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- Do you know Chechnya? Take the quiz
When Chechnya made headlines in April 2013 as the ancestral land of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, the news dredged up memories of terrorist attacks in Russia orchestrated in the name of Chechen independence. How much do you know about Chechen-Russian relations 鈥� about the years of war with Russia and heavy-handed policies of a Moscow-installed strongman? And what else do you know about this small stretch of land, long billed as a volatile backwater to Russia?
In tweak to US, Russia would 'consider' asylum for SnowdenThe NSA whistleblower's revelations let the Kremlin criticize Western 'double standards,' say experts. But the Russian government has shown little tolerance for its own whistleblowers.
UK did not use PRISM to dodge British law, says HagueThe British foreign minister told Parliament today that all data used by British intelligence complied with the law, even that supplied by the controversial NSA surveillance program, PRISM.
Russia's growing NGO crackdown turns to environmental, cultural groupsThe Kremlin has been targeting 'political' NGOs that receive foreign funding for some time. Now it is eying nonpolitical groups too, like an LGBT film festival and a group trying to save Siberian cranes.- Estonian believers shop a spiritual 'marketplace'Though often cited as one of Europe's most agnostic countries, Estonia is not so much a nation of atheists as a place where seekers can explore traditional and non-traditional beliefs equally.
Will Putin's divorce have political fallout in Russia?With divorce quite common in Russia, experts say Vladimir and Lyudmila Putin's split is unlike to hurt the president politically 鈥� but that could change if he remarries.
English Defence League back in the limelight after Woolwich murderThe killing of a British soldier last month by professed Muslim extremists has given new life to the anti-Islam EDL. But experts say the group's rejuvenation will only go so far.
Portuguese unions set stage for broad anti-austerity strikePortugal's two largest unions 鈥� some 20 percent of the country's labor force 鈥� have signed onto a general strike to protest the government's austerity policies on June 27.
An Olympic crackdown? Mayor snatched from Dagestan in Russian raid.Experts say that the mayor's dramatic arrest in connection with a 2011 murder is part of a larger Kremlin crackdown on the anarchic Caucasus region ahead of the Sochi Olympic Winter Games.
Norway rediscovers Edvard Munch as an artist of global importanceA major exhibition opens today in Norway on the 150th anniversary of Munch's birth. The artist's most famous work, "The Scream," recently sold for $119.9 million.
Leading economist flees Russia amid Putin's growing crackdownSergei Guriev was a mainstream figure in Russia, albeit one openly critical of Putin's policies. His flight suggests that Putin's crackdown on dissent is expanding to a new level.- Latvia takes second crack at whistle-blowing 'hacker' NeoThree years after Ilmars Poikans embarrassed Latvian authorities by publishing their high salaries at a time of large cuts to government services, prosecutors have brought new charges against the 'virtual Robin Hood.'
Russia suggests it will now sell 'offensive' weapons to SyriaRussian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that, due to the EU's decision to permit arms sales to rebels, the Kremlin may 'revise' its vow not to sell the Syrian government 'offensive' weapons.
After Woolwich killing, Britain debates how to combat 'radicalization'In the UK, a debate is raging over whether the government should introduce press controls and make it easier to snoop on individuals, or if that would do more harm than good.- Germany offers Europe cheap loans to fight youth unemploymentEuropean leaders warned on Tuesday that the continent's youth unemployment is reaching critical levels, and the German-backed plan to help puts a new focus on stimulus.
EU gives surprise breathing room to its ailing debtor statesThe European Commission on Wednesday eased its deficit targets for Europe's recession-stricken states, suggesting that Brussels feels the continent's debt crisis is under control.
Will May 2013 go down as France's May 1968, part deux?As protests against President Hollande and France's new gay marriage law roil France, some draw parallels with the protests 45 years ago that nearly toppled Charles de Gaulle.
FocusIn Bangladesh factory aftermath, US and European firms take different pathsThe deadly collapse of a Bangladesh garment factory has galvanized European firms to try and improve working conditions, but US companies have been slower to respond. Why?
After smoothing tensions in Slovenia, PM Bratusek seeks to win over EuropeSlovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek has spent the first two months of her term trying to stave off a bailout. She may learn her country's fate on Wednesday.
What's behind Sweden's youth riots?Six days of rioting across Sweden last week have laid bare the social isolation growing in some of Stockholm's suburbs. But Swedes are divided over the root cause.
