The latest: Russian Spy Service Denies Litvinenko Poisoning Allegations

21.11.2006
Russian Spy Service Denies Litvinenko Poisoning Allegations
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, known by its acronym SVR, has denied the allegations about its possible involvement in the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko.

21.11.2006
Russian Foreign Minister Voices Concern Over Iran’s Nuclear Plans
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday that Moscow was concerned over Iran’s plans to expand its nuclear activities, and called on the country to fully cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog.

21.11.2006
Ukrainian Cop Swallows $400 Bribe During Arrest
A Ukrainian traffic police major swallowed $400 of the $12,000 bribe when he was arrested by internal security servicemen. The man was taken to a hospital and money bills were retrieved from his stomach.

21.11.2006
Canada Plans to Deport Suspected Russian Spy
Canada believes a foreign man arrested in Montreal last week on suspicion of espionage is a spy working for Russia and plans to deport him.

21.11.2006
Russia Unveils Ambitious Plan to Build Telescope Better Than Hubble
Russia will build a deep space exploration telescope that will outstrip the U.S.-made Hubble Space Telescope, a Russian astronomer said Tuesday, RIA-Novosti reported.

21.11.2006
Russian Couple Arrested in Cyprus Over Northern Cyprus Real Estate Deal
A Russian couple has been arrested by Greek Cypriot police on charges of buying a house in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, on property belonging to a Greek Cypriot.

21.11.2006
Kyrgyz National Savagely Beaten by Russian Skinhead Gang
A group of skinheads severely beat a Kyrgyz man on a commuter train outside Moscow, the latest in a wave of attacks in on dark-skinned foreigners in Russia, police officials said Tuesday.

21.11.2006
Russian Disabled People Sue Pop Idols T.A.T.U. Over Song Title
An ombudsman in Russia’s northern province of Komi is set to sue the pop group T.A.T.U. as he seeks compensation for damage allegedly inflicted on the disabled by the duo who have titled one of their songs “Lyudi Invalidy” or “Invalid People”.

21.11.2006
Khodorkovsky’s Lawyer Blasts Schroeder Over ’Humorous’ Remark
Robert Amsterdam, the international lawyer for former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, has criticized a recent remark by former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and said that it was a part of a “well funded campaign of lies and distortion aimed at undermining Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s integrity”.

21.11.2006
Russian Health Minister Refuses to Resign Despite Graft Charges His Subordinates Face
Russia’s health and social security minister refused to resign on Monday despite a corruption scandal at a medical insurance fund and breaches of public service rules at two agencies under his control.

21.11.2006
Britain Orders Crack Anti-Terror Police Force to Probe Litvinenko Poisoning Case
Britain put its crack anti-terrorism police unit on the case of a former Russian spy, who was fighting for his life on Monday after being poisoned in what his friends called a Kremlin assassination plot.

21.11.2006
Russian Student Found Dead in Sweden
A student was found dead on Sunday in his apartment in Kungshamra, north of Stockholm. Both the victim, 33, and the suspect have Russian connections.

21.11.2006
Ukraine Police Arrest Russian Businessman, Supporter of Incumbent Pro-Moscow PM
A Russian businessman who supported opponents of Ukraine’s pro-Western president during the 2004 Orange Revolution has been arrested in Kiev on charges of illegal privatization and extortion.