FILE - In this May 10, 2002 file photo, Alexander Litvinenko, Kremlin critic and author of the book "Blowing Up Russia: Terror From Within", poses for a photograph at his home in London. An inquest into the death of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko should take place early next year and will likely consider whether Russian authorities were involved, a senior British judge said Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Alistair Fuller, File)
