Germany Rushes to Let Holocaust Victims Claim Nazi-Looted Art
Accused of stalling on survivors who are “not getting younger,” the government posts two dozen works from the trove uncovered in Munich
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Russian Tycoon’s Arrest in Cambodian Jungle Highlights Oligarchs’ Fall
An inglorious chase on a tropical island marks the end of Sergei Polonsky’s Cambodian sojourn
Russia Snubs UN Tribunal Probing Greenpeace Arrests
On Wednesday morning, a panel of 22 judges took their seats at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, a UN-mandated court based in Hamburg, Germany, only to find the defendants’ table empty. The plaintiffs, …
Russian Region Tolerates ‘Bride Stealing’ Even After Triple Murder
A deadly gunfight between two clans fails to force action against the tradition of kidnapping brides
Nazi-Art Bust: 6 Unanswered Questions
The German government has “kept the secret” of the hoard for years, a magazine report says
Russian Region Wages War on Halloween
It’s getting to be a Halloween tradition in Russia for local governments to ban the holiday. Last year, schools in the city of Sochi, which will host the Winter Olympic Games next year, were forbidden from celebrating Halloween …
An Angry Europe Faces Up to U.S. Spying and the War on Terrorism’s Legacy
After Snowden revelations, E.U. leaders question the rules of surveillance that emerged after 9/11
Russian Suicide Bus Bombing Sparks Terrorism Fears for Sochi Olympics
Naida Asiyalova, the suicide bomber who blew herself up on Monday on a crowded bus in the Russian city of Volgograd, killing six people and wounding dozens more, was born in the town of Buynaksk, a huddle of mosques and squat …
E.U. Pushes for Stricter Data Protection After Snowden’s NSA Revelations
In the fight for online privacy, Jan Philipp Albrecht, a German member of the European Parliament, sees himself as Edward Snowden’s comrade in arms. They are the same age, 30, and take the same crusading tone when the subject …
Russia’s Top Breast-Feeding Expert Arrested for Running a ‘Cult’
Russia has had its share of problems with religious cults. From faith-healers and doomsayers to messiahs of every description, there are roughly 4,000 of them across the country with some 800,000 followers, according to the …
Russian Sets Himself on Fire in Arab Spring-Style Protest
Desperate act follows two other self-immolation threats in echoes of Arab Spring
Russia Responds to Anti-Migrant Riots by Arresting Migrants
There was no easy way for the mayor of Moscow to respond to this weekend’s race riots. On Sunday night, a violent mob clashed with police in the south of the city, hurling bottles, destroying property and screaming for a purge of …
