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August 06, 2008 17:10

• Newspaper "Chernovik" to file suit against Dagestan prosecutor

  Nadira Isayeva, chief editor of Dagestan weekly "Chernovik", reported that the decision of initiating a criminal case against her would be appealed against, while the newspaper editing board would file a request to initiate a criminal case against the prosecutor of the Republic of Dagestan.

August 06, 2008 16:03

• Russian military doctors examine population of Abkhazia

  A group of doctors and specialists from the North Caucasus military district hospital, comprising 13 persons, conducts examination of the population in Ochamchirski, Tkuarchalski and Galski districts of Abkhazia.

August 06, 2008 14:57

• Champion from Adygeia refuses to take part in Beijing Olympics

  Sergei Alifirenko, Olympic champion in rapid pistol fire from Adygeia, is not going to take part in the Olympic Games due to problems with his eyes.

August 06, 2008 13:51

• Azeri president does not want to see his portraits in the streets

  Ilkham Aliev, president of Azerbaijan, has ordered to remove his portraits from the streets of the country's towns and villages. The president is especially concerned about the necessity to remove his portraits from the streets in connection with the coming presidential election.

August 06, 2008 12:45

• Georgia denies Israel stopped supplying it pilotless airplanes

  According to Israeli press, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel has imposed veto on exporting offensive arms and pilotless airplanes to Georgia in order to avoid deteriorating relations with Russia. This information is refuted in Georgia.

August 05, 2008 23:58

• Editor-in-chief of "Ingushetia.ru" to apply for political asylum in Europe

  Roza Malsagova, editor-in-chief of "Ingushetia.ru" site, has left Russia and intends to apply for political asylum in a European country.

August 05, 2008 18:53

• Residents of South Ossetia capital are completely cut from fresh water

  The residents of the South Ossetia capital are fully cut from fresh water supply, stated today Robert Guliyev, mayor of Tskhinval. According to him, while previously water was supplied with interruptions, now the water intake is completely depleted.

August 05, 2008 17:48

• Trial on the case of bus explosion in Nevinnomyssk starts in Stavropol krai

  Today, the Stavropol krai court started hearings on the criminal case of organizing an explosion in a regular bus in December 2007 in Nevinnomyssk, in which three passengers were killed and 17 wounded.

August 05, 2008 16:44

• Boris Ebzeyev approved president of Karachayevo-Cherkessia

  The republic's parliament deputies have approved Boris Ebzeyev as a new president at the extraordinary session of Karachayevo-Cherkessia Public Assembly.

August 05, 2008 15:40

• Chechen residents mourn for the deceased Alexander Solzhenitsin

  Alexander Solzhenitsin was a great writer and his death is a loss not only for Russia but for the entire world, say many residents of Chechnya.

August 05, 2008 14:33

• The court declines law suit against opposition newspaper "Azadlyg" in Azerbaijan

  Today, the court heating on the suit of the Union for Freedom members against the newspaper "Azadlyg" was completed at the Yasamalski district court of the Azeri capital Baku, presided by Elchin Gubayev.

August 05, 2008 13:27

• 600 children detained in Krasnodar for night walks

  About 600 teenagers who violated the new law of Krasnodar krai "On Measures to Prevent Child Neglect and Juvenile Offenses" have been detained during the first three days of the new rules in force.

August 05, 2008 12:40

• Ichkeria ex-minister of defense to persuade separatists to return to Chechnya

  On Sunday, August 3, Magomed Khambiyev (Khanbiyev), former Chechen MP and former defense minister of Ichkeria, went abroad for negotiations with representatives of separatist movement. He is going to try and persuade them to return to their motherland.

August 04, 2008 23:45

• Wanted ex-mayor of Stavropol detained in Austria

  Dmitri Kuzmin, former mayor of Stavropol who is in the international wanted list, has been detained in one of the Austrian airports, reports a source at the main Russian MoI department for South Federal District.

August 04, 2008 22:39

• Children and women evaluated from South Ossetia arrive in Russia

  The coaches with children and women evacuated from South Ossetia have crossed the Russian border. Meanwhile, 300 volunteers from Russia have already arrived in South Ossetia.

August 04, 2008 20:35

• Meeting of "Olympic Games-2014 victims" held in Sochi

  A meeting of "Olympic Games-2014 victims" was held in Sochi on August 4, protecting against the selling of land in the city center, construction development of beeches and forced relocation of Imeretin valley residents.

August 04, 2008 20:31

• Ingushetia opposition sends signatures in support of Aushev's presidency to Medvedev

  Today, an address to Dmitri Medvedev on behalf of residents of Ingushetia and 80,000 signatures of the republic' residents in support of returning of Ruslan Aushev to the post of Ingushetia president was brought to the RF President's administration reception office.

August 04, 2008 19:27

• Defense appeals against the court ruling on Elista mayor's arrest

  The defense lawyers of Radiy Burulov, mayor of Kalmykia capital Elista, have filed a cassation appeal against the Elista city court ruling to place Burulov into custody.

August 04, 2008 18:22

• Stavropol krai residents mourn for the deceased Alexander Solzhenitsin

  Stavropol krai where Alexander Solzhenitsin was born mourns for his death. Crepe tapes are hanging from all buildings connected with the writer's life.

August 04, 2008 17:11

• Azerbaijan returns four captives to Armenia

  The Azeri authorities have returned four Armenian prisoners captured on the night of April 18-19 near the Armenian village of Khachi. The hand-over process was held today at noon near the village of Traskhavan at the Armenian-Azeri border.