In Chechnya the violence has decreased. But the man who runs the republic, Ramzan Khadyrov, has been accused of human rights abuses and of ordering the killing of political opponents.
John Demjanjuk made a court appearance in Germany today on charges that he was a Nazi concentration camp guard. Steve Rosenberg reports.
The answer to today's Geo Quiz - is the German city of Nuremberg. The BBC's Steve Rosenberg reports that the city is home to a new waiter-free, automated restaurant.