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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.
In Pictures: Russia's military tradition
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In Pictures: This Week in Weather 02/15 - 02/19

Roots of Georgia-Russia clash run deep

The war broadened Monday as Russian troops moved beyond rebel provinces into Georgia proper.
U.N. takes up Russia-Georgia crisis over downed drone

The Security Council meets today to discuss Tbilisi's allegation that Russia shot down its spy aircraft. Moscow says the drone's flight over the breakaway region of Abkhazia violates a cease-fire.
World
China blocks YouTube, reporters over Tibet news

Broad Internet controls have blocked YouTube and most chat rooms.
The rigors of a Russian at war

A young conscript vividly describes how combat made him a hardened veteran.
The rigors of a Russian at war

A young conscript vividly describes how combat made him a hardened veteran.