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Relations between Russia and Georgia have declined further after the Georgian president imposed a state of emergency in his country Wednesday. The Georgian government blames what it calls "Russian agitators" for the weeklong protests demanding new elections.

Pakistan's deposed chief justice calls on the nation's lawyers to defy President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's emergency rule as hundreds gather to protest the government's crackdown on dissent.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says that all sides want to see Israel and the Palestinians reach a peace agreement before President Bush leaves office.

President Bush is hoping that a meeting with Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan could ease tensions along Iraq's northern border, where tens of thousands of Turkish troops were poised to move against Kurdish rebels.

President Bush will award the Medal of Freedom to eight people, including the president of Liberia, the founder of the C-SPAN network, and the author of To Kill a Mockingbird. Cuban dissident Oscar Biscet will also be recognized, although he is in prison in Cuba.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pledged Saturday to work with his country's neighbors to fight terrorism. The comments came as major powers met in Istanbul, looking for ways to defuse the tension between Turkey and Iraq over the activity of Kurdish rebels.

Chad has detained 17 Europeans in an adoption case gone wrong, including journalists and an air crew.

This week, more than 200 Foreign Service officers received word that they might be directed to serve in Iraq. If too few volunteer for 48 positions by Nov. 12, the State Department will have to make forced assignments — something it hasn't done since the Vietnam War.

Former Mozambique president Joaquim Chissano is the first recipient of the Mo Ibrahim Prize, a $5 million award for promoting good governance on the continent of Africa. Chissano speaks about receiving the award and his continuing efforts to promote peace and democracy in Africa.

Six people associated with a French charity have been charged with kidnapping after attempting to take 103 African children out of Chad and place them with families in Europe, authorities said Tuesday.