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Yekaterina Samutsevich, a member of anti-Kremlin punk feminist band Pussy Riot, who was given a suspended sentence and freed this week by an appeals court, gives an interview in Moscow, October 12, 2012.

Pussy Riot Member Takes Case to European Court

Complaint accuses Russia of violating Yekaterina Samutsevich's right to free speech, illegally detaining for six months More

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (R) hold a news conference at the end of a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, October 19, 2012.

Eurozone Leaders Praise Greek Austerity Efforts

Leaders also agreed in coming months to appoint new supervisor of banks throughout currency union More

This image released by the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust on October 19, 2012, shows 15-year-old Pakistani shooting victim Malala Yousufzai, who is recovering in Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England.

Doctors: Wounded Pakistani Girl Improving

Pakistani shooting victim Malala Yousufzai is able to stand with help and write More

French policemen participate in an operation to fight against narcotics and weapons proliferation at Bassens estate in the northern area of Marseille, southern France, January 12, 2012.

French Officials Work to Stem Drug Wars in Marseille

Drug and gang violence has gotten so out of control that one local politician called for army to be sent in to restore order More

A riot policeman pushes an elderly protester with his shield during clashes during the 24-hour nationwide general strike in Athens, October 18, 2012.

Greek Anti-austerity Protests Turn Violent

Most of protest was peaceful, but police fired tear gas and stun grenades at youths after assault More


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Video English Dethrones Russian as Top Foreign language in Ex-Soviet Georgia

Twenty years ago, in the 12 non-Slavic countries surrounding the Slavic core of the old Soviet Union, 90 percent of the population spoke Russian. But with the break-up of the Soviet Union, linguists say by the end of this decade, that portion could fall to 10 percent. James Brooke visits Georgia where the decline of Russian has been particularly abrupt.