A vacated space aboard the Soyuz space capsule may allow another space tourist to travel to the International Space Station in September, the Russian Federal Space Agency says. Space Adventures is selecting candidates for the flight.

Society / Georgian female inmates riot over sexist amnesty Female inmates in a penal colony in Tbilisi, Georgia are protesting over sexist amnesty

Politics / NATO-Georgia drills no more than political demarche: CIS official The secretary of the Council of Defense Ministers of the post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States Alexander Sinaisky said Saturday he saw no reason for uneasiness over NATO's upcoming exercises. However, opinions differ

Russia in the World / Russian lion tamer chooses surgery in Germany After suffering injuries of both arms, world famous animal tamer Edgard Zapashny was delivered to a Moscow hospital

Weird news / Russian craftsmen offer another Easter wonder An enormous ice egg designed by Russian sculptors will decorate a Moscow recreation park for Easter festivities

Society / Desperate Ukrainian miners refuse to leave pits Seventy-four mine workers tn the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, ook the decision to stay underground today in protest over wage debts

Russia in the World / Russian Pirate Bay supporters throw street pty in Moscow A group of fanatical Muscovite BitTorrent fans, Russian Pirate Bay supporters, threw a street party at Pushkin Square in the center of Moscow, RIA Novosti reports. The organizers say it was symbolical of their support for The Pirate Bay Four