RUSSIA-CHECHNYA-STREET VENDOR

A street vendor sells chikens in the center of Grozny, 16 December 2005. Chechnya’s strongman leader turned down Thursday an idea to rename the bombed-out local capital Grozny after his assassinated father. „I don’t think it is necessary to change the name of our capital that is loved by everyone,” acting Chechen prime minister Ramzan Kadyrov said. AFP PHOTO KHASAN KAZIYEV