Police were carrying out chemical tests at the Moscow office of the British oil giant BP today after staff fell ill following the arrival of suspicious mail.

A FIRE ripped through a Moscow dormitory crowded with newly arrived foreign students early yesterday, killing at least 36 people and injuring 127 others many of them forced to jump from the five-storey building because the exits were blocked.

A fire ripped through a Moscow dormitory crowded with newly arrived foreign students early today, killing at least 32 people and injuring 127 others.