While the Bush administration is worrying about potential missile threats from North Korea, Iran or Iraq, it must not neglect the more immediate danger posed by tons of inadequately secured Russian …
Bomb in Astrakhan Kills 6
On Sunday a powerful explosion rocked a crowded marketplace in the southern Russian city of Astrakhan. Two people were killing immediately and four more died later in hospital. Four of the wounded …
Israel Warns Palestinian Gunmen of Reprisals
Israel issued a new warning on Thursday to Palestinian gunmen south of Jerusalem to stop shooting, and Russia and the United States stepped up pressure on both sides to end months of fighting. Full …
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Army Takes Credit for Killing of Top Chechen Rebel
Russia's military claimed credit on Monday for killing a senior rebel commander in separatist Chechnya, but other accounts said he was gunned down by a teenager avenging his father's death. …
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Security Chief Sees Bin Laden Threat to G-8 Summit
Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden could use a July G-8 summit in Italy to attack President Bush and other leaders, the Russian president's chief bodyguard said Tuesday. Full Story …
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Three Killed, 34 Hurt in Chechnya Car Bomb Blasts
Three people were killed and 34 injured when three car bombs exploded in Russia's rebel Chechnya region Tuesday, officials said. Full Story …
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Terrorism, Drugs And NMD on Agenda as China Hosts Shanghai Five
The presidents of China, Russia and four CentralAsian states were to begin two days of talks Thursday on regional securityissues such as Islamic militancy, drug running and organised crime. Full Story …
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Software Likely in Hands of Terrorist
Accused spy Robert P. Hanssen gave secret U.S. software to his Russian handlers that later went to terrorist Osama bin Laden, allowing him to monitor U.S. efforts to track him down, federal law …
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Six Wounded in St. Petersburg Grenade Blast
Six people were wounded in the northern Russian city of St. Petersburg when a quarrel spiraled out of control and one of the men involved threw three grenades, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported …
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Top Official Killed in Chechnya
A deputy head of the pro-Russian administration in Chechnya has been killed in a bomb attack. They have killed somebody who was trying every means possible to restore normal live to Chechnya …