Society
2 killed in car accident on Adler – Krasnaya Polyana Highway
2 people died and 7 were injured in a car accident in Sochi, RIA Novosti cites a spokeswoman of the local traffic police Natalya Boroda as saying.The car accident happened at the Monastyrsky Tunnel of the Adler – Krasnaya Polyana Highway at about 7 pm. Passenger bus N105 crashed into a truck. According to preliminary information, the accident happened because a truck’s wheel fell off.Injured passengers were hospitalized in Adler and the Central District of Sochi.Slav Literature Day in Georgia
Alla Bezhentseva, Chairwoman of the Union of Russian Women of Georgia “Yaroslavna”, held a meeting at the RIA Novosti center in Tbilisi on Thursday, News Georgia reports.The union is supported by the Russki Mir Foundation. Yaroslavna organized the Day of Slav Literature on May 24. A concert was held at the Tbilisi Russian Drama Theater of Griboyedov with performances of Irma Sokhadze, Eleonora Kikvadze, Vakhtang Aroshidze, Georgy Chkoniya and Eka Dumbadze.Russians want new approach to politics
More than half of Russians want the country's authorities to take a new approach to political and social life, Ekho Moskvy reports on Thursday.Terrorist involved in Vladikavkaz market blast sentenced to 16 years
Vakha Khashagulgov has been sentenced to 16 years imprisonment today for involvement in the blast at the Vladikavkaz market in September 2010, RIA Novosti cites Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for the Russian Investigative Committee, as saying.The blast killed 19 people and injured 233, causing material damage of 21 million rubles.Fencer Aptsiauri dies in Tbilisi
50-year old fencer Vladimir Aptsiauri, Champion of the Olympic games in 1988, World Champion in 1982, USSR Champion in 1984, has died in Tbilisi, Georgia Online reports.Azerbaijan and Iran eliminate drug smugglers
Azerbaijani border guards have eliminated a group of Azerbaijani and Iranian drug smugglers, Trend reports.The smugglers transported drugs from Iran to Azerbaijan. Two Azerbaijanis involved have been detained. They transported drugs from the village of Alirzabas in the Parsabad district of Iran.Iranian border guards informed Azerbaijan on April 27 that Zamin Ahmedov and Hamail Mamedov of the Masallinsky district of Azerbaijan were being kept as hostages. They were taken to Azerbaijan on May 3.Russia hosts conference on development of health-improvement tourism
Goryachy Kluch is hosting a Russian conference on development of health-improvement tourism on May 17-18, Yuga.ru reports.Round-table conferences will be organized on marketing communications to promote tourism products, treatment in Krasnodar Territory, implementation of innovative treatment technologies and treatment of children at resorts.Krasnodar Territory has about 216 sanatoriums and resorts and over 800 health-improvement centers.
Youth economic conference to be held in Pyatigorsk in the framework of the Mashuk forum
A youth economic conference will be held in the Russian city of Pyatigorsk in the framework of the Mashuk forum on July 13-15, 2012.Russian police break up opposition camp in Moscow, protest continues
Opposition activists vowed on Wednesday to continue their round-the-clock street protests after police broke up a Moscow Occupy-type camp in a dawn raid, RIA Novosti reports.Azerbaijan closes education centers over earthquake threats
All middle schools and nurseries in Azerbaijan's Zagatala District have been temporarily closed today, Trend cites Elman Ramazanov, Deputy Chief Executive of the district and Chairman of the Commission for Emergencies, as saying.The Education Ministry approved the initiative, he says. Earthquakes cause more damage to education centers every day. 47 out of 61 schools, two sports halls and 28 pre-schools are in bad condition.
Orthodoxy and civilization
Moscow, Kiev, and Minsk prepare for Day of Christianization of RussiaFour killed as dam construction collapses in Turkey's north
Four people were killed and one was injured as a retaining wall at a hydro-power dam construction site collapsed in the northern province of Giresun today, Hurriyet reports.Baku offers accommodation at boats for Eurovision guests
Baku offers three boatss for guests arriving for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, Trend cites Nahid Bagirov, head of the Tourism Association of Azerbaijan, as saying.The boats will be located at the Baku Bay in the National Coastal Park. Each can hold up to 100 people.Accomodation at hotels continues, Bagirov notes. About 5,000 people have been granted rooms.Official delegations of singers started to Gobustan, Absheron, Shamakha and Qabala on May 13. They were provided with enough guides.
Natural disaster in Georgia
An earthquake and a flood startle Tbilisi residentsSecond earthquake hits Azerbaijan
The second earthquake has happened in the Zagatala region of Azerbaijan today. It happened 3.4 km south-east of Zagatala at 9.54 am, Trend reports.The earthquake center had a magnitude of 5 points, nearby villages experienced 3-4 points.Another earthquake in Armenia
An earthquake has happened in Armenia, News.am reports.An earthquake with a magnitude of 3 points has happened at 8.13 am today. Its center was located 9 km south-east of the Shorzha City (Lake Sevan). The earthquake center was 10 km deep with a magnitude of 4 points, according to Medvedev-Sponheuer-Kanik scale.New earthquakes at Zagatalsky District of Azerbaijan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 3 points has happened at the Zagatalsky District of Azerbaijan at 5.30 am this morning, Trend reports.An earthquake with a magnitude of 7 points happened at the district on May 7. The same day, 8 more earthquakes were registered. About 3,000 buildings, 124 social facilities were damaged. No people were killed or injured in the earthquake.
Four reasons for the improvement of the situation in the North Caucasus
according to the head of the Regional Problems Institute, Dmitry ZhuravlevIllegal alcohol manufacturing closed in Krasnodar Territory
The police of the Kurchanskaya Village of the Temruksky District of the Krasnodar Territory have closed an illegal workshop producing falsified alcohol, Stavropoliye reports.The workshop was organized at a garage. The police found 8.5 tons of alcohol, 1065 liters of cognac, 250 liters of wine, 100 liters of chacha, 10 plastic containers with a capacity of 200 liters each, three containers with a capacity of a ton, 300 empty bottles, a hose, an electric pump, colorant and flavor enhancers.
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Unusual face of the Caucasus
The Nogai people break all the existing stereotypes about the Caucasian peopleEarthquake strikes Azerbaijan’s Lankaran District
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4 points has ripped through the Lankaran District of Azerbaijan, Trend reports.The earthquake center was 15 km west of Lankaran. Nearby areas experienced an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5. No damage or injuries have been registered.Earthquake at Azerbaijan’s Zagatalsky District
An earthquake has happened at the Zagatalsky District of Azerbaijan, Trend reports.The earthquake happened 14 km south of the Zagatalsky District with a magnitude of 3.3 points. Its center was 10 km deep.Turkish commandos arrest 14 pirates and free 7 Yemenis
Turkish commandos have arrested 14 pirates thought to be from Somalia off the coast of Oman and freed seven Yemeni sailors they were holding hostage, the army said Sunday, Hurriyet reports.A helicopter of the frigate Giresun, which operates with NATO forces in the region, spotted the boat Friday around 190 nautical miles from the Omani coast, the army said in a statement on its website.'Protest walk' gathers thousands in Moscow
A ‘protest’ walk with writers and musicians has gathered about 2,000 people in downtown Moscow, RIA Novosti cites the Moscow police press office as saying on Sunday.Participants claim that about 10 thousand people took part in the event. “The event called ‘the control walk’ has ended. Its participants created difficulties for road traffic while no other public order violations were registered,” the press office said.3 children dead, 18 injured in school bus accident in Stavropol
Three children were killed and another 18 injured after a school bus collided with another bus in the Stavropol Territory in south Russia, the regional emergencies center said on Sunday, RIA Novosti reports. The accident occurred on Sunday afternoon when a bus of a musical school carrying children collided with another bus and overturned on the Pyatigorsk-Yessentuki highway, falling into a five-meter ditch.
