News

June 26, 2010 18:00

• Blog of Chechen President launched in Livejournal

  Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov is the second president-blogger from the NCFD (North-Caucasian Federal District). Since June 25, he opened his blog in the Livejournal.

June 26, 2010 17:00

• Minister of Economy: private transfers are challenging Armenia's economy

  Nerses Eritsyan, Minister of Economy of Armenia, has named private money transfers received by Armenia from abroad, a challenge for the national economy. In his opinion, they are affecting the economic activity of the population.

June 26, 2010 15:00

• In Karachai-Circassia, court acquits ex-head of Dombai settlement on businessman murder case

  The Karachai District Court has passed a non-guilty verdict to Marat Marshankulov, former head of Dombai settlement, Karachai-Circassia, accused of murdering Boris Bairamkulov, Director General director of the travel company "Bars" (Panther), as reported by Alibek Botashev, press secretary of the Supreme Court of the republic.

June 26, 2010 14:00

• Militia major shot dead in Dagestan

  In the evening on June 25, in Lenin-Aul village of Dagestan, as a result of shelling of a service car, a militia major was killed. This was reported by the Kazbek ROVD (District Interior Division) of the republic.

June 26, 2010 13:00

• Union "Erkir" is against resettlement of Adzharia residents to Armenian-inhabited regions of Georgia

  On June 25, the union of public organizations for repatriation and development named "Erkir" made a statement calling the authorities of Armenia, international agencies and diplomatic corps accredited in Georgia to take steps towards preventing resettlement of Adzharians to the regions of Georgia, where Armenians live.

June 26, 2010 12:00

• House of local woman blown up in Ingushetia

  On June 25, in the city of Karabulak in Ingushetia, a powerful explosion happened in the house of Rosa Doskhoeva, a local resident. There were no victims, but the house was partially destroyed.

June 26, 2010 11:00

• Murder case of director GTRK "Dagestan" sent to additional investigation

  The Supreme Court of Dagestan has decided to send the murder case of Magomedhadji Abashilov, Director of the State TV and Radio Company (GTRK) "Dagestan", to the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation for additional investigation and correction of the mistakes made in the course of the inquiry.

June 26, 2010 10:00

• Nagorno-Karabakh starts economic forum "Bridge Artsakh"

  Today, the city of Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, opened the second economic forum named "Bridge Artsakh-2010", which will last till June 28.

June 26, 2010 09:00

• Hailstones completely destroy crops in several Georgian villages

  Hailstones that struck Georgia at night on June 25 caused a serious damage to agriculture of the Kakheti District. Several villages completely lost their crops; orchards and vineyards suffered; settlements of summer cottages and household yards were damaged.

June 26, 2010 08:00

• All-Armenian forum of writers to take place in Yerevan

  The Ministry on Diaspora Matters is organizing, together with the Union of Writers of Armenia, from June 28 to July 2 in Yerevan the 5th Forum of Writers under the motto "Armenian Literature Is Armenian Fortress". The forum is held within the festival "One Nation - One Culture" and will bring together about 100 writers from 20 countries.

June 25, 2010 23:50

• Stavropol Territory: militiaman plants a bomb to improve his service record

  A criminal case was initiated against an operative militiaman of the criminal inquiry division No. 3 of the Stavropol UVD (Interior Department) under the articles of "abuse of office" and "illegal storage, transportation and bearing of explosives". This was reported by the Russian ICPO (Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office).

June 25, 2010 23:20

• Suspect of series of terror acts in Sochi wanted to put poison into explosive device

  In the Krasnodar Territorial Court, in the course of the trial on a series of explosions in Sochi, one of the suspects - a former TV cameraman Mikhail Denisenko - told about how they had prepared their crimes.

June 25, 2010 23:00

• Prosecution in the Nalchik attack case appeals against change of Budtuev's custody

  The state prosecution in the case dealing with the 2005 attack on power structures of Kabardino-Balkaria lodged a cassation presentation to the Supreme Court of Russia challenging the change of custody for defendant Kazbek Budtuev. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by lawyer Liza Shak, who is defending Budtuev.

June 25, 2010 22:10

• In Azerbaijan, trial of resident of Dagestan Usman Garisov reappointed, his brother says

  The Kusar District Court of Azerbaijan has reappointed the court session on the case of the resident of Dagestan Usman Garisov, accused of drug contraband and use on July 13, said Umar Garisov, the detainee's brother, a resident of Karanaiaul village of the Kayakent District of Dagestan.

June 25, 2010 22:00

• Chavushoglu: PACE did not invite Zakaev to its session

  Mevlut Chavushoglu, Head of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), said that the Assembly did not invite Ahmed Zakaev, emissary of Chechen separatists, to its events.

June 25, 2010 21:00

• "Rostransnadzor" warns that suicide bombers with implanted bombs may appear

  Today it became known that the "Rostransnadzor" (Russian Federal Agency for Supervising Transports) notified all Russian airports about possible acts of terrorism in air transport committed by female suicide bombers. According to the Agency's telegram of June 18, bombs may be implanted into women's bodies and triggered by means of injections, while women of Slavic appearance may be used for the actions.

June 25, 2010 20:00

• In Kabardino-Balkaria, militiaman killed, another wounded

  In the Chegem District of Kabardino-Balkaria, tonight two unidentified persons used their firearms to attack employees of the Chegem ROVD. One of them was killed, and the other one - wounded and hospitalized.

June 25, 2010 19:00

• Ingushetia: two DPS servicemen lost in shelling

  Today, at about 6:00 p.m. Moscow time, in the suburb of the municipal district Alkievskiy of Nazran, in Nazran-Karabulak Highway, a DPS (Road and Post Service) car with three STSI (State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, known in Russia as "GIBDD") inspectors of the Ingush MIA inside was shelled. Two inspectors died.

June 25, 2010 18:00

• President of Dagestan takes Sapiyat Magomedova's case under personal control

  Ombudsperson in Dagestan Ummupazil Omarova went to hospital to visit lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova, who was beaten by employees of Khasavyurt GOVD (City Interior Department). According to Ms Omarova, President of Dagestan Magomedsalam Magomedov has ordered to bring those guilty persons to responsibility.

June 24, 2010 23:50

• In Rostov-on-Don, organizations "Young Europe" and "Rainbow Syndrome" complain of provocation

  The Rostov-based branch of the organization "Young Europe" and association "Rainbow Syndrome" deny their participation in appearance of the letter disseminated in Rostov-on-Don allegedly on behalf of the local LGBT-community (LGBT - lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transvestites). Activists of these organizations assert their names and phone numbers were used by someone for forgery.