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18:12, 7 August 2008

CEC approves six candidates to run for presidency in Azerbaijan

Today, the Azeri Central Election Commission (CEC) has approved six candidates to run for presidency of Azerbaijan. Ilkham Aliev, incumbent president, is among them.

18:02, 7 August 2008

Explosion on Sochi beach kills two persons

Two persons killed and 13 more wounded as a result of the explosion on the Loo beach (Lazarevsk district, Sochi), reports a source in the Krasnodar krai law enforcement agencies.

17:37, 7 August 2008

The court releases Elista mayor Radiy Burulov from custody

Today, the Supreme Court of Kalmykia has overruled the decision of Elista city court to arrest Elista mayor Radiy Burulov and released him from custody.

16:31, 7 August 2008

Jury selection in the case of attack on Nalchik in Kabardino-Balkaria suspended

The Kabardino-Balkaria Supreme Court adjourned its hearing of the case of the attack on Nalchik's power authority sights in 2005 till August 14.

12:22, 7 August 2008

Baku-Tbilisy-Ceihan oil pipeline exploded in Turkey

An explosion occurred at the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceihan oil pipeline in the region of Arzijan in Turkey. The Kurd Workers' Party (RKK) has taken the responsibility for the incident. Turkish media report that the organization has claimed the explosion was effected by suicide terrorists.

21:29, 6 August 2008

Georgian units concentrated near the village of Dmenis in South Ossetia

Additional units of Georgian armed forces are concentrated near the village of Dmenis in South Ossetia which was subjected to intensive shelling from large-caliber guns, reports Ibraghim Gasseyev, first deputy minister of defense of South Ossetia.

18:22, 6 August 2008

Chechen MoI announces Sulim Yamadayev in Federal wanted list

Sulim Yamadayev, former commander of the Russian MoD "Vostok" battalion is in the Federal wanted list. This has been reported by Ruslan Alkhanov, Chechen Minister of Interior, during his meeting with Ramzan Kadyrov, president of the republic.

17:10, 6 August 2008

Newspaper "Chernovik" to file suit against Dagestan prosecutor

Nadira Isayeva, chief editor of Dagestan weekly "Chernovik", reported that the decision of initiating a criminal case against her would be appealed against, while the newspaper editing board would file a request to initiate a criminal case against the prosecutor of the Republic of Dagestan.

16:03, 6 August 2008

Russian military doctors examine population of Abkhazia

A group of doctors and specialists from the North Caucasus military district hospital, comprising 13 persons, conducts examination of the population in Ochamchirski, Tkuarchalski and Galski districts of Abkhazia.

14:57, 6 August 2008

Champion from Adygeia refuses to take part in Beijing Olympics

Sergei Alifirenko, Olympic champion in rapid pistol fire from Adygeia, is not going to take part in the Olympic Games due to problems with his eyes.

13:51, 6 August 2008

Azeri president does not want to see his portraits in the streets

Ilkham Aliev, president of Azerbaijan, has ordered to remove his portraits from the streets of the country's towns and villages. The president is especially concerned about the necessity to remove his portraits from the streets in connection with the coming presidential election.

12:45, 6 August 2008

Georgia denies Israel stopped supplying it pilotless airplanes

According to Israeli press, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel has imposed veto on exporting offensive arms and pilotless airplanes to Georgia in order to avoid deteriorating relations with Russia. This information is refuted in Georgia.

23:58, 5 August 2008

Editor-in-chief of "Ingushetia.ru" to apply for political asylum in Europe

Roza Malsagova, editor-in-chief of "Ingushetia.ru" site, has left Russia and intends to apply for political asylum in a European country.

18:53, 5 August 2008

Residents of South Ossetia capital are completely cut from fresh water

The residents of the South Ossetia capital are fully cut from fresh water supply, stated today Robert Guliyev, mayor of Tskhinval. According to him, while previously water was supplied with interruptions, now the water intake is completely depleted.

17:48, 5 August 2008

Trial on the case of bus explosion in Nevinnomyssk starts in Stavropol krai

Today, the Stavropol krai court started hearings on the criminal case of organizing an explosion in a regular bus in December 2007 in Nevinnomyssk, in which three passengers were killed and 17 wounded.

16:44, 5 August 2008

Boris Ebzeyev approved president of Karachayevo-Cherkessia

The republic's parliament deputies have approved Boris Ebzeyev as a new president at the extraordinary session of Karachayevo-Cherkessia Public Assembly.

15:40, 5 August 2008

Chechen residents mourn for the deceased Alexander Solzhenitsin

Alexander Solzhenitsin was a great writer and his death is a loss not only for Russia but for the entire world, say many residents of Chechnya.

14:33, 5 August 2008

The court declines law suit against opposition newspaper "Azadlyg" in Azerbaijan

Today, the court heating on the suit of the Union for Freedom members against the newspaper "Azadlyg" was completed at the Yasamalski district court of the Azeri capital Baku, presided by Elchin Gubayev.

13:27, 5 August 2008

600 children detained in Krasnodar for night walks

About 600 teenagers who violated the new law of Krasnodar krai "On Measures to Prevent Child Neglect and Juvenile Offenses" have been detained during the first three days of the new rules in force.

12:40, 5 August 2008

Ichkeria ex-minister of defense to persuade separatists to return to Chechnya

On Sunday, August 3, Magomed Khambiyev (Khanbiyev), former Chechen MP and former defense minister of Ichkeria, went abroad for negotiations with representatives of separatist movement. He is going to try and persuade them to return to their motherland.

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