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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

On a Chechen rebel Web site, the hostage takers called themselves “ smertniki,” a word that in Russian refers to fighters who die for a cause. About 600 hostages in total were in the theater, ...

BRUSSELS, Nov. 12 -- A French reporter who questioned the Kremlin's war in Chechnya provoked an angry outburst Monday from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who challenged him to convert to Islam and ...