World Jan 14 LGBTQ activists report new wave of detentions, torture and killings of gay people in Chechnya The Russian republic of Chechnya has launched a new crackdown on gays in which at least two people have died and about 40 people have been detained, LGBT activists in Russia charged Monday. By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press
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Nation Oct 19 Watch Insurgents Mount Deadly Attack on Chechen Parliament Margaret Warner reports on the violence unleashed by Islamic militants in Russia's southern republic of Chechnya Tuesday. Six were dead and 17 injured in Grozny, the provincial capital, after gunmen and a suicide bomber stormed Parliament.
Mar 31 Watch News Wrap: New England Hit Hard by Flooding In other news Wednesday, flooding in the Northeast forced hundreds to evacuate their homes after the second major rainstorm in a month and an investigation has largely cleared British scientists accused of fabricating climate change data. Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Moscow Vows to Root Out Terrorists After Attacks Russian authorities vowed to strike back at rebels from the North Caucasus region that they blame for two suicide bomb attacks that struck Moscow's subway system, killing dozens of rush hour passengers. Jeffrey Brown talks to William Mauldin, deputy Moscow… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Twin Suicide Bombings Strike Moscow’s Subway A pair of suicide bomb attacks on Moscow's subway system left at least 38 people dead during Monday morning's commute. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Subway Bombings Highlight Unrest in Russia’s Troubled South No terror group has taken credit for attacks on Moscow's subway system, but Russian authorities blame rebel groups in the volatile Caucasus region. Jeffrey Brown talks to Miriam Lanskoy, senior program officer for Central Asia and the Caucasus at the… Continue watching
Aug 17 Truck Bomb Kills at Least 20 in Russian Province By Dave Gustafson An explosives-laden truck driven by a suicide bomber detonated at a police station Monday morning in Russia's North Caucasus, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 100 others, officials said. Continue reading