The militants killed in the course of secret operation in Makhachkala identified in Dagestan November 12, 2007 21:18 The Dagestan MIA has cited the names of seven militants killed in the course of a secret operation conducted today in Makhachkala.
Life-guards continue search for seamen from "Nakhichevan" dry cargo ship in Krasnodar krai November 12, 2007 21:12 Search is under way in the Kerch Strait, Krasnodar krai, for the crew members of the "Nakhichevan" dry cargo ship which sank in the Azov Sea on November 11.
Andrei Rudomakha: environmental catastrophe in Kerch Strait was inevitable November 12, 2007 21:08 On November 11, six Russian sea vessels crashed in Kerch Strait in the storm (two dry cargo ships with sulfur load sank, a tanker cracked, and a non-self-propelled barge and a sea floating crane stuck in low water).
Russian specialists shot at in Ingushetia: one killed and three wounded November 12, 2007 21:04 A car with Russian specialists in mobile communications has been shot at in the center of Nazran, Ingushetia. One person has been killed and three more wounded.
Kvarcheliya: Saakashvili's policy takes Georgia away from democracy November 10, 2007 14:47 In the opinion of political scientist Liana Kvarcheliya, employee of Abkhasian Centre of Humanitarian Programs (CHP), the policy of Mikhail Saakashvili, the current Georgian president, is methodically and consistently taking the country away from democracy.
Militiamen extort money from military servicemen under contract in Stavropol krai November 10, 2007 14:42 Two militiamen of a permanent unit at the railway station in Mineralnye Vody, Stavropol krai, have been detained. They were extorting money from servicemen going to Chechnya and back.
32 terrorist acts registered in SFD during 9 months November 10, 2007 14:35 The Russian MIA department on SFD reports that 32 terrorist acts have been registered in the southern regions of Russia during 9 months of the current year.
Trial of Irakli Okruashvili to start in Georgia on November 16 November 10, 2007 14:30 The trial over Irakli Okruashvili, leader of the opposition party "Movement for United Georgia", former Georgian Minister of Defense who is currently in Germany, is scheduled for November 16.
Ingushetia residents indignant about murder of a six-year-old child November 10, 2007 14:27 The events in Chemulga village, Sunzha District of Ingushetia where a six-year-old child had been killed in the course of a secret operation in a private household caused a wave of indignation among the republic's residents.
Dagestan court acquits persons accused of preparing terrorist act November 10, 2007 14:16 On Friday, November 9, the Soviet district court of Makhachkala passed a ruling which is unprecedented for Dagestan. The court held that Said Sultanbekov, Magomed Radzhabov and Ramazan Umarov accused of preparing a terrorist act in Makhachkala were not guilty while the evidence had been planted on them by militiamen.
Child of 6 fatally wounded in a special operation in Ingushetia November 09, 2007 12:52 On November 9, in the course of a special operation in one of private households in the Sunzha District of Ingushetia, a six-year old child was occasionally injured. The boy died in the place of the incident from the inflicted wound.
Court to consider complaint against the verdict on "Ulman's case" in a closed session November 09, 2007 11:22 The sitting of the Military Board of the Supreme Court of Russia on the so-called "Ulman's case" has been postponed till November 29. The hearing of the complaint against the verdict to Ulman and his colleagues will be held in the closed mode.
Meeting in defence of human rights to be held in Azerbaijan November 09, 2007 11:17 On December 10, a meeting will be held in Azerbaijan dedicated to defence of human rights, which is called to be a response to the attempts to restrict the freedom of speech and human rights.
European Union criticizes the arrest of the editor-in-chief of the "Real Azerbaijan" newspaper November 09, 2007 11:11 The European Union has resolutely blamed the verdict delivered on October 30, 2007, by the Court for Grave Crimes of Azerbaijan on condemning the founder and editor-in-chief of the newspapers "Real Azerbaijan" and "Gyundelik Azerbaijan" Einullah Fatullaev to 8.5 years of imprisonment.
Court decision on zoning the Sochi National Park cancelled in Adygea November 09, 2007 10:44 On November 9, the Supreme Court of Adygea cancelled the decision of the Maikop City Court made (on October 22) in favour of ecologist Valery Brinikh against the illegal, in his opinion, zoning of the Sochi National Park.
Russian TV channels resumed in Georgia November 09, 2007 10:28 After about a 36-hour suspension, several hours ago Russian TV channels were restored in the cable television network of Tbilisi. Along with that, some of the Georgian channels are still off. This is the case with the "Imedi" (both TV and radio) and "Kavkasia".
General Prosecutor's Office of Georgia brings a case on mass disorders November 09, 2007 10:25 The General Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has initiated a criminal case on the fact of mass clashes during the opposition meeting in Tbilisi on November 7.
Whereabouts of Louisa Teboeva, missing resident of Ingushetia, not established yet November 08, 2007 19:44 The fate of Louisa Teboeva, a resident of Ekazhevo village (Ingushetia) who disappeared on October 19, is still unknown.
North Ossetian native Kaloev released from Swiss prison will come back home in a week November 08, 2007 19:39 Vitaly Kaloev, a native of North Ossetia, convicted in Switzerland for murdering a "SkyGuide" Company's air traffic controller and released from prison before his term, will return to Russia in the nearest seven or eight days.
European Court recognizes consideration of complaints about tortures in Chechnya inefficient November 08, 2007 19:35 Today, the European Court for Human Rights has recognized the investigation of the application on tortures in Chechnya filed by Suleiman Medov, former resident of Grozny, to be inefficient. The Russian state should pay out 5,000 euros of compensation to him.