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August 16, 2012 13:00

• About 600 candidates to take part in elections of local self-administration authorities of Armenia

  Yesterday, August 15, 6:00 p.m., was a deadline for registration of candidates, who would participate in the elections of local self-administration in Armenia to be held on September 9. According to the Central Election Committee (CEC) of Armenia, as of 4:30 p.m. Moscow time, 598 persons nominated themselves for the positions of the heads of 375 communities in five regions of the country.

August 16, 2012 12:00

• On August 6-12, 41 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus

  Last week, from August 6 to August 12, 2012, at least 41 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 24 persons perished and 17 more were wounded. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot" based on own materials of the edition and information from other open sources.

August 16, 2012 10:00

• In Rostov-on-Don, activists of "Left-Wing Front" hold action against fare increase

  In Rostov-on-Don, five activists of the "Left-Wing Front" held in front of the City Department of Transportation a protest action against rising fares for public transportation. The protest action took place without any detentions.

August 15, 2012 23:00

• Court upholds verdict to ex-official of Volgograd Mayoralty accused of overstating orphans' apartments

  The judicial panel on civil cases of the Volgograd Regional Court upheld the decision of the Dzerzhinsky District Court of Volgograd with regard to Igor Maksimchuk, Chief of the Department for housing policy of the city administration, who was accused of overestimating the costs of apartments, purchased for orphans.

August 15, 2012 22:00

• Alexander Cherkasov: problem of armed underground remains unsolved in Chechnya

  Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, was too eager in criticizing Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of Ingushetia. This was stated by Alexander Cherkasov, Chairman of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". Musa Muradov, a correspondent of the newspaper "Kommersant", believes that the terror act in Grozny, committed on August 6, should not be associated with the words of the Chechen leader.

August 15, 2012 21:00

• 149 children from Syria arrive in Armenia

  On August 14, flight "Aleppo-Yerevan" to Armenia brought 149 children of Syrian Armenians. They were greeted by Granush Akopyan, Minister of Diaspora, representatives of the Ministry of Territorial Administration, the Syrian Embassy in Armenia, and their relatives, living in Armenia, and children from summer camp.

August 15, 2012 19:00

• Convicts in case on blowing up "Neva-Express" Train transferred to Moscow

  Kartoev brothers and Zelimkhan Aushev, residents of Ingushetia, convicted in case on blowing up the "Neva-Express" Train in November 2009, were transferred from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the city of Tver to Moscow. This was stated by Musa Pliev, the lawyer of the defendant Timur Kartoev.

August 15, 2012 18:00

• Resident of Kabardino-Balkaria claims disappearance of his son

  On August 13, Kazbek Zankishiev, a resident of the village of Verkhnyaya Zhamtala of the Cherek District of Kabardino-Balkaria, disappeared under unknown circumstances. This was claimed by his father Iskhaq Zankishiev. The relatives of the disappeared man whose fate is still unknown have filed a complaint to the police and appealed to human rights defenders for help.

August 15, 2012 17:00

• Lawyers of man, suspected of planning attempt on Vladimir Putin, challenge decision on his extradition to Russia

  Ukraine has decided to extradite to the Russian Federation Ilya Pyanzin, a citizen of Kazakhstan, suspected of planning the assassination of Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was reported by Elena Abramova, Spokesperson of the Prosecutor's Office of the Odessa Region. However, the suspect's lawyers challenged the decision of the first instance court on extradition at the Court of Appeal of the Odessa Region.

August 15, 2012 16:00

• In new school year, 48 children from Syria to attend schools in Kabardino-Balkaria

  On September 1, 48 children from Syria will start attending schools of Kabardino-Balkaria. This was reported by Kamal Borchaev, Deputy Chief of the Department of Education of the city of Nalchik.

August 15, 2012 15:00

• Armenian Minister of Sport announces anticipated resignations following poor results at London Olympics

  Armenia anticipates resignations in the field of sport; however, the particular dismissals will be announced in September. This was reported by Grachya Rostomyan, Minister of Sports, upon arrival of the national Olympic team in Yerevan from London. According to him, the Ministry already has specific plans upon the outcomes of the Olympic Games, and they will also be announced later after the meeting of the Council of the leaders of the sports federations of the country.

August 15, 2012 14:00

• Krasnodar Territory holds commemorates victims of July flood

  Today, on the 40th day after the tragedy in the city of Krymsk, where the strongest flooding killed people, all Orthodox churches of the Krasnodar Territory hold memorial services.

August 15, 2012 13:00

• Kabardino-Balkaria: 350 persons submit applications for Hajj

  In Kabardino-Balkaria, preparation of Muslims to pilgrimage to holy places has started. This was reported by Murat Sibekov, a representative of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the republic. According to him, 350 persons have already submitted applications to perform the pilgrimage.

August 15, 2012 12:00

• Stavropol Territory authorities and "Resorts of Northern Caucasus" agree on inclusion of "Grand Spa Yutsa" in tourism cluster project

  The authorities of the Stavropol Territory and the leaders of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Resorts of Northern Caucasus" agreed on the inclusion of the special economic zone (SEZ) of tourism and recreational type "Grand Spa Yutsa" in the Stavropol Territory in the tourism cluster in the southern Russia.

August 15, 2012 11:00

• In Sochi, two activists of TPS "Kudepsta" detained during citizens' gathering

  On August 14, at 9:00 p.m. Moscow time, in Sochi, during the gathering of citizens, protesting against the construction of a thermal power plant (TPP), Anatoly Makhnovsky, Chairman of the territorial public self-administration (TPS) "Kudepsta", and Pavel Chesnokov, a member of the TPS, were detained. The activists were brought to the unit on duty to complete a protocol on holding an unsanctioned action. This was reported by Colonel Valery Medvedev, Chief of the Police of the Adler District.

August 14, 2012 23:00

• Administration of Rostov-on-Don sanctions action in support of "Pussy Riot"

  The administration of Rostov-on-Don has sanctioned an action of solidarity with members of the punk band "Pussy Riot", scheduled for August 17. The venue of the picket will be an area in front of the City Don Public Library.

August 14, 2012 22:00

• In Stavropol Territory, case against ex-policemen, accused of violence, brought to court

  The criminal case against former district militia inspectors, accused of using violence against Vyacheslav Merekha, a resident of the Stavropol Territory, was brought to the Predgorny District Court.

August 14, 2012 21:00

• Nagorno-Karabakh residents feel earthquake tremors from Iran

  Today, at about 6:00 p.m., residents of Stepanakert felt 3-4 magnitude underground tremors; no people suffered and no destructions occurred.

August 14, 2012 20:00

• In Dagestan, several persons wounded in shootout at marketplace

  As a result of shootout, which occurred at the marketplace "Zagorodny" (Countryside) in Makhachkala, guards of the market, born in 1988 and 1990, were delivered to hospital with wounds. At present, their condition is assessed as satisfactory.

August 14, 2012 19:00

• In Baku, Court of Appeals leaves editor-in-chief of newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" in custody

  The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) dismissed the appeal of Hilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado", and decided to leave him in custody.