MOSCOW — Chechen guerrillas who took over a theater here in mid-performance shot a woman to death, authorities said Thursday, increasing fears for the safety of about 700 remaining hostages. But in a ...

2001-08-01 04:00:00 PDT Mineralniye Vody, Russia-- Russian commandos stormed a bus yesterday that had been seized by two Chechen hijackers, killing one gunman and rescuing about 25 hostages after a 12 ...

MOSCOW (AP) -- Chechen rebels vowed Wednesday to carry on their separatist fight against Russia despite the death of their leader Aslan Maskhadov after special forces cornered him in an underground ...

As if by incredible purpose, local author Ian Graham's "Veil of Civility" was published in paperback yesterday. With breaking news of alleged Chechen refugees involved in the Boston Marathon bombings, ...

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) -- Russian and Chechen regional forces battled fighters holed up in an apartment building Friday in the Chechen capital of Grozny, killing at least five militants and ...

MOSCOW - As the war in Chechnya drags on, acts of desperation committed by Chechen rebels furious at the destruction of their homeland have grown even more brutal, pushing them closer to extremist ...

VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia (AP) - Chechen rebels ambushed and killed five Russian troops and pro-Moscow policemen responding to an emergency call about the shooting of a village elder, officials said Friday.

VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia - Chechen rebels shot down a Russian military helicopter Sunday, killing nine soldiers, shortly after the defense minister announced he was suspending plans to cut back Moscow's ...

GROZNY, Russia - Nearly five months after his predecessor was assassinated, Maj. Gen. Alu Alkhanov was sworn in as Chechnya's president Tuesday in a heavily guarded ceremony seen as another step in ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the Beslan school siege. On September 1, 2004, armed Chechen rebels took approximately 1,200 children and adults hostage at a school in Beslan, North Ossetia, Russia, at ...

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — At least 20 pro-Chechen gunmen armed with automatic rifles and shotguns stormed into a hotel in central Istanbul Sunday and seized hostages, police said. It was not clear if ...