21.   Starting next month, Russian visas will no longer list the cities that foreigners are allowed to visit, an official said Thursday.

22.   The Japanese government has refused to allow its citizens travel to the Kurils with Russian visas, saying Russia has no jurisdiction over the area.

23.   The latter group had tried to bring in famed exiled Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng to support its protest, but he was denied a Russian visa.

24.   The official added that Tomlinson would have no trouble getting a Russian visa should he apply for one.

25.   His requests for a new Russian visa have since been turned down.

26.   His requests for a new Russian visa have since been declined.

27.   The negotiators have extended their Russian visas for a week, and no decision has been taken on a departure date.

28.   The two Turks had already visited Chechnya with Russian visas earlier in the year and had published their articles in the Turkish newspaper Selam, the agency said.

29.   The drop is also the result of newly imposed Russian visa restrictions to stem the flood of Chinese crossing into the country each day.