Worst wildfire

<a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO00000025" title="Russia" href="/topic/intl/russia-PLGEO00000025.topic">Russian</a> firefighters tackle intense smoke and flames on Aug. 5 near the Ryazan region of Russia. The country struggles to contain the worst wildfires in its modern history. The catastrophic fires have killed at least 100 people and President <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PEPLT007519" title="Dmitry Medvedev" href="/topic/politics/government/heads-of-state/dmitry-medvedev-PEPLT007519.topic">Dmitry Medvedev</a> has fired top military officials for negligence.
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( Photo by Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images )

Russian firefighters tackle intense smoke and flames on Aug. 5 near the Ryazan region of Russia. The country struggles to contain the worst wildfires in its modern history. The catastrophic fires have killed at least 100 people and President Dmitry Medvedev has fired top military officials for negligence.

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