Mini nuclear plants to power 20,000 homes
Nuclear power plants smaller than a garden shed and able to power 20,000 homes will be on sale within five years, say scientists at Los Alamos, the US government laboratory which developed the first atomic bomb.
U.S. concedes Georgia attack attack in South Ossetia was a mistake
The U.S. State Department said Friday the Georgian attack in South Ossetia last August was a mistake, but that it did not justify Russia's large-scale intervention. The comments follow a critical newspaper assessment of the Tbilisi government's role in the crisis.
New evidence on nuclear bomb tests points to cover up
The Minstry of Defence (MoD) has been accused of "a cover-up of a cock-up" in the wake of new evidence that it failed to investigate genetic damage among the veterans of Britain's nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s.
Changes You Can Believe In: Change.Gov Changes America Serves Post
Yesterday, DBKP published a story about the Obama website, Change.gov. [Barack Obama: Compulsory Service REQUIRED of Middle, High School, College Students] The Obama website announced that middle school, high school and college students would be required to perform community service.
For the record, we publish the “before” and “after” screenshots from Change.gov: the original post and the changed post.
Shell secures 25-year access to Iraq's oil, gas
A joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell and Iraq's state-owned South Gas Co. could give Shell a 25-year monopoly on production and exports of natural gas in much of southern Iraq - the biggest foreign role in Iraq's oil and gas sector in four decades.
Iraq still needs US military, official says
Iraq's deputy prime minister said Saturday his country still needs the U.S. military to ensure security and warned that time is running out to approve a new security deal with Washington.
Georgia fired first shot, say UK monitors
Two former British military officers are expected to give crucial evidence against Georgia when an international inquiry is convened to establish who started the country’s bloody five-day war with Russia in August.
Obama Calls for Stimulus Package
President-elect Barack Obama called on Friday for the Bush administration and Congress to enact an economic-stimulus package, and he pledged to confront the country's economic crisis "head on" the moment he is sworn in on Jan. 20. The correct thing to do under the circumstance, is to let the people keep more of what they earn by cutting taxes and cut government spending. They should have done that months ago. What they want is a nanny state.
Bloomberg Sues Fed to Force Disclosure of Collateral
Bloomberg News asked a U.S. court today to force the Federal Reserve to disclose securities the central bank is accepting on behalf of American taxpayers as collateral for $1.5 trillion of loans to banks.
Steep food price increases on way: experts
U.S. food prices will rise by at least 7 percent in 2009 because of higher feed costs for chickens, hogs and cattle, said a group of food-industry economists on Thursday.
Global Warming or Global Governance (Video)
Interviews of climate scientists and biologists from numerous sources who explain, step by step, why Al Gore and the global warming alarmists are incorrect. In some cases, blatantly so. It also provides evidence that the global warming agenda is being funded with tens of billions of dollars as a mechanism to create global governance. Hear from congressmen, experts and even well-known news broadcasters how global governance puts global institutions that are not accountable to the American people in control of every aspect of our economy. The U.S. government is very close to making this a reality. Very close. Every American, every citizen of the world, needs to hear the other side of the global warming story.
U.S., Allies, Torture Kids in Iraqi Prisons
By Sherwood Ross
Since it invaded Iraq in 2003, the U.S. has detained thousands of juveniles---some of whom were tortured and sexually abused, according to published reports. Figures of the number of children behind bars vary. Some estimates put the number as high as 6,000.
The mother of all balance sheets
The Fed’s latest ‘factors affecting reserve balances’ is out and will have Fed-balance sheet watchers rather excited - an expansion to no less than a magical $2 trillion figure ($2,075,822m to be precise).
Budget deficit swells after financial bailout
Just one month into the fiscal year, the federal budget deficit has already reached $232 billion, according to estimates released Friday.
That's the way the deficit would look as measured by the Treasury Department, the rival Congressional Budget Office said. Treasury is going to put the $115 billion in bank stock purchases made as part of the bailout of the financial system last month directly onto the deficit ledger.
Obama apologizes to Nancy Reagan for 'careless' joke
President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan this afternoon to apologize for a joke about her having held "séances" in the White House, an Obama aide said.
FBI finds most terrorism threat reports baseless
The FBI tracked about 108,000 potential terrorism threats or suspicious incidents from mid-2004 to November 2007, but most were found groundless, a Justice Department review found on Friday.
Regulators shut banks in Texas, California
Regulators shut down Houston-based Franklin Bank and Security Pacific Bank in Los Angeles on Friday, bringing the number of failures of federally insured banks this year to 19.
Army Looking Into Recruiter Suicides
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn says the Army has appointed a brigadier general to investigate allegations of a cover-up among commanders of a recruiting battalion after a string of recruiter suicides.
Clark ousted as NZ opt for change
New Zealanders have voted for change in Saturday's general election sweeping aside the three-term government of Labour Prime Minister Helen Clark in favour of a new conservative coalition led by the National Party.
The deadly cult of Joseph Kony
While the world watches one conflict in Congo, another is raging – inspired by a sadistic rebel leader with a taste for black magic.
Sakure is on the front line of a war that is not supposed to exist. Perched on the rim of the Congo basin, it looks out from South Sudan and into the vastness of the rainforest beyond. The victims of this war are strewn over the floor of that forest, their bodies left to rot, while others have been left as ashes in the charred remains of their villages. Those that have survived are huddled among Sakure's grass huts nervously eyeing the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo across which they fled.
Two soldiers linked in death by a bizarre coincidence
They are two of the countless graves dug for the victims of the Great War. But, in a bizarre quirk of fate, they contain the bodies of the first and last British soldiers to perish in that bloody conflict.
Iran slams Obama's tough language on nuclear arms
Iran criticized President-elect Barack Obama for the first time Saturday, saying the world needs more than cosmetic changes in American foreign policy.
Jihadi Leader Says Radicals Share Obama Victory
The leader of a jihadi group in Iraq argued Friday that the election of Barack Obama as president represented a victory for radical Islamic groups that had battled American forces since the invasion of Iraq.
Obama vows to go ahead with missile shield: Polish president
President-elect Barack Obama has told Polish President Lech Kaczynski he will go ahead with plans to build a missile defence shield in eastern Europe despite threats from Russia, Warsaw said on Saturday.
The men behind Barack Obama - Part 1 (Video)
A Two part interview with Webster Tarpley describing who is behind Obama and pulling the strings on the president elect and the plans behind it for the future. A must watch with brilliant insight and analysis.
The men behind Barack Obama - Part 2 (Video)
Webster Tarpley wrote a book on the men and women behind presidential hopeful Barack Obama. He argues that there is more to Obama than his charismatic appearance and that some of his advisors pose a danger to the US and the world
ACLU wants probe into police-staged DNC protest
When a Jefferson County deputy unleashed pepper spray at unruly protesters on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, he did not know that his targets were undercover Denver police officers.
Obama's chief of staff choice favors compulsory universal service
Rep. Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, President-Elect Barack Obama's choice for chief of staff in his incoming administration, is co-author of a book, The Plan: Big Ideas for America, that calls for, among other things, compulsory service for all Americans ages 18 to 25.
Emanuel’s father: His son will not “clean the floors of the White House” like an Arab
In an interview with Ma'ariv, Emanuel's father, Dr. Benjamin Emanuel, said he was convinced that his son's appointment would be good for Israel. "Obviously he will influence the president to be pro-Israel," he was quoted as saying. "Why wouldn't he be? What is he, an Arab? He's not going to clean the floors of the White House."
Dems Target Private Retirement Accounts
Democrats in the U.S. House have been conducting hearings on proposals to confiscate workers’ personal retirement accounts including 401(k)s and IRAs and convert them to accounts managed by the Social Security Administration
Obama recites Bush on Iran
The US President-elect Barack Obama has accused Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons and lending support to terrorist organizations.
Obama's Change Leaves By The Back Door
By Tom Eley
Three days after Barack Obama's election victory, the initial moves by the president-elect to prepare his administration already show that his policies will be determined not by popular expectations, but by the domestic and foreign policy interests of the American financial and corporate elite.
A Brooklyn College Grad Experiences the Constitution in a Cage
By Nat Hentoff
For the past year, a 28-year-old Muslim American student, Sayed Fahad Hashmi the first person extradited to the United States from Britain to face charges of terrorism has been held at the Manhattan Correctional Center under conditions of confinement that are the very definition of the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of "cruel and unusual punishment."
Obama and McCain campaign computers hacked by "foreign entity."
Computers at the headquarters of the Barack Obama and John McCain campaigns were hacked during the campaign by a foreign entity looking for future policy information, a source with knowledge of the incidents confirms to CNN.
Plame speaks out about censorship imposed on her by CIA.
Valerie Plame Wilson smiled at the crowd of Hopkins students, faculty and local residents who had gathered in Shriver Hall on Thursday to hear the latest in the line of Milton S. Eisenhower (MSE) Symposium speakers.
The Rothschilds: The First Barons of Banking
By Rupert Wright
Among the captains of industry, spin doctors and financial advisers accompanying British prime minister Gordon Brown on his fund-raising visit to the Gulf this week, one name was surprisingly absent. This may have had something to do with the fact that the tour kicked off in Saudi Arabia. But by the time the group reached Qatar, Baron David de Rothschild was there, too, and he was also in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Conservatives Lost More Than An Election
By Chuck Baldwin
That Barack Obama trounced John McCain last Tuesday should have surprised no one. In fact, in this column, weeks ago, I stated emphatically that John McCain could no more beat Barack Obama than Bob Dole could beat Bill Clinton. He didn't. (Hence a vote for John McCain was a "wasted" vote, was it not?) I also predicted that Obama would win with an electoral landslide. He did. The real story, however, is not how Barack Obama defeated John McCain. The real story is how John McCain defeated America's conservatives.
Eugenics
By Dennis L. Cuddy, Ph.D.
In 1926, Rockefeller money funded the founding of the American Eugenics Society, and the next year on May 2, 1927, the U.S. Supreme Court by an 8 to 1 majority ruled in Buck v. Bell that certain “unfit” people could be forcibly sterilized.
Americans losing confidence in the Fed: survey
Most Americans say the country's financial crisis has hurt their confidence in the Federal Reserve, according to a Reuters/University of Michigan survey released on Friday.
The Danish company's scientists in China, Brazil, Denmark and the U.S. are testing mushrooms and lichen to find one that will turn corn cobs and sugarcane stalks into biofuel. An affordable alternative to gasoline made from plant waste would end concerns that global hunger for energy is driving up food prices worldwide.
On the outskirts of creation, unknown, unseen "structures" are tugging on our universe like cosmic magnets, a controversial new study says.
Everything in the known universe is said to be racing toward the massive clumps of matter at more than 2 million miles (3.2 million kilometers) an hour—a movement the researchers have dubbed dark flow.
Lockerbie bomber 'should go free'
A "compelling case" exists for releasing the cancer-stricken Lockerbie bomber on bail pending his appeal, a court has heard.
Getting Ready for President McBama
By Laura Rozen
Congressional intelligence maven Jane Harman made friends in the Bush administration. Now she wants a top job in the next one. See article below for more on Jane Harman and her thought crime legislation.
Informant says he advocated attacks to gain trust
An FBI informant in the case of five men accused of planning to attack soldiers on an Army installation in New Jersey testified Thursday that he talked up the attack in order to win the confidence of an alleged plotter.
Anthrax scare shuts down busy El Cerrito street
A bucket containing a white powder labeled anthrax was found in the basement of an El Cerrito business Thursday, triggering a two-hour shutdown of a portion of one of the city's busiest thoroughfares.
Court: Payday lending law violated constitution
A 1999 state law allowing so-called payday lenders to charge high fees for short-term loans violates the state constitution, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
'US missiles' hit Pakistan village
A suspected US drone has launched a missile strike into northwest Pakistan, reportedly killing at least 10 people.
Georgians rally against president
Thousands of opposition activists have demonstrated in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi - their first major protest since the conflict with Russia.
Rumors of another Putin presidency
President Dmitri Medvedev's state of the nation address went on for 85 minutes and contained more than 8,000 words, but the section that prompted the most chatter on Thursday was a single sentence, the one that proposed lengthening the Russian president's term to six years from four.
The Reagan Counterrevolution
By Peter Schiff
In 1980, when the U.S. economy was last in serious trouble, Ronald Reagan offered the correct diagnoses that government was the problem and not the solution.
Aide to Rahm Emanuel: Obama pro-Israel
US president-elect starts selecting top gov't officials, but son of Israeli immigrant yet to accept White House chief of staff offer; aide to Emanuel tells Ynet, 'He would not consider role if he wasn't convinced Obama is pro-Israel'
Puppet Obama - Israel Hard-liner
A mere 12 hours after claiming the Democratic presidential nomination, Barack Obama appeared before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee yesterday -- and changed himself into an Israel hard-liner.
Obama even outdid President Bush in his pro-Israel sentiments. On the very day that Obama vowed to protect Jerusalem as Israel's capital -- drawing a furious denunciation from the Palestinian Authority -- Bush announced that he was suspending a move of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.
EU agrees joint line on global financial reform
The 27 EU member states hammered out a common position ahead of a global summit in Washington next week that will launch a major overhaul of the world financial system in the aftermath of the credit crunch.
Chinese economy shows signs of fizzling
After years of super-charged growth, the economy is slowing sharply as China begins to feel the effects of the global financial crisis.
UN official hopes for US role in climate change
The head of the U.N.'s climate change body said Friday that he hopes the United States will take a more active role in fighting global warming once Barack Obama becomes president.
Palin Calls Criticism by McCain Aides ‘Cruel and Mean-Spirited’
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called former aides of Sen. John McCain "jerks" for circulating unflattering stories about her since the Republican ticket lost its bid for the White House Tuesday. Was Palin picked as McCain's V.P. to help ensure that Obama would win? Not that they couldn't have resorted to vote fraud, if worse came to worse. I don't believe the powers behind the scenes that control both these political parties, haphazardly pick V.P.'s, like the minipulators in the press, tried to lead us to believe. There's too much at stake.
. Congo Blames UN for Failing to Protect Civilians from Slaughter
Fresh fighting has broken out between rebels and government troops in DR Congo, as African leaders and the UN's Ban Ki-moon began crisis talks.
Where did all of those new voters go? What about hope? Change?
CNN is reporting on a new study by American University's Center for the Study of the American Electorate that concludes that Obama-mania resulted in 1% increase in voter turn-out. Republicans were down about 1.3% and Democrats were up about 2.6%. The squishy middle was about the same. In 2004, about 122 million votes were cast, roughly 60% of all eligible voters. In 2008, the number jumped to 127, slightly more than population increase, or 61% of the electorate.
“Obama will be a trustee in bankruptcy. He will be like the guy the court appoints to sort out the debts of the corporation . . . . he's the trustee in bankruptcy” Puppet Obama is the International Bankers man in Washington, as this bankrupt nation goes through a foreclosure process, of sorts.
Obama’s Council On Foreign Relations Crew
Meet some of president elect Obama’s leading foreign and domestic policy advisers and likely administration members, every one of them a prominent member of the Council On Foreign Relations. 4 more years of establishment insiders and B.S.
Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons 'unacceptable': Obama
US President-elect Barack Obama said Friday that Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons was "unacceptable" and the Islamic Republic must stop supporting "terrorist organizations."
Saudi Arabia agrees to bail out Pakistan
Saudi Arabia has agreed to bail out cash-strapped Pakistan with ‘substantial oil supply’ on deferred payment and cash assistance, according to a Dawn News report on Thursday.
Emanuel Was Director Of Freddie Mac During Scandal
President-elect Barack Obama's newly appointed chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, served on the board of directors of the federal mortgage firm Freddie Mac at a time when scandal was brewing at the troubled agency and the board failed to spot "red flags," according to government reports reviewed by ABCNews.com.
What bailed-out banks spend on lobbying
Nineteen banks taking taxpayer money from the Treasury Department have spent $32.4 million lobbying the federal government during the first nine months of this year, their lobbying disclosure reports show.
GMAC Leaves Individuals Holding Car Lender's Junk
GMAC LLC may leave thousands of individuals on the hook for about $15 billion of junk-rated debt unless the auto and home lender finds a way to pay its bills.
US jobless rate at 14-year high
The US jobless rate rose to 6.5% in October, official figures have shown, the highest rate since March 1994.
US tightens screws on Iran's banks
The United States has set up new barriers to Iran's access to the US financial system by banning certain types of fund transfers, the Treasury Department said Thursday.
Obama's Legislative Voting Record
They say a Man is known by the company he keeps. With this in Mind, let's examine the voting record of the new President Elect.
Afghan report: 37 civilians killed in US strike
A U.S. coalition airstrike and clashes with the Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan earlier this week killed 37 civilians and 26 insurgents, according to an Afghan government report released Friday.
Bio Terror 'Next Threat' For US
Nuclear and biological terrorism is the emerging threat the next US President should focus on, the US security chief has told Sky News.
At last, light is shed on secrets of dark matter
It is one of the biggest mysteries in science which has baffled scholars for more than 75 years, but now a team of cosmologists believes it has found a way of discovering what the universe is made of. About 85 per cent is neither stars nor planets but some form of mysterious matter. It cannot be seen or detected by conventional scientific instruments, which is why the precise nature of this "dark matter" has eluded the finest minds in science.
Mustafa the movie divides Turkey with a portrait of the 'real' Ataturk
Turks venerate Ataturk, the founder of the republic and architect of arguably the most successful social modernisation programme of the 20th century. How much they really want to know him is questionable, however, judging from the furore that has erupted since a new documentary on his life was released in cinemas last week.
Venezuela offers Russians big gold projects
Venezuela plans to build mines at its largest gold deposits with Russian help, the mining minister said on Thursday, apparently killing a years-long bid by two Canadian companies to develop the projects.
Anti-China protests bring Taiwan capital to standstill
The streets of central Taipei came to a standstill on Thursday as tens of thousands of protesters chanted slogans and blew air horns to protest closer ties with China being promoted by their leaders.
Obama's chief of staff choice favors compulsory universal service
Rep. Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, President-Elect Barack Obama's choice for chief of staff in his incoming administration, is co-author of a book, The Plan: Big Ideas for America, that calls for, among other things, compulsory service for all Americans ages 18 to 25.
Canada to offer Obama continental climate change pact
Canada's prime minister said Thursday he hoped to work with US president-elect Barack Obama on a North American deal to curbing greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming.
Obama’s Treasury Candidates: Old Guard Of The Corporate Elite
All of the leading candidates for the position of Treasury Secretary under president elect Barack Obama directly represent the old guard of the corporate elite system that has used the American economy as it’s engine to drive their march toward a global empire for decades.
Algerians in Guantanamo challenge
Six Algerian inmates of Guantanamo Bay have begun a legal bid to be released from their detention, in the first such challenge in a US civilian court.
Israel urges US not to rule out military option in Iran
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Friday issued a thinly veiled call for the United States not to rule out the possibility of a military strike against Iran because of its nuclear ambitions.
Kristol Floats Revived ‘Project For A New American Century’ To Support Neocons In The Wilderness
In 1997, Bill Kristol and Robert Kagan co-founded the Project for a New American Century, a neoconservative organization meant “to promote American global leadership” through “military strength and moral clarity.” The organization, whose statement of principles was signed by right-wing luminaries such as Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and Paul Wolfowitz, is largely credited with putting America on the path to a preventative invasion of Iraq.
The First Green President
President-elect Barack Obama could be the nation’s first green president -- whether he likes it or not. The Greens’ early investment in Obama’s political soul has matured, and they’re already angling forand even demanding payback.
Democrats still have shot at filibuster-proof Senate
But it could take weeks to determine amid recount, runoff in two races
Thanks to a late Democratic victory in Oregon, the party still has a shot at a filibuster-proof Senate but it may take several weeks to sort out as tight races in Alaska, Minnesota and Georgia will force delays in determining the chamber's ultimate makeup.
Ford posts $3B operating loss
Ford Motor reported a $3 billion operating loss in the latest quarter, and said Friday it would reduce staff and capital spending in order to preserve its dwindling cash.
Iraqis Seek More Talks; US Says They're Over
The U.S. officially responded Thursday to Iraqi proposals for changes in the draft security pact that would keep American troops here for three more years.
Pakistan: Suicide attacks kill 24
Suicide bombers struck two targets in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, including a gathering of tribal leaders, leaving at least 24 dead, according to local officials and state-run media.
Beyond Fear AND Hope
By George Washington’s Blog
Many Americans are ecstatic that Obama won. They feel tremendous hope. The emotion is infectious, and is a lot more pleasant than the fear that's been raging across the country.
Peru protests intensify
Tens of thousands of Peruvians have marched in the capital Lima and other cities in defiance at the state of emergency announced by the embattled president last week.
Just 3 ‘superbanks’ now dominate industry
The financial crisis that has been sweeping the globe has reshaped nearly every corner of the economy, but no industry has been altered more radically than banking.
Obama's National Security Team Emerging
The game of musical chairs is underway as Barack Obama narrows his choices for who he'll appoint to key Cabinet posts. Most of the speculation, naturally, focuses on key economic posts, but there's a steady trickle of leaks and inflating of trial balloons in the national security arena, too.
Obama’s first pick disappoints Palestinians
Palestinian circles can only have been disappointed by the first appointment made by President-elect Barack Obama, because his hand-picked chief of staff, Congressman Rahm Israel Emanuel, who once served in the Israeli army, is a strong supporter of Israel, right or wrong.
Coca Cultivation Up Despite Six Years of Plan Colombia
By Jim Lobe
Despite the expenditure of nearly five billion dollars in U.S. military, security, and economic assistance, the cultivation of coca leaf and production of cocaine in Colombia actually increased between 2000 and 2007, according to a major review by the U.S. Congress's independent investigative agency.
Activists urge Bush, Cheney indictment
A group of anti-war activists will call for the indictment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for war crimes.
U.S. auto CEOs seek $50 bln in federal aid-sources
Chief executives of distressed U.S. auto companies sought a $50 billion federal bailout on Thursday to survive a financial crisis blamed on a worsening economy and the "near collapse" in demand for cars.
Asian stock markets rebound from early lows
Asian markets were mixed Friday but rebounded from early lows amid grim profit forecasts from Toyota and other companies as well as sluggish U.S. economic data.
Obama ‘appointed’ General by Ukraine’s President
In his congratulation letter to president-elect Barack Obama, Victor Yushchenko used an archaic title reserved for top generals and their civil counterparts in tsarist Russia.
Las Vegas Sands Plunges on Default, Bankruptcy Risk
Las Vegas Sands Corp., billionaire Sheldon Adelson's casino company, fell the most in New York trading since going public after saying it may default on debt and face bankruptcy.
Bamalot: Obama Drafts Star-Studded Short List for Cabinet
President-elect Barack Obama has drafted a star-studded short list of cabinet candidates, with political heavyweights Caroline Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Colin Powell and John Kerry among the most notable names being eyed by his transition team.
U.S. Stocks Tumble in Market's Worst Two-Day Slump Since 1987
U.S. stocks slid, sending the market to its biggest two-day slump since 1987, after jobless claims jumped and the shrinking economy crushed earnings at companies from Blackstone Group Inc. to News Corp.
Magnetic bubble to protect Mars explorers
Scientists believe they have found a way of protecting astronauts from a dangerous source of space radiation, clearing one of the hurdles towards sending humans to Mars.
Stolen Election from Alaska?
Something stinks. Not just an ordinary low tide smell. Not like something you'd blame on the dog. It smells like an infection. For me to plug my nose, I'd have to overlook some curious facts.
Lawmakers call on Obama to pull out troops from Iraq
Aswat al-Iraq: Iraqi lawmakers of different parliamentary blocs called on the newly elected U.S. President Barack Obama to withdraw his country’s forces, to achieve Iraq’s “sovereignty and independence.”
Blast kills 11 in Russia's North Ossetia region
A suspected suicide bomber killed 11 people outside a Russian market on Thursday, prosecutors said, in one of the worst attacks in months to hit Russia's turbulent North Caucasus region.
Bus blast kills at least eight in southern Russia
At least eight people were killed and 30 wounded in a suicide blast that ripped through a minibus in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz, officials said on Thursday.
