Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov says he ordered the attacks on the Moscow Metro, as Russia buries blast victims. Read More Chechen rebel claims Metro blasts
As Russia grapples with the security crisis triggered by the Moscow bombings, top political figures find themselves no longer immune from the local media’s distrust and criticism. Within hours of Monday’s suicide bombings, the Moscow Metro stations affected were back in service. By the evening, at the Lubyanka station where the first bomb was detonated, [...]
The percentage of delayed U.S. flights has dipped recently with fewer planes flying due to the recession. But there’s been a 20-year trend of increasing delays, and the increases should continue once the economy rebounds, a new study says. The average length of U.S. flight delays rose from 40.9 minutes in 1990 to 56.5 minutes [...]