MOSCOW, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Russia's top diplomat warned on Monday against politicizing the death of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko as Moscow announced British detectives had officially requested assistance in the case.

    Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking on a trip to Brussels, said politicization of the case could damage relations between Russia and Britain.

Ex-spy's death probe widening beyond Britain

    BEIJING, Dec. 4 (Xinhuanet) -- A top British official said Sunday an inquiry into the death of a poisoned ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, who died in London after he was exposed to a rare radioactive element, had expanded overseas.

    "The police will follow wherever this investigation leads; inside or outside Britain," Home Secretary John Reid told Sky News. "Over the next few days ¡­ all of these things, I think, will widen out a little from the circle just being here in Britain."

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