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January 28, 2012 12:00

• Yerevan to be capital of Bologna Process for three years

  In June 2012, Armenia will be the ninth country, entrusted with the responsibility for organizing the Bologna process for the next three years, said Armen Ashotyan, Minister of Education and Sciences of Armenia.

January 27, 2012 23:00

• Ingush SEZ signed

  The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia and the Republic of Ingushetia have signed an agreement to create a special economic zone (SEZ) for tourism and recreation in the territory of the Djeirakh and Sunzha Districts of Ingushetia.

January 27, 2012 22:50

• Former Deputy Mayor of Rostov-on-Don accused of fraud and abuse of power

  Alexander Kuryanov, a former Deputy Mayor of Rostov-on-Don for housing and municipal services, is a figurant of two criminal cases. He is accused of a fraud and abuse of service powers.

January 27, 2012 22:30

• Kalmykia starts installing web cameras at polling stations

  It is planned that equipment for video surveillance over the procedures of voting and vote count at the forthcoming Russian presidential election on March 4 will be installed at 253 polling stations of Kalmykia. The installation and connection works are carried out by the "Rostelecom".

January 27, 2012 22:20

• Chechen businessman Islam Satuev, Vice-President of "Xamax" FC, detained in Switzerland

  Islam Satuev, Vice-President of the Swiss Football Club "Xamax" from the city of Neuchatel, was detained in Switzerland in the evening on January 26.

January 27, 2012 22:10

• KBR: people regarded as law enforcers by militants fall victim to attacks

  Killings of power agents, similar to the one committed in the evening on January 26 in a school in Nalchik, took place in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) in the past. As pointed out by law enforcers, the casualties of armed attacks were those regarded by members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) as power agents or their associates.

January 27, 2012 22:00

• Chechen CEC receives special stamps for ballot papers

  The Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Chechen Republic has received almost 618,000 special stamps for ballot papers to be used at the upcoming Russian presidential election.

January 27, 2012 21:50

• Complaint to ECtHR on Cherkesov's sentence to be sent not earlier than March, his lawyer says

  The defence of Aslan Cherkesov, a native of Nalchik, convicted for killing Yegor Sviridov, is getting ready to continue the litigation at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), said Dmitry Pankov, Cherkesov's advocate. According to his story, the complaint will be filed no earlier than March, after receipt of the cassation decision of the Russian Supreme Court (SC). On the other hand, Roman Kuchin, who is representing the victims, finds the SC's decision lawful and justified.

January 27, 2012 21:40

• Motorists who got into road accidents because of ice may sue road companies, lawyer from Stavropol says

  Over the last few days, several major road accidents caused by icy roads happened on motorways of the Stavropol Territory. According to Sergey Stepanidenko, a lawyer from the organization in defence of motorists' rights, the drivers who suffered in road accidents due to icy road conditions, may lodged civil claims against the road companies- defendants in civil cases, as they are responsible for keeping roads in good condition.

January 27, 2012 21:30

• In Novorossiysk, strong wind might cause deaths of two women

  According to preliminary data, two women could fell victims to hurricane wind Novorossiysk, where gusts reached 35 meters per second. Energy workers continue eliminating bad weather consequences.

January 27, 2012 21:20

• Russia is again in the lead by number of complaints lodged to ECtHR

  On January 26, Nicolas Bratza, Chairman of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg, said at a press conference that Russia is leading by the number of complaints submitted to the Court. According to his story, by December 31, 2011, the ECtHR had registered 40,250 complaints against Russia, which is 26.6 percent of total complaints received. A significant part of decisions on them has to do with the cases of residents of Northern Caucasus.

January 27, 2012 21:10

• Armenia refused switching between winter and daylight-saving time

  On January, 26, the Government of Armenia took a decision to stop switching to daylight-saving time.

January 27, 2012 21:00

• The fate of a native of Ingushetia detained in Sochi in September remains unknown

  Native of Ingushetia Magomed Akhtemirov was detained by the personnel of law enforcement bodies of the city of Sochi, Krasnodar region, yet on September, 16, 2011, however his location remains unknown as of today, Akhtemirov's relatives state.

January 27, 2012 20:00

• Representatives of ICRC met with a sergeant of Military Forces of Azerbaijan detained in Nagorno-Karabakh

  Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Azerbaijani military prisoner Akhunzade Mamedbagir Talyb oglu who is kept in Nagorno-Karabakh, Press secretary of the Mission of ICRC in Azerbaijan Khakhla Gahramanova informed.

January 27, 2012 19:00

• The Ministry of Emergency Situations: over 200 residents of Krasnodar district cut off electricity

  This morning the city of Novorossiysk, several neighbouring settlements, Anapa and 7 rural settlements in the district were cut of power because of wire breakage caused by strong wind gusts. All in all over 212 thousand people and tens socially-significant objects are currently without power supply, officials of Southern regional center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.

January 27, 2012 18:00

• The Ministry of Interior Affairs: no victims among law enforcement officers in a special operation in Ingushetia

  According to preliminary data on the results of a special operation in the settlement of Ekazhevo, Nazran district of Ingushetia, three supposed gunmen were killed. None of the members of power ministries got injured, the Ministry of Interior Affairs of the republic reported.

January 26, 2012 23:50

• Georgian rights defenders believe that HRW's report incompletely reflects situation in the country

  According to Georgian human rights defenders, the report of the international human rights organization "Human Rights Watch" (HRW) entitled "World report 2012: Georgia" was supposed to reflect the case of murder of Sandro Girgvliani and evaluate the actions of the prosecutor's office and position in the judicial system.

January 26, 2012 23:50

• Ecologists express concern about plans of Krasnodar authorities to close natural reserve "Bolshoy Utrish"

  Department of Natural Resources and State Ecological Control of the Krasnodar Territory has announced a contest to prepare the materials for the closure of the state natural reserve "Bolshoy Utrish". Ecologists are concerned about plans to close the natural reserve, and they believe that the authorities intend to deprive of the protection status the most valuable parts of the Mediterranean forests, located on the Black Sea coast between the cities of Anapa and Novorossiysk.

January 26, 2012 23:40

• RWB: Azerbaijan gets worse rank in "Press Freedom Index"

  Azerbaijan occupies the 162nd place in the "Press Freedom Index of 2011-2012" of the international organization in defence of the media "Reporters Without Borders" (RWB). The traditional RWB's report on the "Press Freedom Index" was released on January 25.

January 26, 2012 23:30

• One person killed in incident at school in Nalchik

  A man was killed in the attack of unidentified persons on people in secondary school in Nalchik.