VIENNA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The OSCE will begin withdrawing its mission to Georgia on Jan. 1 after Russia blocked a proposal to extend it, officials said on Monday. Diplomats in Europe's 56-nation security and human rights watchdog said there was no possibility of overcoming the impasse before the mission mandate expires Dec. 31 but talks to salvage it would resume even as the OSCE withdrawal went ahead. (Editing by Jon Boyle)
People look at imported second-hand cars at a market in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk December 21, 2008. Russian riot police detained at least 100 people on Sunday protesting against government ...
