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The Georgian opposition launched on Tuesday a "new front" outside the state television headquarters as street protests demanding President Mikheil Saakashvili's resignation continued for a sixth day. 
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barack Obama have an "historic opportunity" to work together on common problems, a senior U.S. senator said in Moscow on Tuesday. 
Moldova's opposition parties said on Tuesday that there is no point to a planned recount of voting in the April 5 parliamentary elections, ordered by the Constitutional Court earlier this week. 
The Georgian opposition launched on Tuesday a "new front" outside the state television headquarters as street protests demanding President Mikheil Saakashvili's resignation continued for a sixth day. 
The situation in Thailand's capital has normalized, and demonstrators have left the area in front of the government building, The Nation website reported, citing the Thai Foreign Ministry. 
Russia's foreign minister weighed in on the high-profile custody dispute over a three-year-old Russian-French girl on Tuesday, saying Hungary had taken a "hasty" decision in returning her to France. 
Bolivian President Evo Morales ended a hunger strike on Tuesday after the country's parliament passed an electoral law ratifying a date for general elections in December, according to media reports. 
Moldova's opposition parties said on Tuesday that there is no point to a planned recount of voting in the April 5 parliamentary elections, ordered by the Constitutional Court earlier this week. 
The situation in Thailand's capital has normalized, and demonstrators have left the area in front of the government building, The Nation website reported, citing the Thai Foreign Ministry. 
A pod of dolphins has hampered an attempted Somali pirate attack on a convoy of Chinese commercial vessels in the Gulf of Aden, Chinese media reported on Tuesday. 
Support for Georgia by the West has significantly increased since the events of August 2008, and Georgia is not afraid that Russia will launch a military offensive, President Mikheil Saakashvili said Tuesday. 
Russia's NATO envoy claimed on Tuesday that plans by the alliance to hold military exercises in the former Soviet republic were an attempt at interference in Georgia's internal affairs. 
Somali pirates hijacked a Greek cargo ship with 22 crewmembers on board in the Gulf of Aden, a spokeswoman from the Greek trade ministry told RIA Novosti on Tuesday. 
Russia's foreign minister weighed in on the high-profile custody dispute over a three-year-old Russian-French girl on Tuesday, saying Hungary took a "hasty" decision in returning her to France. 
Russia's foreign minister said on Tuesday there was no need to change the format of discussions on North Korea's nuclear program, adding the six-nation talks would resume soon despite current problems. 



