5 Russians died at Kabul plane crash
5 Russians, 2 Ukrainians and 1 Pakistani were on the board of plane Il-76, crashed near Kabul.
Judge’s car exploded in St. Petersburg
An automobile of the Federal Judge of Primorsky district has exploded in the evening of Friday in St. Petersburg,
Explosion in Istanbul’s suburb
Several men have been injured in Istanbul’s suburb in the evening of Friday. Associated Press informs about the lower-power explosion referring to local police.
Dutch trial SMS disaster alert system
The Dutch government is testing a mobile phone danger alert system that sends text messages to people who could be affected by natural disasters or terrorist attacks.
Scotland battered by high winds
Winds of up to 80mph have been sweeping across the country.
Thai baby infected with bird flu
A one-year-old boy has been diagnosed with the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu in Bangkok, Thailand`s director general of disease control has said.
Embassy in Kabul has no data on Russians in Afghan air crash
The Russian Embassy in Kabul said it did not have conclusive information on the presence of Russians on board a cargo plane that crashed about 30 kilometers north of the Afghan capital Friday killing all crewmembers.
6 mln unauthorized CDs and DVDs seized in Russia
About 6 mln of unauthorized CDs and DVDs have been seized during October, Russian Ministry of economic development press-cutting service reported.
Ukranian child resort Yevpatoriya can remain without beaches
Irreparable situation can happen at the famous child resort in Yevpatoriya. The wideness of the dene diminished by 40 metres during the last decade in the child health resort.
Act of terrorism against top officials averted in Chechnya
GROZNY, November 11 -- Officers of the Russian Federal Security Service Department for Chechnya have averted an act of terrorism which gunmen were preparing against top officials of the republic.
Moldavian students not to study sexual subject any more
Moldavian Ministry of Education cancelled the subject "Sex upbringing" at schools.
Russian car-sellers are against customs department catalogue
VLADIVOSTOK, November 11 -- Dealers who sell used foreign-made cars have staged an action of protest in Vladivostok again.
Two men suspected of Nalchik attack detained in Far East
November 11 - Two men suspected of being involved in a terrorist attack on the Russian North Caucasus city of Nalchik last month were detained early Friday by law enforcement agencies in the far-eastern city of Chita, a local Interior Ministry spokesman said.
HIV-positive maniacs terrorize Russia
A maniac with a syringe continues to terrorize citizens of Ekaterinburg.
Cyclones close schools, airports on Kamchatka
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, November 11 -- Cyclones with heavy rain and strong wind closed elementary schools and airports on the Kamchatka Peninsula on Friday.
Russian top model brutally stabs mongrel dog in Moscow
A group of Russian artists shocked with the young girl`s brutality initiated the making of a monument to the killed dog
One-way ticket to Cambodia, please...
The governor of a Cambodian province is suing an American Internet cafe owner over a Web site that promotes a sleepy corner of the war-scarred southeast Asian nation as an ideal place for people who want to kill themselves.
France must react to urban ills after riots: Chirac
French President Jacques Chirac said on Thursday the government had to respond quickly to problems residents face in riot-hit suburbs and a police chief said he feared rioters were planning protests in central Paris.
Cambodia is good place to commit suicide with no pain
PHNOM PENH - The governor of a Cambodian province is suing an American Internet cafe owner over a Web site that promotes a sleepy corner of the war-scarred southeast Asian nation as an ideal place for people who want to kill themselves.
Teenager from L`vov Region Raped Elderly Woman
A teenager, threatening bodily harm, ravished a 67-year-old woman, resident of a township of Pustomitivsky district, L’vov region.
Hepatitis A outbreak fixed at boarding school in Lipetsk region
YELETS (Lipetsk region), November 10 - An outbreak of hepatitis A has been registered at a boarding school for disabled children in the city of Yelets, Lipetsk region, the chief sanitary doctor of the city told Itar-Tass on Thursday.
Former UN official from Russia charged with money laundering
NEW YORK, November 10 - A former UN official from Russia has made his second appearance in a New York court after being charged with money laundering in a scandal that has rocked the global organization.
Adults kill two children in house blaze
NOVOSIBIRSK, November 10 - Two small children have died in a house fire in the Altai territory in southern Russia, a local official said Thursday.
Major terror attack prevented in Dagestan
MAKHACHKALA. Nov 10 - A major terrorist attack has been prevented in Dagestan.
Shelling Injures 5 Chechen Villagers
ROSTOV-ON-DON -- Mortar shells hit a village in Chechnya on Wednesday, injuring five civilians and prompting military prosecutors to open an investigation following suspicions that the shells were fired by federal forces.