Second Fatal Blast in Russian City

Russian officials say a blast on a bus in the southern city of Volgograd has killed at least 10 people, just one day after another deadly attack in the city. Monday's explosion on the trolleybus follows a suicide bombing Sunday when a woman blew herself up at a Volgograd train station, killing at least 16 people and wounding dozens. The attacks come just weeks before the Winter Olympics open in Sochi, about 650 kilometers south of Volgograd. Islamist militants have threatened to...

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