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Russian presidential envoy to the North Caucasus Alexander Khloponin

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Russian presidential envoy to unveil North Caucasus development strategy

02:09 06/09/2010

The Russian presidential envoy to the North Caucasus will present a regional social and economic development strategy to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday.

Russia's new North Caucasus Federal District
02:09 06/09/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev decided to establish the North Caucasus Federal District with the capital in Pyatigorsk and appointed former governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Alexander Khloponin presidential envoy in the North Caucasus Federal District
Israeli defense minister heads to Russia for military talks
01:11 06/09/2010
The Russian and Israeli defense ministers, Anatoly Serdyukov and Ehud Barak, are planning to sign an agreement on military cooperation during talks in Moscow.
Russia's top doctor calls on public to help wildfire victims
23:04 05/09/2010
Russia's chief sanitary official urged Russians on Sunday to donate what they could to help the victims of this week's wildfires in the Volgograd Region.
Wildfires in Russia in 2010
23:04 05/09/2010
Temperatures across much of western and central Russia have topped 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) in July, causing peat bog and forest fires and creating what is thought to be the worst drought since 1972
Russian defense minister inspects site of Dagestan attack
20:46 05/09/2010
Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov personally examined on Sunday the scene of the suicide bombing that killed three soldiers at a military firing range in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan.
Two explosion rocks Buinaksk in N.Caucasus
20:46 05/09/2010
Two blasts hit the Dagestan’s city of Buinaksk on Sunday. Early in the morning a car packed with explosives and driven by a suicide bomber detonated near Buinaksk after ramming the gates of a military unit. Later, a second bomb exploded in Buinaksk on the way of police officers heading to the site of the first blast. Five people were killed in the bombing; over thirty received wounds of varying severity.
Pletnev to conduct RNO in Moscow despite Thai sex abuse charges
17:42 05/09/2010
Mikhail Pletnev, the leader of the Russian National Orchestra who is accused in Thailand of sexually abusing a minor, will open the second RNO Festival in Moscow.
Russia's defense minister arrives in Dagestan
16:06 05/09/2010
Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov arrived in Dagestan to order measures to help those injured in the suicide bombing in Buinaksk.
Eduard Khudainatov appointed as Russia's Rosneft president
15:42 05/09/2010
Eduard Khudainatov was appointed as president of Russia's top state-run oil company Rosneft by the company's board of directors, Rosneft said on Sunday.
Buinaksk bombing shows militants still have powers - Dagestan's president
13:00 05/09/2010
The suicide bombing in the North Caucasus city of Buinaksk has shown that militants in the region still have powers for attacks, Dagestan's President Magomedsalam Magomedov said.
Sochi seaport closed due to Olympics reconstruction
11:56 05/09/2010
The seaport of Sochi is closed for cargo vessels as construction of a new passenger terminal to meet the flow of visitors in time of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics will kick off within the nearest days, head of the city's Transport and Communication Administration said.
Dagestan's president arrives in blast-hit Buinaksk
11:10 05/09/2010
Dagestan's President Magomedsalam Magomedov arrived in the N. Caucasus blast-hit city of Buinaksk, spokesman for Dagestan's government said.
Medvedev orders help for those affected in N. Caucasus suicide bombing
09:34 05/09/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered measures to help families of those affected in Sunday's attack on a military unit in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, the Kremlin's press service said.1
Five killed in N.Caucasus suicide car bombing (Wrapup)
07:57 05/09/2010
Five people were killed and over 30 injured in Sunday's attack on a military unit in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, a law enforcement source reported.
Death toll in N.Caucasus suicide bombing rises to five (Update 1)
06:56 05/09/2010
The death toll in Sunday's attack on a military unit in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan has risen to five, a law enforcement source reported, adding that 39 people were injured.
Death toll in N.Caucasus suicide bombing rises to five
05:27 05/09/2010
The death toll in Sunday's attack on a military unit in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan has risen to five, a law enforcement source reported.
Main news of September 4
00:08 05/09/2010
A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours
Military unit may appear at territory planned for Azov City gambling zone
23:52 04/09/2010
The territory planned for Azov City gambling zone in southern Russia may move to a military unit in case the Kremlin decides to relocate the zone to the Black Sea coast, Krasnodar Deputy Governor Alexei Agafonov said.
Russians come first at World Martial Arts Games in Beijing
22:59 04/09/2010
The Russian team gained the first position in medal count at the first World Martial Arts Games in Beijing between August 28 and September 4.

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