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Arson is considered to be one of the versions of the fire in Anchikh village, Akhvakh District of Dagestan. This was stated by Khamzat Bekov, head of the department of federal support of territories at the Ministry for Emergencies of Russia, at his meeting with villagers-victims.

In the 18 months to come, the United Nations Programme for North Ossetia will focus on targeted development of rural territories.

The rally "No to war!" took place on August 8 at 9:00 p.m. in the embankment in Rostov and was dedicated to the second anniversary of the start of warfare in South Ossetia.

The mourning events that started in South Ossetia at night on August 7 on the occasion of the second anniversary of the 2008 August war will last till August 8. The events began at 11:35 p.m. Moscow time - the moment, when missile shelling of Tskhinvali by Georgia started two years ago.

As announced today by Sheikhulislam Hadji Allahshukyur Pashazade, chairman of the Moslems' Administration of the Caucasus (MAC), in the near future setting up of the Consulting Council is expected at the United Nations, which will be headed by Azerbaijan.

On August 7, members of more than 30 war-history clubs came to Azov (Rostov Region) to take part in reconstruction of the Azov siege seat.

Regular flights connecting Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia, with Russia, will start in 2011; at the initial stage, two-three flights a week will be carried out. This was stated today by President of Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh.

The issues of rebuilding the Azerbaijani villages, which suffered from floods in May-June, were considered on August 6 in the city of Saatly at the meeting chaired by Kyamaleddin Geidarov, head of Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), with participation of the heads of executive committees of the Saatlin, Sabirabad and Imishlin Districts.

In Ingushetia, the participants of the protest action held in front of the building of the government demand information from the local authorities about the fate Ibragim Tochiev and Zalimkhan Mustolgov, residents of Ingushetia, kidnapped on August 5.

On August 11, a protest action will be held in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, by the tenants of the family hostel in the city of Kaspiisk, which burnt down on July 22. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Abdullah Magomedov, one of the victims.

Tonight, unidentified persons shot dead two militiamen in the city of Baksan, Kabardino-Balkaria.

The Department of State (DoS) of the USA has promulgated its annual report on global terrorism. The chapter on Azerbaijan runs that the country is actively opposing the terrorist organizations, which try to tranship people, money and materials across the Caucasian region.

As announced by Igor Shuvalov, First Vice-Premier of Russia, in 2011 the railway communication between Sukhumi and Sochi will restart.

The intergovernmental agreement on Russia's crediting of 700 million roubles to Abkhazia was signed today in Sukhumi.

On August 4, in the city of Gyumri, debates were held by the Armenian public organization "Chirac Centre" and the initiative group "We're against foreign-language schools" with participation of members of other NGOs on the amendments to the Laws of Armenia "On Language" and "On Education".

Residents of the capital of Chechnya report about a young man detained and beaten by power agents. Now, he is still in hospital guarded by law enforcers. This was reported by a source in one of local human rights NGOs.

Residents of Anchikh village, Akhvakh District of Dagestan, who lost their houses in a fire on August 5, had to spend their night in the open air. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Isa Magomedov, a villager.

As announced today by Anas Pshikhachev, Chairman of the Spiritual Moslems' Administration (SMA) of Kabardino-Balkaria, a multifunctional Islamic centre will be built in Nalchik.

Today the court of the Traktorozavod District of Volgograd sentenced Yuri Babkin, a former teacher and deputy of the City Council, accused of paedophilia, to 15 years of deprivation of freedom in a high security colony.

Ruins of the church dated back to the 5th-6th centuries were found in Georgia in the territory of Dzabvu village, Ozurget District.