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Russian Wildfires Flare in the South, Killing Eight More

(Sept. 3) -- A new wave of wildfires has erupted in southern Russia, leaving eight dead, 18 injured and more than 1,000 homeless. The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry released the grim statistics, saying that 532 buildings and 20 villages had been consumed by the flames in the latest conflagration, Russia's Interfax...

Background on beslan school hostage crisis

The Beslan school hostage crisis (also referred to as the Beslan school siege or Beslan massacre) of early September 2004 lasted three days and involved the capture of over 1,100 people as hostages (including 777 children), ending with the death of over 380 people.

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