Russian investigators uncover identity of Moscow bomber

Russian investigators uncover identity of Moscow bomber World news The Observer: "Russian investigators have said they now know the identity of the suicide bomber who claimed the lives of 35 people in an attack on Moscow's busiest airport last Monday.
The attacker is a 20-year-old man from the unsettled Caucasus region in the south of the country. Islamist rebels have been battling to form an independent state in the region for several years.
Federal investigators have yet to name the man amid fears that it would damage efforts to arrest the masterminds behind the attack on Domodedovo airport. 'It was no accident that the terrorist attack was carried out in the international arrivals hall,' the investigators said. 'The terrorist attack was aimed first and foremost at foreign citizens.'"

Terrorist games linked to Russian airport bomb

Terrorist games linked to Russian airport bomb: "The Russian media have begun to explore possible links between a computer game called Call of Duty and this week's deadly Moscow airport bombing.
A news report from Russia Today television has compared a famous airport scene from the game with the aftermath of the bombing at Domodedovo International Airport in which 35 people were killed.
Even before its release 2009, the enormously popular Activision game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, began attracting controversy after leaked footage revealed players could join a group of Russian ultra-nationalist terrorists planning to massacre civilians in an airport.

2 icebound ships freed off Russia

2 icebound ships freed off Russia - The Washington Post: "MOSCOW -- Two Russian ships that were trapped in thick ice off the country's east coast made it to clear water on Wednesday, but one of the icebreakers sent to rescue them was stuck for hours.
Three other vessels, with a total of more than 430 crew aboard, remained trapped in the Sea of Okhotsk for a sixth day Wednesday. The transportation ministry says those vessels have sufficient fuel and water, and there is no danger to those aboard.