02 June 2010, 00:56 10 people killed in armed clashes in northern Yemen Armed clashes between government and rebel forces in northern Yemen have killed 10 people. Experts fear it will shake the fragile truce reached four months ago. Armed clashes have either subsided or flared up again in Yemen since 2004.

— 02.06.2010 14:14 — LAT: Musicians Protest New Immigration Law in Arizona The Los Angeles Times writes that famous musicians are speaking out against a new immigration law in Arizona . In particular, Carlos Santana, Willie Nelson and the Mexican group Maná record songs in support of the millions of immigrants who live in the United States. “These people are coming to us the same way immigrants have always come. We need to be welcoming to them,” Nelson said.

— 02.06.2010 01:38 — In the Poltava region of Ukraine, a man suspected of committing four murders was detained, the Public Relations Center of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the region reported. Relatives of the detainee's partner contacted the police and reported the woman missing. During the investigation, four corpses were found buried on the territory of the detainee’s home, three of them were his former cohabitants.

02 June 2010, 10:30 Medvedev: four Dynamo Moscow players will move to SKA SKA President Alexander Medvedev said that four Dynamo Moscow players will move to his club. “We are now finalizing the contracts with Weinhandl and Mortensson. Also joining the ranks of SKA will be Konstantin Panov , Dmitry Vorobyov , Denis Denisov and Dmitry Shitikov . The issue regarding these players is resolved.

02 June 2010, 15:55 GAZ Group's revenue may grow by 20% in 2010 GAZ Group expects revenue growth in 2010 by 20% to 82-88 billion rubles, group president Bo Andersson told reporters today . According to him, now the group’s dealers have a decreasing inventory of Gazelles, and if about 350 cars are produced daily, then if such demand continues, the group can increase daily production to 400 cars.

Deputy head of the Department of Economic Policy and Development of Moscow Sergei Grekov head of the press service of the Department of Economic Policy and Development of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was detained on suspicion of fraud, said Andrey Pilipchuk, . “Grekov is suspected that he, together with his entrepreneur friend, tried to sell the premises at a reduced price, without having any rights to it,” Pilipchuk noted.

02 June 2010, 09:57 Kommersant: Putin stood up for the Prime Minister of South Ossetia Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin demanded that South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity stop trying to remove Prime Minister Brovtsev from the republic and concentrate on the restoration of South Ossetia, for which Russia has allocated almost $1 billion, the Kommersant newspaper writes .

02 June 2010, 19:09 Eni expands presence in Turkmenistan The expansion of Turkmen-Italian cooperation in the energy field was discussed today by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the chief executive officer of the Eni oil and gas concern Paolo Scaroni, the concern's press service reports. The meeting took place at the Avaza presidential residence on the Caspian coast and was dedicated to new projects in the gas sector.

02 June 2010, 18:12 Russian diplomat rammed five cars in Berlin An employee of the Russian Embassy in a BMW rammed five parked cars in the center of Berlin, Die Welt reported on Wednesday. According to the police, on Monday evening the driver wanted to turn from Bellevue Street onto Lennestrasse, but lost control of the car, drove onto the side of the road, knocked down several curbstones and damaged five parked cars.

02 June 2010, 09:29 Robert Kovacs retired Former defender of the Croatian national team, 36-year-old Robert Kovac, decided to end his football career. “I thought about this for several months, weighed all the pros and cons of continuing my career, but in the end I made the final decision: it’s over! I’m not going to change my decision,” Sportskenovosti.hr quotes Kovac as saying . Kovac played 80 matches for the Croatian national team.

02 June 2010, 16:05 Estonian Prime Minister hospitalized in Lithuania Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip , who arrived in Vilnius for a meeting of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, was taken to Santariski Hospital, Delfi reports . According to unofficial data, several days ago Ansip was injured while playing sports, so now he has problems with his joints.

02 June 2010, 12:20 Glinkin extended his contract with Traktor Forward Anton Glinkin has extended his contract with Traktor for another two years, the team’s official website reports . The 21-year-old forward made his debut in the Chelyabinsk club in the 2007/2008 season. Since then, he has played 130 matches for Traktor, in which he scored 13 goals and made 31 assists.

02 June 2010, 18:27 RTS stops trading in VimpelCom shares The Russian stock exchange RTS will cease trading in ordinary shares and depositary receipts of VimpelCom OJSC from June 3, the exchange said in a statement. Trading in shares traded on the RTS Classica market is terminated due to exclusion from the section of the list “securities admitted to trading without going through the listing procedure” at the initiative of the issuer.

Singer Peter Andre regrets his breakup with Katie Price, better known as Jordan, who once dated many athletes. The breakup, which was closely followed by numerous celebrity media outlets, occurred about a year ago. “I really regret that this marriage did not work out,” Andre admitted to The Sun. – My parents were married for 55 years. I come from a family that believes in strong marriages.” However, “overall I’m not having a bad year. The work is going great!

Today the Fifth Festival of World Symphony Orchestras will begin in Moscow. It is dedicated to Russia Day. This year, listeners will meet groups from Asian countries, because one of the key dates, which the Fifth Festival is also associated with, is the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and South Korea.