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January 09, 2010 20:00

• Shein: we plan to reach Strasbourg to cancel Astrakhan election outcomes

  Should the Russian justice fail to cancel the outcomes of the October 11 elections in Astrakhan, Oleg Shein, Deputy of Russian State Duma and a candidate for the post of Mayor of Astrakhan at the elections, is going to address his complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

January 09, 2010 19:00

• Passports checked in Grozny

  Residents of a number of small settlements located in the Staropromyslovskiy District of Chechen capital report about the check of their passports held there. There were no detainees, however, local residents got worried.

January 09, 2010 18:00

• First candidate to chair Georgia's CEC nominated

  On Friday, January 8, consultations were held by members of NGOs with the administration of President of Georgia on to discuss the issues related to electing the Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of the country.

January 09, 2010 17:00

• Failed building in Georgia kills three persons

  In Tbilisi, on January 8, the human wreck in the collapsed building of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia made three persons - the workers killed by the ruins. According to rescuers, there were four persons inside the building at the moment.

January 09, 2010 16:00

• Sochi residents are indignant with felling of perennial trees

  In Sochi, tenants of House No. 25 in the Ostrovskogo Street are revolted with felling perennial and bushes, finding it illegal.

January 09, 2010 15:00

• Armenia sends soldiers to Afghanistan

  Armenia will send its military contingent to Afghanistan to take part in the mission of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). It comprises 36 infantrymen, three liaison officers and one army doctor.

January 09, 2010 14:00

• Nagorno-Karabakh liquidates hurricane consequences

  The hurricane struck the republic on January 2 and 3, and the city of Shushi suffered most, as the wind blew off roofs of some apartment blocks and individual houses, broke electricity lines and fell trees there.

January 09, 2010 11:00

• Ingushetia to open settlement for residents of landslide zone

  The cottage settlement, now in construction in Ingushetia for residents of the landslide zone of the Malgobek District, will be opened by February 23, 2010. 507 seismic-resistant cottages of the can withstand 9-point earthquake.

January 09, 2010 10:00

• Chechnya marks anniversary of Chechens' return from deportation

  Today, on January 9, it is 52 years after passing decree on restoration of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (ChI ASSR), which was abolished in 1944 after deportation of Chechens and Ingushes to Kazakhstan and Middle Asia. Now, Chechnya marks this date as a national holiday.

January 08, 2010 23:47

• Patriarch Cyril to visit Georgia despite existing contradictions

  Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Cyril will visit Georgia despite the existing political problems between the two countries. This was stated by Archbishop of Volokolam Hillarion, head of the Division for Foreign Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchy. He has noted that spirituals have nothing to do with politics; on the contrary, the churches will bring the Russian and Georgian nations closer together.

January 08, 2010 22:58

• Chechen villagers complain of fire in kiosks made by power agents

  At night on January 7, in the Urus-Martan District Chechnya, which is still under the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, armed people set on fire two small shops, which provoked fire in a number of kiosks located nearby. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent learnt about it from residents of the village of Gekhi, where the incident took place.

January 08, 2010 22:14

• First direct Tbilisi-Moscow flight after 18 months

  Today, the first direct air flight from Tbilisi to Moscow after the August 2008 conflict in South Ossetia was accomplished. The craft left the Tbilisi International Airport for Moscow at 12:30 a.m. The airline - "Airzena - Georgian Airways" - received a permit from the Russian Ministry of Transports to make flights also on January 9 and 10.

January 08, 2010 21:38

• Consideration of Azerbaijani bloggers' complaint reappointed for January 22

  Today, Gail Mamedov, Judge of the Baku Appeal Court, made a decision to postpone consideration of the complaint lodged by young bloggers Adnan Gadjizade and Emin Milli till January 22. The reason was in the need to ensure participation of the victims - Babek Guseinov and Vusal Mamedov - in the session.

January 08, 2010 20:56

• Rally in support of Pashinyan held in Yerevan

  On January 8, the square adjoining the monument to Commander Vardan Mamikonyan in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, was the venue of a rally in support of Nikol Pashinyan, a candidate for MP and political prisoner. The event was held by the Armenian National Congress within the agitation campaign for parliamentary elections in the majority constituency No. 10 of Yerevan.

January 08, 2010 20:00

• Warrant officer Khripun tells about Russian "Grad" mounts in Georgian-South-Ossetian border

  Vitaly Khripun, a warrant officer, who took his contract service in South Ossetia and in December 2009 deserted to the territory of Georgia, is now living in Tbilisi, waiting for awarding him a refugee status. He told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that he felt no regret of leaving his post and explained the reasons of his decision and described the general situation in the border.

January 06, 2010 22:15

• In Nakhichevan, tax inspectors check NGO operation

  On January 5, the Ministry for Taxation of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR) began inspection the documentation of the local Resource Centre for Human Rights and Democracy.

January 06, 2010 21:17

• Georgia to host international energy summit

  On January 14, the city of Batumi in Georgia will be the venue of the international energy summit. It is expected that Presidents of several countries will be among the participants.

January 06, 2010 20:35

• Sabirabad residents state violations during municipal elections

  On January 5, over 150 residents of the Sabirabad District of Azerbaijan held a protest action in front of the building of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) in Baku against violations during municipal elections. The protesters are going to address President's administration and ask to consider their claims.

January 06, 2010 19:29

• Azerbaijani Oil Fund to provide some USD 100 million for accommodation of refugees

  In 2010, the State Oil Fund of the Azerbaijani Republic will allocate 80 million manats (about 100 million US dollars) for the measures aimed to improve the social status and accommodation of refugees and forced migrants.

January 06, 2010 18:00

• Terrorist blows himself up at STSI building in Makhachkala

  Today in the morning in Makhachkala, a terrorist-suicide bomber in a car tried to ram through the gate of the battalion of the city State Traffic Safety Inspectorate (STSI, also known as GIBDD), where at that time road policemen gathered before going to their posts. However, at the last moment, at the very entrance, the blow was taken by a special fire team (SFT). Its members rammed the terrorist's car by their UAZ minivan and blew up together with the suicide bomber.