Abdul Kadr's wife found out he was gay the night his relatives came to kill him. She hid him inside the home in Grozny, Chechnya, where they lived with their four young children, and told him she'd ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Adam Kadyrov, 17, was just appointed to oversee Chechnya's internal affairs ministry. He's the son of Chechen strongman leader ...

A Chechen fighter during the battle for Grozny. (Wikimedia Commons) Why Chechnya Mattered to Russia Chechnya, a predominantly Muslim region in Russia's North Caucasus region roughly the size of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For most people today, the word Chechnya immediately brings to mind Ramzan Kadyrov, the authoritarian leader who governs the ...

At least 35 were killed in Moscow when two suicide bombers set off explosions in the city's massive subway system early on Monday morning. Russian police say the attackers were female. CNN has ...

The regime of Ramzan Kadyrov, which governs the Chechen Republic, enjoys a level of internal autonomy vis-à-vis Moscow that ...

Chechnya has banned women's clothing with "masculine elements," citing tradition, but critics argue it is about control. The ban follows hot on the heels of another recent restriction banning women ...