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October 30, 2013 02:15

• Rostov-on-Don: residents collect signatures against construction of plant for sludge incineration

  Residents of Rostov-on-Don collect on the Internet signatures against the construction of a plant for sludge incineration, which is planned to be built in 2014. Residents of Rostov-on-Don doubt the safety of the future plant, while the authorities assure its full environmental friendliness.

October 30, 2013 01:38

• Premier Bidzina Ivanishvili promises to resign on November 24

  On November 24, Bidzina Ivanishvili, Prime Minister of Georgia, intends to resign from his post. He has announced that at the press conference held on October 28.

October 29, 2013 23:26

• 100 days till Sochi Olympics-2014 marked with "Olympic lessons"

  On October 20, Sochi schools marked the 100 days remaining till the start of the Games-2014 with "Olympic lessons". Some participating pupils expressed their opinion that Sochi is more appropriate for summer, not winter Olympics.

October 29, 2013 21:49

• Relatives of kidnapped entrepreneur Cherkasov hold picket in Karachay-Cherkessia

  Today, relatives and friends of the kidnapped entrepreneur and philanthropist Nauruz Cherkasov have held a picket in the central square of the city of Cherkessk. They explained their initiative by their non-indifference to the fate of the kidnapped person.

October 29, 2013 19:57

• Sister of soldier lost in Dagestan complains to Putin about investigators

  On October 28, Tatiana Ermolenko, a resident of the city of Kamishin, Volgograd Region, addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin asking him to take steps towards quicker investigation into the death of her brother Alexei Ermolenko, who died on his duty post in Buynaksk.

October 29, 2013 17:48

• Chechnya and Dagestan in the lead of social stratification of population

  Russia's leaders by the size of the gap between the rich and the poor are Chechnya, Moscow and Dagestan. At the same time, according to a ranking released by the RIA "Rating", the republics of Northern Caucasus and Kalmykia have the lowest level of the average salary.

October 29, 2013 14:05

• Chechen MIA: suicide bomber blown up at Sunzha ROVD identified by blood samples

  A suicide bomber, who blew himself up in September near the building of the Sunzha ROVD (District Interior Division) of Chechnya, has been identified. This was reported by the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

October 29, 2013 12:52

• Trial in case of Anna Politkovskaya's murder postponed again

  The Moscow City Court (MCC) has for the seventh time postponed the consideration of the case on the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", in connection with the quarantine at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 4, where defendant Sergey Khadjikurbanov is kept.

October 29, 2013 11:04

• Relatives of soldiers, killed on training range in Dagestan, reject investigators' version

  Residents of Chelyabinsk demand to investigate the death of two regular soldiers, who died at the training range "Dalny" in Dagestan. In their letter addressed to Mikhail Yurevich, Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region, the residents of Chelyabinsk claim that investigators and officials conceal the true cause of the soldiers' death.

October 29, 2013 03:59

• 75-year-old Sochi resident complains to Prosecutor's Office about police harassment

  Lydia Lepsveridze, a citizen of Russia, who has registration and who has been living in Sochi for more than 20 years, complains of policemen, who demand that she should leave the city. The woman has filed the complaint against the policemen to the Prosecutor's Office.

October 29, 2013 03:32

• In Baku, at trial of theologian Talekh Bagirzade, court dismisses all defence motions

  On October 28, the Sabunchu District Court of Baku started hearings on the case against theologian Talekh Bagirzade accused of illegal possession of drugs. At the trial, the defence has filed a number of motions; however, all of them were dismissed by the Court.

October 29, 2013 01:40

• Nana Kvachadze: 2000 residents of Adzharia excluded from voters' list

  During the presidential election in Georgia, it was reported that in Adzharia, about 2000 voters were deprived of their right to vote on the voting day. This was reported by Nana Kvachadze, a journalist of the newspaper "Batumelebi".

October 29, 2013 00:25

• Yunus-Bek Evkurov: three persons killed in Nazran during bride kidnapping

  In Ingushetia, kidnapping of the bride led to the death of three persons. This was declared by Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of Ingushetia. He has called on law enforcers to prevent the escalation of the conflict between members of two well-known Ingush families Aushev and Evloev.

October 29, 2013 00:01

• Nino Burjanadze accepts the outcome of presidential election in Georgia

  Nino Burjanadze, the Georgian presidential candidate, has accepted the outcome of the election. Meanwhile, she has claimed the election failed to comply with "the models of democracy."

October 28, 2013 18:50

• "Green Alliance" claims seven of its activists detained in Rostov-on-Don

  Five activists of the "Green Alliance" Party, who intended to hold today a protest action in Rostov-on-Don, were brought to the police department for preventive conversations. This was reported by the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). According to the "Green Alliance" Party, seven activists were detained.

October 28, 2013 15:26

• Chechen Parliament seeks to deprive Vladimir Zhirinovsky of his Duma mandate for his statements about residents of Northern Caucasus

  Deputies of the Chechen Parliament have decided to send to the federal authorities the appeals to seek to assess the statements made by Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), who on October 24 called to separate Northern Caucasus from Russia and to limit the birth rate there.

October 28, 2013 15:11

• In Azerbaijan, trial of "Nida" and "Free Youth" activists postponed till November

  In Azerbaijan, the preliminary court session in the case against seven activists of the civil movement "Nida" and Ilkin Rustamzade, a member of the movement "Free Youth", accused of organizing riots, was scheduled for October 28. However, it did not take place because of shortage of time of the judge who was to chair the trial, and lack of courtrooms for court sessions.

October 28, 2013 13:58

• During CTO in Agachaul, three persons detained by law enforcers, local residents report

  In the village of Agachaul, where this morning a regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) has been introduced, three persons were detained after the searches. This was reported by Aisha Selimkhanova, a member of the Dagestani public organization "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), who learned the information from detainees' relatives.

October 28, 2013 12:17

• After restoration, Armenia opens Haghartsin Monastery of the 9th century

  On October 19, Armenia held a solemn opening ceremony of the 9th century Haghartsin Monastery, situated in the Tavush Region; its restoration began back in 2008. The works worth 5,000,000 US dollars were paid by Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasim, the Prince of the Emirate of Sharjah and a member of the Main Board of Arab Emirates.

October 28, 2013 09:35

• Georgian CEC announces factual victory of Georgy Margvelashvili in presidential election

  Georgy Margvelashvili, the presidential candidate of the ruling coalition "Georgian Dream", has actually won the presidential election in Georgia. This was announced by the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia.