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January 31, 2011 20:00

• Azerbaijan: CMDPC calls authorities to hold new parliamentary elections

  The Azerbaijani Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (CMDPC) has urged the authorities to hold new parliamentary elections, "to prevent the development of the situation in the country under the Tunisian or Egyptian scenarios."

January 31, 2011 19:00

• Life of ROVD head wounded in Kabardino-Balkaria is out of danger

  According to doctors, the life of Anatoly Sundukov, 51, head of the Urvan ROVD (District Interior Division), and his driver Zamir Shikov, 26, who were wounded today by an explosion that occurred in the Federal Highway Rostov-Baku, is out of danger.

January 31, 2011 18:00

• Employee of Azerbaijani Embassy perished in riots in Cairo

  Nidzhat Godzhaev, an official of the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Cairo, was lost during the riots in Egypt.

January 31, 2011 17:00

• President of “Olympstroy” state corporation Bolloev submitted a report of resignation

  Teimuraz Bolloev, President of “Olympstroy” state corporation is leaving his office, Press service of the state corporation reported.

January 31, 2011 16:00

• Roman Gubarev acknowledged his guilt of mass murder in Stavropol

  According to the data of investigation, two suspects of murder of Vladimir Slizaev under the alias of Khan and seven more persons on January, 21, have been established.

January 31, 2011 15:00

• A court in Moscow arrested suspects of preparation the act of terror on December, 31

  Today Basmanny court of Moscow arrested four suspects of preparation the act of terror in the capital on December, 31, 2010.

January 31, 2011 14:00

• Ruslan Umarov detained in Italy asks for political asylum

  Ruslan Umarov aged 35, supposed brother of Dokku Umarov, one of the leaders of armed underground in Northern Caucasus, detained in the North of Italy several days ago appealed to Italian authorities with a request of political asylum.

January 31, 2011 13:00

• During 6 days after Domodedovo terror act Northern Caucasus saw 6 armed incidents

  After the explosion committed by a suicide bomber in Domodedovo Airport the North-Caucasian republics saw six armed incidents.

January 29, 2011 22:00

• Georgia's trade unions raise money to pay ransom to Somalia pirates

  In Georgia, trade unions continue raising money to pay ransom to Somalia pirates, who had captured and still keep Georgian sailors. As stated to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Irakli Petriashvili, Chairman of United Trade Unions of Georgia, the pirates would not change their demands and claim one million dollars of ransom.

January 29, 2011 21:00

• Resident of Kabardino-Balkaria detained for false reports of bomb threats

  Agents of the Department of the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB) for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) detected and detained a resident of Nalchik, who spreads false anonymous reports about upcoming explosions of banks in the capital of the republic.

January 29, 2011 18:00

• Mayor of Yerevan to meet street vendors

  On instruction of the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, on February 7, the Yerevan Mayor Karen Karapetyan will meet representatives of street vendors, who are protesting against the decision of the Mayoralty to ban the trade in the streets of the city, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told at the city administration.

January 29, 2011 17:00

• Bread to grow in price in Armenia

  Because of the rise of global prices for wheat, Armenia may face another increase in bread prices, local experts predict.

January 29, 2011 16:00

• Selection of jurors on Markelov's murder case appointed on February 15

  The Moscow City Court (MCC) appointed selection of the jury at the trial on the murder of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova on February 15.

January 29, 2011 15:00

• Businessman from Argentina to donate computers to children of Nagorno-Karabakh

  Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Ara Arutyunyan and Armenian businessman Eduardo Ernekyan from Argentina signed an agreement on implementing the programme "PC to every child" in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh".

January 29, 2011 14:00

• About 600 refugees in Tbilisi seek political asylum

  About three hundred refugees living in Tbilisi have asked for political asylum in Germany and France. About the same number of them want to apply for asylum to the US Embassy in Georgia.

January 29, 2011 13:00

• Business-Ombudsman appointed in Georgia

  On January 28, Prime Minister of Georgia Nika Gilauri held consultations with David Bakradze, the parliamentary speaker, which resulted in appointment of Giorgi Pertaya to the post of Business-Ombudsman.

January 29, 2011 12:00

• GUVD: identikit of Domodedovo bomber roused public

  The identikit of the suicide bomber who committed a terror act at the Moscow-based Domodedovo Airport, disseminated among law enforcement bodies, has caused a lot of telephone calls to the police from citizens who believe that a person from among their acquaintances was pictured on the identikit.

January 29, 2011 08:00

• About 70 persons rally in protest against higher rates on utilities in Maikop

  Within the All-Russian action, on January 28, pickets were held in the capital of the Republic of Adygea and districts against increased tariffs on communal utilities.

January 28, 2011 23:30

• Rostov-on-Don: SFU bosses demand to remove notes about university away from blog

  Vladimir Radchenko, Director of the Centre for Public Relations and Communication Technologies of the Southern Federal University (SFU), demands that Sergey Reznik, a Rostov-based blogger, political analyst and journalist, removes from his online diary in LiveJournal a few dozens of notes, where the SFU and its administration are mentioned.

January 28, 2011 23:10

• 108 attacks on law enforcers committed in Kabardino-Balkaria in 2010

  In 2010, members of the religious extremist underground committed 108 attempts on the life of law enforcement officials, including judges and prosecutors, which is four times more than in 2009. This was announced on January 28 in Nalchik at the sitting of the Collegium of the Investigatory Department (ID) for Kabardino-Balkaria of the ICPO.