As Economy Sinks, Russians Protest
Protesters held demonstrations throughout Russia on Saturday, offering largely subdued, but pointed criticism of the government’s economic policies.
Original post by By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ and CLIFFORD J. LEVY
Slain Exile Detailed Chechen Ruler’s Systematic Cruelty
Umar S. Israilov, a former bodyguard of the president of Chechnya, for two years relentlessly accused the president of participating in torture sessions. In January, he was gunned down in Vienna.
Original post by By C. J. CHIVERS
Guidelines on Bailouts Said to Be in the Works in Europe
The European Central Bank is working on guidelines to prevent bailout plans from one country from being significantly more generous than plans from another.
Original post by By FLOYD NORRIS and CARTER DOUGHERTY
Ingemar Johansson, Boxer, Dies at 76
Mr. Johansson, of Sweden, knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1959 to win the world heavyweight boxing championship.
Original post by By FRANK LITSKY
Russian Building Fire Kills 23 Elderly Residents
A fire swept through an apartment building for the elderly in a small village in northern Russia on Saturday evening, killing at least 23 people, a local official said.
Original post by By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ
A Threat to Putin’s Big Plans
Russians seemed fine giving Vladimir Putin great power, if they could live well. Enter an economic crisis.“Autocracy by consent” could stop working as the good times end in Russia.
Original post by By CLIFFORD J. LEVY
Medvedev Meets Editor of Newspaper Where Slain Journalists Worked
The Russian president held a surprise meeting on Thursday with the editor of Novaya Gazeta 10 days after a reporter was shot in what was apparently a contract killing.
Original post by By ELLEN BARRY
British Unions, Angry Over Use of Foreign Workers, Stage Walkouts
The disruption underscored rising fears of labor unrest across Europe as job losses across the Continent mounted into the hundreds of thousands with the global financial crisis.
Original post by By JOHN F. BURNS
Russia and Cuba Take Steps to Revive a Bond
Russia is seeking to expand economic ties with the island and possibly forge stronger military relations in an echo, as yet still faint, of an alliance that lasted some 30 years.
Original post by By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ
World Briefing | Europe: Lithuania: Official Language Only for Street Signs
A Lithuanian court ordered the removal of street signs not written in Lithuanian, dealing a blow to minority rights campaigners in Polish- and Russian-speaking areas around the capital.
Original post by By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE