World & Nation
Courts: Slain commander of elite police unit is blamed for the deadly incident in Chechnya. Some still believe convoy was ambushed by rebels.
March 23, 2002
Sports
New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora will undergo season-ending surgery Tuesday on his left knee.
Aug. 25, 2008
A reporter gets a close-up look at Russia’s elite police as they ‘mop up’ among ruins in the Chechen capital.
March 11, 2000
An ex-police officer is accused of war crimes in Chechnya. For some, his case illustrates Moscow’s misguided policy on the republic.
July 3, 2005
Chechnya: At least 20 elite commandos are killed near Grozny, and fighting is reported in southern areas. Moscow had all but declared the war to be over.
March 4, 2000
Horrified by the cold-blooded murders of six law enforcement officials, Lithuania on Thursday accused the Soviet Union of “aggression,” offered half a million rubles for the unmasking of the killers and warned that the patience of its people is running out.
Aug. 2, 1991
The lookout, fortified with bricks and sandbags, is tucked beneath an abandoned house.
Feb. 21, 2000
The list of names pinned on the wall at the Perm offices of the Interior Ministry was sliced with lines in three bright colors.
April 2, 2000
Conflict: Chechen guerrillas say they killed 16 Russian soldiers in an attack outside Grozny, but Russia says just three died.
May 29, 2000
* I was deeply disturbed by your March 11 Saturday Report about the Russian special forces unit in Grozny.
March 19, 2000