Litvinenko associate seeks political asylum
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The diplomatic tension between Britain and Russia took a new twist last night when a man linked to the murdered dissident Alexander Litvinenko sought political asylum in Britain
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A new documentary about Russian  exile Alexander Litvinenko tries to put his sensational murder  into context, explaining why an individual, with the possible  backing of the authorities, would carry it out.
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A former Russian spy poisoned in Britain and now hospitalized under guard may have been targeted for his criticism of former colleagues and his investigation into the killing of a prominent anti-Kremlin ...Comment
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A Russian oil billionaire who fled his homeland claiming persecution by the authorities has reportedly applied for political asylum in Britain.
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Russia has received an extradition request from Britain for an ex-KGB agent wanted in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, Interfax quoted a spokesperson for the prosecutor general as saying Monday.
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An MP is to ask the Home Office to rethink the deportation case of a couple who took refuge in a church.
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Britain is using the case of murdered Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in a political campaign that is harming ties with Moscow, Russia's foreign minister said on Friday.
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A formal request is made for the extradition of an ex-KGB agent accused of poisoning Alexander Litvinenko.
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Britain is using the case of murdered  Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in a political campaign  that is harming ties with Russia, Interfax news agency quoted  Russia&#39;s foreign minister as saying on Friday.
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Britain&#39;s expulsion of four Russian  diplomats because Moscow refused to extradite a man suspected  of murdering ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko was politically  motivated, a senior Russian prosecutor said on Monday.
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An Italian academic who met former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko the day he became ill from radiation poisoning is under police protection in London and undergoing medical tests, a legal source said on Tuesday.
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The United States has granted refuge to the wife a drug trafficking suspect wanted in the United States and whose paramilitary group is considered a terrorist organization, a senior U.S. envoy has confirmed.
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British police investigating the poisoning of a former KGB agent formally requested assistance from their counterparts in Russia, whose foreign minister warned Monday that continued suggestions of Kremlin involvement in the death could damage diplomatic relations.
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Russia launches a spying case over statements made by the man accused by the UK of killing former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko.
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Russia is calling for a crackdown on terrorists who seek political asylum to avoid prosecution, including the speedy extradition of terror suspects.
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LONDON, Dec. 4 -- A team of British police investigators arrived in Moscow on Monday to begin questioning people about the poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian spy who had recently become a British citizen, in a case that is straining relations between the two governments.
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The Russian man wanted by Britain on suspicion of killing Alexander Litvinenko said on Monday he would like to become president of Russia.