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August 02, 2008 23:57

• The wife of mayor of Kalmykia capital claims he is blackmailed

  Radiy Burulov, mayor of Kalmykia capital Elista, is pressed into resignation against dismissing the criminal case against him. This has been relayed by the mayor's wife Inna Burulova.

August 02, 2008 23:46

• A highway being built in Adygeya within world natural heritage

  The non-government environment protection center "NABU-Kavkaz" in Adygeya has registered large-scale construction of a highway on the territory of the World Natural Heritage (WNH). This has been revealed in the course of a regular public environmental inspection conducted by the organization on July 26-29.

August 02, 2008 22:36

• Alan Chochiev's house attacked in North Ossetia

  On August 1, approximately at 22:00, the house of Аlan Chochiev, a well-known political observer, expert, doctor of sciences (history), occurred in North Ossetia. There were no victims among his relatives.

August 02, 2008 19:33

• South Ossetia authorities evacuate population

  The authorities of the unrecognized republic started to evacuate women, children and old people as a result of the shelling of South Ossetia settlements.

August 02, 2008 18:28

• Two deaths in one place in Ingushetia

  An officer of FSS department was killed by unidentified persons during gun fire in Nazran, Ingushetia. In the course of the investigation of the incident, a person who entered the protected zone was shot to death.

August 02, 2008 15:24

• Ilkham Aliev nominated candidate to run for presidency in Azerbaijan

  Ilkham Aliev, the incumbent president, has again been nominated to run for presidents' post in the country at today's regular 4th congress of the ruling party "Еni Azerbaijan".

August 02, 2008 13:17

• Mountaineers from St-Petersburg win the Russian championship in Karachayevo-Cherkessia

  The Russian championship on mountain climbing has ended in Karachayevo-Cherkessia. During two weeks, 26 teams competed in fast climbing the peaks of the Karachayevo district. The sportsmen from St-Petersburg were the best ones.

August 02, 2008 12:13

• Chechen residents collect 5 million rubles for orphans

  In the course of the subbotnik held on the territory of the Chechen Republic under the motto "In Support of Childhood", the ministries and departments of Chechnya have collected five million rubles for supporting orphans and low-income families. The money raising process is not over yet.

August 02, 2008 11:50

• Singers from Nagorny Karabakh win silver medals in Hollywood

  Tigran Mkrtchian and Vardan Badalian, singers from Nagorny Karabakh, have returned home with three silver medals from the contest "Worldstars" held in Hollywood.

August 01, 2008 23:52

• Six persons killed in the course of shelling in South Ossetia

  Six persons were killed in the course of shelling of South Ossetia settlements on the night of August 1, and seven people more were wounded.

August 01, 2008 22:47

• The state of health of Burulov, Elista mayor, deteriorates

  Radiy Burulov, mayor of Kalmykia's capital Elista, has been transferred from the temporary detention center to the pre-trial prison. His state of heath deteriorates. Burulov complains of heart ache and needs medical aid.

August 01, 2008 22:40

• Meeting and march of opposition in Armenia involved more than 45,000 people

  On August 1, Armenian opposition held a meeting and a march along central streets of Erevan, which were not sanctioned by the authorities and involved more than 45,000 people.

August 01, 2008 15:30

• Counter-terrorist operation regime in Ghimry, Dagestan, lifted

  Muhu Aliev, president of Dagestan, while visiting Untsukul district of Dagestan on August 1, announced that the counter-terrorist operation regime on the territory of the village of Ghimry, which lasted for eight months, had been lifted.

August 01, 2008 14:20

• Ebzeyev's appointment president of Karachaevo-Cherkesia planned on August 5

  On Tuesday, August 5, the parliament of Karachaevo-Cherkesia will consider the candidature of Boris Ebzeyev, nominated by the Russian resident Dmitri Medvedev, for granting him the powers of the republic's president.

August 01, 2008 13:07

• Human rights activists claim the introduction of railway troops to Abkhazia violates RF Constitution

  Today, the Komi Human Rights Commission (KHRC) "Memorial" has filed a complaint to Yuri Chaika, Russian Prosecutor General, in which it claims that the introduction of Russian railway troops to Abkhazia which is formally part of the Georgian territory was made with a serious violation of the Russian Constitution.

August 01, 2008 12:02

• Police in Azerbaijan dissolves "Musavat" party piquet again

  Today, police in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, has stopped a third piquet of "Musavat" party during the last one and a half months in front of the Baku Executive Authorities headquarters. The action was held in connection with regular refusals of the city authorities to allow opposition meetings.

July 31, 2008 21:48

• Arrested mayor of Elista denied hospital treatment in Kalmykia

  On July 31, the law enforcement agencies in Kalmykia refused hospital treatment to Radiy Burulov, mayor of Elista held at the pre-trial prison.

July 31, 2008 21:41

• Anti-monopoly agency makes "Dagestan Airlines" to reduce ticket prices

  The commission of the Federal Anti-monopoly Service for the Republic of Dagestan has instructed the air-carrier "Dagestan Airlines" to reduce the unjustifiably high prices on passenger transportation.

July 31, 2008 21:36

• Six foreigners detained at Chechen border

  Six foreigners who tried to illegally enter the Chechen territory were detained on July 30 by Russian MoI officers in the region of the administrative border with Ingushetia.

July 31, 2008 21:28

• Emergency situation to be introduced in North Ossetia due to hog plague

  Emergency situation may be introduced in North Ossetia in connection with the incidence of African plague among swine, reports Vladimir Ivanov, head of North Ossetia Ministry of Emergency press-service.