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23:00, 4 January 2007

Prosecutor's office is investigating death of Russian soldier in Georgia

The Military Prosecutor's Office of the North-Caucasian Regional Command ("SKVO") is undertaking investigatory actions in relation to the fact of death of a Russian serviceman at the Russian military base in Akhalkalaki, Georgia.

22:56, 4 January 2007

Traces of polonium, Litvinenko's "killer," detected in two Britons

Two more persons in Great Britain have exposed traces of polonium-210, the radioactive substance used to poison ex-FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko.

22:54, 4 January 2007

"Reporters without Borders" find Azerbaijan dangerous for journalists

Yesterday, the "Reporters without Borders" - international organization for defence of the freedom of press - made public their annual report on the situation with the freedom of press in the world in 2006.

22:51, 4 January 2007

Beslan terror act victims doubt that Kulaev is still alive

The persons affected by the terror act in Beslan are asking the authorities to provide proofs that the only survived terrorist who took part in school seizure is still alive.

22:49, 4 January 2007

Criminal case opened on skirmish in the capital of Dagestan

A criminal case has been initiated on the fact of a skirmish that took place on January 3 in Makhachkala, in Gamidov Avenue under Articles 317 (infringement on life of a law enforcement official) and 222 (storage and use of firearms) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

22:46, 3 January 2007

A militiaman wounded in the capital of Chechnya

Today, a source in the law enforcement bodies of Chechnya has reported that a militiaman with a gunshot wound has been brought to a hospital in Grozny.

22:41, 3 January 2007

Russian military commits suicide in Georgia

Alexei Dmitriev, a Russian serviceman at the 62nd Military Base in Akhalkalaki (Georgia), has committed suicide, the "Imedi" Georgian TV Company reports. According to the Company, the incident took place last night, when Dmitriev was on duty.

22:41, 3 January 2007

A militant of 76 came to surrender in Chechnya

Today, the "Interfax" was told at the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) that Chechnya has broken the age record among the participants of illegal armed formations (IAF), who have voluntarily surrendered to the law enforcement bodies.

22:12, 3 January 2007

Azerbaijan: Armenia detains two Azerbaijani servicemen as prisoners

Armenia keeps two Azerbaijani servicemen in captivity. The fact was reported to the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" at the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan.

22:10, 3 January 2007

Azerbaijan has stopped Turkish TV Channel

Today, as from 9 a.m. (local time), broadcasting of the Turkish TV Company "Channel D" has been suspended in the territory of Azerbaijan.

22:55, 2 January 2007

Spain intends to use its OSCE chairmanship to settle South Caucasus conflicts

Spain intends to use its forthcoming OSCE chairmanship starting from January 1, 2007, to settle the "frozen" conflicts in East Europe and South Caucasus.

22:54, 2 January 2007

Militant from Yandarbiev grouping surrenders in Chechnya

Last Monday, a member of illegal armed formations gave himself up to the standby unit of the Grozny District Interior Department ("ROVD").

22:52, 2 January 2007

Special operation of power agencies is on in Dagestan capital

Today, militiamen have surrounded one of multi-storey houses in the centre of Makhachkala, capital of Dagestan, and started to check all its residents.

19:03, 1 January 2007

Turkey refuses again to open its borders with Armenia

Mr. Namik Tahn, press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia has commented the official Ankara's position in response to Armenia's offer to establish diplomatic relations and open borders.

19:00, 1 January 2007

Another militiaman shot dead in the capital of Dagestan

In the Yubileinaya Street of Makhachkala, unknown persons have shot dead a sentry militiaman who was on duty guarding the public order.

18:56, 1 January 2007

Azerbaijani businessman assassinated in Moscow

Several days ago in Moscow, in 3rd Park Street in Moscow, a young Jewish businessman, a native of the "Krasnaya Sloboda" (Red Settlement) in Azerbaijan was murdered.

18:52, 1 January 2007

Litvinenko's murder is now linked with death of Putin's bodyguard

The Russian Prosecutor-General's Office is now considering a version that connects the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, ex-FSB officer, in London with two other undiscovered poisonings, the London newspaper The Sunday Times asserts.

18:44, 1 January 2007

Mobile telephony stations shelled in Ingushetia

At night of January 1, the Ingushetian stations of mobile telephone communication were shelled twice.

23:20, 30 December 2006

One more participant of Karabakh conflict arrested in Armenia

As a result of a search conducted on December 29 in the house of Vaan Iliyazovich Aroyan, resident of the village Lusarat, Ararat region, a cache with a lot of weapons and ammunition has been discovered, reports the press-service of the Armenian National Security Service.

23:13, 30 December 2006

Turan Moraly: it is too early to speak about closing Turkish channels in Azerbaijan

During a meeting with Azeri journalists, Turan Moraly, Turkish ambassador in Azerbaijan, has expressed his attitude towards cessation of broadcasting of Turkish channels in Azerbaijan.

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