| December 2006 |
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An alleged Moscow serial killer, arrested in June, has been charged with 49 murders, but claims that he killed 62 people in all, a senior law police official said Thursday. 
The bodies of two Russian sailors from a lost fishing boat in the Baltic Sea have been found, a sea rescue center in the Russian exclave on the Baltic said Thursday. 
Genrikh Padva told RIA Novosti: "Russian lawyers consider the current situation unprecedented." He also said the arrest "demonstrated disrespect for Russia." 
Genrikh Padva told RIA Novosti: "Russian lawyers consider the current situation unprecedented." 
Japan's government distanced itself Thursday from Foreign Minister Taro Aso's proposal to resolve a long-standing territorial row with Russia over four Kuril islands by dividing them down the middle. 
Russia's foreign minister is embarking on a visit to Brazil, South America's largest and most influential nation, Thursday in a bid to boost bilateral ties, the Foreign Ministry said. 
The UN Security Council has agreed on the main points of a draft resolution regarding Iran's disputed nuclear activities, Russia's ambassador to the organization said Thursday. 
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora is expected to arrive in Moscow Thursday for a working visit. 



