The latest: 9 Killed by Blast at Moscow Market

21.08.2006
9 Killed by Blast at Moscow Market
At least nine people have been killed and many more wounded by a powerful blast at a busy market in the North-East of the Russian capital Moscow. Police say a gas cylinder exploded.

21.08.2006
2 Suspects in Moscow Market Blast Detained — Report
Two men, who could have been involved in Monday’s Moscow market bombing were detained by the market’s security service a few minutes before the blast occurred, merchants said.

21.08.2006
Moscow Market Blast Possible Act of Terrorism — Russian Emergency Officials
A powerful blast ripped through a market in eastern Moscow on Monday morning, Russian emergency officials reported. Preliminary reports said the blast was triggered by a hand-made explosive device, although police earlier blamed the explosion on a faulty gas cylinder.

21.08.2006
Doctors Bar Japanese Space Tourist from Flight to ISS
A medical commission has banned Japanese businessman Daisuke Enomoto from trip to the International Space Station due to health problems.

21.08.2006
Ukraine PM Makes Secret Visit to Moscow — Media
Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich has made a secret visit to Moscow, in what would be his second trip to Russia this week.

21.08.2006
Poland Urges Belarus to Release Activists Accused of Fomenting Revolution
Poland’s Foreign Ministry has called on Belarus to release three detained officials of an association representing Belarus’s Polish minority.

21.08.2006
Russia, India Discuss Joint Development of New Weapons, War Games
Russia and India Monday agreed to focus on joint war games in services-to-services interaction, joint development of new weapons systems and training of Indian military personnel.

21.08.2006
Spain’s Canizares Wins Title in Russian Open
Spain’s Alejandro Canizares birdied two of his last three holes to win his maiden European Tour title at the Russian Open on Sunday. Canizares, 23, playing in only his third European Tour event, set the lowest score for the tournament at 22-under-par 266, beating the old mark held jointly by four players by three strokes.

21.08.2006
Russian Envoy to Kenya Stabbed by Robbers
Highway robbers on Sunday stabbed the Russian Ambassador to Kenya and robbed him of personal belongings, underscoring crime concerns across the East African nation, officials said. The diplomat was hospitalized with grave injuries and is in serious condition, the embassy said.

21.08.2006
Philippines Mayor to Secure ASEAN Summit With Russian Arms
The Philippines Cebu City Mayor has said he is planning to purchase Russian-made AK47 assault rifles and assign them to agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to help secure the city during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in December.

21.08.2006
Russian General to Search Life on Mars’ Moon Phobos
Retired Russian army general Georgy Polishchuk is planning his next galactic conquest — an unmanned mission to a moon of Mars that will search for signs of life on the red planet and try to unlock the universe’s secrets.

21.08.2006
Khodorkovsky Lawyer Says Yukos Probe Part of Kremlin’s Predatory Tactics
Counsel Robert Amsterdam condemned what he called ’baseless legal attacks’ by Russia’s Prosecutor-General on Western executives as ’export of corruption’. In response to the announcement of an investigation of four U.S. and British senior executives of Yukos by Russian prosecutors, Robert Amsterdam sent a clear warning to the international business and legal community.