As more is learned about the background of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the alleged suspect in the Boston bombings who is now the subject of an unprecedented manhunt, the teenager’s ethnic Chechen heritage has ...

During extensive rescue excavations ahead of a gas pipeline reconstruction, researchers unearthed a 3,000-year-old grave belonging to a woman adorned with an astonishing array of ancient jewelry. She ...

Here's a look at Chechnya, a republic in southwestern Russia, in the Caucasus Mountains region. Chechnya is bordered by Russia, the country of Georgia, and the Russian republics of Dagestan and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vladimir Putin and Ramzan Kadyrov have a personal relationship based on mutual dependence. Mikhail Metzel/Pool/AFP via Getty ...