Germany accuses Moscow of Berlin killing; expels diplomats
(WorldNews Europe)

BERLIN - Federal German prosecutors on Wednesday took over the investigation of a brazen daylight slaying of a Georgian man on the streets of Berlin, saying evidence suggests it was ordered either by the government of Russia or the Chechen Republic. The Foreign Ministry immediately announced the expulsion of two Russian diplomats after the announcement, citing a lack of cooperation with the investigation of the Aug. 23 killing of the 40-year-old man in the capital. `Russian authorities, despite repeated, high-level and insistent demands, did not participate enough in the investigation,` the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. It did not identify the names or the functions of the...