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Briefing Chechnya: How a remote Russian republic became linked with terrorism

The main suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing are two brothers from Chechnya, a Russian republic that has been the scene of cyclical revolts and brutal crackdowns for the past 200 years.

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Color schemes – imported from the Caucasus?

The 'all of the above' identities of the Boston bombing suspects illustrate the conflation of 'color' and religion.
Terrorism & Security Attacks in Russia's Dagestan grab international attention after Boston

Dagestan and the rest of the Caucasus republics of Russia have been the site of a long-running Islamic insurgency against Moscow and its local allies. A bombing and separate shooting killed six today.
Briefing Chechnya: How a remote Russian republic became linked with terrorism

The main suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing are two brothers from Chechnya, a Russian republic that has been the scene of cyclical revolts and brutal crackdowns for the past 200 years.
Sochi cha-ching: Putin defends most expensive Olympics ever (+video)

London 2012 cost $19 billion. Beijing 2008 clocked in at $40 billion. But Sochi's price may be more than $50 billion, sporting the world's most expensive road, amid allegations of corruption.
From Russia's rarely seen 'Yellowstone,' a plea for tourists

As Russia invests $3 billion to attract visitors, it could open a nature preserve with the largest concentration of active volcanoes and geysers in Eurasia to tourism.
09/06/2011 03:03 pm
Russia, Georgia remain in distrustful deadlock on anniversary of 2008 war

The US Senate this week called on Russia to stop its 'occupation' of two breakaway enclaves that were once part of Georgia. But both sides appear to be hardening their positions.
08/05/2011 04:04 pm
Chechen terrorist issues stark video warning to Russians

Russia's most wanted terrorist, Chechen Doku Umarov, warned Muscovites of an upcoming wave of suicide assaults. His video comes just two weeks after a suicide attack at Domodedovo airport.
02/07/2011 01:30 pm
After Moscow attack, Russians question Putin's war on terror

Russians are asking whether the repeated ability of jihadists from the turbulent northern Caucasus to strike at will in Moscow means that the country is losing its own war on terror.
01/25/2011 11:59 am
Chechen warlord Doku Umarov claims Moscow metro bombings

Chechen warlord Doku Umarov claimed responsibility for the Moscow metro bombings that killed 39 people earlier this week and threatened more attacks. Is Umarov leading a Chechen version of Hamas?
04/01/2010 11:09 am
Diggin' It Woodland peonies

Species peonies, or woodland peonies, are more demure than their gaudier cousins.
10/16/2009 01:00 am
Mass protests in Georgia aim to unseat Saakashvili

As many as 100,000 people are expected to demonstrate Thursday against the president.
04/09/2009 01:00 am
Iraq's urban sprawl, not looting, threatens Ninevah antiquities

Growth threatens undiscovered layers of an empire that stretched from the Nile Valley to the Caucusus.
03/04/2009 12:00 am
After war, Russia's influence expands

The war with Georgia has many calling for North and South Ossetia to unite.
10/03/2008 01:00 am
Putin faces green Olympic challenge

The Sochi 2014 Winter Games are threatened by a looming international boycott, environmental concerns, and public protests against local development.
07/11/2008 01:00 am
Putin faces green Olympic challenge

The Sochi 2014 Winter Games are threatened by a looming international boycott, environmental concerns, and public protests against local development.
07/10/2008 01:00 am