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18:22, 4 August 2008

Stavropol krai residents mourn for the deceased Alexander Solzhenitsin

Stavropol krai where Alexander Solzhenitsin was born mourns for his death. Crepe tapes are hanging from all buildings connected with the writer's life.

17:11, 4 August 2008

Azerbaijan returns four captives to Armenia

The Azeri authorities have returned four Armenian prisoners captured on the night of April 18-19 near the Armenian village of Khachi. The hand-over process was held today at noon near the village of Traskhavan at the Armenian-Azeri border.

23:57, 2 August 2008

The wife of mayor of Kalmykia capital claims he is blackmailed

Radiy Burulov, mayor of Kalmykia capital Elista, is pressed into resignation against dismissing the criminal case against him. This has been relayed by the mayor's wife Inna Burulova.

23:46, 2 August 2008

A highway being built in Adygeya within world natural heritage

The non-government environment protection center "NABU-Kavkaz" in Adygeya has registered large-scale construction of a highway on the territory of the World Natural Heritage (WNH). This has been revealed in the course of a regular public environmental inspection conducted by the organization on July 26-29.

22:36, 2 August 2008

Alan Chochiev's house attacked in North Ossetia

On August 1, approximately at 22:00, the house of Аlan Chochiev, a well-known political observer, expert, doctor of sciences (history), occurred in North Ossetia. There were no victims among his relatives.

19:33, 2 August 2008

South Ossetia authorities evacuate population

The authorities of the unrecognized republic started to evacuate women, children and old people as a result of the shelling of South Ossetia settlements.

18:28, 2 August 2008

Two deaths in one place in Ingushetia

An officer of FSS department was killed by unidentified persons during gun fire in Nazran, Ingushetia. In the course of the investigation of the incident, a person who entered the protected zone was shot to death.

15:24, 2 August 2008

Ilkham Aliev nominated candidate to run for presidency in Azerbaijan

Ilkham Aliev, the incumbent president, has again been nominated to run for presidents' post in the country at today's regular 4th congress of the ruling party "Еni Azerbaijan".

13:17, 2 August 2008

Mountaineers from St-Petersburg win the Russian championship in Karachayevo-Cherkessia

The Russian championship on mountain climbing has ended in Karachayevo-Cherkessia. During two weeks, 26 teams competed in fast climbing the peaks of the Karachayevo district. The sportsmen from St-Petersburg were the best ones.

12:13, 2 August 2008

Chechen residents collect 5 million rubles for orphans

In the course of the subbotnik held on the territory of the Chechen Republic under the motto "In Support of Childhood", the ministries and departments of Chechnya have collected five million rubles for supporting orphans and low-income families. The money raising process is not over yet.

11:50, 2 August 2008

Singers from Nagorny Karabakh win silver medals in Hollywood

Tigran Mkrtchian and Vardan Badalian, singers from Nagorny Karabakh, have returned home with three silver medals from the contest "Worldstars" held in Hollywood.

23:52, 1 August 2008

Six persons killed in the course of shelling in South Ossetia

Six persons were killed in the course of shelling of South Ossetia settlements on the night of August 1, and seven people more were wounded.

22:47, 1 August 2008

The state of health of Burulov, Elista mayor, deteriorates

Radiy Burulov, mayor of Kalmykia's capital Elista, has been transferred from the temporary detention center to the pre-trial prison. His state of heath deteriorates. Burulov complains of heart ache and needs medical aid.

22:40, 1 August 2008

Meeting and march of opposition in Armenia involved more than 45,000 people

On August 1, Armenian opposition held a meeting and a march along central streets of Erevan, which were not sanctioned by the authorities and involved more than 45,000 people.

15:30, 1 August 2008

Counter-terrorist operation regime in Ghimry, Dagestan, lifted

Muhu Aliev, president of Dagestan, while visiting Untsukul district of Dagestan on August 1, announced that the counter-terrorist operation regime on the territory of the village of Ghimry, which lasted for eight months, had been lifted.

14:20, 1 August 2008

Ebzeyev's appointment president of Karachaevo-Cherkesia planned on August 5

On Tuesday, August 5, the parliament of Karachaevo-Cherkesia will consider the candidature of Boris Ebzeyev, nominated by the Russian resident Dmitri Medvedev, for granting him the powers of the republic's president.

13:07, 1 August 2008

Human rights activists claim the introduction of railway troops to Abkhazia violates RF Constitution

Today, the Komi Human Rights Commission (KHRC) "Memorial" has filed a complaint to Yuri Chaika, Russian Prosecutor General, in which it claims that the introduction of Russian railway troops to Abkhazia which is formally part of the Georgian territory was made with a serious violation of the Russian Constitution.

12:02, 1 August 2008

Police in Azerbaijan dissolves "Musavat" party piquet again

Today, police in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, has stopped a third piquet of "Musavat" party during the last one and a half months in front of the Baku Executive Authorities headquarters. The action was held in connection with regular refusals of the city authorities to allow opposition meetings.

21:48, 31 July 2008

Arrested mayor of Elista denied hospital treatment in Kalmykia

On July 31, the law enforcement agencies in Kalmykia refused hospital treatment to Radiy Burulov, mayor of Elista held at the pre-trial prison.

21:41, 31 July 2008

Anti-monopoly agency makes "Dagestan Airlines" to reduce ticket prices

The commission of the Federal Anti-monopoly Service for the Republic of Dagestan has instructed the air-carrier "Dagestan Airlines" to reduce the unjustifiably high prices on passenger transportation.

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