A court of inquiry in London has accused Russia of a "miniature nuclear attack" on the British capital. The inquiry says 2006 murder of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned with radioactive material, appears to have been carried out at Moscow's behest, but the evidence is still secret.
Today, six men will be sealed inside a pod for eighteen months at the Institute for Biomedical Problems in Moscow. Researchers will monitor them physically and psychologically to see how humans will react to a prolonged space journey.
American and Russian negotiators are meeting for the second day today in Moscow to discuss adoption. The Russians are drawing up a draft treaty which they want the U.S. to sign before Moscow will allow American families to adopt any more orphans.
Mariners have long dreamed of a shipping shortcut through the Arctic that would allow them to speed trade between Asia and the West. Two German ships recently became the first-ever Western commercial vessels to sail that route, thanks to global warming.