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Six countries where Edward Snowden could get asylum
Edward Snowden, the contractor identified as the source of leaks about the US electronic surveillance program, may face extradition to the US wherever he goes. Here are six places that have proven that extradition to the US isn't easy.
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Do you know Chechnya? Take the quiz
Before Chechnya made headlines as the ancestral land of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, it had gone largely unnoticed in the American press. How much do you know about it?
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Briefing Liberty Reserve money-laundering case: five questions answered
The case against Liberty Reserve, a digital currency provider, may be the largest money-laundering case in US history. Here's what you need to know.
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Briefing Chemical weapons 101: Six facts about sarin and Syria’s stockpile
President Obama said Assad's use of chemical weapons would be a 'red line' for US. Did he use sarin or any other chemical weapon against his own people?
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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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'The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin's Russia'
The tragic story of a group of Americans who sought a better life in 1930s Russia.
10/09/2008 01:00 am -
World
10/08/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion I survived the Georgian war. Here's what I saw.
I blame Georgia's leaders.
10/08/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View First, foreclose on market fears
The global financial crisis needs the hope that US mortgages are trustworthy.
10/08/2008 01:00 am -
Georgia's Chechens relive own Russian war
Russia's military presence in Georgia has unnerved refugees who fled here from Chechnya in the 1990s.
10/07/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Boiling point in Bolivia
Internal conflict could destabilize the region. Here's what Washington can do.
10/07/2008 01:00 am -
If Russia's leaving, S. Ossetia town asks: Why build a new road?
The residents of Akhalgori, a town located just 25 miles from Georgia's capital, say Russian troops are creating a new military supply route.
10/06/2008 01:00 am -
Reporters on the Job
10/06/2008 01:00 am -
Apples Are From Kazakhstan
10/05/2008 01:00 am -
Nations eye India's vast nuclear market
The US Senate passed a deal Wednesday to let America join Russia and France in supplying India's huge energy needs.
10/03/2008 01:00 am -
In Georgia, refugees wait for promised US aid
Many wonder if Congress will honor its $1 billion commitment if amid the financial crisis. Some lawmakers were already opposed to the deal.
10/03/2008 01:00 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 -
Terrorism & Security Putin: Ukraine gave military aid to Georgia in war with Russia
The Russian prime minister called Ukraine's involvement a 'crime,' but still agrees to a gas contract with Kiev.
10/03/2008 01:00 am -
The Vote No gaffes in last night's debate? Darn right!
10/03/2008 01:00 am -
Smooth start to E.U. patrols in Georgia
European Union monitors began patrolling Georgian territory Wednesday.
10/02/2008 01:00 am -
Key question lingers: Who started the war in Georgia?
As EU monitors arrive, new details contradict Russia's assertion that Georgia invaded South Ossetia first.
10/02/2008 01:00 am -
In Israel, a Good Samaritan to Russian immigrants
Despite facing discrimination himself, Bedouin lawyer Raid al-Ubrah helps newcomers assert their rights.
10/02/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Pirates, warships continue tense standoff near Somali coast
The US and Russia fear that on-board weapons could reach Al Qaeda
10/02/2008 01:00 am -
Reporters on the Job
10/02/2008 01:00 am -
Chapter & Verse Salman Rushdie: no regrets
10/01/2008 01:00 am -
Europe pushed to produce its own rescue plans
Three major lenders were rescued on Monday as the global credit crisis spread.
09/30/2008 01:00 am -
World
09/30/2008 01:00 am -
The Vote Gotcha? Palin's encore performance with Couric
09/30/2008 01:00 am -
Russia woos Georgian territory with jobs, tourists
Moscow is offering Abkhazia a set of economic benefits, on top of a security guarantee.
09/29/2008 01:00 am -
Reporters on the Job
09/29/2008 01:00 am
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