NALCHIK -- Scientists in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) had their belongings returned to them after law enforcement conducted searches, but no explanations were given for the reason behind the searches.

JamNews - The national patrol will wear a special uniform equipped with cameras and will be tasked with detaining 'suspicious' foreigners.

The Georgian ultranationalist organization ‘Georgian March’ has come up with a new idea to create a ‘People’s Patrol’ which will monitor the actions of foreign migrants in Georgia.

Tert.am -- The US Congress on Tuesday hosted a reception dedicated to the 23rd anniversary of Nagorno-Karabakh’s independence.

The solemn event was organized by the Armenian Embassy and the Nagorno-Karabakh Permanent representation to the United states, the Armenian National Committee of Armenia (ANCA) and the Armenian Assembly of America.

Hurriyet Daily News -- Azerbaijani authorities have arrested the head of an independent election monitoring group after it criticized presidential polls that secured a new term for strongman Ilham Aliyev, one of his colleagues said Dec. 17.

RFE/RL Caucasus Report -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted the resignation of the president of the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic (KBR), multimillionnaire Arsen Kanokov, the man whom he had named to that post eight years ago.