Radiation on Planes Is Now Part of the Litvinenko Poisoning Investigation

"The discovery of traces of radiation on some British Airways jets only deepens the mystery (and creeping anxiety) over the fatal radiation poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. Authorities found traces of radiation on British Airways jets, and the airline...

Mystery illness hits former Russian PM

"Yegor Gaidar, Russia’s former prime minister and the architect of the country’s market reforms, last week suffered a sudden, unexplained and violent illness on a visit to Ireland, a day after Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB spy, died in London from an apparent...

Moscow points the finger of blame at billionaire exile Boris Berezovsky

"The Kremlin mounted a concerted campaign yesterday to point the finger of suspicion at the billionaire businessman Boris Berezovsky over the death of his friend, Alexander Litvinenko, after traces of radioactive...

Ex-spy's death adds to Kremlin intrigue - Christian Science Monitor

" Critics see Moscow's hand in the poisoning, while Putin supporters point to an anti-Russia conspiracy. By Fred Weir | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor MOSCOW – The mysterious London poisoning death of an exiled former KGB agent, who accused the Kremlin...

Officials: Co-owner of Russian bank shot

"A co-owner of a small Russian private bank was gunned down in an apparent contract killing in central Moscow, prosecutors said Wednesday."

Muslim birthrate worries Russia

"MOSCOW -- Low domestic birthrates and rising immigration from the former Soviet republics are producing explosive growth in Russia's Muslim community, which is on a track to account for more than half the population by midcentury. "Russia is going through a religious...

In Hanoi, US clears WTO path for Russia

"The United States and Russia have signed a bilateral agreement that paves the way for Moscow to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after more than a decade of tough negotiations. Susan Schwab, the US Trade...

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Bill Gates: West not supplying enough IT talent

Russia is a cheap talent pool for Western companies looking for IT talent. " A shortage of information technology graduates from Western universities is leading companies to call on developing countries to meet...

Suspected of spying, planning terror attack because of TA picture

"Russian tourist tries to take picture against backdrop of Azrieli Towers in Tel Aviv and is pounced by security personnel accusing her of spying, planning terror attack for Hizbullah. Security personnel search her belongings, interrogate her, and squeeze every bit of desire...

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