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Created: 28.04.2006 12:37 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 12:37 MSK

2 Killed in Missile Explosion at Russian Air Base

An air-to-air missile exploded Friday at an air base outside Moscow, killing two people, Russian news agencies reported.
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Created: 28.04.2006 12:26 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 12:26 MSK

NATO’s Disapproval of European Arms Treaty Amendment Irritates Russia Russia has voiced dissatisfaction with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s disapproval of the adaptation agreement on a European arms treaty. FULL STORY...

Created: 28.04.2006 11:19 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 11:32 MSK

U.S., NATO Condemn Detention of Belarus Opposition Leader Milinkevich The U.S. State Department has condemned the detention of Belarus main opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich. FULL STORY...

Created: 28.04.2006 11:55 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 11:55 MSK

Russian Soyuz Spacecraft to Be Used for Lunar Mining A Russian spacecraft manufacturer Energiya (Energy) has said that its new digitally-controlled Soyuz TMA vehicles will be used to extract lunar reserves of helium-3 until a reusable shuttle comes online. FULL STORY...

Created: 28.04.2006 11:48 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 11:48 MSK

Former Soviet Dissident Accuses NATO of Trying to Deprive Russia of Sovereignty Former Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn has accused the U.S. and NATO of seeking to encircle Russia and praised President Vladimir Putin for working to restore a strong state. He said that NATO’s ultimate aim is to deprive Russia of its sovereignty. FULL STORY...

Created: 28.04.2006 11:42 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 11:42 MSK

Uzbek Court Closes American Bar Association A civil court in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent in Central Asia has ruled to close the local office of an NGO, the American Bar Association. FULL STORY...

Created: 27.04.2006 15:44 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 15:44 MSK

Russia’s Liberal Party Activist Attacked in St. Petersburg Unknown gunmen opened fire at an executive of the local branch of Russia’s liberal-minded Yabloko party on Thursday. FULL STORY...

Created: 28.04.2006 10:54 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 10:54 MSK

Georgian Record-Breaker Pulls 2 Minibuses With Ear A Georgian wrestler has set a new world record by pulling two Ford minibuses weighing 4.5 tons tied to his ear over a distance of 41 meters 10 centimeters. FULL STORY...

Created: 28.04.2006 00:53 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 00:57 MSK

Private Russian Plane Intercepted in Israeli Airport Israeli fighter jets have intercepted a Russian private plane that had entered Israel’s air space without answering the communicators’ requests. FULL STORY...

Created: 27.04.2006 14:52 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 14:52 MSK

Belarus Police Detain Opposition Leader Milinkevich Belarus police have detained the opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich. FULL STORY...

Created: 27.04.2006 14:50 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 14:50 MSK

Russian MP Predicts Start of War in Iran This Year The eccentric Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, deputy speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament, has said the war in Iran would start “this year”. FULL STORY...

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Russian Arms Agency Accuses Bulgaria of Counterfeiting Kalashnikov Rifles

Russia’s state-owned arms export agency Rosoboronexport said on Thursday, April 27, that Bulgaria’s production and export of various modifications of the Kalashnikov assault rifle is illegal.

MosNews

Chernobyl: 20 Years On

As the world marks the 20th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, environmentalists are releasing new alarming estimates of the future death toll. Scientists are examining the deadly consequences of the fallout, while survivors go on living in contaminated areas, watching their children, born long after the blast, die.

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HENRY MEYER

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Russia’s Putin Reclaiming Dominant Role in Former Soviet Union

The Kremlin may be reclaiming a dominant role in its former Soviet backyard and seeking to remove that of the United States and European Union.

Douglas Birch, The Baltimore Sun

Despite Partnership, Russia Still Spying on U.S.

Even as the U.S. and Russia are cooperating to resolve international crises and track militant Islamic groups, Moscow is working at least as hard at stealing U.S. military and industrial secrets as during the Soviet era, current and former intelligence officials say.

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Raising Living Standards for the Russian

Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister, shares his views on national projects and external policy issues.

Greenpeace Members Arrested for Staging Antinuclear Rally Near Kremlin

Russian police dragged away activists protesting on Red Square against atomic power on Wednesday, the 20th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl power station. 13 Greenpeace members and several journalists were arrested.