Section: US & Canada
Five Held in Nemtsov Murder in Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian authorities said on Sunday they were holding five men over the killing of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, one of whom served in a police unit in the Russian region of Chechnya, according to a law enforcement official. The five men were frogmarched into a Moscow courtroom on Sunday, forced by masked security officers...
Inside the rebel beauty pageant: Where fighters trade combat boots for high heels
Female rebel fighters who normally fight Ukrainian soldiers took Saturday off to take part in a beauty pageant. …read more Source: Toronto...
Official Calls for a European Union Army
BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union needs its own army to face up to Russia and other threats as well as restore the bloc’s foreign policy standing around the world, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told a German newspaper on Sunday. Arguing that NATO was not enough because not all members of the transatlantic...
Suicide Or Homicide? In Ukraine, Old-Guard Officials Dying Mysteriously
Between January 26 and February 28, five Ukrainian officials with ties to the regime of ousted leader Viktor Yanukovych have been found dead of apparent suicide. What’s behind the wave of mysterious deaths? …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Man reportedly confesses to killing a major Russian opposition leader
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian judge on Sunday said a man detained on suspicion of killing opposition figure Boris Nemtsov had admitted to investigators that he was involved in the killing. The judge at Moscow’s Basmanny court ordered that Zaur Dadayev be held in custody until April 28, a Reuters reporter in the courtroom said. Dadayev...
Russia Charges 2 in Kremlin Critic’s Murder
MOSCOW (AP) — Two men were formally charged Sunday in the killing of prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov and a hearing for three other suspects was under way, a court spokeswoman said. Anna Fadeeva told reporters at the Basmanny courthouse in Moscow that Zaur Dadaev and Anzor Gubashev had been charged, Russian news reports said. She...
Russian Authorities Charge 2 Over Nemtsov Shooting
By Katya Golubkova and Christian Lowe MOSCOW, March 8 (Reuters) – Moscow authorities have charged two men with involvement in the murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, one of whom served in a police unit in the Russian region of Chechnya according to a law enforcement official. A total of five men were frogmarched into a Moscow courtroom...
Russia charges 2 suspects in murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov; 1 confesses
KIEV, Ukraine — Five men suspected of killing Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov had their first day in court on Sunday, and one of them confessed to investigators of being involved in the crime, according to the presiding Russian judge. Moscow’s Basmanny Court arraigned Zaur Dadayev and Anzor Gubashev on murder charges. Dadayev, who was ordered...
Report: Suspect in Nemtsov Killing Served in Chechen Police Unit
One of the men detained on suspicion of killing Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov served in a police unit in the Russian region of Chechnya, Russian news agencies quoted a law enforcement official as saying. Nemtsov was shot dead on the night of Feb. 27 within sight of the Kremlin walls, in the most high-profile killing of an opposition...
Ukrainian serviceman killed despite ceasefire: Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and three wounded as a result of fighting in separatist eastern territories in the… …read more Source:...
