The latest: Russia Will Try to Prevent N.Korea Nuclear Test

05.10.2006
Russia Will Try to Prevent N.Korea Nuclear Test — Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that Moscow was working with the government of North Korea to try to dissuade it from testing a nuclear weapon.

05.10.2006
Strasbourg Court Rules Russia’s Refusal to Register Salvation Army Violates Group’s Rights
Russia’s refusal to register a Moscow branch of the Salvation Army violated the religious organization’s rights to freedom of religion and association under Europe’s human rights convention, the Strasbourg-based European rights court ruled Thursday.

05.10.2006
Russian-Made Rockets Found Near Pakistani President’s Residence
Bomb disposal experts defused two Russian-made rockets near President Pervez Musharraf’s residence and the Pakistani parliament in Islamabad hours after a blast in a park near his army home.

05.10.2006
UN Torture Investigator Hopes to Visit Russia’s Chechnya Region Soon
The United Nations special investigator on torture said on Thursday he hoped a visit to Russia’s Chechnya region, canceled after Moscow said he could not meet prisoners freely, would go ahead within months.

05.10.2006
Russia to Tighten Banking, Immigration Controls on Georgia
Russia plans to tighten banking and immigration controls on its southern neighbor Georgia, officials have said, as a diplomatic crisis between the two countries deepened.

05.10.2006
Russia, Kyrgyzstan Hold Joint Drill to Counter U.S. Presence in Region
Russian special forces supported by helicopters took part in a joint anti-terrorism drill with Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, as Moscow seeks to counter U.S. military presence in its traditional sphere of influence.

05.10.2006
Georgia Holds Municipal Elections Amid Row with Russia
Voters cast ballots in municipal elections seen as a crucial test for President Mikhail Saakashvili during a crisis in relations with Moscow that has led to a suspension of transport and postal ties that could severely harm Georgia’s economy.

05.10.2006
Israeli Soldiers Abducted by Hezbollah Alive and Healthy — Russian FM
Russian intelligence reports confirm that kidnapped Israeli reservists Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser are alive and in good physical condition, Russian Foreign Minister says.

05.10.2006
Russia Still Opposed to Sanctions Against Iran — Lavrov
Russia’s foreign minister said Thursday that Moscow remains opposed to sanctions against Iran in the dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program. Foreign ministers from six major powers including Russia are expected to meet in London this week, to discuss the crisis.

05.10.2006
Russia Says Too Soon to Talk of Tough Sanctions Against North Korea
Japan pressed a divided UN Security Council to adopt a statement urging North Korea to cancel its planned nuclear test and return immediately to six-party talks. While the U.S. said it wanted “a strong response” from the Security Council, Russia and China indicated they wanted a more moderate initial response.

05.10.2006
Russia Tops List of International Bribers — Survey
Companies from emerging export powers Russia, India, and China, as well as EU hopeful Turkey, are among the most likely to bribe when doing business abroad, a new survey held by the Berlin-based anti-corruption watchdog has revealed.

05.10.2006
U.S. Secret Service, Russia’s Interior Ministry to Fight Financial, Cyber Crimes Together
The Secret Service on Wednesday announced a first-of-its-kind agreement with Russia’s Ministry of Interior to investigate and prevent international financial crimes, including U.S. currency counterfeiting.

05.10.2006
Russia May Establish Unmanned Base on Moon by 2011
Russia may set up an unmanned base on the Moon by 2011, a scientist has said.

05.10.2006
Safin Plans to Retire in 2010, At Age of 30
The 2000 U.S. Open champion Marat Safin says four more years of tennis and that’s it. “2010 will be my last season,” the two-time Grand Slam champion told reporters in France where he ousted Mikhail Youzhny 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the Open de Moselle.

05.10.2006
Ukrainian President’s Pro-Western Party Goes Into Opposition
The party led by Ukraine’s pro-Western president, Viktor Yushchenko, has announced it will fight in opposition to the new pro-Russian government, signaling a new round of political confrontation between the opposing camps of the 2004 “orange revolution”.

05.10.2006
Russia’s Kuznetsova, Dementieva Advance in Porsche Grand Prix
Third-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia overcame cramps and unforced errors to beat Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 and reach the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix on Wednesday.

05.10.2006
Russia’s Putin Moves to Restrict Gambling to Unpopulated Areas
President Vladimir Putin has proposed a bill restricting the flourishing gambling business in Russia to four sparsely populated territories.

05.10.2006
Former Russian Spy Sues Canada for Deporting Her
A former Russian spy who once lived in Toronto under a false name, found love and rejected her roots, is suing Ottawa for refusing to let her return here as a landed immigrant