The latest: 6 Killed, 19 Wounded as Drunk Driver Crashes Into Column of Russian Military Students

15.10.2006
6 Killed, 19 Wounded as Drunk Driver Crashes Into Column of Russian Military Students
Six were killed and 19 injured as a drunk driver rammed at full speed into a column of about 200 military college students, marching along the roadside back to the dormitories from training. The accident took place near Ryazan, a city in Central Russia.

15.10.2006
North Korea Hopes for More Six-Party Talks on Nuclear Program — Russian Diplomat
North Korea still hopes six-party talks on its nuclear program will continue and will decide on returning to the negotiating table after studying sanctions set out in a UN resolution, a Russian envoy said after visiting Pyongyang.

15.10.2006
Davydenko Ousts Safin to Win Kremlin Cup in Moscow
Top seed Nikolay Davydenko beat Davis Cup team mate Marat Safin 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the all-Russian Kremlin Cup final.

15.10.2006
Russia’s Anna Chakvetadze Defeats Nadia Petrova to Win Kremlin Cup
Anna Chakvetadze of Russia has won the WTA Kremlin Cup, beating fifth seeded compatriot Nadia Petrova 6-4, 6-4 in Moscow.

15.10.2006
EU Chief to Urge Russia’s Putin Find Outspoken Journalist’s Murderers
The head of the European Commission has said he will urge Russian President Vladimir Putin to ensure that those who murdered a journalist are prosecuted, adding that Moscow’s “credibility” was at stake.

15.10.2006
Georgia’s Breakaway Abkhazia Prepares Appeal to Russia to Recognize Its Independence
Representatives of Abkhaz nongovernmental organizations said they would urge Abkhazia parliament and President to start talks with Russia on Abkhazia’s recognition as an independent state and on establishing long-term relations, based on agreements, with Russia.

15.10.2006
Petrova Faces Chakvetadze, Davydenko Takes on Safin in All-Russian Kremlin Cup Final
It’s an all-Russian final in the men’s and women’s events at the Kremlin Cup.