Russia’s spy agency said today it has opened a criminal investigation into allegations by a Russian man that he was recruited by Britain’s foreign intelligence agency, MI6.

Activists from nationalist and Russian Orthodox groups today launched a campaign to keep homosexuals away from a Moscow park they say is a popular meeting place for gays and lesbians, Russian media reported.

Russian security officials accused Shamil Basayev of planning the seizure of the school with al-Qaida financing, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported today.