A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

A round-up of today's global news headlines.

Buzzwords breaks down the lingo, jargon, buzzwords and hot topics of the world's headlines.

The trial of three men accused in the 2006 murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is currently underway in Moscow.

Prosecutors had requested that reporters not be allowed in the courtroom as some of the potential evidence is classified.

The murder trial of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, which began behind closed doors in Moscow earlier this week, is already marred by intrigue.

These lesson plans and activities for middle and high school classes serve as a guide to exploring the themes of WIDE ANGLE films.

With this case study, students will explore the question of whether violence is an acceptable means of resistance to oppression or whether diplomacy and political solutions must be pursued instead.

In Russia, the tragic sense is not limited to Chekhovian intellectuals or tyranny's victims. Even the privileged few, insulated by high office and a pride of bodyguards, know the truth when they care to look out a Kremlin window.

Links to information on the evolution of the Chechen conflict with Russia and information on Chechen politics, culture, religion and language.

Peter Baker and Susan Glasser of the WASHINGTON POST discuss the siege of Beslan with anchor Bill Moyers.

Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya appears in the film The Russian Newspaper Murders, two years before her own murder.