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Yesterday, on November 5, Javier Solana, EU Supreme Representative for General Foreign Policy and Safety, declared that the countries of European Union find unacceptable "Russia's policy from the position of strength towards Georgia" and would not recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Raishat Gardanova, a resident of the Pliev Municipal District of the city of Nazran, has informed the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that on November 1 her house in A. Archkhanova Street was searched by power agents without any due sanction.

As a result of the terror act committed today in the centre of Vladikavkaz on the crossing of Vatutin and Kuibyshev Streets, 11 persons were killed and 30 injured.

Nobody has ever let the observers of the European Union to the territory of Abkhazia, since they did not apply to the authorities for the permit; and there is no need for them to stay in the Gali District of Abkhazia. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has learnt about it from Beslan Arshba, head of the administration of the Gali District.

The USA are seriously concerned of the plans to stop since 2009 the broadcasting of foreign radio stations in Azerbaijan, and are going to continue the dialogue on the topic with the authorities of the country.

Yesterday, on November 4, Arsen Ambartsumyan, Minister for Labour and Social Matters of Armenia, and Ambassador Sergey Kapinos, head of the Yerevan-based OSCE Office, signed a memorandum on mutual understanding named "On setting up a support and resource centre for improving defence of victims of trafficking in humans".

On November 13, the Leninskiy District Court of North Ossetia will consider the suit of the All-Russian Public Organization "Voice of Beslan" against Russia's and Republic's Ministries of Internal Affairs on moral compensation to the victims of the terror act in September 2004.

The plans of the National Television and Radio Board (NTRB) of Azerbaijan to stop broadcasting of foreign radio stations in national frequencies are another evidence of the intention of country leaders to deprive their population of alternative information sources, human rights activists assert.

Five detainees kept in the pre-trial isolation facility (SIZO) in Nalchik - residents of Ingushetia and Chechnya - have stopped their hunger strike. This was reported by the Chief Correction Administration (the so-called "GUIN") of the Russian Federation for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).

Despite the fact that at first sight the honour to initiate Karabakh settlement belongs to Russia, nevertheless, the final full stop will be put by the West, believes the first President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan.

The search, which was conducted by employees of unidentified power agencies in the household of the member of the alternative parliament "National Assembly of Ingushetia" Azi Albakov, was not duly sanctioned. The MP himself told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about it.

The international organization in defence of media called "Reporters without Borders" (RwB) has called President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev to give up his intention to ban broadcasting of foreign radio stations in national frequencies.

Maksharip Aushev has stated that he refuses to own the "Ingushetia.Org" (former "Ingushetia.Ru") portal, since the resource, in his opinion, has fulfilled its task. Rosa Malsagova, the editor-in-chief of the website, now living in France, will be its temporary manager.

The Internet users and bloggers from Ingushetia are actively discussing the meeting of the new President Yunus-Bek Evkurov with the parents of the murdered Magomed Evloev and his first actions in his new position.

On November 18, the Supreme Court of Ingushetia will consider the advocates' petition asking to re-qualify Magomed Evloev's murder case into "intentional homicide". The advocates hope to get support of the new President of the Republic Yunus-Bek Evkurov in bringing Murat Zyazikov as a witness or accused in the case on this crime.