http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/ChechnyaFind stories, videos, and photos about Chechnya from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:08:50 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Chechnya14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Chechnya from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/25/chechnya.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/25/chechnya.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour policemen were killed by a suicide bomber Tuesday in southern Chechnya, the office of the Chechen president said.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/21/chechnya.blasts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/21/chechnya.blasts/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least two police officers in Russia's restive region of Chechnya were killed Friday when two bombs went off in the capital, Grozny, the Russian Interior Ministry said.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/17/russia.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/17/russia.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian President Dmitry Medvedev sacked the head of Ingushetia's police after a suicide bomber killed at least 19 people Monday.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/11/chechnya.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/11/chechnya.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe head of a humanitarian agency in Chechnya and her husband were found dead early Tuesday, their bodies stuffed in the trunk of their car, a prosecutor's spokeswoman said.Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/05/russian.journalist.politkovskaya.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/05/russian.journalist.politkovskaya.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree men went on trial Wednesday in connection with the killing of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, Russia's RIA-Novosti news agency reported.Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/16/russia.estmirova.killing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/16/russia.estmirova.killing/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe head of a leading Russian human rights group accused the presidents of Russia and Chechnya of complicity in murdering their top activist in Chechnya.Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/26/chechnya.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/26/chechnya.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour police officers were killed Sunday by a suicide explosion in the center of Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, the Russian state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing police at the scene of the attack.Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/15/russia.estmirova.killing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/15/russia.estmirova.killing/index.html#cnnSTCTextA leading human rights activist was abducted and killed in Russia Wednesday, the organization she worked for told CNN.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/22/russia.ingushetia.yevkurov/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/22/russia.ingushetia.yevkurov/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe president of the troubled Russian republic of Ingushetia was wounded in an assassination attempt Monday when a blast hit his convoy.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/16/chechnya.russia.war.over/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/16/chechnya.russia.war.over/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia declared an end Thursday to its 10-year anti-terror "operation" in the autonomous republic of Chechnya.Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/19/russia.lawyer.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/19/russia.lawyer.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextA masked man shot and killed on Monday a Russian human rights lawyer known for his work on abuses by the Russian military in the breakaway region of Chechnya, Russian media reported.Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:46:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1855569,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1855569,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn the early '90s, pro-Russia Ingushetia broke away from want-away Chechnya. Now, with the roles reversed, the Kremlin may be weighing an arranged re-marriage Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1851854,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1851854,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsViewpoint: The attempt to poison a leading human-rights lawyer may be the latest on a dispiriting list of blatantly political assassination attemptsSun, 19 Oct 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/11/chechnya.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/11/chechnya.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 12 people were killed Saturday in an earthquake in Russia's Chechnya region, Russian news agencies reported.Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/03/russia.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/03/russia.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Russian journalist died Wednesday from gunshot wounds sustained the night before -- the second Russian journalist fatally gunned down this week.Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/01/russia.critic.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/01/russia.critic.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextA leading critic of Kremlin-backed leaders in the Russian republic of Ingushetia was fatally shot Sunday while being taken to a police precinct by officers, Reporters without Borders said.Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/12/suicide.bombers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/12/suicide.bombers/index.html#cnnSTCTextTerrorists increasingly favor using women as suicide bombers to thwart security and draw attention to their causes, a new FBI-Department of Homeland Security assessment concludes.Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:47:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1685055_1685076_1686619,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1685055_1685076_1686619,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMorality and empathy are writ deep in our genes, as are savagery and bloodlust. Science is learning what makes us both noble and terrible--and perhaps what can make us betterWed, 21 Nov 2007 00:30:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1659443,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1659443,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe arrests this week in Germany confirm a trend investigators have been noting: lone wolves are replacing large networks Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/08/15/daveed.godswarriors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/08/15/daveed.godswarriors/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe path to faith often takes unexpected twists. In the case of Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, the road went through three of the world's major religions -- Judaism, Islam and Christianity -- and ultimately brought him to the FBI.Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:07:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1652758,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1652758,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe posh Neva Express train, favored by senior officials and business people, was blown up by a homemade bomb in the Novgorod area en route from Moscow to St. PetersburgTue, 14 Aug 2007 15:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/27/chechnya.timeline/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/27/chechnya.timeline/index.htmlAt least 17 people were killed when a Russian-made Mi-8 military transport helicopter crashed in the volatile province of Chechnya Friday.Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/27/russia.crash/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/27/russia.crash/index.htmlEighteen people are dead after a Russian-made Mi-8 military transport helicopter crashed in the volatile province of Chechnya.Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/23/russia.yeltsin/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/23/russia.yeltsin/index.htmlFormer Russian President Boris Yeltsin has died at the age of 76, the Kremlin said on Monday.Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/02/14/uefa.cska/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/02/14/uefa.cska/index.htmlIsraeli champions Maccabi Haifa held 2005 winners CSKA Moscow to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their UEFA Cup first knockout round tie on Wednesday.Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:17:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/10/05/tbr.history/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/10/05/tbr.history/index.html1908: Bulgaria proclaims its independence from the Ottoman Empire.Thu, 05 Oct 2006 08:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/18/russia.chechnya/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/18/russia.chechnya/index.htmlChechnya's pro-Moscow government said a brother of separatist leader Doku Umarov surrendered on Friday in response to Moscow's call for rebels in the volatile southern region to lay down arms.Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/07/11/russia.basayev/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/07/11/russia.basayev/index.htmlRussian security agents have killed the nation's most-wanted man, Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, the director of the Federal Security Service said Monday.Tue, 11 Jul 2006 05:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/19/iraq.russia/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/19/iraq.russia/index.htmlA group linked to al-Qaeda said Monday it is holding four Russian diplomats hostage and demanded Moscow withdraw its troops from Chechnya and "release all our brothers and sisters" from prison within 48 hours.Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/06/17/chechnya.rebel/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/06/17/chechnya.rebel/index.htmlPolice in Chechnya killed rebel leader Abdul-Khalim Saidulayev during a special operation Saturday, according to Interfax, the Russian news agency.Sun, 18 Jun 2006 01:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/05/uk.russia/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/05/uk.russia/index.htmlRussian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Tony Blair have pledged to increase their joint efforts to combat terrorism.Wed, 05 Oct 2005 07:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/04/eu.russia/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/04/eu.russia/index.htmlUK Prime Minister Tony Blair has hailed Europe's increasingly close relationship with Russia, saying that the economic ties between the two countries can only "grow and prosper and strengthen."Tue, 04 Oct 2005 13:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/04/russia.kasparov.ap/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/04/russia.kasparov.ap/index.htmlGarry Kasparov, the former world chess champion who quit to focus on political activities, on Monday accused Russian officials of interfering in his four-day trip to the troubled Caucasus region.Mon, 04 Jul 2005 12:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/12/russia.train/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/12/russia.train/index.htmlA passenger train bound for Moscow from Chechnya derailed after an explosive device detonated on the tracks 90 miles south of the Russian capital Sunday morning, according to the ITAR-Tass news agency.Sun, 12 Jun 2005 07:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/12/terror.cell.recruiter/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/12/terror.cell.recruiter/index.htmlThe alleged recruiter of six Yemeni-Americans from upstate New York who went to al Qaeda military training camps in the summer of 2001 denies recruiting the men or being connected to the terrorist organization linked to the September 11 attacks.Tue, 12 Apr 2005 20:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/15/maskhadov/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/15/maskhadov/index.htmlRussian Security Services paid $10 million for information leading to the death of Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov, a representative for Russia's FSB intelligence agency said Tuesday.Tue, 15 Mar 2005 09:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/09/chechnya.maskhadov/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/09/chechnya.maskhadov/index.htmlChechen separatists have vowed to press on with their fight for independence after the killing of guerrilla leader Aslan Maskhadov.Wed, 09 Mar 2005 08:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/08/maskhadov.profile/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/08/maskhadov.profile/index.htmlAslan Maskhadov, a rebel leader and former president of Chechnya, maintained terrorist attacks perpetrated by Chechens were "unavoidable" because of Russia's policies.Tue, 08 Mar 2005 17:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/08/chechnya.rebel.killed/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/08/chechnya.rebel.killed/index.htmlChechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov -- who had a $10 million bounty on his head -- has been killed by Russian troops, according to Russian news agencies.Tue, 08 Mar 2005 15:40:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/04/basayev/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/04/basayev/index.htmlMoscow has again lashed out at the decision by Britain's Channel 4 News to air an interview with Chechen terrorist Shamil Basayev.Fri, 04 Feb 2005 09:40:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/16/chechen.arson/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/16/chechen.arson/index.htmlExiled Chechen rebel envoy Akhmed Zakayev has suffered an arson attack at his London home, the British Foreign Office has confirmed.Sat, 16 Oct 2004 14:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/01/zawahiri.transcript/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/01/zawahiri.transcript/index.htmlThe Arabic language TV news network Al-Jazeera on Friday aired what it claims is a new audiotape from al Qaeda's No. 2 man, Ayman al-Zawahiri. CNN has not authenticated the tape. CNN's Senior Editor for Arab Affairs Octavia Nasr translated the its message.Fri, 01 Oct 2004 15:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/01/zawahiri.tape/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/01/zawahiri.tape/index.htmlThe Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera Friday aired what it claims is a new audiotape from al Qaeda's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahiri, issuing a call to action in the Muslim world.Fri, 01 Oct 2004 13:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/24/russia.chechnya/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/24/russia.chechnya/index.htmlA Chechen rebel leader is vowing to bring to justice warlord Shamil Basayev over the Beslan school hostage-taking that ended with the deaths of more than 300 people, according to a posting on a Chechen rebel Web site.Fri, 24 Sep 2004 10:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/15/russia.planecrash/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/15/russia.planecrash/index.htmlOne of two female suicide bombers who set off explosives on Russian passenger jets, killing all 89 aboard, bribed her way aboard the plane, according to Russian Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov.Wed, 15 Sep 2004 18:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/13/russia.putin/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/13/russia.putin/index.htmlPresident Vladimir Putin has announced far-reaching measures to boost the Russian government's power to "fight against terrorism."Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/10/russia.siege/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/10/russia.siege/index.htmlPresident Vladimir Putin has agreed to a parliamentary investigation in an apparent response to public criticism over last week's deadly school hostage siege.Fri, 10 Sep 2004 07:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/09/russia.siege/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/09/russia.siege/index.htmlRussia's foreign minister has accused Western countries of displaying double standards by granting asylum to Chechen separatist figures.Thu, 09 Sep 2004 11:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/08/maskhadov.profile/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/08/maskhadov.profile/index.htmlAslan Maskhadov, a rebel leader and former president of Chechnya, has said there is "no justification" for the seizure of the school in Beslan.Wed, 08 Sep 2004 13:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/08/russia.basayev/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/08/russia.basayev/index.htmlShamil Basayev, the rebel warlord who prosecutors say masterminded the deadly school hostage siege in Beslan, is a household name in Russia after a decade of conflict in the mainly Muslim province of Chechnya.Wed, 08 Sep 2004 12:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/07/russia.video/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/07/russia.video/index.htmlChilling video from inside the Russian school seized by terrorists last week shows a first-hand glimpse of the horror inside, with hundreds of people huddled in the gymnasium as masked gunmen string up explosives.Tue, 07 Sep 2004 19:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/07/russia.school.0900/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/07/russia.school.0900/index.htmlVladimir Putin has criticized Western leaders in the wake of the school siege tragedy for urging Russia to negotiate with Chechen rebels, whom he likened to al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.Tue, 07 Sep 2004 13:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/09/06/russia.terror/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/09/06/russia.terror/index.htmlOnce, they were a band of rebels who fought with passion and precision; who took on a fight for independence against a clumsy giant, inflicted severe military casualties and fought their way to the negotiating table.Mon, 06 Sep 2004 20:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/05/russia.chechnya/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/05/russia.chechnya/index.htmlA top Chechen figure has said there was "no justification" for recent terrorist attacks perpetrated by Chechens but called them "unavoidable" because of Russia's policies.Sun, 05 Sep 2004 14:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/05/russia.school/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/05/russia.school/index.htmlRussian state-run television says the government has a man in custody who was part of the group responsible for the deadly school siege in Beslan.Sun, 05 Sep 2004 08:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/04/russia.school/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/04/russia.school/index.htmlThe death toll in the Russian hostage crisis has climbed beyond 350 as President Vladimir Putin denounced the massacre as "an attack on our country."Sat, 04 Sep 2004 04:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/03/chechnya.background/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/03/chechnya.background/index.htmlChechen never has been an easy territory for Russia -- or for its current President, Vladimir Putin.Fri, 03 Sep 2004 12:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/03/russia.school/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/03/russia.school/index.htmlThe operation to end the school hostage crisis in Russia is over, an emergency official said late Friday, but more than 200 people have died.Fri, 03 Sep 2004 07:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/02/russia.school1015/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/02/russia.school1015/index.htmlAt least 26 women and children have been freed by militants holding hundreds more people hostage at a school in southern Russia, Interfax news agency Interfax reports.Thu, 02 Sep 2004 14:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/02/russia.school0615/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/02/russia.school0615/index.htmlA reporter on the scene of the school siege in southern Russia has told CNN that negotiations have broken down, and militants holding hundreds of children hostage have turned off their mobile phones.Thu, 02 Sep 2004 10:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/01/russia.timeline/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/01/russia.timeline/index.htmlArmed attackers on Wednesday seized a school in a town in southern Russia in the latest in a series of terrorist attacks in Russia that have killed hundreds of people. Here is a timeline of the most significant recent strikes:Wed, 01 Sep 2004 07:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/01/russia.school/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/01/russia.school/index.htmlA tense standoff between Russian authorities and attackers who seized at least 100 hostages -- possibly as many as 400 -- at a school in southern Russia continued Thursday with little progress reported.Wed, 01 Sep 2004 07:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/31/russia.carblast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/31/russia.carblast/index.htmlA female suicide bomber killed nine people and herself and wounded 51 others when she detonated a bomb outside a subway station in northeastern Moscow Tuesday, officials said.Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/30/russia.planecrash/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/30/russia.planecrash/index.htmlRussian investigators said Monday that explosions led to the near-simultaneous crashes of two Russian jetliners last week.Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/30/chechnya.election/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/30/chechnya.election/index.htmlChechen opposition candidates have reacted angrily to the election of Alu Alkhanov as president, charging the vote was tainted by fraud.Mon, 30 Aug 2004 07:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/29/chechnya.election1130/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/29/chechnya.election1130/index.htmlA man blew himself up after police guards approached him outside a polling station in Chechnya as voting got under way in the region's presidential election.Sun, 29 Aug 2004 15:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/29/chechnya.alkhanov.profile/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/29/chechnya.alkhanov.profile/index.htmlAlkhanov, almost certain to become president of Chechnya in this weekend's election, is a career policeman who unlike many officials who will form his government never fought against Moscow's rule.Sun, 29 Aug 2004 09:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/29/chechnya.election/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/29/chechnya.election/index.htmlA Moscow-backed police chief is set to become rebel Chechnya's new president in a tense election interrupted by a suspected bomb attack that ended with the bomber blowing himself up.Sun, 29 Aug 2004 04:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/28/chechnya.election/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/28/chechnya.election/index.htmlChechens this weekend are choosing a replacement for their assassinated president -- the Kremlin hoping the vote will bring some stability to a region racked by a decade of violence.Sat, 28 Aug 2004 15:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/27/russia.planecrash/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/27/russia.planecrash/index.htmlOne of two Russian airliners that crashed nearly simultaneously was brought down by a terrorist act, officials said, after finding traces of explosives in the plane's wreckage.Fri, 27 Aug 2004 04:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/24/chechnya.rebels/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/24/chechnya.rebels/index.htmlRussian artillery strikes killed 12 rebels Tuesday outside Chechnya's capital Grozny, the Interfax news agency said, citing a military spokesman.Tue, 24 Aug 2004 10:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/06/uk.terror/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/08/06/uk.terror/index.htmlA British man facing extradition to the United States on terrorism-related charges was found in possession of a U.S. Navy battle group plan, U.S. officials have alleged.Fri, 06 Aug 2004 04:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/23/russia.toll/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/23/russia.toll/index.htmlThe death toll from an attack by militants inside the Russian republic of Ingushetia and a counterattack by Russian Interior Ministry troops has risen to 92, officials say.Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/22/russia.fighting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/22/russia.fighting/index.htmlRussian President Vladimir Putin says those responsible for the deadly attacks in the southern republic of Ingushetia should be "found and destroyed."Tue, 22 Jun 2004 04:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/21/russia.fighting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/21/russia.fighting/index.htmlAfter several hours of heavy fighting, Russian interior ministry troops were able to repel rebel attempts to seize government buildings in attacks on at least three towns in the southern region of Ingushetia, according to an official from the Ingush presidential office.Mon, 21 Jun 2004 23:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/17/chechnya.claim/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/17/chechnya.claim/index.htmlRussia's most wanted man, Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, says he was behind the killing of Chechnya's pro-Moscow leader and threatened to kill more officials, including the Russian prime minister.Mon, 17 May 2004 09:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/10/grozy.blast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/10/grozy.blast/index.htmlChechen President Akhmad Kadyrov has been buried in a traditional ceremony in his home village, a day after he was killed in a bomb attack in Grozny.Mon, 10 May 2004 04:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/09/chechnya.bombs.timeline/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/09/chechnya.bombs.timeline/index.htmlThe following are some of the major bomb attacks in, near or linked with Chechnya since fighting resumed between Russian forces and Chechen rebels in 1999:Sun, 09 May 2004 14:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/09/grozy.blast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/09/grozy.blast/index.htmlChechen President Akhmad Kadyrov and at least five others died in an explosion at a stadium in the Chechen capital, officials said.Sun, 09 May 2004 07:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/11/russia.erkel/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/11/russia.erkel/index.htmlA Dutch aid worker kidnapped in Russia almost two years ago been freed by Russian security forces, officials said.Sun, 11 Apr 2004 08:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/06/ingushetia.attack/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/06/ingushetia.attack/index.htmlThe president of the Ingushetia region of southern Russia has survived a bomb attack on his motorcade, a presidential spokesman says.Tue, 06 Apr 2004 07:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/11/russia.journalist/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/11/russia.journalist/index.htmlAn American reporter who was briefly unaccounted for near Russia's rebel Chechnya region has been found, the news group said.Wed, 11 Feb 2004 09:55:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/09/moscow.blast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/09/moscow.blast/index.htmlFlags across Moscow flew at half-staff and TV stations canceled entertainment programs Monday as Russians held an official day of mourning for the victims of last week's subway bombing that killed 39 people.Mon, 09 Feb 2004 10:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/07/moscow.blast.0909/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/07/moscow.blast.0909/index.htmlRussia has opened a terror investigation into a suspected suicide bombing on a Moscow subway train that killed at least 39 people and wounded another 129.Sat, 07 Feb 2004 14:09:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/06/russia.timeline/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/06/russia.timeline/index.htmlThe Moscow metro blast is feared to be the latest in a series of terrorist attacks in Russia that have killed hundreds of people. Here is a timeline of the most significant strikes since 1999:Fri, 06 Feb 2004 08:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/06/moscow.blast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/06/moscow.blast/index.htmlA blast tore apart a train car in the Moscow metro Friday, killing at least 39 and wounding at least 129 others, the Russian deputy interior minister said.Fri, 06 Feb 2004 06:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/05/russia.blast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/05/russia.blast/index.htmlTwo people have been killed in the second deadly blast in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz in three days, according to the Emergencies Ministry.Thu, 05 Feb 2004 08:10:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/03/russia.carbomb/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/03/russia.carbomb/index.htmlA car parked near an administrative building in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz exploded, killing at least two people.Tue, 03 Feb 2004 15:55:00 EST