WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves this week on an eight-day trip that will include stops in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. The State Department said Clinton begins her May 31-June 7 trip with visits to Denmark, Norway and Sweden that will largely focus on the environment. Clinton then travels to Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, where the State Department said she would discuss "regional security, democracy, economic development and counterterrorism...

... of its own problems, the most common being a rise in nationalism and xenophobia. Konstantin Dolgov, the Foreign Ministry's ombudsman for human rights, specifically accused Latvia and Estonia of harassing Russian-speaking minorities, Great Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands and Poland of discriminating against immigrants and the United States of creating secret prisons where suspected terrorists were allegedly tortured. He said Europe and Russia had to have "equal rights" in their dialogue...

... children from three families and Australia four children from one family. Additionally, Cyprus took two children from two families, the Netherlands three children from two families and Italy four children from one family. The United States, Canada, Denmark, Austria, New Zealand and Malta each removed one Russian or half-Russian child from one family each, Bergseth said by telephone after the conference. Of the 96 children, only 14 have managed to return to Russia, but illegally, Bergseth said. E-mails...

... rock, psychedelic. Bilingua. 9 p.m. W.A.S.P.: rock from the United States. Arena Moscow. 8 p.m. MT Pick Yury Shevchuk and DDT with the Solnik program. Crocus City Hall. 8 p.m. and Beyond… Singer-songwriter John Grant presents his “Queen of Denmark” CD. Polytheater. May 25, 8 p.m. MT Pick Yury Shevchuk and DDT with the Inache program. Crocus City Hall. May 25, 8 p.m. MT Pick King Crimson Festival features Adrian Belew Power Trio, Tony Levin’s Stick Men and King Crimson ProjeKct...

... p.m. Mara: rock. Shestnadtsat Tonn. 9 p.m. Mishouris Blues Band. Roadhouse. 11:30 p.m. Polny Sostav: blues rock. FM Club. 9 p.m. Sergei Manukyan: jazz vocals, keyboards. Cool Train. 9 p.m. Singer-songwriter John Grant presents his CD “Queen of Denmark.” Polytheater. 8 p.m. Stone Cold Boys: stoner rock. China Town Cafe. 9 p.m. The UNB: punk from Minsk. Project O.G.I. 10 p.m. Vadim Ivashchenko and Boneshakers: r&b, rock, rockabilly, swing. Roadhouse. 9 p.m. W.K.?: breakbeat, reggae, dub...

... of the university's oil and gas institute. Climate changes have increased accessibility and boosted international interest in offshore projects in recent years, with countries that have direct access to the Arctic Ocean — like Norway, Canada, Denmark and the United States — competing with Russia for the Arctic's offshore reserves. "The ice thawing creates favorable conditions for business," Lukin said. Risky Venture Russia's first step in tapping the vast Arctic resources...