Canadian thought dead in Chechnya was reluctant to travel to region: sources
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VANCOUVER (CP) - A young Vancouver man reported killed in Chechnya by Russian forces went to the region reluctantly, sources told The Canadian Press on Friday.
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OTTAWA --Canada is under pressure over the case of an Al Qaeda suspect who relatives say was tricked by Canadian agents into going to the United States, where he faces five terrorism-related charges.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ruled out negotiations with Chechen rebels after the Beslan school bloodbath, further straining ties with Western leaders who are pressing for a political solution to Chechnya.
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While few people in the region see any imminent prospect of Russian tanks roaring back towards central Europe, there is a sense of unease about the direction chosen by Mr Putin.
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Russian dissidents close to Alexander Litvinenko said Saturday they were worried about coming face-to-face with Moscow investigators who plan to visit London over the ex-Soviet spy's death from radiation poisoning.
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Chechen attacks highlight Russia's failure to crush a rebellion
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Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin has cancelled a part of his visit to Russia but will still arrive in Moscow on Monday for talks with President Vladimir Putin, officials said.
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Family and friends of Alexander Litvinenko say they are unlikely to help a Russian investigation into his death.
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The rejection sets up a possible showdown between Russia and the West over the disputed territoryâs final status.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - Canadian diplomats met with Russian authorities in Moscow on Wednesday but came away with no new information about the reported death of Vancouver's Rudwan Khalil Abubaker in Chechnya almost two weeks ago.
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RUSSIAN ON-LINE NEWSPAPER - Questions are mounting about whether Putin&#39;s policies - not only in Chechnya but also the power consolidation drive to stamp out opposition and public debate - are exacerbating the terrorist threat.
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MOSCOW - A wounded Russia threatened Wednesday to strike against terrorists "in any region of the world," offered a $10 million reward for information leading to the killing or capture of Chechnya's top rebel leaders, and criticized the United States for its willingness to hold talks with Chechen separatists.    The announcements marked a show of resolve aimed at Russia's stunned citizens, as well as Western countries President Vladimir Putin accuses of hindering its fight against terror, in the wake of three attacks that killed more than 400 people in the past two weeks...
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He reiterated claims that the West has been two-faced by giving asylum to top Chechens and urging Moscow to negotiate with rebel leaders, but rejecting the possibility of dialogue with Osama bin Laden.
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A Chechen human rights researcher is warning that militant Islamic ideology is gaining currency in the Russian separatist region of Chechnya and broadening its appeal elsewhere in the tense North Caucasus.
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The detention of several journalists traveling to and from the deadly school siege in Russia is raising new concern about press freedom in the country, media watchdogs said Tuesday.
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Russia's war-scarred Chechnya region continues to be plagued by torture and unlawful detentions, with human rights violations rarely investigated, a European anti-torture committee said Tuesday.
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The massacre of children by Muslim terrorists in southern Russia has widened a rift between Washington and Moscow on how to resolve the conflict in Chechnya and threatened to undermine the