51. Russia prepares to expel diplomats in spy scandal. 52. Russia said it will expel British diplomats for alleged spying and Britain threatened to retaliate. 53. Russia suggested nine British diplomats would be expelled. 54. Russian authorities ordered a South Korean diplomat expelled Saturday after he was detained overnight on suspicion of spying. 55. Sudan has said it wants to improve relations with Egypt, and Cairo has so far not expelled Sudanese diplomats, as called for by U.N. sanctions. 56. Since announcing the results of the investigation, Ethiopia has banned flights back and forth from Sudan, expelled Sudanese diplomats and closed a Sudanese consulate in western Ethiopia. 57. Supporters of Chechen president-elect Aslan Maskhadov said the outgoing government had no right to expel the diplomat. 58. The countries eventually expelled four diplomats each. 59. The diplomat was later expelled from Prague. 60. The United States and the Russians often expel diplomats after political conflicts and spy scandals. |