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President of Russia Vladimir Putin by his order relieved Major General Alexei Dorofeev from the position of the Head of the FSB (Federal Security Bureau) Administration of the Russian Federation for Karelia, reported on Thursday the press service of the head of the state.

Georgia has voted at local self-government - sakrebulo of districts and cities - elections. By preliminary data, by 6 p.m. Moscow time, 40 percent of total voters have taken part in the elections.

The press outlets of Azerbaijan and human rights activists regard the conviction of satirist Sakit Zakhidov to be a political order.

A representative of the Federal Migration Service of Russia told about the forthcoming changes of the visa-granting mode that may touch on citizens of Georgia.

On his birthday, Prime Minister of Chechnya Kadyrov declared that so far he has no presidential ambitions.

Today, the court for heavy crimes of Azerbaijan finished the trial on Mirza Sakit (Zakhidov), satirical journalist of the "Azadlyg" newspaper.

Yesterday, October 3, in the capital of Karachayevo-Cherkessia they continued hearing of the criminal case in relation to sixteen citizens of the Republic accused of killing seven persons in October 2004.

Cofi Annan, UN Secretary General, thinks that today it is difficult to settle the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict through negotiations, since in the course of years the positions of both parties on political status of Abkhazia diverged even more.

Liudmila Alexeeva, head of the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG) told in her interview to Radio Liberty that the law enforcement bodies may start detaining Georgian natives in Moscow.

Safety of Russian bridge-building battalion in Lebanon will be secured by platoons from battalions "West" and "East" of the 42nd division deployed in Chechnya.

The Russian servicemen charged of espionage in Georgia were handed over to representatives of Russia and went home.

During the two and a half months that the North Caucasus was under the amnesty in relation to members of armed formations, a total of 225 persons surrendered voluntarily in Chechnya.

One of the reasons for stopping the "Real Azerbaijan" newspaper was the pressure on the family of Einulla Fatullaev.

Today, the North-Caucasian Military Tribunal has resumed the trial on the case of Ulman and three special fighters of the Chief Reconnaissance Agency ("GRU") accused of murdering Chechnya citizens.

For the time being, Russia is not going to resume transport communications with Georgia, Sergey Lavrov, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, declared. "So far, we are not," he told the journalists.

The US State Department reminded American citizens that Russia still has a "heightened danger of terror acts."

Tonight, Ali Insanov, ex-Minister of Health of Azerbaijan has again been transferred from the Ministry of Justice hospital to the pre-trial prison of the Ministry of National Security.

The Volgograd Region has completely eliminated the implications of the fire in the section of the "Asia-Centre" high-pressure main gas pipeline.

Abkhazia has suspended all its negotiations with Georgia until the latter withdraws its troops from the Codor Clove.

The current president is firmly adhering to the principle of keeping the status of Adygea, while his basic opposition advocated the accession of Adygea to the Krasnodar region.