11.   Where are the vigils outside the Russian embassy?

12.   Our wrap also includes soundbites from the Turkish government, and pictures of Chechen sympathisers outside the Russian embassy in Istanbul.

13.   Over a three-hour dinner at the Russian embassy, the two discussed NATO expansion and Chechnya.

14.   Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov told the meeting that security had been stepped up around Russian embassies in several countries bordering Afghanistan, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.

15.   A day earlier, a spokesman for the Russian embassy in Minsk, speaking to Belarusian state television, sided with police in their clash with demonstrators.

16.   A diplomat at the Russian embassy in Muscat, Alexander Nazarov, said it will dock at Fahl port once some technical procedures are completed.

17.   A file turned over to the Russian embassy includes a proposed congressional resolution condemning Russian authorities for pursuing the case against Songe.

18.   A Russian embassy spokesman in Dushanbe confirmed the release, saying the freed hostages were taken to the eastern regional center of Obigarm, Interfax reported.

19.   A shipment of Russian humanitarian aid destined for Afghanistan arrived in the Tajik capital Dushanbe on Tuesday, the Russian embassy said.

20.   A spokesman for the Russian embassy in Minsk, speaking to Belarusian state television on Thursday night, sided with police in their clash with demonstrators.