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The criminals, who attacked this morning Khachim Shogenov, a former interior minister of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), and killed two of his bodyguards, escaped from the venue together with stolen guns and a car.

Graduates of the Makhachkala school of graffiti will be engaged in decoration of house facades and placement of social ads.

Rasul Magomedov, a resident of Balakhany village, Untsukul District of Dagestan, father of Maryam Sharipova, who, according to investigatory bodies, blew herself up in Moscow metro on March 29, 2010, said that he was unaware of the course of investigation into the explosion and that his two sons were persecuted.

In Norway, the court decided to release Madina Salamova (Maria Ameli), arguing that there was no need to keep her in custody. Maria Ameli will spend her last days before deportation at large, said Brinyulf Risnes, the advocate of the native of North Ossetia.

Two Karabakh servicemen were wounded by fire from the Azerbaijani side last week, reports the press service of the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh. The latter, in its turn, accused Karabakh of shelling its territory, which killed a private of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan.

A number of Russian cities - Moscow, St Petersburg, Perm, Tyumen and others - will host rallies in memory of anti-fascists - lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, who were assassinated on January 19, 2009. The organizers of these actions want to draw attention of residents of their cities to the problem of nationalism-instigated hatred, against which Markelov and Baburova had fought.

Vyacheslav Gasanov, press secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan, has confirmed the information that Nail Bikmaev, Imam of the Jami (Cathedral Mosque) of Rostov-on-Don, was detained in the Kirov District of Makhachkala on January 5.

Moscow militiamen detained 19 participants of the commemoration rally of Yegor Sviridov, the murdered fan of the "Spartak" Football Club, to identify them and clarify their involvement in the unrest in Manege Square on December 11.

On 13 January, on the New Year under the "old style", within the campaign "Kuban - to Russian President", six new video appeals of residents of the Krasnodar Territory to Russian President Dmitri Medvedev appeared on the Internet.

Power agents of Chechnya check information about possible death of the militant leader Dokku Umarov, a source from law enforcement bodies said today.

A resident of Maikop was detained on suspicion of publishing materials on the Internet containing appeals to extremism and terrorist activities.

Tonight, one person was killed and two more were wounded in the explosion of a land mine at the railway in the Grozny District of Chechnya.

Now, when webcams have been installed near the Mount of Elbrus, competitions in alpine skiing and snowboarding can be watched in real time. Besides, tourists can see the weather conditions and choose the most suitable time for rest.

Armenia found itself among the ten countries, where last year the highest growth in foodstuff prices was registered. These are the findings of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

The Football Club "Terek" (Chechnya) has decided to refuse to cooperate with the Spanish coach Victor Munyos; Isa Baitiev was appointed as the head coach of the "Terek" FC.

After the death of Maxim Sychov, a student from Rostov-on-Don, who was killed in a fight with his fellow student and hostel neighbour - a native of Ingushetia, activists of youth organizations of the city announced creation of a public organization aimed to help in settling interethnic conflicts.

On January 14, an explosion in a cafe in the city of Khasavyurt, Dagestan, killed three persons; according to different sources the number of other victims varies from five to nine.

Helping people in defending their rights in Chechnya is a threat to one's life. This was stated by human rights activists and journalists at the trial "Kadyrov versus Orlov".

The Court of Appeal of Lithuania rejected the application of Egle Kusaite on publicity of her trial on charges of preparing a terror act in Russia and asking to combine her case with the one against Magmadovs, natives of Chechnya, accused of recruiting her.

The check conducted by the Investigatory Committee of the Volgograd Region found no confirmations of the fact that pupils of the orphanage were illegally placed to the mental hospital and narcology dispensary.