The latest: Investigators Find Flight Recorders from Crashed Russian Plane

23.08.2006
Investigators Find Flight Recorders from Crashed Russian Plane
Investigators on Wednesday combed through the wreckage of a Russian passenger jet that slammed into a Ukrainian field during a severe thunderstorm, finding fragments of some of the 170 victims on board and the plane’s two flight recorders.

23.08.2006
Putin Says Russia Considering Sending Troops to Lebanon
Russia is considering sending troops to the United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon to enforce the Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, President Vladimir Putin told Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi.

23.08.2006
Russian Cosmonaut to Whack Golf Ball From ISS
A Russian cosmonaut will whack a golf ball from the international space station in a publicity stunt on Thanksgiving Day, NASA officials said Tuesday.

23.08.2006
2 Egyptians Use Shoehorn to Dig Tunnel Under Russian Border
Two Egyptian citizens have managed to violate the Russian state border by digging a tunnel under the barbed wire fence with a simple shoehorn. After getting lost on the territory of Poland the Egyptians performed the trick for the second time and got back to Russia to face arrest.

23.08.2006
Russia, Ukraine Announce Mourning Day as Plane Crash Kills 170
Russia and Ukraine declared August 24 national mourning day after a Russian passenger jet crashed over Ukraine during a thunderstorm, killing all 170 people on board, including dozens of children.

23.08.2006
Russia Asked to Reconsider Declaring Jordan’s “Brotherhood” Terrorist Group
The lower house of parliament has urged Russia to go back on a decision considering Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood movement as a “terrorist” organization.

23.08.2006
Russian River Under Threat of Poisoning by Chinese Chemical Spill
A Chinese chemical plant situated in the city of Jilin has poured out benzene containing industrial waste into the Songhua Jiang river (called Sungari in Russia), which flows into the Russian Amur river Wednesday.

23.08.2006
Russia to Continue Talks With Iran on Nuclear Problem
Russia will continue seeking a political solution to the Iranian nuclear problem, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin has said.

23.08.2006
Russia, China Plan Joint Expedition to Mars for Samples
Russia and China are planning a joint mission to Mars that will not only return samples to earth but also land on one of the red planet’s tiny moons.

23.08.2006
Uzbek Court Closes Another U.S.-Based NGO
An Uzbek court has ruled to shut down a U.S.-based non-governmental organization in the latest ban on foreign NGOs in recent months, a court source said Wednesday.

23.08.2006
4 Russian Climbers Swept Away by Avalanche, Death Confirmed
Four Russian mountaineers who went missing while scaling the world’s second-highest mountain in northern Pakistan perished in an avalanche, a tour operator said.

23.08.2006
Madonna to Dine with President Putin in Moscow — Source
Madonna has made an appointment to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin when she arrives in Moscow for her September concert, reports say.

23.08.2006
Guinea Authorities Drop Charges Against Crew of Seized Russian Tanker
Authorities in Guinea have dropped all charges against the captain of a Russian tanker that was detained in the country’s economic zone, a Russian shipping company says.

23.08.2006
5 Foreign Citizens Among Russian Plane Crash Victims
Five foreign nationals were on board of Russian Tu-154 that crashed Tuesday night, killing all 170 passengers and crew aboard.

23.08.2006
Yukos Ex-President Theede Accuses Russian Authorities of Political Vendetta
Executives of the bankrupt Russian oil firm Yukos are now targets of a political vendetta, former Yukos president Steven Theede has said.

23.08.2006
Court Justifies Gay Pride Ban in Moscow
A Moscow court has ruled that the city government did not act illegally when it banned a gay Pride parade in May.

23.08.2006
Madonna’s Show Could Kill Moscow Students, Officials Fear
Madonna may be forced to change the venue of her Moscow concert because of fears students at the nearby university could fall from the windows while craning to watch her.