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Putin wins. Will Russians buy in? (+video)

Questions of legitimacy are dogging Putin's overwhelming presidential win Sunday. Opposition leaders say they plan weeks of protest to force changes in Russia's 'managed' democracy.
Moscow airport bombing: A signal for Russia to change

If it turns out that the Moscow airport bombing was caused by terrorists from the north Caucasus, the Kremlin will need to do more than talk tough and blame airport security.
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.
US and Kazakhstan complete secret transfer of Soviet nuclear materials

In the largest nuclear transfer operation ever mounted, US and Kazakh officials moved 11 tons of highly enriched uranium and 3 tons of plutonium some 1,890 miles by rail and road across the Central Asian country.
Suicide bomber kills 17 in Russia's North Ossetia

A suicide bomber killed 17 people at a market in Russia's North Ossetia on Thursday, the latest evidence of a resurgent Islamist insurgency in the area.
Terrorism & Security
Dagestan suicide bombing targets Russian military

A Dagestan suicide bombing that struck a Russian military base Sunday underscored the difficulties Moscow faces in stamping out violence in the restive republic.
Let Our Fame Be Great

Journalist Oliver Bullough delivers a detailed, moving history of the too often overlooked people of the Caucasus.
Chechnya blast strikes capital, seven injured

Chechnya blast, caused by a suicide bomber, injures seven in the capital, Grozny.
Russia bombing: Jihadis or sign of other trouble in north Caucasus?

A Russia bomb that killed six people in the Russian city of Stavropol has led to speculation about jihadis or Islamic militants. But analysts worry about a widening circle of instability – and players – in the north Caucasus.
Terrorism & Security
Russia terror attack kills six, wounds dozens in North Caucasus

A bomb disguised as a pack of juice exploded Wednesday evening in the southern Russian city of Stavropol, killing at least 7 and wounding more than 40. Investigators have opened a case under terrorism laws.
For the first time, Western troops march on Red Square

Russia's Victory Day, the country's most important secular holiday, was marked by an unusual emphasis on international cooperation as American, French, and British troops commemorated the the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany by marching across Red Square for the first time ever.
Russia Islamist network takes shape as Caucasus hit by another terrorist attack

An attack in Ingushetia today, the fifth to shake Russia in a week, underscores the threat posed by an Islamist insurgent network that has emerged from the ashes of Chechnya's nationalist rebellion.
String of bombings hits Russia's Caucasus: first Dagestan, now Ingushetia attack

An Ingushetia attack killed two police officers on Monday, continuing the near daily terrorist attacks in Russia’s Caucasus since the devastating Moscow metro bombings last week.
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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?
Dagestan suicide bombings have Russia looking to Putin

The Dagestan suicide bombings on Wednesday were the latest in a spate of attacks that has many in Russia looking to Vladimir Putin, whose reputation was built on tough talk and action against insurgents.
Echoing Moscow attack, Dagestan bombings underscore Russia's terrorism threat

In Russia's restive republic of Dagestan, bombings killed 12 people and injured 23 just two days after the devastating Moscow attack.
Moscow metro bombings: Russia should reinvent how it handles terrorism

The recent Moscow metro bombings have deep historic and religious roots. Russia should reevaluate counterinsurgency policies, root out corruption, and counter the growth of radical Islam.
Moscow Metro bombings: Insecurity in Chechnya, N. Caucasus, comes to Moscow

Officials blamed today's twin Moscow Metro bombings, which struck near the FSB security service and a major state-run media outlet, on two female suicide bombers from the N. Caucasus.
20 insurgents killed as Jihadist attacks rise in Russia's Caucasus

An Islamist insurgency is now spreading beyond Chechyna to the entire patchwork of republics known as the north Caucasus.
Terrorism & Security
Suicide bomb in Russia's Dagestan follows strike on Al Qaeda

A suicide bomb in Russia's restive Caucasus region closely follows a strike that took out Al Qaeda's appointed 'Amir' in the majority-Muslim republic of Dagestan. The suicide bomb killed six and wounded 14.
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Russia train bombing: sign of new terror tactics?

Russia analysts say security forces are unprepared for terror attacks, like Friday's train bombing, executed by small terrorist cells.
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Russia train bombing: a return of terrorism?

Russian officials say "terrorists" bombed a high-speed train traveling between Moscow and St. Petersburg Friday. The attacks sparks concern about a revival of terror attacks.
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Truck bomb signals trouble on Russia's southern flank

A week of regional violence climaxed Monday in Ingushetia when a suicide bomber blew a hole in a heavily fortified police headquarters, killing at least 20.
Terrorism & Security
Attack on Russian regional leader marks rising tensions

Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, the Kremlin-backed president of Ingushetia, is the fourth government official in the North Caucasus targeted this month.