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January 06, 2007 22:15

• Russia will go on with its peacekeeping mission in Abkhazia and South Ossetia

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Russia has made a statement on situation in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

January 06, 2007 22:13

• In 2006, Russia deported five thousand Azerbaijani and Georgian citizens each

  Konstantin Romodanovskiy, Director of the Federal Migration Service (FMS) of Russia, has stated on air of the "Echo Moskvy" Radio Station that FMS had not undertaken any punitive measures in relation to Georgians when deporting illegal migrants from Russia.

January 06, 2007 22:10

• Two Azerbaijani soldiers are still in Armenian captivity

  Two soldiers of the Azerbaijani Army - Samid Mamedov and Eldaniz Nuriev, captured by the Armenian party on December 25 and December 31, accordingly, are still in Armenian captivity. The former is kept in Armenia, the latter - in Nagorny Karabakh.

January 06, 2007 22:06

• FPES refutes information on Kulaev's death

  The Federal Punishment Execution Service (FPES) has denied the information on the death of Nurpashi Kulaev, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for capture of hostages in Beslan school.

January 05, 2007 22:42

• Georgia: shelling by Abkhazia kills a policeman

  Last night, a Georgian policeman was killed in the zone of Georgian-Abkhazian conflict.

January 05, 2007 22:36

• New speaker of the House of US Congress speaks in favour of recognizing the genocide of Armenians

  Nancy Pelosi has become the first woman-House speaker in the US history. The correspondent of the RIA "Novosti" has reported that 233 out of 435 congressmen have voted for Ms. Pelosi.

January 05, 2007 22:23

• Military unit assaulted in North Ossetia

  In North Ossetia, near Vladikavkaz, during an attack of unknown persons on a military unit's check point, an officer was wounded, one of the attackers detained, a spokesman of the military unit has informed.

January 05, 2007 22:15

• Head of Beslan commission to check information on Kulaev's death

  Alexander Torshin, head of the parliamentary commission on investigating the act of terror in Beslan, is going to send a request to the Chief Administration for Penitentiary Service ("GUIN") of Russia on the destiny of condemned terrorist Nurpashi Kulaev.

January 05, 2007 22:07

• "Reporters without Borders" call Azerbaijani president to put an end to pressure on journalists

  The international organization for defence of the press "Reporters without Borders" has come out with condemnation of the recent attack in Azerbaijan on Nidzhat Guseinov, correspondent of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, committed on December 25 in broad daylight in the street.

January 04, 2007 23:00

• Prosecutor's office is investigating death of Russian soldier in Georgia

  The Military Prosecutor's Office of the North-Caucasian Regional Command ("SKVO") is undertaking investigatory actions in relation to the fact of death of a Russian serviceman at the Russian military base in Akhalkalaki, Georgia.

January 04, 2007 22:56

• Traces of polonium, Litvinenko's "killer," detected in two Britons

  Two more persons in Great Britain have exposed traces of polonium-210, the radioactive substance used to poison ex-FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko.

January 04, 2007 22:54

• "Reporters without Borders" find Azerbaijan dangerous for journalists

  Yesterday, the "Reporters without Borders" - international organization for defence of the freedom of press - made public their annual report on the situation with the freedom of press in the world in 2006.

January 04, 2007 22:51

• Beslan terror act victims doubt that Kulaev is still alive

  The persons affected by the terror act in Beslan are asking the authorities to provide proofs that the only survived terrorist who took part in school seizure is still alive.

January 04, 2007 22:49

• Criminal case opened on skirmish in the capital of Dagestan

  A criminal case has been initiated on the fact of a skirmish that took place on January 3 in Makhachkala, in Gamidov Avenue under Articles 317 (infringement on life of a law enforcement official) and 222 (storage and use of firearms) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

January 03, 2007 22:46

• A militiaman wounded in the capital of Chechnya

  Today, a source in the law enforcement bodies of Chechnya has reported that a militiaman with a gunshot wound has been brought to a hospital in Grozny.

January 03, 2007 22:41

• Russian military commits suicide in Georgia

  Alexei Dmitriev, a Russian serviceman at the 62nd Military Base in Akhalkalaki (Georgia), has committed suicide, the "Imedi" Georgian TV Company reports. According to the Company, the incident took place last night, when Dmitriev was on duty.

January 03, 2007 22:41

• A militant of 76 came to surrender in Chechnya

  Today, the "Interfax" was told at the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) that Chechnya has broken the age record among the participants of illegal armed formations (IAF), who have voluntarily surrendered to the law enforcement bodies.

January 03, 2007 22:12

• Azerbaijan: Armenia detains two Azerbaijani servicemen as prisoners

  Armenia keeps two Azerbaijani servicemen in captivity. The fact was reported to the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" at the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan.

January 03, 2007 22:10

• Azerbaijan has stopped Turkish TV Channel

  Today, as from 9 a.m. (local time), broadcasting of the Turkish TV Company "Channel D" has been suspended in the territory of Azerbaijan.

January 02, 2007 22:55

• Spain intends to use its OSCE chairmanship to settle South Caucasus conflicts

  Spain intends to use its forthcoming OSCE chairmanship starting from January 1, 2007, to settle the "frozen" conflicts in East Europe and South Caucasus.