Vienna  - The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) cannot send monitors to the Georgian region of South Ossetia for now, after talks broke down owing to Russia's insistence that the officers should not be stationed in the separatist province.

"There is no point in continuing negotiations in Vienna, at this stage," said Finland, the current OSCE chairman, in a statement.

While most of the organization's 56 members want to deploy unarmed military monitors in all of Georgia, including South Ossetia, diplomats said Russia wants to keep monitors out of that region.

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Vienna - Europe's biggest Jewish school, ranging from kindergarten to high school, was inaugurated in Vienna on Wednesday.

As enrollment in Vienna's four Jewish schools is rising, the Zwi Perez Chajes school decided to construct a new 19,400-square-metre campus for up to 600 pupils.

"With this school complex, we have the best infrastucture of all Jewish communities in Europe," said Ariel Muzicant, president of the Vienna Jewish Religious Community, which operates the school.

Besides the standard Austrian curriculum, boys and girls from 60 countries are being taught in Hebrew, as well as Jewish religion and history. Pupils have to travel to Israel once during their time at the school.

Vienna - The price of crude oil produced by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) dropped below the 90- dollar mark on Tuesday, OPEC said on Wednesday.

One barrel (159 litres) of OPEC crude stood at 86.69 dollars Tuesday, down 4.57 dollars from 91.26 dollars on the previous day.

In its latest Monthly Oil Market Report, OPEC lowered its forecasts for global oil demand growth.

Vienna  - Iran will not work with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to clear up allegations of past nuclear weapons studies unless the agency treats its work in Iran as a routine matter, Tehran's UN ambassador in Vienna said Tuesday.