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Market Matters: As Conflict Ends, Markets on Road to Recovery
After tumbling to its lowest point in almost two years on Tuesday, Russia's MICEX Index began to slowly claw its way back over the rest of the week, suggesting a possible end to the volatility that has plagued the country's markets since tensions erupted between Russia and Georgia on Aug. 8.

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Immersing Themselves in a Chilly Tradition
By Alexander Osipovich / Staff Writer It was below freezing, and many of the worshipers had been standing for hours in a poorly heated 17th-century church.

Bush Asks Burns to Leave U.S. Embassy
By / Staff Writer U.S. Ambassador William Burns is leaving Moscow after a three-year stint for a promotion to the No. 3 spot in the U.S. State Department, where he will be in charge of the country's strategy on Iran.

South Stream Signed After Night Out
By Anna Smolchenko / Staff Writer A visit to one of the Bulgarian president's favorite bars plays a role in clinching the pipeline deal.

Cold War Chess Legend Dies at 64
By Kristin Arna Bragadottir / Reuters Bobby Fischer, the eccentric genius who became the United States' only world chess champion by humbling the Soviet Union's best but who spent his last years as a fugitive from U.S. authorities, has died at 64.

Opposition's NATO Protests Paralyze Ukrainian Parliament
The Associated Press Opposition lawmakers blocked the Ukrainian parliament's work on Friday, protesting the government's latest efforts to seek NATO membership for the ex-Soviet republic.

Search On for Patarkatsishvili in London
Reuters Georgian officials are in London pursuing a multimillionaire who prosecutors have charged with plotting a coup, a source in Georgia's Interior Ministry said Friday.

Belarussian Editor Gets Jail Time
Reuters, AP Belarus on Friday jailed for three years an editor of an independent newspaper that reproduced cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that first appeared in Denmark in 2005 and caused mass demonstrations across the Muslim world.

Saakashvili Talking Up Conciliation
By Misha Dzhindzhikhashvili / The Associated Press Mikheil Saakashvili was sworn in to a second presidential term Sunday, pledging to mend fences with Russia, push Georgia closer to the West and bring prosperity to a republic troubled by a divisive election that opponents claim was rigged.

Georgian Army Switches to U.S. Rifles
Reuters Soldiers from NATO aspirant Georgia switched their Soviet-era Kalashnikov rifles on Friday for U.S.-designed M4 models in part of a drive to distance themselves from their Russian-dominated past.

4th Nuclear Fuel Shipment Arrives in Iran
The Associated Press A fourth Russian shipment of nuclear fuel arrived in Iran on Sunday, destined for a power plant being constructed in the southern Iranian port of Bushehr, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

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Spain Extradites SuspectDomodedovo Airport GlitchAzeri Editor Gets 18 MonthsBorder Gunbattle Kills One2 Dead in Suspected Leak

Moscow's Women Like German Men
The Moscow Times Moscow's women appear to exercise a special attraction on German men, as they topped the list of foreign nationals taking local brides in the capital last year. There were 147 marriages registered between Russian women and German men in 2006.

Germany Sends Violent Teen to Siberia
AP, MT A troubled German teen is spending nine months in remote Siberia as part of efforts to turn him away from violence, officials said.

Baluyevsky Warns of Nuclear Defense
By Steve Gutterman / The Associated Press The country's top military officer said Saturday that Moscow could use nuclear weapons in preventive strikes to protect itself and its allies, the latest aggressive remarks from increasingly assertive Russian authorities.

Sword-Toting Gunman Nabbed Near Capitol
Reuters A man carrying a sword and a shotgun was arrested a block from the Capitol on Friday, but there were no shots fired or injuries, police said.

Ethnic Fighting Escalates in Kenya
The Associated Press Renewed ethnic fighting broke out in Nairobi Sunday where residents said several people hacked to death with machetes and homes were set ablaze in more violence stemming from the disputed presidential election.

Cubans Vote Amid Talk of Transition
Reuters Cubans voted in parliamentary elections on Sunday that could start a transition to a post-Castro government in Cuba after half a century of rule by the Communist revolutionary.

McCain, Clinton Claim New Victories
The Associated Press John McCain on Sunday called the Republican presidential contest ""still very competitive,"" but said his South Carolina win gave him momentum heading into the next big battle in Florida. The Democrats looked ahead to a showdown in their party's South Carolina primary after Hillary Rodham Clinton edged out Barack Obama in Nevada.

2nd Round Likely in Serbian Elections
By Ellie Tzortzi / Reuters Serbs voted on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election that could decide future ties with the West after the expected loss of its breakaway Kosovo province.

Appeal Over Yukos Executive's Health
Reuters Rights group Amnesty International on Friday urged Russia to provide proper treatment for a jailed Yukos executive who has AIDS and says he could die if he is not moved to a specialized hospital.

Reporter Declared Security Threat
Reuters Russian diplomats said journalist Natalya Morar had been expelled from Russia because she was a national security risk and that she was banned from returning.

Investigation of Activist's Killing Called Too Slow
The Associated Press Opposition leaders accused prosecutors Friday of dragging their feet in the investigation into the killing of a National Bolshevik activist found unconscious hours after telephoning friends to say he was being followed by police.

Father Who Killed Controller Named to Government Post
The Associated Press An architect who killed a Swiss-based air traffic controller for a plane crash in which his wife and children died was appointed Friday to a senior government post in North Ossetia.

Kasyanov Says State Derailing Kremlin Bid
Reuters Former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov said Saturday that the Interior and Justice ministries were conducting a coordinated campaign to prevent him from running for president.

British Council Offered an Out
By Natalya Krainova / Staff Writer The Foreign Ministry hinted Friday that the British Council's regional offices might be allowed to reopen if Britain resumed cooperation with the Federal Security Service and expressed a willingness to ease visa rules for Russians.

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