Read more KGB stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2138/kgb.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:43:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73144/russian-sports-concert-tycoon-gunned-down.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA former KGB agent turned sports- and concert-promoter was gunned down today in Moscow, with the submachine gun-toting assailants pulling alongside Shabtai von Kalmanovic’s Mercedes and killing him nearly instantly in a hail of bullets. Kalmanovic, 60, brought stars of the WNBA to Russia during its off-season to play for...http://www.newser.com/story/73144/russian-sports-concert-tycoon-gunned-down.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 19:00:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/53484/1988-reagan-right-putin-left.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s 1988. President Ronald Reagan is making a visit to the Soviet Union, where he tours Moscow’s Red Square alongside Mikhail Gorbachev. He stops and takes questions from a group of tourists about human rights in the United States. Except they’re not tourists, Radio Free Europe reports. They’re KGB agents...http://www.newser.com/story/53484/1988-reagan-right-putin-left.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Mar 2009 14:34:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48109/want-to-own-a-newspaper-got-150.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Russian oligarch with a past in the KGB is set to buy one of London's most visible newspapers, at the knockdown price of just a buck and a half. Alexander Lebedev will acquire the Evening Standard for the token price—the cost of two copies—from a media conglomerate...http://www.newser.com/story/48109/want-to-own-a-newspaper-got-150.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Jan 2009 8:19:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44528/head-of-russian-orthodox-church-dead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe iconic leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, who healed an 80-year rift in the church and restored its prominence in Russian society, died today, the Times of London reports. No official cause of death was given for Patriarch Alexiy, but the Kremlin’s first post-Soviet Orthodox leader had been suffering...http://www.newser.com/story/44528/head-of-russian-orthodox-church-dead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Dec 2008 12:24:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43369/kgb-radiation-poisoning-suspect-ready-to-talk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 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...http://www.newser.com/story/43369/kgb-radiation-poisoning-suspect-ready-to-talk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Nov 2008 9:31:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36501/russia-claims-us-citizen-provoked-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTo support its claims that US intelligence agents played a role in the Georgian conflict, the Kremlin has produced a US passport belonging to an Army veteran from Texas, the Wall Street Journal reports. They say the passport was found in an outpost used by Georgian special forces. The alleged...http://www.newser.com/story/36501/russia-claims-us-citizen-provoked-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Sep 2008 12:16:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31869/brits-russia-played-role-in-ex-kgb-agents-london-murder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe murder of a former KGB agent in London 2 years ago was carried out with the support of the Russian government, British government sources have told the BBC. There are "very strong indications it was a state action," said one senior official. Alexander Litvinenko, who was mysteriously poisoned, was...http://www.newser.com/story/31869/brits-russia-played-role-in-ex-kgb-agents-london-murder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Jul 2008 6:29:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20568/in-moscow-the-beat-goes-on.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTo no one's surprise, Russia's new president Dmitry Medvedev has promised to uphold the policies of his predecessor after yesterday's stage-managed transfer of power widely regarded as an election farce, reports Reuters. Medvedev has already chosen outgoing president Vladimir Putin, ineligible for another term, as prime minister. To underline their...http://www.newser.com/story/20568/in-moscow-the-beat-goes-on.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Mar 2008 4:20:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/20543/medvedev-wins-in-a-landslide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOn par with expectations, Dmitry Medvedev has won Russia’s presidential election with 69.6% of the vote, an exit poll says. His closest rival took just 17.2%. The victory likely means little change for Russia, as Medvedev has asked current president Vladimir Putin to be his prime minister after...http://www.newser.com/story/20543/medvedev-wins-in-a-landslide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Mar 2008 14:53:00 CST