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October 01, 2010 22:10

• In Sochi, passenger ship thrown ashore by storm

  Today in the afternoon, the passenger ship "Photon" was thrown out by storm ashore in the Adler District of Sochi. The crew is safe.

October 01, 2010 22:10

• Hearing the case on Zakaev's arrest in Poland is appointed for October, 26

  On October, 26, the Appellate Court of Warsaw will be hearing the case on temporary arrest of Ahmed Zakaev who had been announced for international search by Russia, Barbara Trembska, Press secretary of the court reported.

October 01, 2010 22:00

• A man killed in a special operation in Dagestan had been in federal search

  Naiib Nasirov killed during a special operation in Dagestan had been possibly involved in a series of murders of the personnel of law enforcement bodies and representatives of the authorities, National Anti-terror committee (NATC) reported.

October 01, 2010 21:00

• Manager of the subsidiary of "Sberbank" (savings bank) killed in Kabardino-Balkaria

  A group of strangers pretending to be members of the top brass shot down the Manager of the subsidiary of "Sberbank" in Elbrus district of Kabardino-Balkaria tonight in the town of Tirniauz, a representative of the republican Investigation committee reported.

October 01, 2010 20:00

• Pirates demand 15 million dollars for release of Georgian and Turkish citizens

  The Greek ship-owner company FRIO VENTURES cannot come to an agreement with the Somali pirates about the buy-out sum for the merchant ship on board which there are 15 citizens of Georgia and 3 citizens of Turkey.

October 01, 2010 19:00

• A ban of selling alcohol in the night-time will be enacted in Kabardino-Balkaria

  On September, 30, the Parliament of Kabardino-Balkaria accepted a law on prohibition of retail selling strong alcohol drinks in the night-time in the first reading.

October 01, 2010 18:00

• Two militiamen wounded in a firing in Kabardino-Balkaria

  On September, 30, some unidentified people fired upon a militia flying squad in Baksan district of Kabardino-Balkaria, two officers got wounded, a source in law enforcement bodied reported.

September 30, 2010 23:50

• Shevchenko: social basis of terror is on steady rise in Northern Caucasus

  Despite almost everyday special operations aimed at liquidating militants, the social basis of terror in Northern Caucasus has been steadily growing, primarily because the region lacks any political and religious power rejecting terror. This was stated by Maxim Shevchenko, a member of the Public Chamber and head of the working group for promoting public dialogue and civil society institutions in the Caucasus, in the course of a working meeting.

September 30, 2010 23:30

• Konstantin Kochiev: Western Sahara recognizes South Ossetia

  The independence of South Ossetia has been recognized by the Sahara Arab Democratic Republic. This was reported today by Konstantin Kochiev, adviser to the President of South Ossetia, after holding negotiations with the leaders of the ruling party of this African republic.

September 30, 2010 23:30

• Telephone terrorists detained in Chechnya and North Ossetia

  Chechen law enforcers have detained a young man who had called the "Beeline" security service and said that a passenger bus stuffed with bombs was on its route from Moscow to Novosibirsk. And the neighbouring North Ossetia found a malefactor who had reported that a school in Beslan was mined.

September 30, 2010 23:10

• Abkhazia marks Victory and Independence Day

  September 30 is the Victory and Independence Day in Abkhazia. On this day in 1993 the Abkhaz armed forces ousted the troops of the State Council of the Republic of Georgia away from its territory and hoisted the national banner over the state border along the Inguri River. In Abkhazia, the 1992-1993 Georgian-Abkhazian conflict is treated as the Patriotic War.

September 30, 2010 23:00

• Bombs neutralized in Stavropol contained about 90 kilos of explosive matter

  In total, the two explosive devices neutralized today in Stavropol contained about 90 kilograms of explosive substance.

September 30, 2010 23:00

• Chechen resident sentenced to 10 years in colony for preparing terror act in Moscow

  The Moscow City Court has sentenced Turko Bataev, 23, a resident of Grozny, to ten years in a high security for preparing a terror act in Moscow in summer of 2009. This was reported today by the press service of the Moscow City Prosecutor's Office without specifying the date of sentencing.

September 30, 2010 22:50

• Court extends custody of Ingush native accused of aircraft hijacking attempt

  The court has ruled to keep Magomed Patiev, a native of Ingushetia, accused of trying to hijack a Tu-154 aircraft at Domodedovo Airport in late July this year, said Tatiana Morozova, spokesperson of the Moscow Interregional Investigatory Department for Transports.

September 30, 2010 22:40

• ECtHR satisfies Azerbaijani singer's complaint against violation of her rights to free election

  Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has released its decision against the government of Azerbaijan on the claim of pop singer Flora Karimova, who had claimed violation of her rights at the 2005 parliamentary elections. The ECtHR has ruled that the government should pay 50,000 euros to the applicant as material compensation, 7500 euros for moral harm and 1600 euros of judicial expenses.

September 30, 2010 22:20

• In Dagestan, relatives are unaware of detainee's whereabouts

  Moussa Nasukhov, a resident of Tyube village, Kumtorkal District of Dagestan, has reported that he cannot find the whereabouts of his brother Ibrahim Nasukhov, a resident of Vitsiyatli village, Tsuntin District, who was taken away on September 28 from his home by local militiamen and unidentified persons in camouflage.

September 30, 2010 22:10

• Gadzily: in Azerbaijani courts protocols are often contrary to what defendants say

  At the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA), where today consideration of the complaint lodged by journalist Fatullaev was postponed indefinitely, Rashid Gadzily, Director of the Media Rights Institute (MRI) said that there are no audio and video recordings of Fatullaev's trial.

September 30, 2010 22:00

• Criminal proceedings against four Jehovah's Witnesses in North Osetia have been stopped

  Legal actions brought after searches in the houses of Jehovah's Witnesses in North Osetia in June, 2010, carried out for suspicion of keeping printed matter acknowledged by the court as extremist have been stopped.

September 30, 2010 21:00

• Customs officers in Astrakhan will be brought before the court for accusation of contraband

  Eleven employees of the Astrakhan customs, four people from the broker's company "Rostech-Astrakhan" and two entrepreneurs will be brought before the court for accusation of contraband as members of an organized group.

September 30, 2010 20:00

• A wounded investigator died as a result of firing in Kabardino-Balkaria

  A lady investigator who got wounded during fire at a car with officers of the Criminal Investigation Department, Department of Interior affairs of Elbrus district of Kabardino-Balkaria, died, a source in law enforcement bodies of the republic reported.