Workers rebuilding a 19th century Moscow house dug up the remains of nearly three dozen people and investigators were trying to determine their identities, a city police official said Thursday.

More than 2,000 people held a rare anti-government rally in Moscow on today, accusing the Kremlin of growing authoritarianism and protesting against electoral law changes.

Fears of a new wave of terrorism in Moscow have been heightened as a woman suicide bomber struck in the heart of the city today, killing five people.