Separatists set the building of the police station on fire, besides, the attackers stole three cars.

The UN Security Council's Committee on Sanctions against "Taliban", "Al-Qaeda" and affiliated persons and organizations on Tuesday completed consideration of a joint statement of Russia, the United States and Great Britain requesting the inclusion of Chechen separatist leader Shamil Basayev in the Security Council counterterrorist list.

The Election Commission of Chechnya invited observers from the OSCE, the PACE, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Arab League, and other international organizations.

Moscow Helsinki Group Chairwoman Lyudmila Alekseyeva announced it.

It is said in the joint Declaration of Solidarity that was signed by Russian People's Party Chairman Gennady Raikov and Political Council Chairman of the People's Party Yakub Lakoba.

The Board of Trustees Chairman of the Armenian Assembly of America said Senators' initiative was invaluable for Armenia in its economic development.

Observers are supposed to visit all 245 polling places of Karachaevo-Cherkessia on a day of the election (August 17) and to monitor the observance of a citizens' right for a free will.

"We welcome the concern you have expressed for Mr Erkel and we would like to respectfully urge you, and the Russian authorities on the ground, to spare no efforts in securing Mr Erkel's swift and safe release," reads the letter.

"We have identified both the terrorists and all individuals involved in purchasing the tool of the crime, the KAMAZ truck," Savenkov said.

"The international humanitarian law does not allow taking civilians hostage. Security is still a major problem for all humanitarian organizations working in the Northern Caucasus," recalled the Red Cross.

As local human rights affirm, the authorities of Krasnodar territory began threatening the Fund with closure after it had taken over a work of defending the rights of Turks-Meskhetians.

There are good causes to believe the true reason for bringing a suit was an active work of fund's staff on the observance of human rights in the Krasnodar region.

On August 10, 2003 the Chairman of the International United Committee of Refugees from Chechnya Shirvani Gunayev was detained by the officers of the Sunzhensky regional interior department in his tent in the tent camp "Sputnik".

Conference delegates reelected Roman Geriya, a Hero of Abkhazia, for the next term as a head of the regional department of "Aytaira".

The demonstration is timed to the anniversary of the abduction of the mission's head Arjan Erkel in Dagestan. "Doctors Without Borders" are dissatisfied with the progress of the investigation.

A group of Azerbaijan journalists visited the village at the instance of local residents. They saw there that house roofs are riddled with bullets, some bullets hit administrative buildings of the village.

Nine refugees from those who had been recently shifted from the camp "Bella" to the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya were hospitalized because of poisoning by chemical substances by means of inhalation.

Unknown people rushed in the house of the militiaman, disarmed him and drove him away.

According to a source in the local police, several people attacked Valyukhin, who was inside his car, in an attempt to rob him.

A group of unidentified criminals opened fire at Khachilayev's car outside his home on Monday evening; the criminals fled.