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14.10.2005 - Five militants killed, one detained 15km from Nalchik
Five militants have been killed and one detained in the city of Chegem, 15 kilometers away from Nalchik, a source in the local law-enforcement agencies said Friday. in detail...

14.10.2005 - All hostages freed from police precinct in Nalchik
All hostages kept at the third police precinct in Nalchik have been freed and the hostage-takers eliminated, the Interior Ministry of Kabardino-Balkaria told Interfax Friday morning. in detail...

14.10.2005 - Total of 61 militants destroyed in Kabardino-Balkaria
A total of 61 militants were destroyed in the course of antiterrorist operations in the North-Caucasian territory of Kabardino-Balkaria Thursday, Russia’s Deputy Interior Minister Andrei Novikov said. in detail...

14.10.2005 - Nalchik sealed off tightly – deputy interior minister
Police have been given strict orders to not allow a single militant escape from Nalchik and to shoot to kill, if need be, First Deputy Interior Minister Alexander Chekalin said. in detail...

14.10.2005 - Reports of Basayev’s militants in Nalchik not confirmed
There is no evidence of Chechen terrorist Shamil Basayev’s involvement in Thursday’s attack on Nalchik, Chief of the Russian General Staff, Army General Yury Baluyevsky, told reporters in Moscow. in detail...

14.10.2005 - Siberian couple goes on trial for attempt to sell newborn daughter
A Novosibirsk district court on Wednesday began hearings of a case against a couple charged with attempting to sell their newborn daughter. in detail...

Business

14.10.2005 - Russia needs clearer tax procedures - Ernst and Young report
In a recent survey conducted by a leading auditing firm, Russian taxpayers said the government needed to reduce the number of tax audits and simplify tax declaration procedures. in detail...

14.10.2005 - Central Bank confirms $9 billion in capital flight in 2005
Russia’s Central Bank has not reversed its 2005 capital flight forecast of $9 billion, the bank’s chairman said Thursday. in detail...

14.10.2005 - Russia bans poultry meat, egg imports from Romania in wake of bird flu
In the wake of a bird flu outbreak in Romania, Russia banned imports of poultry meat and eggs from the country as of October 11, the Agriculture Ministry said in a statement Thursday. in detail...

World

14.10.2005 - Rice said to visit Russia Friday
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will arrive in Russia on Friday night, a State Department representative told Tass on conditions of anonymity. in detail...

14.10.2005 - Portraits of Ukrainian politicians to be emblazoned on toilet paper
Images of former Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko, former President Leonid Kuchma and other high-profile Ukrainian politicians will be printed with edible colorants on toilet paper produced in China. in detail...

Politics

14.10.2005 - Duma, federation Council call for intensified fight against terror
First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma’s Defense Committee Alexei Sigutkin of the United Russia faction believes that Thursday’s events in Nalchik indicate that not all the lessons have been learned from a similar attack in Nazran on June 22, 2004. in detail...

Sport

14.10.2005 - Tursunov advances to Kremlin Cup quarterfinals
Russia’s Dmitry Tursunov advanced Thursday to the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup, Russia’s premier tennis tournament, after defeating Italy’s Filippo Volandri 6-1, 7-6 (8-6). in detail...