http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Alexander_LitvinenkoFind stories, videos, and photos about Alexander Litvinenko from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:08:12 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Alexander_Litvinenko14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Alexander Litvinenko from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/11/britain.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/11/britain.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritain has said it is "wholly unacceptable" for Russian authorities to have accused one of its diplomats of spying.Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/17/russia.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/17/russia.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe British Council on Thursday denounced a Russian "campaign of intimidation," which it said had made it impossible to continue operating in two Russian cities.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/19/russia.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/19/russia.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussian President Vladimir Putin has said he believes relations with Britain will develop normally despite what he called a "mini-crisis" after tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions condemned by London as "completely unjustified."Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/17/russia.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/17/russia.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTextRussia has reiterated its dismay at Britain's decision to expel four of its diplomats and is preparing a "targeted" response "very soon," the foreign ministry says.Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:52:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1643776,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1643776,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBritain will expel four Russian diplomats over the Kremlin's refusal to extradite the key suspect in the murder of a former KGB agent fatally poisoned in LondonMon, 16 Jul 2007 18:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/16/russia.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/16/russia.britain/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritain is to expel four Russian diplomats in protest over Moscow's refusal to extradite a key suspect in the poisoning of a former KGB agent.Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/10/britain.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/10/britain.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritain has condemned Russia's refusal to extradite Andrei Lugovoi to face murder charges for the poisoning death of an ex-KGB agent in London as "extremely disappointing." Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/31/russia.britain/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/31/russia.britain/index.htmlAndrei Lugovoi -- the man British authorities accuse of poisoning a former Russian spy in London last year -- told reporters Thursday he wasn't behind the ex-KGB agent's murder, but speculated the British government may have been.Thu, 31 May 2007 11:37:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1623957,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1623957,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBritish prosecutors seek extradition of a Russian suspect in the murder of an ex-KGB man. But the Kremlin is balking Thu, 24 May 2007 16:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/23/uk.spy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/23/uk.spy/index.htmlBritish officials seeking to prosecute a former KGB agent for the murder of an outspoken Kremlin critic were on Wednesday preparing a formal extradition request that Russia has already said it will reject.Wed, 23 May 2007 09:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/22/uk.spy.1000/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/22/uk.spy.1000/index.htmlBritish prosecutors are to ask Russia to extradite businessman and former KGB agent Andrei Lugovoi to face murder charges in the radioactive poisoning death of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.Tue, 22 May 2007 13:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/22/uk.spy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/22/uk.spy/index.htmlRussian prosecutors say they will refuse to extradite Andrei Lugovoi, charged by Britain in the poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko, to London because of a constitutional ban.Tue, 22 May 2007 09:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/09/russia.americans.poison/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/09/russia.americans.poison/index.htmlToxicology tests confirmed Friday that two American women are suffering from thallium poisoning, according to a California hospital.Sat, 10 Mar 2007 01:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/08/russia.americans.poison/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/08/russia.americans.poison/index.htmlTwo American women who were hospitalized in Moscow earlier this week with possible thallium poisoning were in fair but stable condition Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, the hospital said.Thu, 08 Mar 2007 22:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/24/italy.scaramella/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/24/italy.scaramella/index.htmlAn Italian man who met with former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko the day Litvinenko was poisoned was arrested Sunday on other charges, police said.Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/10/russia.spy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/10/russia.spy/index.htmlThe widow of murdered former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko says she does not believe President Vladimir Putin was personally responsible for his death, but says the Russian authorities could be behind the poisoning.Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/07/uk.spy.funeral/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/07/uk.spy.funeral/index.htmlThe funeral of the poisoned Russian former spy Alexander Litvinenko was held at Highgate Cemetery in north London -- the burial place of the founder of communism, Karl Marx.Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/07/uk.russia.spy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/07/uk.russia.spy/index.htmlInvestigations into the death of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko took a new twist Thursday with reports that one of his contacts was in critical condition in a hospital after showing signs of radiation sickness.Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/07/uk.spywrap0820/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/07/uk.spywrap0820/index.htmlRussia has opened a criminal case in the poisoning death of former spy Alexander Litvinenko, the Prosecutor General's office said Thursday.Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/07/uk.spywrap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/07/uk.spywrap/index.htmlA private funeral was due to take place in London Thursday for murdered Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/05/spycase.scaramella/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/05/spycase.scaramella/index.htmlThe Italian security consultant who met Alexander Litvinenko on the day he was believed to have been poisoned said he wanted to warn the ex-spy his life was in danger.Wed, 06 Dec 2006 02:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/05/uk.spywrap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/05/uk.spywrap/index.htmlRussia will refuse to extradite any suspects in the radioactive poisoning death of a former spy and outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin to Britain, the country's top prosecutor has said.Tue, 05 Dec 2006 09:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/04/uk.spywrap1010/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/04/uk.spywrap1010/index.htmlA U.S.-based friend of a poisoned Russian ex-spy says he has given police the name of a suspect he believes orchestrated the killing of Alexander Litvinenko.Mon, 04 Dec 2006 15:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/04/uk.spywrap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/04/uk.spywrap/index.htmlBritish investigators were checking two more locations, including a London hotel, for possible radiation contamination in their probe of the fatal polonium-210 poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.Mon, 04 Dec 2006 10:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/02/uk.spywrap.0610/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/02/uk.spywrap.0610/index.htmlThree British Airways planes, grounded while authorities examined them for traces of radiation, have been cleared to return to service, officials with Britain's Health Protection Agency said Saturday.Sat, 02 Dec 2006 11:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/02/uk.spy.autopsy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/02/uk.spy.autopsy/index.htmlPathologists took extreme precautions Friday performing an autopsy on the body of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, who died after ingesting a fatal dose of the rare radioactive element polonium-210, according to the coroner's office.Sat, 02 Dec 2006 10:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/02/uk.spywrap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/02/uk.spywrap/index.htmlThe widow of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko and an Italian man he met in a London restaurant are showing no signs of illness despite testing positive for a radioactive substance used to poison the intelligence officer, friends and officials say.Sat, 02 Dec 2006 06:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/01/uk.spywrap.1010/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/01/uk.spywrap.1010/index.htmlA post-mortem examination on the body of poisoned ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko was being carried out in London Friday with special precautions being taken because of the nature of his death.Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/01/uk.spywrap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/01/uk.spywrap/index.htmlThe wife of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has tested positive for traces of polonium-210, a family source said Friday.Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/30/russia.poison/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/30/russia.poison/index.htmlDoctors for former Russian Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar suspect he was poisoned when he fell ill last week in Ireland, his daughter, Maria Gaidar, said Thursday.Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/30/uk.spywrap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/30/uk.spywrap/index.htmlThe number of sites contaminated in the Russian spy radiation alert has doubled to around 12 and is likely to rise again, British Home Secretary John Reid said.Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/28/uk.spy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/28/uk.spy/index.htmlPolice investigating the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko have sealed off the offices of exiled billionaire Boris Berezovsky following the discovery there of traces of a deadly radioactive substance.Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/27/uk.spy.1030/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/27/uk.spy.1030/index.htmlThree people have been referred to a special clinic for radiological tests following the death of a former Russian spy in London, a spokeswoman for Britain's Health Protection Agency (HPA) said on Monday.Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/27/uk.spy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/27/uk.spy/index.htmlThree people have undergone testing for possible radioactive contamination following the death of a former Russian spy in London, British Home Secretary John Reid said on Monday.Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/25/uk.spy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/25/uk.spy/index.htmlPolice in Britain are studying security camera footage after finding radioactive traces at three London locations visited by a former Russian spy who accused Vladimir Putin of his murder in a deathbed statement.Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/24/uk.spy.statement/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/24/uk.spy.statement/index.htmlA former KGB spy, in a statement read after his death, accused President Vladimir Putin of orchestrating his killing.Fri, 24 Nov 2006 13:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/24/uk.spypoisoned/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/24/uk.spypoisoned/index.htmlTraces of radioactive material that apparently killed a former Russian spy investigating the death of a Russian journalist were found at places where he ate and met other spies just before falling ill, British authorities said Friday.Fri, 24 Nov 2006 05:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/23/uk.spypoisoned/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/23/uk.spypoisoned/index.htmlA Russian former spy died Thursday night in a London hospital three weeks after his suspected poisoning, with doctors unable to determine the cause of his illness, hospital officials and police said.Thu, 23 Nov 2006 23:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/22/uk.spypoisoned/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/22/uk.spypoisoned/index.htmlWhile doctors scrambled to determine how a former Russian spy and prominent Kremlin critic was poisoned Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service again denied its involvement, arguing "such steps are not in our interest," a Russian official told Russian news agency Interfax.Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/21/uk.spypoisoned/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/21/uk.spypoisoned/index.htmlDoctors are still trying to determine how a former Russian spy and prominent Kremlin critic was poisoned, but they have discounted suspicions that the toxic metal thallium was used, hospital officials said Tuesday.Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:39:00 EST