"Anji" officially announces purchase of Samuel Eto'o August 23, 2011 13:00 Today, the final agreement was reached between Football Clubs "Anji" (Makhachkala) and "Inter" (Milan) on transfer of Samuel Eto'o, the latter's striker, into the Makhachkala club.
Ex-militia lieutenant-colonel detained on Politkovskaya murder case Retired August 23, 2011 12:00 Lieutenant-Colonel Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov was detained on suspicion of organizing the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, said Vladimir Markin, the official spokesman of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
Dagestan: policemen's rally postponed, because of participants' absence August 22, 2011 21:00 The rally of policemen, who had failed to pass attestation and stand against corruption in the law enforcement system of Dagestan, scheduled for today in Makhachkala, has been postponed to September 30.
Twenty-one persons suffered in explosions in Makhachkala August 22, 2011 20:00 According to latest data, the two explosions triggered near the supermarket "Yastreb" (Hawk) in Makhachkala wounded and contused 21 persons, including three children and six policemen, briefed the MIA of Dagestan.
In Azerbaijan, activist of "Yeni Fikir" denied CER August 22, 2011 19:00 Today, in Baku, a travel session of the Nizami District Court was held at the high security penal institutions No. 1 of the Penitentiary Service of Azerbaijan and considered an application of Ruslan Bashirli, the head of the youth organization "Yeni Fikir" (New Thinking), about conditional early relief (CER).
Strasbourg Court accepts lawsuit of Dagestani rights defender against Khasavyurt OVD August 22, 2011 18:00 The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has accepted a complaint submitted by Nasurdin Rasulov, a human rights activist from Khasavyurt and the lawyer of the public organization "Fighter for Justice". According to his story, employees of the OVD (Interior Division) of Khasavyurt had illegally initiated a criminal case against him.
Dagestani court sends case of policemen, guilty of beating teenager, to reconsideration August 22, 2011 17:00 Today, the Supreme Court of Dagestan has decided to review the case of the employees of the Shamil ROVD (District Interior Division) accused of beatings a 14-year-old boy in June 2009. The case will be returned to the first instance court, said Bakanai Magomedova, the victims' advocate.
Anji" managers suspected of putting pressure on referees during break of match with "Dynamo August 22, 2011 16:00 The Russian Football Premier League (RFPL) has officially requested a video record of the incident, which occurred with the crew of referees during the break of the August 22 match "Anji"-"Dynamo", when representatives of the club from the capital of Dagestan spoke with referees in an aggressive manner.
In Georgia, about 100 prisoners recommended for pardon August 22, 2011 15:00 The Pardon Commission under the President of Georgia made recommendations for early release of about 100 prisoners.
Labourites urge Spanish authorities not to extradite Giorgobiani to Georgia August 22, 2011 14:00 The Labour Party of Georgia calls on Spanish authorities not to extradite Bidzina Giorgobiani, the former head of the Forestry Department, to Georgia.
Georgia: heavy rains significantly damage Lagodekhi District August 22, 2011 13:00 As a result of flooding in the Kakheti Region of Georgia, hundreds of houses were flooded; roads and bridges were washed away; in some areas a threat of collapse forced to evacuate the population.
Azerbaijan refuses to issue visa to PACE Rapporteur on Political Prisoners August 22, 2011 12:00 The Azerbaijani authorities have confirmed their refusal to grant an entrance visa to Bundestag Deputy Kristof Strasser, who wanted to visit Baku as the PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe) Rapporteur on Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan, said Elman Abdullaev, the first secretary of the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Azerbaijan.
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 15-21 August 22, 2011 09:00 Earthquakes keep Eastern Georgia in tension for several days; pre-election campaign in Abkhazia interrupted by road accident; world champion in combat sambo from Dagestan kills a 19-year old student with one punch; houses located in Olympic route demolished in Sochi, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of August 15-21, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
First special Asian expedition conquers Elbrus August 20, 2011 19:00 In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), the first Asian special expedition has successfully climbed Mount Elbrus in honour of the Independence Day of Indonesia, reports Alisa Tarim, the head of the press service of the administration of the Elbrus District of the KBR.
Team of Yerevan in the lead at Pan-Armenian Games August 20, 2011 18:00 As a result of the competitions held on August 14-18 at the Pan-Armenian Games-2011 the united team of Yerevan is a confidential leader with its 32 won medals, including 12 gold ones.
Abkhazian presidential candidate Shamba suffers road accident August 20, 2011 17:00 Sergey Shamba, a presidential candidate in Abkhazia, got today into a road accident. The incident happened in the village of Bzypta, Gagra District, when the candidate's cortege was on its way to a meeting with voters.
Tkachenko family house located on Olympic route demolished in Sochi August 20, 2011 16:00 Today, workers demolished No. 25 in Vesyolaya Street in the Adler District of Sochi, which happened to be on the Olympic route and, in the opinion of the owners – the Tkachenko family – was illegally alienated from them without due compensation.
Chechen MIA refutes earlier kidnapping of Osupov who was assassinated in Grozny August 20, 2011 15:00 The Chechen law enforcement bodies assert that the information that Albert Osupov, 26, a resident of the village of Elistanzhi, Vedeno District of Chechnya, who was killed at night on August 18 in Grozny together with three other alleged members of the armed underground, had been earlier kidnapped by unidentified persons has nothing to do with reality.
Moscow theatres are ready to cooperate with Georgian stage director Sturua August 20, 2011 14:00 A number of popular Moscow theatres have expressed their readiness to cooperate with the Georgian stage director Robert Sturua, said Alexander Pudin, advisor of Deputy Moscow Mayor Liudmila Shvetsova.
Electricity will be supplied to Georgian section at Swiss Embassy in Russia on August 22 for 2 months August 20, 2011 13:00 Electricity supply to the Moscow business centre, which houses the consular division of the section of Georgia's interests at the Embassy of Switzerland in the Russian Federation will be resumed on Monday, August 22, for the period of two months under the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Russia.