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Litvinenko Poisoning Suspect's Case Dropped

Nov. 13, 2009
Germany has ended its investigation into one of the main suspects in thedeath of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, meaning the case mayforever remain a mystery
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Russia: Poisoning source not found

MOSCOW, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Russian forensic experts say they lack evidence linking Andrei Lugovoi to the fatal poisoning of former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko.

Poison suspect runs for Russian Parliament

MOSCOW, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The alleged killer of a former KGB agent in London announced his candidacy for Russia's parliament Sunday and cannot be prosecuted if he wins.

Britain may expel some Russian diplomats

MOSCOW, July 12 (UPI) -- British authorities are considering expelling Russian diplomats because Russia refuses to extradite a suspect in the killing of Alexander Litvinenko.

Cannes to air film on poisoned Russian spy

CANNES, France, May 23 (UPI) -- A documentary about Alexander Litvinenko, the Russian spy who was poisoned in London, is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

Scotland Yard shares Litvinenko file

LONDON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Britain's Crown Prosecution Service has received a file from Scotland Yard regarding the fatal radiation poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. The police file was put together as part of a Metropolitan Police investigation and details the

Russia extends spy death probe to London

MOSCOW, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Criminal investigators in Moscow were planning a trip to London Monday to look into the radioactive poisoning of former spy and defector, Alexander Litvinenko.

Russia joins ex-spy's poisoning probe

MOSCOW, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Russian prosecutors announced they were joining the investigation into the radioactive poisoning death of former spy Alexander Litvinenko in London.

Litvinenko widow has traces of poisoning

LONDON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Britain's Health Protection Agency say the wife of a fatally poisoned ex-KGB agent has also tested positive for polonium-210.

Former Russian agent dies in London

LONDON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian spy who defected to Britain, died late Thursday in a London hospital, three weeks after his alleged poisoning.

Doctors seek cause of Russian's illness

LONDON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Doctors at a hospital in London are still trying to determine what caused a former Russian intelligence agent to become seriously ill.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch