Mystery of Russian journalist's death plunge

A Russian journalist who covered military affairs for the daily newspaper Kommersant has died after falling from the fifth floor of the Moscow building where he lived. Prosecutors say suicide is the likeliest explanation for the death of Ivan Safronov, a retired colonel who was a columnist at the paper for more than 10 years. But Safronov's colleagues and neighbors are sceptical, arguing that he was in a good frame of mind. His work has angered government officials and security service bosses. (Via Moscow Times)