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August 21, 2010 11:00

• Bread rises in price in Georgia

  The retail price for bread has gone up by 10 tetris (5.5 cents). The producers assert that the reason is in the embargo on wheat exports introduced by Russia. According to Malkhaz Dolidze, director of bakery No. 4, the bread price growth was caused by rise of flour price, the "InterPressNews" reports.

August 21, 2010 10:00

• Two persons disappeared in Dagestan

  Abubakr Rizvanov, a resident of Makhachkala and director of the media centre "Khuda-Media", and his friend Timur (Suleiman) Kurbanmagomedov have disappeared. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Karim Magomedov, Rizvanov's brother.

August 21, 2010 08:00

• Ancient fresco found in Georgian monastery

  A fresco of the 11th century, depicting, supposedly, Tsar David Agmashenebeli (David the Builder), was found in the cathedral church of the Georgian monastery Alaverdi. This was reported by Nika Vacheishvili, head of the Agency for Protection of Cultural Heritage of Georgia.

August 20, 2010 22:00

• Responsibility zone of Russian military base in Armenia is no longer limited by former USSR borders

  The today's changes in the agreement on the presence of the Russian military base in Armenia not only extend the time of its stay, but also expand the responsibility zone of Russian servicemen beyond the borders of the former USSR, said Serzh Sargsyan, President of Armenia.

August 20, 2010 21:00

• Turkish ship cannot leave Abkhazia for almost two months

  The Turkish cargo ship named "Dafne", which arrived to Sukhumi Bay under the guise of Sierra Leone, is for almost two months already drifting in the territorial waters of Abkhazia because of malfunctions of the ship and absence of fuel.

August 20, 2010 20:00

• Ingush authorities decide not to toughen public norms during Ramadan

  Ingushetia has not entered any strict rules at the public level with the start of the sacred Moslem month of Ramadan.

August 20, 2010 18:00

• Premier of South Ossetia inspects construction sites: some are OK, others not started yet

  On the eve of the new school year, Vadim Brovtsev, Chairman of the Government of South Ossetia, has inspected restoration works in educational establishments of the republic and construction of municipal housing facilities. By the outcomes of his inspection Mr Brovtsev has ordered to convoke an extraordinary sitting - the construction of some already funded sites has not begun yet.

August 20, 2010 17:00

• Russia extends its military base in Armenia till 2044

  Russia and Armenia have signed a protocol extending the agreement on the Russian military base in Armenia. The document was signed by defence ministers of Russia and Armenia in the presence of both Presidents - Serzh Sargsyan and Dmitri Medvedev.

August 20, 2010 16:00

• 19 victims of explosion in Pyatigorsk are still in hospitals

  As of August 20, 19 victims of the terror act committed in Pyatigorsk are still treated in hospitals of the Stavropol Territory and Moscow.

August 20, 2010 15:00

• Georgia: teachers' unions warn about prepared mass lay-offs

  The United Free Trade Unions of Education and Science and the League of Education of Georgia expect that in September some 20-25,000 teachers will be dismissed. This was stated by Manana Nikolaishvili, President of the League.

August 20, 2010 13:00

• Adygea holds a broad-scale action to help disabled children

  On August 19, Adygea launched a charitable action "From Heart to Heart". Its aim is to raise money from citizens of Adygea for targeted charitable help to children-invalids.

August 20, 2010 12:00

• Supposed militants liquidated in the capital of Chechnya buried anonymously

  The bodies of supposed members of the armed underground, who were killed in Grozny on August 8, were not given out to relatives but buried in anonymous tombs without observance of Moslem rites.

August 20, 2010 11:00

• Chechnya cuts working day during Ramadan

  Till the end of the sacred month of Ramadan the leadership of the Chechen Republic has reduced the working day. The respective decree was signed by Odes Baisultanov, Chairman of the Government of Chechnya, who is temporarily acting has as President of the republic, while Ramzan Kadyrov is on vacations.

August 20, 2010 10:00

• Moscow pensioners-heat victims will rest in Sochi free of charge

  Till the end of August, about one thousand pensioners from Moscow will have their rest in sanatoria and rest homes of Sochi on free-of-charge vouchers paid by the Department of Social Protection of the Government of Moscow. The decision was made in the context of unprecedented heat and smog from fires in the vicinities of the Russian capital.

August 20, 2010 09:00

• Killers of tourists and militiamen in Kabardino-Balkaria pretended to be power agents

  The unidentified persons, who committed attacks in the territory of Kabardino-Balkaria on militiamen and tourists, were dressed in camouflage and presented themselves as employees of Moscow special agencies. This was reported by the centre of law enforcement bodies of the republic.

August 19, 2010 20:00

• Kidnappers of the son of "Rosneft" deputy head sentenced to 14 and 6 years

  The Gagarin Court of Moscow has found the Chechens Magomed Gorchkhanov and Zarema Dataeva guilty of kidnapping Maxim, son of Mikhail Stavskiy, deputy boss of the "Rosneft".

August 19, 2010 19:00

• Checks of spending funds allotted on restoration of South Ossetia resulted in 11 criminal cases

  The Public Prosecutor's Offices of the Russian Federation and South Ossetia have checked the way the funds allocated from the Russian budget were spent on restoration and social and economic development of South Ossetia; as reported by the Russian General Prosecutor's Office, 11 criminal cases have been initiated.

August 19, 2010 18:00

• Supreme Court of Azerbaijan upholds verdicts to young bloggers

  Today, the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan has rejected the cassation complaint lodged by young bloggers Emin Milli and Adnan Gadjizade, convicted to 2.5 and 2 years of imprisonment on charges of hooliganism and causing bodily injuries.

August 19, 2010 17:00

• Office and house of leader of "Circassian Congress" of Adygea searched

  On August 18, agents of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and FSB Department for the Republic of Adygea conducted searches in the house and office of Zaur Dzeukozhev, deputy chair of the Adyg Social Movement "Circassian Congress" and confiscated PC hard drives, documents relating activities of the "Circassian Congress" and several religious books.

August 19, 2010 16:00

• Compensations are paid out to victims of Pyatigorsk terror act

  Today, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Stavropol Territory has started payments from the regional budget of lump sum compensations to victims of the terror act in Pyatigorsk. The regional treasury has allotted 835,000 roubles for the purpose, while 7.4 million roubles more will arrive from the federal budget.