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May 20, 2013 20:00

• In Volgograd, 15 people demand from media to cover positive trends in Russia

  On May 18, in Lenin Square of Volgograd, 15 people held a protest "against false media."

May 20, 2013 19:00

• Buynaksk residents report on spread of leaflets with threats to militants' relatives

  From mid-April in the Dagestani city of Buynaksk, unidentified persons have been distributing leaflets with threats addressed to militants' relatives, the locals report. The City Police say they know nothing about the leaflets.

May 20, 2013 18:00

• Refugees in Zugdidi stop hunger strike

  The refugees from Abkhazia, who held their hunger strike outside the office of the Department for Refugees in Zugdidi, have stopped their protest, having received the authorities' promise to provide housing.

May 20, 2013 17:00

• Gasanov arrested for two months

  A resident of Buynaksk Gadjimurad Gasanov, whose kidnapping was earlier reported by eyewitnesses, was arrested for two months at the request of the investigating authorities of Dagestan on suspicion of illegal possession of weapons. His relatives state the presence of traces of beatings on his body.

May 20, 2013 16:00

• Volgograd: trainee suspected of beating soldier to be expelled from MIA's Academy

  Kamil Alikperov, 18, a trainee of the Volgograd Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), suspected of beating a 23-year-old regular soldier, will be expelled from the Academy, said a source from the training institution.

May 18, 2013 23:00

• Sergey Minasyan: Eurovision is a political project in post-Soviet space

  Armenia lacks political weight to ever win the Eurovision Song Contest, local political analysts believe. In any case, Armenia will never win the first place, because the country is not ready to host this contest, local economists add.

May 18, 2013 22:00

• CTO regime introduced in Elbrus District of Kabardino-Balkaria

  A part of the Elbrus District of Kabardino-Balkaria is under the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, a source from the republic's operative headquarters has reported.

May 18, 2013 21:00

• Hundreds of supporters and opponents of gay parades flood Tbilisi streets

  The actions of supporters and opponents of the gay parades, held today in front of the Georgian government, have gathered a few hundred people.

May 18, 2013 20:00

• Armenia: relatives of lost soldier force Minister of Defence to meet them

  Today, Seiran Oganyan, Minister of Defence, is meeting the parents of the deceased regular soldier Lux Stepanyan, who had tried to bring their son's body to Yerevan and take part in the protest action.

May 18, 2013 19:00

• In Ingushetia, investigators question the owner of the house where Atnazov blew himself up

  As reported by Akhmed Kotiev, Secretary of the Security Council, today the opening of a criminal case against Akhmad Khashiev, in whose house Said-Hussein Atnazov blew himself up, will be decided.

May 18, 2013 18:00

• Deschitsa: relatives of missing citizens of South Ossetia to meet Georgia's General Public Prosecutor

  An agreement has been reached with Georgian authorities that in late May relatives of the missing citizens of South Ossetia will meet the General Public Prosecutor of Georgia. This was reported at a meeting in Tskhinvali by Andriy Deschitsa, the OSCE co-chairman of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia.

May 18, 2013 17:00

• In Astrakhan, case of hostage-taker sent to court

  Investigators have completed their inquiry into the criminal case opened against Alexander Kuptsov, a resident of Astrakhan, suspected of taking hostages in the Volga-Caspian Fishery College.

May 18, 2013 16:00

• Activist of "Free Youth" arrested in Azerbaijan

  On May 17, Ilkin Rustamzade, an activist of the civil movement "Free Youth, was arrested in Azerbaijan by the decision of the Nasimi District Court for two months. Rustamzade is suspected of organizing a dance flash mob.

May 18, 2013 15:00

• Thirty-seven pupils poisoned with gas still supervised by medics in Grozny

  In total, 37 pupils aged from nine to fifteen and two teachers, who got poisoned by an unknown gas on May 17, are still under supervision of physicians in Grozny. Doctors assess their condition as stable.

May 18, 2013 14:00

• In Afghanistan, Georgian military contingent placed under US command

  On May 17, the Parliament of Georgia adopted a decision to transfer the Georgian troops deployed in Afghanistan from under command of France to the command of the United States.

May 18, 2013 13:00

• Russian universities allocate 92 seats for students from Georgia

  The Ministry of Education and Sciences of the Russian Federation has allocated – with the aim to support compatriots from Georgia – a total of 92 scholarships for admission of students in the 2013-2014 academic year, Valery Svarchuk, the president of the Union of Russian Compatriots in Georgia "Fatherland", has reported.

May 18, 2013 08:00

• Museum of Nagorno-Karabakh to join "Night of Museums" for the first time

  On May 18, the International Museum Day, the museums of Nagorno-Karabakh will take part in the annual "Night of Museums" for the first time.

May 17, 2013 22:50

• At trial on case against Ali Taziev, prosecutors' witness questioned on episode with explosion of bus in Nevinnomyssk

  Today, at the court session, the North-Caucasian District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don considered the case against Ali Taziev, one of the leaders of the "Imarat Kavkaz" and questioned Aslanbek Muzhikhoev, a resident of Nazran, a prosecutors' witness.

May 17, 2013 22:50

• At gathering, Anapa residents urge authorities to stop construction on temple land

  Today, in Anapa, at the administration of the resort city, a gathering of citizens was held. They expressed their indignation about illegal construction in the territory of the temple complex located in Lenin Street. The gathering was attended by members of the Coordinating Council of Anapa.

May 17, 2013 22:40

• Power agents interrogate Ingush resident visited by suicide bomber

  Today, during a search of the house belonging to a resident of the Cossack village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya in Ingushetia, a suicide bombing has been committed. Power agents found weapons in the house. This was reported by Akhmed Kotiev, Secretary of the National Security Council. According to his report, close relatives of the detainee were invited to visit the law enforcers for a conversation.