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MOSCOW – Chechnya’s leader says he is ready to give evidence in the investigation into the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. The main suspect in the Feb. 27 killing is an officer in Ramzan Kadyrov’s security force, and Nemtsov’s children have asked for Kadyrov to be questioned. Speaking …

To watch “The Talking Points Memo” in the Screening Room click here. You may remember that the then-candidateAl Gore (search)refused to appear on this program during his presidential run while the then-candidate Bush did appear. I’ve always maintained that Mr. Gore made a major mistake because the perception of him …

MINSK, Belarus – Under a new measure in Belarus, people who work less than half the year will have to pay the government for their idleness. The parliament on Wednesday passed the proposal by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, which requires work-capable people who work less than 183 days a year …