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August 10, 2010 18:00

• Heat closes all car washes in Khasavyurt

  The website of the city administration of Khasavyurt (Dagestan) reports that with the aim of more rational water use in the heat season, they suspended all the city car washes till September 1.

August 10, 2010 17:00

• Verdict passed in Azerbaijan on massacre in ASOA

  Today, the Court on Grave Crimes of Azerbaijan, chaired by Ramella Allakhverdieva, finalized the trial on the massacre committed on April 30, 2009, at the Azerbaijani State Oil Academy (ASOA), when Farda Gadirov entered the Academy, opened fire from his pistol, killed 12 persons, wounded 13 more and then committed suicide.

August 10, 2010 16:00

• Chechnya calls recruits to military service

  In Chechnya, 100 recruits became soldiers of the Internal Troops of Russia's MIA. They will serve in the "Sever" (North) special-purpose battalion of the Internal Troops. The republic's military commissariat states that it is the first "true" conscription for the last 20 years.

August 10, 2010 15:00

• Oil spill destroys crops in Dagestan

  In the Derbent District of Dagestan, a break of an oil-extracting well rendered a significant ecological damage to local agricultural lands. Now, the oil spill covers the territory of about 60 hectares.

August 10, 2010 14:00

• Adygea and Kalmykia help fire victims in other Russia's regions

  Residents of Adygea have sent their humanitarian aid to fire victims of the Verkhne-Mamon District of the Voronezh Region. Kalmykia also sent over 40 tons of humanitarian goods to fire victims in Central Russia.

August 10, 2010 13:00

• Action in memory of Zarema Sadulayeva held in Grozny

  Today, in the capital of Chechnya, in the Journalists' Mini-Park, in front of the building of the House of the Press, an action was held in memory of Zarema Sadulayeva, head of the youth charitable organization "Let's save the generation", who was assassinated a year ago.

August 10, 2010 12:00

• Relatives of the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent who perished in road accident and doctors disagree with the investigation

  Based on the data of the investigation, in the context of causing heavy harm to human health that entailed death of Bella Ksalova, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office of the Karachai-Circassian Republic (KChR) made a decision to open a criminal case against the driver Arsen Abaikhanov who knocked her down. In the next few days his freedom restriction measure will be chosen.

August 10, 2010 11:00

• Two persons killed by explosion in Grozny

  On August 9, two workers busy with cleaning were killed by a mine explosion in the Staropromyslovskiy District of the capital of Chechnya.

August 10, 2010 10:00

• Frogs from Georgia are increasingly popular in Europe

  Europe experiences a great demand for frogs exported from Georgia. In the opinion of gourmets, these amphibians from Georgian are superior in taste than frogs from other countries.

August 10, 2010 09:00

• "Armavia" not to fine those who return tickets to Moscow because of smog

  The bosses of the Armenian airline "Armavia" have decided not to fine the passengers who refused to fly to Moscow because of smog there and returned their tickets.

August 10, 2010 08:00

• Residents of Kabardino-Balkaria complain to rights defenders of water supply problems

  Residents of Shordakovo village, Zolskiy District of Kabardino-Balkaria, have addressed the Republic's Human Rights Centre with a complaint against poor water delivery in several village streets. The complaint, bearing 50 signatures, says that Shordakovo residents drink life-hazardous water.

August 09, 2010 21:00

• North Ossetia: private drivers rally against public transport

  Today, drivers of private fixed-route taxis blocked several streets in Vladikavkaz in protest against operation of new buses owned by the administration in passenger routes.

August 09, 2010 19:00

• Ingush authorities refute data about mass protest action in Magas

  Residents of Ingushetia Ibragim Tachiev and Zalimkhan Mutsolgov were detained on August 5 by law enforcers on suspicion of complicity to members of the armed underground, and now operative-investigatory actions are undertaken in their relation. This was stated by Bekkhan Atigov, Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Ingushetia.

August 09, 2010 18:00

• Killer of Vladikavkaz mayor convicted in North Ossetia

  Today, the Court of North Ossetia has passed a verdict of guilty to Inal Ostaev, the killer of the mayor of Vladikavkaz Vitaly Karaev, having sentenced him to 19 years in prison. This was reported by the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office (ICPO) of the Russian Federation.

August 09, 2010 17:00

• Skirmishes continue in Nagorno-Karabakh-Azerbaijan contact line

  According to the operative report of the Ministry of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh, within the last week the Azerbaijani party broke the ceasefire regime on 97 occasions. The most intensive shelling was registered in the northern direction of the contact line.

August 09, 2010 16:00

• 50 houses burnt down in vicinity of Tbilisi

  In Georgia, in the village of Kumisi, several kilometres off Tbilisi, a fire has destroyed 50 dachas; fortunately, there were no casualties and victims. According to local residents, most of the houses were empty, but some villagers had to stay at night under open air.

August 09, 2010 15:00

• Several terror acts prevented in Ingushetia, state securities assert

  As reported by state security agencies, the explosive devices found in hideouts near Surkhakhi village, Nazran District of Ingushetia, were intended for committing terror acts in the region.

August 09, 2010 14:00

• WCGN apologizes to Ossetians for Saakashvili's actions

  The public organization named "The World Congress of Georgian Nations" (WCGN) has apologized - on behalf of its 420,000 members - to citizens of South Ossetia for the actions of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili in August 2008.

August 09, 2010 13:00

• Forest fires catch villages in North Ossetia

  Within 24 hours on August 8 firemen of North Ossetia 27 times went out to fight fires of dead woods, which were on fire in the settlements of Vinogradny, Mozdok, Pavlodolskaya, Prokhladny, Alagir, Novy and Stary Biragzang, Batako, Beslan, Digor, Chermen, Oktiabrski, Gizel, Vladikavkaz, Dachny, Kizlyar and Ardon.

August 09, 2010 12:00

• Umarov's temporary resignation as "Imarat Kavkaz" leader could be caused by health problems

  The last week's information of separatists about Dokku Umarov's voluntary resignation from the post of Amir of the "Imarat Kavkaz", founded by him in 2007, and the same unexpected statement about his return to the post are actively discussed in Chechnya.