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16.11.2006
Mourners Mark 10th Anniversary of Apartment Block Terror Attack Near Chechnya
Mourners gathered Thursday to mark the 10th anniversary of an apartment building explosion that killed 70 in this Caspian Sea town near Chechnya.

16.11.2006
Prominent Russian Sociologist Dies at 76
Pioneering sociologist Yuri Levada, who was shut out of his profession in Soviet times but came back to track public opinion as Russia made the transition from communism, died Thursday at his institute in Moscow. He was 76.

16.11.2006
U.S. Court Orders Russian Player Malkin to Remain in NHL
U.S. federal court judge has denied a claim by the Evgeni Malkin`s former Russian club to prevent the sniper from playing in the NHL.

16.11.2006
Woman Gets 11 Years for Cooking Boyfriend and Feeding Him to Guests
A court in the Russian internal republic of Bashkortostan has passed an 11-year sentence to a woman who killed her boyfriend with an axe and then cooked him in a variety of dishes which she fed to her guests at a New Year party.

16.11.2006
World Jewish Congress Livens Up Dialogue With European Union
The World Jewish Council’s Governing Board and General Council have ended the working session in Paris reports the press secretary for the continental branch of the WJC — the Euro Asian Jewish Committee (EAJC).

16.11.2006
Russian Pet Labrador Reports Yearly Income of $20
A popular Russian daily tells a story of a pet labrador who has reported an astonishingly high annual income of 500 rubles (approx. $20) after he had spent nights gathering change in the courtyard of an apartment block where his owners live.

16.11.2006
Russian Spy Suspect Held in Canada Airport
A suspected Russian spy has been arrested in Montreal as he was about to board a plane to leave the country, capping a Canadian counter-intelligence operation that suggests espionage is alive and well long after the Cold War, local media agencies report.

16.11.2006
Russia Still At Odds With U.S., Europe Over Iran
The United States and key European countries failed to make any progress with Russia on the scope of UN sanctions that Iran should face for refusing to rein in its nuclear program and suspend uranium enrichment.

16.11.2006
Russian Women Win World Volleyball Championship
Russian volleyball team has won the women’s world championships in Japan.

16.11.2006
Russia Beat Macedonia to Boost Euro 2008 Hopes
Russia enjoyed a 2-0 victory in Macedonia Wednesday to bolster their chances of qualifying for the 2008 European Championships. Following the qualifier game in Skopje local police detained 14 Russian fans, the Russian Football Union (RFU) reported.

16.11.2006
Chechen Rights Envoy Calls for Joint Task Force to Assess War Damage
A task force made up of representatives of the federal and Chechen governments should be set up to assess the damage caused to the republic since the mid-1990s, Chechnya’s commissioner for human rights Nurdi Nukhazhiyev said Thursday.

16.11.2006
Russians Rally in Moscow to Remember Slain Journalist, Rights Activist Politkovskaya
More than 100 people gathered in central Moscow Wednesday to mark the death last month of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya and the end of the traditional Russian 40-day period of mourning.

16.11.2006
Russian Parliament Says Saddam Execution Will Bring More Violence to Iraq
Russia’s parliament has warned that carrying out the death sentence imposed on former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein could provoke a new wave of violence in Iraq.

16.11.2006
Russia Moves to Ban Foreigners From Retail Vending
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov said foreigners would be temporarily banned from retail vending next year to encourage Russians to take up jobs in the sector.