Suicide bomber wounds police officer in Ingushetia, North Caucasus
Source: United Press International
Ordzhonikidzevskaya :: Russia | updated 2013-05-17 11:22:33 -0700 | travel-news
A suicide bomber killed himself and injured a police officer Friday in the in the Russian North Caucasus region of Ingushetia, officials said. The suspected Islamist militant "blew himself up near the Interior Ministry offices at about 7:10 a.m.
Anuak king narrowly escapes deadly ambush in Jonglei
Source: Sudan Tribune
Bor :: Russia | updated 2013-05-23 22:55:20 -0700 | travel-news
Five people were killed and six others wounded on Wednesday in an ambush on a convoy carrying the king of the Anuak tribe from South Sudan's eastern Jonglei state to Pinyudo in Ethiopia. Akwai Agada Akwai Cham at his inauguration...
Amber Room, looted by Nazis during WWII, to be recreated
Source: NewKerala
Kaliningrad :: Russia | updated 2013-05-15 20:13:39 -0700 | travel-news
The legendary Amber Room, a Tsarist-era antiquity which was looted by Nazi German forces at the end of World War II, will be recreated by craftsmen in the European exclave of Kaliningrad. The restoration plan by the regional government of...
Pilot killed in light plane crash in Russia
Source: NewKerala
Serov :: Russia | updated 2013-05-15 20:13:34 -0700 | travel-news
The plane was carrying out agricultural work on the fields near Chernolesskoye village, when it began losing altitude for unknown reasons and crashed, the emergencies ministry said. The accident did not result in any damage on the ground, the ministry...
Report: Moscow spy saga tied to Boston bombing case
Source: USA Today
Moscow :: Russia | updated 2013-05-23 23:13:08 -0700 | travel-news
EDT May 15, 2013 A U.S. diplomat was expelled for allegedly trying to recruit a senior Russian anti-terrorism official. The U.S. diplomat expelled for allegedly spying for the CIA was trying to recruit a senior Russian intelligence officer involved with...
Skeletons dating back to 1930s found near Moscow
Source: NewKerala
Saint Petersburg :: Russia | updated 2013-05-15 02:00:21 -0700 | travel-news
The remains were found on the bank of the Pakhra river south of Moscow, the Russian Investigative Committee said in a statement...Based on the results of the examination, a decision will be made on how to proceed further, the committee...
comment: RussiaпїЅs Unfinished War
Source: Saint Petersburg Times
Moscow :: Russia | updated 2013-05-14 13:55:40 -0700 | travel-news
Three years ago, my wifes cousin, a heroic U.S. fighter pilot and former prisoner of war, was invited to a ceremony in Great Britain marking the 65th anniversary of victory. But most people no longer remember the date of Nazi...
Remains of 11 people in Moscow buried in 1930s
Source: United Press International
Moscow :: Russia | updated 2013-05-14 06:51:22 -0700 | travel-news
Police in Moscow said Tuesday the remains of 11 people discovered last week were initially buried approximately 80 years ago. The bodies were discovered Friday on the bank of the Pakhra River just south of Moscow, the Russian Investigative Committee...
Suspected Russian militant leader goes on trial
Source: Fox News
Rostov :: Russia | updated 2013-05-13 13:08:57 -0700 | travel-news
A former Russian policeman accused of joining the Islamic insurgency in Russia's Caucasus has gone on trial on charges of masterminding a string of terrorist attacks. Investigators say Ali Taziyev is second-in-command of the Caucasus Emirate, which Russia and the...
Five kids killed in Russia house fire
Source: NewKerala
Krasnoyarsk :: Russia | updated 2013-05-12 04:19:01 -0700 | travel-news
The fire broke out in a one-storey wooden house Saturday evening and spread to an area of more than 200 square metres, the regional emergencies service said. "The fire left six people dead, including a girl aged 1.5 years and...
Report: Rebels release UN peacekeepers in Golan Heights
Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
Moscow :: Russia | updated 2013-05-24 07:06:32 -0700 | travel-news
Breaking News Arab media reported that the al-Yarmouk Brigade, an Syrian opposition group in the Golan Heights region, are currently handing over the four Philippine UN peacekeepers kidnapped last week. The Russia al-Youm channel claims they have already been released...
Boston suspect 'talked jihad'
Source: BBC
Kizlyar :: Russia | updated 2013-05-10 03:23:08 -0700 | travel-news
Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev already held extreme views when he visited Russia, Islamists in Dagestan have told US media. Tsarnaev's cousin Magomed Kartashov, a local Islamist leader, reportedly spent hours trying to dissuade him from becoming a militant.
Russian train derailment sets off massive fire
Source: United Press International
Belaya Kalitva :: Russia | updated 2013-05-08 23:26:36 -0700 | travel-news
A freight train with 50 tankers carrying fuel derailed Thursday in southern Russia, setting off a huge fire that left one person missing and 27 injured. The derailment occurred at around 2 a.m. at the Belaya Kalitva station in the...
Rogue SPLA soldiers stage roadblock protest outside Bor, civilians complain of beatings
Source: Sudan Tribune
Bor :: Russia | updated 2013-05-08 22:44:53 -0700 | travel-news
Jonglei's Pibor county where the military is fighting an armed rebellion, staged a roadblock on the outskirts of the state capital, Bor, on Wednesday. Hundreds soldiers, who are refusing to go back to Pibor until they are paid, created a...
Commish ready to defend BPD in D.C. bombing hearings
Source: Boston Herald
Moscow :: Russia | updated 2013-05-24 00:56:45 -0700 | travel-news
Davis, headed to tomorrow's congressional hearings on the Boston Marathon bombings, said today he's prepared to defend his own department's actions and its relationship with the FBI if he is questioned about those matters. We would have liked to prevent...
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