Madina Kochenova

06.04.2012 06:47 20 comments Confession: Infiltrator who spied on Muslims reveals FBI techniques While the FBI insists they are acting to defend the US from potential terrorist attacks, a former informant says it treats an entire religious group as suspicious. He told RT about some of the bureau's ethically murky practices.		29.12.2011 10:29 2 comments Not too Hajj to handle: 110yo Russian makes pilgrimage A 110-year-old woman from Russia's North Caucasus has fulfilled a lifelong ambition by traveling 3,000 kilometers as a pilgrim to join the Hajj.
17.12.2011 10:38 24 comments War for ‘Caucasian Emirate’ feeds on innocence and poverty The Caucasian republic of Dagestan in southern Russia is one of the most volatile areas in the country. Groups of militants operating in this part of the Caucasus have strong links with Al-Qaeda, and look to draw people in while they are young.		15.12.2011 11:11 Russia’s oldest city: 5,000 and counting RT travels to the country’s southernmost and oldest city. First mentioned by Ancient Greek historians, Derbent maintained strategic importance in the region for millennia and may have been the cradle of Islam in Russia.
11.12.2011 21:49 23 comments Medvedev disapproves of rally’s slogans, but orders election probe President Dmitry Medvedev ordered an investigation into alleged vote rigging, but stressed the messages voiced at the Saturday's protests did not carry his support. Parliamentary Elections 2011		13.11.2011 14:57 5 comments South Ossetia elects president in first poll since war Central Electoral Commission has announced no winner in the first round. Two presidential hopefuls have made it into the second round, which is to take place in 15 days.
08.11.2011 11:16 3 comments From bloodshed to bling - a new beginning for Russia's Caucasus Russia's Caucasus, long synonymous with violence, is struggling to overturn the stereotype. With football and glamorous celebrity parties gilding the region’s tarnished image, it seems the Caucasus’ PR machine is achieving its goals.		23.10.2011 20:01 1 comment Russian Ingush Republic’s leader attacked - report The head of the Russian Republic of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, has been attacked on his way to a national holiday, Russian media report. Yevkurov's press service denies any assassination attempt.
15.10.2011 14:06 1 comment Human cost of terror: a life less lived Blasts and terror attacks from around the world are often shown on TV these days. But shedding tears over victims suffering on the other side of the screen can never provide a true picture of the fate of those whose lives have been broken by terror.		28.09.2011 22:39 Death toll from Dagestan blast rises to eight The death toll from a blast in a Dagestani village has risen to eight, including an 11-year-old girl, Russian officials report. A bomb went off in a parked car as a group of policemen approached to inspect it.
03.09.2011 11:14 4 comments Beslan tragedy: skies white with grief More than 330 baloons have been released into the skies above the town of Beslan in the republic of North Ossetia on Saturday - one for each of the victims of Russia's deadliest terrorist attack.		01.09.2011 11:38 6 comments Beslan massacre, seven years on Russia remembers the victims of the hostage crisis that unfolded in a school in the town of Beslan, in Southern Russia’s republic of North Ossetia. Over 300 people died during the brutal siege, most of them children.
31.08.2011 10:47 Chechen bombers mimic tactics used in Iraq, Afghanistan Death toll from Chechen attacks climbs to 9 The death toll from the suicide attacks in the Russian republic of Chechnya on August 30 has climbed to nine, Interfax news agency quoted Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliev as saying on Wednesday.		30.08.2011 21:05 Caucasus highs: newborn skiing haven heats up for snowy winter An ambitious tourism plan has taken off in the North Caucasus, with the first brick laid in the construction of a cable car.
29.08.2011 17:29 Helicopter crash in Russia’s south At least 13 people have been wounded after their Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashed in the southern Russian republic of Karachaevo-Cherkessia.		25.08.2011 10:48 2 comments Eto’o and Anzhi offer kids goals over guns The record-breaking transfer of former Inter Milan star striker Cameroonian Samuel Eto’o to the Russian republic of Dagestan club Anzhi has been sealed, making the Caucasian club a new world’s dream team.
21.08.2011 19:19 3 comments Eto’o bids farewell to Inter team-mates Star-striker Samuel Eto’o had his final training session with Inter Milan on Sunday as, according to the Italian media, his move to the Russian side, Anzhi Makhachkal, is a done deal.		17.08.2011 18:55 Massive bomb defused at N. Caucasus market A major anti-terror operation is underway in Russia's North Caucasus. Thirteen militants and two policemen have been killed and a major terrorist attack involving massive quantities of explosives prevented.
08.08.2011 02:43 2 comments “No borders worth a human life” – Ossetians remember their dead The events of early August 2008 changed the map of the Caucasus forever. The five-day war unleashed by Georgia against its former republic of South Ossetia left the region devastated, blocking any chance of reconciliation in the foreseeable future.		18.07.2011 15:48 5 comments Terrorist act prevented in Moscow Region A major terror attack has been prevented in the Moscow Region and four suspects have been arrested. The detention was reported by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) head Aleksandr Bortnikov. Bortnikov told president Medvedev.

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