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Ukrainian girlfriend of Boris Nemtsov under protection after death threats
KIEV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian girlfriend of slain Kremlin critic and Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov has been assigned security detail after receiving death threats, Ukrainian prosecutors said Friday. See also: ‘Heroes never die!’: Russians honor opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in massive rally Anna Duritskaya, the 23-year old...
Rescue operation underway after explosion in Ukrainian coal mine
The speaker in Ukraine’s parliament says 32 workers have been killed by an explosion at coal mine in war-torn eastern Ukraine. See also: ‘Welcome to hell’: An eerie silence washes over war-torn eastern Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman told lawmakers that the accident happened before dawn Wednesday. However, the Donetsk People’s...
Mourners pay their respects to slain Putin critic Boris Nemtsov in Moscow
KIEV, Ukraine — Thousands of mourners, including government officials and European diplomats, queued for nearly a mile in Moscow on Tuesday to pay their respects to Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition leader gunned down near the Kremlin last Friday. See also: Nemtsov’s girlfriend on murder: ‘I didn’t see anything’...
Nemtsov’s girlfriend on murder: ‘I didn’t see anything’
KIEV, Ukraine — The girlfriend of slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, shot to death in the shadow of the Kremlin Friday night, said in her first interview since the killing that everything happened so quickly and she recalls very little. See also: Somber Russians fear for their country’s future after Boris Nemtsov’s murder...
Conflicting reports about CCTV footage of Boris Nemtsov’s murder
The investigation into the killing of Boris Nemtsov, a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin who was gunned down not far from the Kremlin, faced conflicting reports Monday about possible surveillance footage of his slaying. See also: ‘Heroes never die!’: Russians honor opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in massive rally No...
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’s murder sends shockwaves through Russian opposition
KIEV, Ukraine — “I hope common sense will prevail, and Putin won’t kill you.” “God willing. I hope so, too.” See also: Opposition figure shot dead in Moscow, steps from Kremlin That …More about Russia, Moscow, Us World, World, and Boris Nemtsov …read more Source:...
Opposition figure shot dead in Moscow, steps from Kremlin
Boris Nemtsov, a Russian opposition figure and outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead just steps from the Kremlin just after midnight Saturday local time. He was 55. Nemtsov was hit “with four shots from a pistol,” a spokesperson told TASS, adding that the murder is under investigation, which Russian President...
8 Spaniards arrested for fighting with pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine — Let this be a lesson to anyone looking to join an insurgency abroad: Don’t post photos of yourselves posing with military equipment on social media when you return home. That’s how police identified eight suspects who they say fought alongside Russia-backed separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine. See also:...
Leonard Nimoy dies at 83
Leonard Nimoy, the man who made Spock famous, passed away at age 83 on Friday Nimoy, an actor, singer, photographer, poet and voice artist who was so much more than just Mr. Spock from Star Trek, was hospitalized in mid-February for severe chest pains He had been suffering for years from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, frequently blaming a...
