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Investigative bodies of Saratov region started a pre-investigative inspection concerning Lidia Sviridova, Head of the regional branch of "Union of Soldiers' Mothers" dealing with the case of soldier Andrey Popov accused of desertion who earlier stated that he had been kept in slavery in Dagestan. This was reported by Sviridova herself.

The winner of the first World Cup competitions in alpine skiing, which started today in Sochi, was a Swiss athlete Bet Feuz.

The "Parliamentarianism Centre of Armenia," has addressed the Special Investigatory Service on the voting in Parliament on February 9. According to the Centre, the adoption of the law "On Legal Regime of State of Emergency" was accompanied by facts of illegitimate voting of the MPs.

The health condition of Alla Djioeva, the former South-Ossetian presidential candidate, hospitalized on February 9 with a hypertensive crisis, has stabilized, said Mairbeg Kokoev, Chief Physician of the Republic's Somatic Hospital.

The Georgian priest and monk, Father Iona, who was kept in the territory of Abkhazia for more than two weeks, was released as a result of actions of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), Shota Utiashvili, the head of the analytical department of the MIA, said today at a special briefing.

The General Prosecutor's Office has sent to the court the case against Timur Tsuruev, a resident of Ingushetia, accused of involvement in the riots in Nazran in January 2008. He was also accused of threatening to use violence against state officials.

Four militants were killed in a special operation in the Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has reported today.

Today, a special congress is held in the city of Maikop of the public movement "Adyge-Khase – Circassian Parliament" of the Republic of Adygea with the aim to discuss the possible help to Circassians from Syria.

In the context of anomalously frosty weather for Azerbaijan and snowfalls, starting February 10, Baku opened five temporary shelters aimed to protect people from the frost.

Because of the anomalously frosty weather, the Chechen Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has set up round-the-clock premises, where people can come in and warm up.

Three dwelling settlements in the Kamyshin District of the Volgograd Region remain isolated from motorways because of the snowstorm. In total, 749 people live there.

Residents of the Staropromyslovsky District and the township of Chernorechye of the Zavodskoy District of Grozny report about problems with heat and water supplies, caused by the abnormally cold weather.

On February 10, in Tbilisi, members of the youth wing of the Labour Party of Georgia held a rally in front of the Ministry of Education demanding to reduce the tuition fees at universities. It was attended by several dozens of people.

The participants of the song contest "Eurovision-2012" to be held in Baku this May, as well as the audience, members of fan clubs, journalists, etc. will be able to get visas under a simplified procedure.