The latest: Putin, Mubarak to Discuss Middle East

02.11.2006
Putin, Mubarak to Discuss Middle East
The talks between Russian and Egyptian presidents Vladimir Putin and Hosni Mubarak will concentrate on the Mid-East situation and ways of overcoming negative trends in the development of the situation.

02.11.2006
Georgia Sees Political Motives in Russia’s Move to Double Gas Price
Georgia said Russian energy giant Gazprom’s intention to more than double gas price up to $230 per 1000 cubic meters is a political decision aimed at mounting more pressure on Tbilisi.

02.11.2006
Iran Incapable of Creating ICBMs — Russia
The head of the Russian military’s general staff, Yuri Baluyevsky, said Iran does not have the technological means to create intercontinental ballistic missiles.

02.11.2006
Russian Prosecutors Probe Radioactive Tap Water in Town Near Moscow
Water analysis carried out by the Prosecutor`s office of the Russian city of Tver has discovered that the radioactivity level exceeded maximum allowed norms several times.

02.11.2006
Asteroid Can Collide With Earth in 2029 — Russian Scientist
An asteroid could collide with the Earth in 2029, a Sergey Smirnov, a senior researcher at the Pulkovo Space Observatory, told a press conference in Moscow.

02.11.2006
Thousands Gather in Kyrgyzstan Capital to Demand President’s Resignation
Thousands of protesters massed in Kyrgyzstan’s capital on Thursday demanding the resignation of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, whom they say has backtracked on promises of democratic reforms.

02.11.2006
Russian Woman Withdraws McDonalds Coffee Burn Compensation Lawsuit
Moscow Court has closed the case of the woman from the Moscow suburb against the McDonalds company in which she sought $34,000 compensation for a coffee burn.

02.11.2006
American Couple Adopts Family of Four Russian Girls
A family from Utah has adopted two teenage Russian girls to keep biological siblings together.

02.11.2006
Russian Activists Plan Anti-Fascist Rally on National Unity Day
The rally under the motto: “Fascism in Russia Will Not Pass.” is officialy sanctioned in Moscow on the national Unity Day.

02.11.2006
Hardliner Urges Israel to Treat Gaza Like Russia Treats Chechnya
Avigdor Lieberman, Israel’s hardline new minister for strategic affairs, has said the Jewish state should operate in the Gaza Strip “like Russia operates in Chechnya.” His colleague, public security minister Avi Dichter rejected Lieberman’s idea, saying that Gaza was not Chechnya and Israel’s tactics were completely different.

02.11.2006
Breakaway Province Urges UN, OSCE to Recognize Georgia Responsible for Genocide
Lawmakers in Georgia’s separatist province of South Ossetia urged the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht “ to recognize the genocide of South Ossetians in 1920 and in 1989-1992 as well as to recognize the legal and moral responsibility of Georgia for the genocide of South Ossetians”.

02.11.2006
Malkin First NHL Player in 89 Years to Score in First Six Games
Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin became the first NHL player in 89 years to score goals in his first six games, beating Los Angeles goalie Dan Cloutier with a wrist shot 8:29 into the first period Wednesday night.