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Five facts on Ingush president Yevkurov Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, the head of Russia's turbulent Ingushetia region, told Reuters in an interview on Sunday that corruption amongst officials was plaguing his small republic and aiding an Islamist insurgency.
Nov 22, 2009 at 23:28 | Wire reports
Ingushetia boss admits corruption fuels rebellion MOSCOW -The leader of Russia's Muslim republic of Ingushetia, who narrowly survived an assassination attempt in June, conceded on Sunday that widespread state corruption was helping an Islamist insurgency in the region.
Nov 22, 2009 at 23:21 | Reuters
Russian cosmonaut Feoktistov dies at 83 MOSCOW (AP) — Russian spaceship designer Konstantin Feoktistov, the only non-Communist space traveler in the history of the Soviet space program, has died at the age of 83
Nov 22, 2009 at 18:33 | Associated Press and Staff reports
Militant killed in southern Russian province MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — A police official says a suspected militant was killed while trying to set up an explosive device in a volatile southern province east of Chechnya.
Nov 22, 2009 at 15:07 | Associated Press and Staff reports
Radio Free Europe: Lawyer's death puts spotlight on Kremlin's battle with investment fund A Russian lawyer representing the embattled Hermitage Capital investment fund has died in a Moscow prison after complaining for weeks that he was denied adequate medical treatment.
Nov 22, 2009 at 10:29 | Wire reports