Russian newspaper publishes special edition for murdered journalist

Russian investigators continue to probe the brazen daylight killing of star investigative journalist and fierce government critic Anna Politkovskaya, singling out her work as the most likely motive for the killing, news reports said.

Meanwhile, the semi-weekly newspaper Novaya Gazeta, where Politkovskaya had worked, voiced the same opinion in a special edition devoted to the award-winning reporter and rights activist, listing her major publications and inquiring into the cause of her killing.