A twin-engine ATR-72 plane with 43 people aboard has crashed in Siberia, the emergency situations ministry said Monday.

"The plane took off from Roschino airport, near Tyumen, towards Surgut (also in

Thirty-two people were killed on Monday when a passenger plane crashed moments after takeoff in an oil-rich region of Siberia in the latest accident to strike Russia's crisis-prone aviation industry.

A court in Russia has dismissed a case that sought a ban on the Bhagwad Gita.

Hindus in Russia Wednesday won the case when Tomsk city court in Siberia dismissed the plea from state prosecutors.

The

A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 shook southwestern Siberia in Russia on Sunday but caused no casualties or serious damage, the Russian emergencies ministry said.

The quake's epicenter was recorded