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NEWS ABOUT: polonium

polonium stories: 3 news summaries

Litvinenko Murder Suspect Halts Mayor Bid

Party says he lacked enough backers for Olympic city race

Mar 24, 09 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - The UK's top suspect in the killing of Alexander Litvinenko has quit the mayoral race in the Russian city set to hold the 2014 Winter Olympics, Reuters reports. “The leadership of the party took a final decision that my candidacy would not be put forward,” Andrei Lugovoy said,... More »

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Alexander Litvinenko • murder • Sochi • mayor • polonium • suspect • election

KGB Radiation Poisoning Suspect Ready to Talk

Lugovoi offers to meet with UK investigators

Nov 22, 08 9:31 AM CST
(Newser) - A former KGB agent accused of poisoning a Russian dissident in England wants to clear his name, he tells the Times of London. Alexander Lugovoi has offered to send a friend to London to speak with investigators, and may travel to the UK himself if officials pledge not to arrest... More »

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Russia • Alexander Litvinenko • Andrei Lugovoi • KGB • poison • polonium • assassin

Russia Expels UK Diplomats

Tensions rise amid tit-for-tat retaliation

Jul 19, 07 6:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Russia has expelled four British diplomats in what the Kremlin called a "proportionate response" to the expulsion of four Russian diplomats from Britain earlier this week. Russia says it will stop cooperating with British counterterror efforts as well. Relations between London and Moscow have been strained since Russia denied... More »

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Russia • diplomacy • United Kingdom • Vladimir Putin • murder • polonium • Britain

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