The latest: Britain, France Present Draft Sanctions Resolution on Iran to Russia, China

25.10.2006
Britain, France Present Draft Sanctions Resolution on Iran to Russia, China
Britain and France on Tuesday presented a draft sanctions resolution on Iran to Russia and China, UN Security Council sources cited by Kyodo news agency said.

25.10.2006
Russia’s Putin Says Intends to Keep Political Influence
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he expected to retain political influence after he steps down at the end of his final term in 2008, but did not specify in what role.

25.10.2006
Foreign NGOs Allowed to Resume Work in Russia
Russian regulators said Tuesday they had allowed dozens of foreign non-governmental organizations to resume their operations and were speeding up the registration process for numerous others whose work was suspended last week, drawing an international outcry.

25.10.2006
Putin Says Has Many Cell Phones but All Do Not Work
While addressing the Russian nation in a live question-and-answer broadcast President President Vladimir Putin said that he owned a number of cellular phones all of which did not work.

25.10.2006
Russian Nuclear Project in Iran Faces Technical Delay
Russia has postponed the completion of Iran’s first nuclear power plant because of technical reasons, the head of the Russian company in charge of the project has said.

25.10.2006
Russia Deports Asylum Seeker to Uzbekistan Despite Death Penalty Threat
An Uzbek asylum seeker, Rustam Muminov, has been forcibly sent back to Uzbekistan from Russia.

25.10.2006
Russia’s Top Muslim Cleric to Help Search for Abducted Israeli Soldier
Russia’s top Muslim cleric has agreed to help the wife and Durban-based parents of abducted Israeli soldier, Ehud Goldwasser, find out if he is still alive.

25.10.2006
Russia’s Putin Urges Caution in North Korea Nuclear Crisis
North Korea should not be backed into a corner over its nuclear test if the global community wants to resolve the crisis over the North’s atomic ambitions, Russian President Vladimir Putin says.

25.10.2006
11 Russian Crew Rescued from Sinking Ship in S.Korean Operation
Rescue teams, battling inclement weather, have saved 11 crew from a wrecked Russian cargo ship off South Korea’s coast. With the one recovered dead body, fate of six seamen remains unknown.

25.10.2006
Russian Expert Says Grounds for Terrorism Should Be Destroyed
Likening the scourge of terrorism to the dengue fever swamping huge swathes of the country, Russia’s top counter-terrorism expert says breeding grounds must be destroyed if the disease has to be stamped out.

25.10.2006
Kazakhstan President Rejects Nobel Peace Prize Nomination From His People
At the 12th session of the Assembly of Peoples of Kazakhstan, one of its participants has proposed nominating Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev for the Nobel Peace Prize.

25.10.2006
Cousin of Slain Chechen Leader Maskhadov Detained in Sweden over Kidnapping Charges
A Swedish court has detained a Russian man accused of being involved in the 1999 kidnapping of a photographer in Chechnya, pending an extradition request by Russian authorities.

25.10.2006
President Lukashenko Says Belarus Wants Deeper, Respectful Ties with U.S.
Belarus wants to improve relations with the United States, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko today told the new U.S. ambassador to Belarus, Karen Stewart.

25.10.2006
Georgia Complains to UN About Crackdown on Migrants in Russia
Georgia’s Foreign Ministry has protested to the United Nations about Russia’s crackdown on illegal Georgian migrants, demanding a stop to what it called “persecution on ethnic grounds”.

25.10.2006
Russia Space Agency Says Can Repulse Asteroids Threatening Earth
Russia is prepared to repel asteroids to save Earth “if necessary,” deputy head of the Russian space agency Viktor Remishevsky reportedly said.

25.10.2006
Russia’s Putin to Stand Live Nationwide Phone-in on TV
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to take questions from across Russia in a nationwide multimedia broadcast.