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January 09, 2015 23:07

• Snowfall paralyzes traffic in Sochi

  Due to a heavy snowfall and icy roads, the patrol-and-post service (PPS) has restricted motor traffic in Sochi. Residents of the city report traffic jams and delays of electric trains.

January 09, 2015 21:35

• Builders in Sochi state unpaid debts for construction of Olympic facilities

  Today, builders of Olympic facilities in Sochi have stated unpaid debts for their work and asked the Russian MP from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) Sergey Obukhov to raise the issue at the State Duma.

January 09, 2015 20:26

• Kadyrov voices threats to Venediktov in connection with poll on "Echo Moskvy"

  Today, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has accused Alexei Venediktov, the editor-in-chief of the "Echo Moskvy" Radio, of intent to insult Muslims, and said that "there are those who will bring Venediktov to account."

January 09, 2015 18:25

• Volgograd: man fires at trolleybus passenger from traumatic pistol

  Volgograd policemen are searching for a man who opened fire in a trolleybus from his traumatic pistol and wounded a passenger.

January 09, 2015 13:44

• Azerbaijani officials, religious figures and media people condemn terror act in Paris

  The official Baku and members of religious communities of Azerbaijan have condemned the terror act in Paris. At the same time, Muslim scholars in Azerbaijan express their concern about possible incitement to Islamophobia.

January 09, 2015 11:30

• Foreign passport to Diana Ramazova was not issued in Chechnya, said MIA source

  Today, a source from the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs has informed the "Caucasian Knot" that Diana Ramazova, suspected of committing a terror act in Istanbul, is not among the recipients of foreign passports issued in Chechnya. According to power agents, Diana Ramazova "has nothing to do with Chechnya."

January 09, 2015 08:23

• Within three days, over 100 people have used the warm-up centre organized on Transcaucasian Highway in North Ossetia

  Because of snowfalls in North Ossetia, the Transcaucasian Highway and the Georgian Military Road are still closed for traffic. The drivers who leave North Ossetia can only reach the dwelling settlement of Buron. Here, a warm-up and nutrition centre has been deployed for them; and within three days over 100 people have already used it.

January 09, 2015 02:16

• Two Latvian tourists evacuated from snow-covered mountain pass in Georgia

  Employees of the Rescue Service of the Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) have completed evacuation of two Latvian tourists stuck in the Gudauri Ski Resort.

January 09, 2015 01:20

• Tomb of Sayyid Mir-Gafar destroyed in Derbent

  Unidentified hooligans destroyed the tomb of Sayyid Mir-Gafar aga in Derbent, which sparked protests among Azerbaijanis living in the city.

January 08, 2015 23:51

• Azerbaijani Service of Radio Liberty partially resumes broadcasting

  The Azerbaijani Service of Radio Liberty has partially resumed its live broadcasts after a two-week break caused by the closure of its office in Baku. The restricted broadcasting is delivered from the head office of Radio Liberty in Prague.

January 08, 2015 23:47

• Actions in memory of terror attack victims in France held in Yerevan and Tbilisi

  Today, residents of Armenia and Georgia gathered at rallies to commemorate the casualties of the terrorist attack on the editorial board of the satirical weekly "Charlie Hebdo" in Paris on January 7. The attack was directed against the freedom of speech, said the participants of the events.

January 08, 2015 22:19

• After Khodorkovsky's reaction to terror attack in Paris, Kadyrov declares former Yukos boss his personal enemy

  The calls of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former head of the Yukos oil company, to publish Prophet Muhammad Cartoons in response to the terror attack at the editorial board of the French satirical weekly "Charlie Hebdo", make him an enemy of all Muslims, the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov said today.

January 08, 2015 16:57

• Terror act in Istanbul committed by Diana Ramazova

  The explosion at a police station in Istanbul was triggered by a citizen of Russia Diana Ramazova, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Turkey has reported. Two policemen were wounded; later one of them died; Ramazova also perished.

January 08, 2015 15:40

• 11th humanitarian convoy arrives in Donbas from Rostov Region

  More than 120 trucks of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) have brought another batch of humanitarian aid to Donetsk and Lugansk. Residents of South-Eastern Ukraine have received foodstuffs, medicines and other essentials.

January 08, 2015 13:44

• Baku resident commits self-immolation act

  Today, a resident of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, in front of eyewitnesses, for unknown reasons, has committed suicide by self-immolation. The true causes of the suicide are still unknown.

January 08, 2015 10:54

• Ski area is cleared on Mount Elbrus slopes after heavy snowfall

  The ski slope servicing workers of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Resort Elbrus" have cleared the Elbrus ski area, which was closed because of a heavy snowfall.

January 08, 2015 10:52

• Tenants of barrack destroyed by landslide in Sochi intend to seek inquiry into reasons of tragedy

  As a result of a landslide in the Khosta District of Sochi, a barrack, which was inhabited by 20 persons, was damaged. All the tenants were evacuated. The tenants intend to seek for an independent examination of the reasons of the tragedy and receipt of appropriate compensations.

January 08, 2015 07:51

• Experts see political context in NDI termination in Armenia

  The suspension of the activity of US' National Democratic Institute (NDI) Armenian office is caused not only by financial, but also by political reasons and has to do with the decision of Armenia to join the Customs Union and the EAEU (Eurasian Economic Union), Armenian experts believe.

January 08, 2015 06:43

• MFA of Uruguay calls to recognize NKR's independence

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Uruguay has issued a statement calling on the international community to recognize the independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

January 08, 2015 02:38

• NDI suspends its activities in Armenia

  The Armenian office of US' National Democratic Institute (NDI), operating in Armenia since 1995, suspends its operations due to financial problems, Gegam Sargsyan, the head of the office, said on January 7.