The would-be assassin of Pope John Paul the Second has been freed from prison in his native Turkey. In the lead-up to his release, Mehmet Ali Agca has pledged to clear up the mystery that still surrounds the shooting back in 1981. Did Ali Agca act alone? Or was he part of a wider conspiracy? And if that's the case, who was behind it?
As Monday marks the third anniversary of the death of former Russian KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko (pictured) from radioactive poisoning, his widow Marina used the opportunity to speak out in the British media.
Alexander Lebedev, a former KGB agent turned into Russian business tycoon, has bought a majority stake in the Evening Standard, a staple newspaper for London commuters. Lebedev expressed his support for "a free and independent press".
Police said no radiation had been found on the body of Georgian businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili, who died in London on Tuesday under circumstances treated as suspicious.
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