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As a result of a landslide in the Khosta District of Sochi, a barrack, which was inhabited by 20 persons, was damaged. All the tenants were evacuated. The tenants intend to seek for an independent examination of the reasons of the tragedy and receipt of appropriate compensations.

The suspension of the activity of US' National Democratic Institute (NDI) Armenian office is caused not only by financial, but also by political reasons and has to do with the decision of Armenia to join the Customs Union and the EAEU (Eurasian Economic Union), Armenian experts believe.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Uruguay has issued a statement calling on the international community to recognize the independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

The Armenian office of US' National Democratic Institute (NDI), operating in Armenia since 1995, suspends its operations due to financial problems, Gegam Sargsyan, the head of the office, said on January 7.

Today, a charity action "Christmas in captivity" was held at the temporary detention facility (IVS) in the Sochi district of Matsesta. Activists congratulated the detainees on the occasion of Orthodox Christmas holidays and gave gifts to them.

Today, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan has cancelled the outcomes of the municipal elections of December 23, 2014, at one precinct, thus, making the total number of such precincts equal to three. All of them are in the Masalli District in Southern Azerbaijan.

Today, employees of the temporary detention facility (known as IVS) of the Neklinovsky District of the Rostov Region have found a detained man with no signs of life in one of the facility cells.

Ten alleged members of warfare in Syria have been arrested in Azerbaijan. They were charged with the creation of illegal armed formations (IAFs) and participation therein.

Today, the believers of the Russian, Georgian, Jerusalem and Serbian Orthodox Churches have celebrated their Christmas. The events were held under strengthened security measures.

Today, the Orthodox Christians of Azerbaijan have celebrated Christmas. On the night of January 7 divine services were held in the catherdrals and churches of Azerbaijan.

In 2014, in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, 13 people suffered from mine explosions: two of them were killed and 11 others were injured, a representative of the international humanitarian organization named "HALO Trust" told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Six cars were covered by a snow avalanche in the area of Mount Elbrus; workers rescued seven people trapped in their cars.

16 villages in the Mestia District of the Svaneti Region in Western Georgia are cut off from the outside world. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has sent help to car drivers stuck in snowdrifts.

Anar Mamedli, the head of the Centre for Monitoring Elections and Democracy Training in Azerbaijan, has health problems in the colony, where he was transferred from the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison) after the court rejected his appeal against the conviction, said Anar's father. The decision to transfer Mamedli to a colony remote from Baku is biased, said his advocate.

Reduction in the number of victims of the North-Caucasian conflict was caused by the outflow of militants to other warfare zones; this trend will change after the return of combatants from Syria, the rights defenders and experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.

Two policemen and one suspected militant were killed in the shelling of a police squad in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. Two other law enforcers were wounded.

The American PEN Centre has spoken out in defence of the journalist Khadija Ismayilova, arrested in Azerbaijan, believing that the arrest is negatively affecting the country's international image.

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has treated as misinformation the report released by its counterpart of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) about the death of its soldiers last night at the contact line.

The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of South Ossetia plans to send the remains of a young man found in a forest of the Leningor District to the genetic examination in Rostov-on-Don, in order to confirm that they belong to the citizen of Georgia David Basharuli, who disappeared six months ago.

The military agencies of Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh report on numerous bombardments of their positions during the recent day. Meanwhile, according to the Karabakh side, three Azerbaijani soldiers were killed.