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The chairman of Georgia's opposition Labor Party is in Washington to discuss Georgian-U.S.-Russian relations and the recognition of Kosovo and Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, RFE/RL's Georgian and Russian services report.

Giorgi Lomsadze and Molly Corso 11/09/09 A EURASIANET PHOTO STORY As the US Marines train Georgian troops for service in Afghanistan, questions remain about whether or not the US coaching is helping the Georgian army to tackle defense challenges closer to home.

A group of Belarusian lawmakers will travel to Georgia and its breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to decide if they should have parliamentary discussions about the recognizing the regions as independent states, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports.

The application of Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze in which he renounces his Russian citizenship will be duly handled, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko has announced.

Tens of thousands of people took part in Moscow street rallies and concerts Wednesday on a new national holiday that the Kremlin tried to portray as a celebration of Russia's ethnic diversity.

Ballet dancer Morihiro Iwata, a Japanese soloist of Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet, was awarded the Russian Order of Friendship by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday for his contribution to cultural exchange between Japan and Russia.

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The head of Abkhazia's National Bank survived an assassination attempt as he traveled to work on Wednesday morning, the former Georgian republic's interior minister said.

Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa was Thursday in Moscow on a mission to obtain Russian military hardware and loans, with Russia reportedly hoping he will recognize Georgian rebel regions in return.

Washington says its U.S. National Security Adviser James Jones' primary aim of visiting Russia is to negotiate a new nuclear arms cuts treaty to replace START 1, a spokesman for the White House said.

Highlighted by meetings with executives of buy-recommendations Gazprom and Lukoil , I had a memorable first visit to Russia last week .

My first night in the Russian capital came to a close at 10am with sushi in the swish residence of some Peruvian diplomats.

Moscow is demanding the release of a Russian human rights activist and a retired army officer detained in Georgia, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

'Diaghilev. The Beginning' focuses on the early projects of the impresario. As part of the Diaghilev.

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ELIZAVETA MUKASEI, KGB spy and half one of the most famous husband-and-wife duos in the history of espionage.

Moscow more modern, but Soviet signs linger Most striking reminder is Lenin's Mausoleum By The Associated Press Sat.

Final 1 - The dollar gains on its Japanese counterpart in Asian trading Tuesday as Tokyo markets re-open after a three-day holiday weekend.

Clinton attended the unveiling of a statue of the American poet Walt Whitman at Moscow State University, and then began a round-table discussion with students.

When Iran admitted the existence of a previously secret uranium-enrichment plant near the holy city of Qom last month, the news appeared to take Russia by surprise.