Suspect blamed for murder of Senegalese (Flights from moscow) student arrested

Suspect blamed for murder of Senegalese student arrested
MOSCOW, April 10 (Itar-Tass) -- A suspect blamed for the murder of Senegalese student Samba Lampsar has been detained in St. Petersburg. The suspect is 28- year old man, an electrician.
Source: www.itar-tass.com

Azerbaijani 'Gangsters' Gunned Down In Moscow
April 8, 2006 -- Azerbaijani media have identified the two Azerbaijanis gunned down in the Russian capital, Moscow, on April 7 as a criminal boss and his bodyguard.
Source: www.rferl.org

Convicted French Sex Abuser Arrested in Moscow, Seeks Asylum in Russia
A senior European psychiatrist arrested in Moscow by Interpol on sexual abuse charges has asked for political asylum in Russia, his defense attorney said Friday, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported.
Source: www.mosnews.com

Baltics' environmental concerns over NEGP baseless - ministry
MOSCOW, April 10 (RIA Novosti, Irina Chumakova) - Russia's natural resources ministry said Monday that concerns raised by countries in the Baltic region over ecological aspects of the North European Gas pipeline project were unfounded.
Source: en.rian.ru

Court set to rule on legality of Yukos bankruptcy case
MOSCOW, April 10 (RIA Novosti) - A Moscow court will rule April 18 on whether a bankruptcy case against embattled oil company Yukos was legal, a court spokesman said Monday.
Source: en.rian.ru

Russia appoints veteran diplomat as new UN ambassador
MOSCOW, April 10 (RIA Novosti) - Long-serving diplomat Vitaly Churkin has been appointed as Russia's new ambassador to the United Nations, the Kremlin said Monday.
Source: en.rian.ru

Euro losing again vs. ruble and dollar
RBC, 10.04.2006, Moscow 12:46:19. At today's special euro trading session for today deals, the weighted average euro exchange rate stood at 33.54 RUR/EUR, which is RUR0.14 below the official euro exchange rate set by the Bank of Russia for April 10. At that, the low on deals was 33.52 RUR/EUR. On Friday, the official euro to ruble rate had declined by RUR0.17.
Source: www.rbcnews.com

British national detained in Ingushetia - migration service
MOSCOW, April 10 (RIA Novosti) - A British national collecting information in Ingushetia while posing as a UN official has been detained in the North Caucasian region, Russia's migration service said Monday.
Source: en.rian.ru