Section: US & Canada
Widow of murdered spy blames Russian govt for new killing
LONDON (AP) — The widow of murdered Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko thinks the Russian government may have been involved in the murder of leading opposition figure Boris Nemtsov. Marina Litvinenko told BBC Radio on Sunday she thinks Nemtsov’s slaying Friday night in Moscow seems to have been the Russian government’s way of silencing...
Boris Nemtsov killing: Muscovites pay tribute to Putin critic
A memorial march was held in central Moscow today for opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was shot and killed on Friday. Thousands of people gathered to the politician, who had long been a harsh critic of President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source:...
Russian Opposition Marches in Tribute to Murdered Leader Nemtsov
Thousands of people gathered in central Moscow Sunday for a march to mourn murdered opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. Russian authorities, usually slow to give permission for large opposition rallies, gave quick approval for Sunday’s memorial march. Nemtsov, 55, was to have led an anti-war and anti-Putin rally in Moscow. Instead, as many as...
Thousands mourn Boris Nemtsov in march to murder scene in Moscow
MOSCOW — Thousands of people are gathering in central Moscow to remember Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition leader gunned down in cold blood just before midnight on Friday, as police continue the hunt for his killer. Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister turned staunch government critic, himself had planned and promoted the march on Sunday...
Nemtsov murder risks civil war, Russian dissident Khodorkovsky warns
(JTA) — Russian dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky said the murder of former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov risked plunging Russia into civil war. An unidentified shooter on Saturday gunned down Nemtsov, who was a Christian but said he had Jewish ancestry. Khodorkovsky, a Russian Jew who left to Switzerland in 2013 after being sentenced to 11...
Estonians vote in parliamentary election amid security fears
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonians are voting for a new Parliament in an election dominated by economic issues and security concerns due to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine.read more …read more Source: CNS...
Estonians vote in parliamentary election amid security fears
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonians are voting for a new Parliament in an election dominated by economic issues and security concerns due to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....
How to minimize Islamic State lure for Canadian youth
Panicky headlines pronounce the lure of the Islamic State to disaffected Canadian Muslims, both converts and those born into the faith. Six Montreal teenagers, including two girls, are the latest to go over to the dark side. That brings the total of the disappeared to an estimated 145 — about 40 to the Islamic State and the rest to other...
Estonians vote in parliamentary election amid security fears
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonians are voting for a new Parliament in an election dominated by economic issues and security concerns due to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. Opinion polls índicate a close race between the Baltic nation’s governing center-right coalition, led by Prime Minister Taavi Roivas’ Reform Party, and the...
Estonians Vote in Parliamentary Election Amid Security Fears
Estonians vote for new parliament in election dominated by the economy and the Ukraine crisis …read more Source: ABC...
