Russia 'backed Litvinenko murder'

A report by the BBC last night revealed that the UK government has concluded that the Russian state was behind the murder of Russian citizen Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006. Litvinenko was poisoned with...

Russia to close offices of British council

"Britain expelled four Russian diplomats in June over what it saw as Russia`s refusal to cooperate with the investigation. Lavrov said in an interview with BBC World television that the move to suspend the British Council`s regional operations in Russia was a direct response...

US director Mann to direct Litvinenko film

"US actor Johnny Depp is reportedly producing a separate account of his life and death. The confirmation came on the day Marina Litvinenko's book "Death Of A Dissident: The Poisoning Of Alexander Litvinenko And The...

LDPR Offers Lugovoi Immunity in Duma

Andrei Lugovoi's name had been linked to the mysterious polonium 210 poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko. The British wanted Russia to extradite Lugovoi to the UK to stand trial for the murder of...

10 Arrested in Murder of Russian Journalist

"MOSCOW — Ten people were arrested and will be charged soon in connection with the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the Russian chief prosecutor said Monday. "We have made serious progress in...

RAF scrambles to intercept Russian bombers

"RAF fighter jets were scrambled to intercept two Russian strategic bombers heading for British airspace yesterday, as the spirit of the Cold War returned to the North Atlantic once again. The incident, described as...

Ex-KGB Agent Accused in Litvinenko Death

"Ex-KGB Agent Accused in Litvinenko Death May 22nd, 2007 @ 6:45am By TARIQ PANJA Associated Press Writer LONDON (AP) - Prosecutors accused a former KGB agent Tuesday of murder in the radioactive poisoning of fellow ex-operative Alexander Litvinenko and sought his extradition...

Putin's rival implicated in Litvinenko death

"Telling a convoluted tale of poisoned pens and drugged coffee, a mystery witness in the Alexander Litvinenko murder investigation has implicated one of President Vladimir Putin's chief rivals in the ex-KGB defector's death."

Berezovsky to Be Questioned by Russian Investigators in London

Two Russian exiled citizens, who were granted political asylum in Great Britain, are to be questioned by the Russian special team, investigating the case of Alexander Litvinenko's murder last November. The two persons are Boris Berezovsky and Ahmed Zakayev. The exiled Russian...

Lugovoi denies role in Alexander Litvinenko's death

"The man reported by British media to be a suspect in the murder of a former Russian agent in London hit out Saturday at "lies, provocation and government propaganda," denying any role in the radiation poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko. Andrei Lugovoi told The...

Article about radioactive poison polonium-210

"Article about radioactive poison polonium-210 LA Times has an interesting article about polonium-210, the radioactive substance that killed Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko."

Why Kremlin killed litvinenko

"Murdered Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko was killed because of an eight-page dossier he had compiled on a powerful Russian figure for a British company, a business associate told the BBC on Saturday. Litvinenko died in London on November 23 after receiving a lethal dose of...

BBC Russian FM OFF

"According to some reports the BBC Russian-language FM radio broadcasts in Moscow had been off the air since November 24"

Alexander Litvinenko's Islamic Connection

I hate Putin. He is definitely an America hater and is aiding our enemies but I totally reject the notion that he would have killed this taqiyya loving Muslim. Why would Putin use something so sophisticated to kill a man when he has access to top notch killers. A bullet in...

Seven London Hotel Workers Test Positive for Polonium-210 as Ex-Spy Buried

"LONDON — On the day murdered ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko was buried, seven workers at the Millennium Hotel in London, where the former KGB agent met a contact on the day he fell ill, have tested positive for "low levels" of polonium-210."SmallNews

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