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January 09, 2013 20:00

• In Armenia, four parties express support for President Serzh Sargsyan at election

  The "National Unity" Party, the "Social Democrat Hanchakyan Party", the "Constitutional Law Union" Party and the "Christian Democratic Union" Party have expressed their support for the candidacy of incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan at the presidential election.

January 09, 2013 19:00

• 80 young people from Syria enrolled on preparatory course of KBSU

  In the Kabardino-Balkarian State University (KBSU), 80 young persons from Syria who arrived in Nalchik on the eve of the New Year started their studies. This was reported by Anatoly Kodzokov, the head of the Foreign Relations Department of the KBSU.

January 09, 2013 18:00

• In Georgia, snow isolates 30 villages

  In the Dusheti District of Georgia, heavy snowfall cut off 30 villages from the outside world. Traffic on the roads to the villages is very difficult, and there is a danger of avalanches.

January 09, 2013 16:00

• Persons killed in Kabardino-Balkaria to be identified after genetic analysis

  The suspected militants killed in the Baksan District of Kabardino-Balkaria could be identified only after genetic analysis, since their bodies are too badly burned. This was reported by the law enforcement bodies of the republic.

January 09, 2013 15:00

• In KChR, investigators question alleged organizers of Zorb entertainment

  In Karachay-Cherkessia, investigators identified suspected organizers of Zorb entertainment, and the question of filing charge against them is under consideration. This was reported by Sergey Shuvaev, Senior Assistant on Media Relations of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR).

January 09, 2013 14:00

• Rostov Region: case against employee of FSIN Department accused of beating prisoner brought to court

  The investigation into the case against Alexei Budik, former staff member of the penal colony IK-1 accused of beating a prisoner has been completed. The criminal case with the approved indictment was brought to the court. This was reported by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for the Rostov Region.

January 09, 2013 13:00

• Azerbaijan starts trial on case against Hilal Mamedov

  The trial on the criminal case against Hilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of Talysh) is to be started in Baku on January 9.

January 08, 2013 23:00

• In Sochi, about 50,000 persons left without heating because of boiler failure

  Tonight, in Sochi, the boiler plants that serve three heavily populated area of the city have stopped working. This was reported by a staff member on duty of the control service of the Municipal Unitary Enterprise (MUE) "Kotelnye Sochi". About 50,000 city residents are deprived of heating.

January 08, 2013 22:00

• North Ossetia eliminates consequences of avalanche in military town

  North Ossetia has established the operative group to coordinate interaction and elimination of consequences of avalanche that occurred in the military unit. This was reported by the representative of the Southern Military District of the Ministry (SMD) of Defence (MoD) of the Russian Federation. The place of the incident is being supplied with tents, stoves, diesel generators and firewood.

January 08, 2013 21:00

• In Dagestan, son of leader of Republic's "Association of Scholars of Ahlus Sunnah" found

  Today, in Dagestan, Khalilurakhman Shamatov, the leader of the "Association of Scholars of Ahlus Sunnah", announced that his son Bashir Shamatov, who was considered disappeared since January 7, was found in good order.

January 08, 2013 20:00

• In area of Dombay, two tourists inside Zorb fall down into gorge

  One person perished and another one was injured as a result of the incident with Zorb a sort of entertainment activity that happened in the area of Dombay. Tourists from the Stavropol Territory fell down in the Gonachkhir Gorge in an inflatable orb.

January 08, 2013 19:00

• In Georgia, Prosecutors' Office frees Irakli Okruashvili of four charges

  The Chief Prosecutor's Office of Georgia stops the prosecution of Irakli Okruashvili for all of the four episodes of criminal proceedings earlier filed against him.

January 08, 2013 18:00

• Soldier wounded in shootout in Dagestan

  As a result of an armed clash that occurred in the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, a soldier of internal troops was wounded. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a source in the Investigating Committee of the Russia Federation (ICRF) for Dagestan.

January 08, 2013 17:00

• Raffi Ovannisyan: I look forward to two rounds of presidential election in Armenia

  Voters should take an active part in the upcoming presidential election. This was stated by Raffi Ovannisyan, a presidential candidate, Chairman of the opposition "Heritage" Party. He believes that the thesis of the absence of competition at the election is incorrect.

January 08, 2013 16:00

• In Georgia, snow isolates 18 villages

  In the region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti, heavy snowfall cut off 18 Georgian villages located in the valley of Khada from the outside world.

January 08, 2013 15:00

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of violating ceasefire

  On January 7 and tonight, the Armenian armed forces violated the ceasefire. This was reported by press service of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan.

January 08, 2013 14:00

• Georgian MoD: from beginning of mission in Afghanistan, 93 Georgian military men wounded

  For the first time, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Georgia has reported the information about military men wounded in the course of the peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan. According to the information of the Georgian MoD, starting from 2010, 93 persons were wounded.

January 07, 2013 23:00

• "ReAl" ready to nominate Azerbaijani presidential candidate

  In Azerbaijan, the public movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl) declared its intention to nominate its candidate for the presidential election of 2013, if during the next month the opposition forces fail to work out a common pre-election platform and to nominate a single candidate.

January 07, 2013 22:00

• Georgia's GPO exempts Irakli Okruashvili of money laundering charge

  The General Chief Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has decided to close one of the cases instituted against Irakli Okruashvili, ex-Minister of Defence.

January 07, 2013 21:00

• Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling its positions

  On January 6 and 7, Armenian armed forces violated the ceasefire. This was declared by a representative of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijani.