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 ...

Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov hospitalised with kidney failure, Ukrainian intelligence says - Reports claim Kadyrov’s health ...

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 ...

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 ...

The rebels, both men and women, stormed the theater at 9:05 p.m. Wednesday as an audience of about 700 people watched a popular musical. They later released more than 100 women and children, who ...

GROZNY, Russia — Police killed the Chechen rebel leader Saturday acting on a tip from within his network, a possible blow to efforts to spread the increasingly Islam-inspired insurgency throughout ...