.8mln Bright Future With Penguins
The Evgeni Malkin mystery finally ended Thursday as the hockey star surfaced in Los Angeles with his agents, five days after slipping away from his Russian Super League team during training camp in Helsinki, Finland, and vanishing from sight.

18.08.2006
Japanese Envoys to Negotiate Release of Fishermen Held by Russia
Japan on Thursday dispatched diplomats to negotiate the release of three fishermen detained by Russia after a fatal shooting at sea, and a Foreign Ministry official in Tokyo said the incident could affect relations with Moscow. A Russian patrol boat opened fire on the fishing boat on Wednesday, killing a crew member, in the latest flare-up of a 60-year-old territorial dispute.

18.08.2006
Russian Airship Breaks New Altitude Record
A Russian aeronaut set a new world record Thursday as he lifted his airship to an altitude of over 8,000 meters. The previous record was established by German pilots who manned the Zeppelin airship in the early 20th century.

18.08.2006
Russian Tycoon Romanov Aquires Legendary Soviet Submarine K-19
Russian tycoon Vladimir Romanov, owner of the Hearts Football Club in Scotland, is reported to have bought the legendary Soviet nuclear submarine K-19, the star of the Hollywood movie which bore the same name.

18.08.2006
Russian Tennis Star Safin “Not Quite Himself” - Coach
Former tennis world number one Marat Safin has decided to take a break from his Swedish coach Peter Lundgren. “Marat is not quite himself any more,” Lundgren said commenting on Safin’s decision.