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Police kill militant in Chechnya
10:57 12/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti)Police have killed a suspected militant in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, a police official said on Saturday.

Medvedev blasts anti-Caucasus sentiment
20:33 20/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 20 (RIA Novosti)
Russians who demand an end to subsidies to Russia's North Caucasus regions are either not very smart or provocateurs, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.
Police defuse bomb equivalent to 3 kg of TNT in Dagestan
10:52 09/10/2011 MAKHACHKALA, October 9 (RIA Novosti)Police have defused a roadside bomb equivalent to 3 kg of TNT in the Republic of Dagestan in Russia’s volatile North Caucasus region, the republican interior ministry said on Sunday.

North Caucasus separatist website ruled extremist
18:50 12/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 12 (RIA Novosti)A website that has been the most powerful mouthpiece of North Caucasus separatists for over twelve years was labeled extremist by a Russian court on Monday, the Prosecutor General’s Office said.

Russia's North Caucasus to modernize its electricity infrastructure
04:18 14/07/2011 YESSENTUKI, July 14 (RIA Novosti)
Authorities in Russia's North Caucasus will modernize major electric power facilities and construct several new facilities in the region by 2016 as part of their ambitious plans aimed at improving regional economy.
Police in Dagestan kill militant involved in numerous terrorist crimes
21:11 19/06/2011 MAKHACHKALA, June 19 (RIA Novosti)
A militant involved in numerous terrorist crimes was killed on Sunday in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAK) said.
Police officer killed in Chechen blast
08:46 06/06/2011One police officer was killed on Sunday when a bomb exploded during a special operation in Russia's volatile southern republic of Chechnya, local police said.

Over 265 lbs of explosives confiscated in Russia's Dagestan in 2010
13:26 27/04/2011
Police in Russia's volatile North Caucasus republic of Dagestan said on Wednesday they confiscated over 120 kg (265 lbs) of explosives last year.
Russia's Kabardino-Balkaria bombs were 'equivalent to 70 kg of TNT'
13:20 20/02/2011The three car bombs defused in the Elbrus area in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria had the combined strength of 70 kg of TNT, a spokesman for the republican law-enforcement agencies said on Sunday.

Russia imposes anti-terror regime in Kabardino-Balkaria after tourist attack
11:28 20/02/2011Russia has imposed a counter-terrorism regime in two areas of the North Caucasus Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria after an attack on tourists that killed three and injured two people and bomb attempts in the republic, the republican operational headquarters said on Sunday.

Police defuse three bombs in Russia's Kabardino-Balkaria
10:07 20/02/2011Police defused three bombs found in a car in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, a day after an attack on tourists in the republic killed three and injured two people, a spokesman for the republican interior ministry said on Sunday.

Federal Security Service official killed in Russia's North Caucasus
04:23 20/11/2010
A Federal Security Service official has been killed in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.
North Caucasus remains unstable - Medvedev
17:20 19/11/2010
The North Caucasus Federal District remains unstable in terms of security and the situation in the region continues to be complicated, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday.
Police officer dies after Dagestan attack
08:46 19/11/2010
A police officer has died in hospital after a suspected militant attack in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, a police source said on Friday.
Terrorist plot uncovered in Russia's North Caucasus
22:13 28/10/2010
Russian special forces have broken up a militant group that planned a terrorist attack in the North Caucasus city of Pyatigorsk earlier this week, the head of the Federal Security Service said on Thursday.
Dagestan to build its own Cote d'Azur by 2017
11:42 25/10/2010
Russia's volatile North Caucasus republic of Dagestan plans to build a Cote d'Azur-type resort near the republic's capital of Makhachkala, a spokesperson for the city's administration said on Monday.
No more than 70 militants remain in Chechnya - Kadyrov
16:07 22/10/2010
There are no more than 70 militants remaining in Chechnya, the republic's leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Friday, just days after a brazen militant attack on its parliament.
Two militants killed in Dagestan
21:31 20/10/2010
Two militants were killed on Wednesday in a special operation in the Russian North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, the head of the republic of Chechnya said.
Al-Qaeda eyes Russia's North Caucasus - Russian official
16:07 05/10/2010
Al-Qaeda has included Russia's volatile North Caucasus region in its plans to create an Islamic caliphate, or united Muslim state, the secretary of the Russian Security Council said on Tuesday.
Five militants killed in Russia's N. Caucasus
23:57 02/10/2010
Five militants were killed during special operations in the city of Makhachkala on Saturday, an official spokesman for the Investigation Committee said on Saturday.
Putin to take North Caucasus development 'under personal control'
10:03 30/09/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will take the development of the volatile North Caucasus region under his personal control as the head of a special new commission, the Vedomosti daily said on Thursday.
Two police officers killed in Russia's North Caucasus
02:24 30/09/2010
Two police officers were killed after unidentified assailants opened fire on them in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.
Police kill four militants in Russia's Dagestan
05:45 24/09/2010
Police killed four militants on Thursday night in a special operation in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan.
Imam injured by car bomb in Russian North Caucasus
10:41 14/09/2010
The imam of Nazran mosque in the North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia has been severely injured by a car bomb, a local investigative committee spokesman said on Tuesday.
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.
Kadyrov offers $326,000 for info about attackers on his home village
06:52 03/09/2010
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said he was ready to pay ten million rubles ($326,000) for true information about the location of militants who attacked his home village in late August.
Political dispute ends in shootout in N.Caucasus village, one dead
06:47 23/08/2010
One person was killed and one was injured in a shootout in a village in the North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan that broke out as a result of political controversies between two groups of villagers.
Border outpost deputy chief missing in N.Caucasus, driver found dead
04:42 23/08/2010
A border outpost deputy chief has gone missing in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan, while his driver was found dead.
Another Russia's North Caucasus leader want to change official title
04:14 22/08/2010
Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, the president of the Russian North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, voiced his intention to change his title into "head" instead of "president."
Medvedev to hold meeting on Dagestan's development
01:58 11/08/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will on Wednesday hold a meeting on the social and economic development of the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan.
Three servicemen killed in Russia's North Caucasus
00:43 24/07/2010
Three servicemen have been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Russia's volatile North Caucasus republic of Dagestan.
Police officer killed in Russia's Dagestan
20:07 23/07/2010
One police officer was killed and another injured in an attack in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Friday, a police spokesman said.
Child wounded in mine explosion in Russia's Dagestan
15:37 18/07/2010
A child was wounded in the city of Kaspiisk in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan after hitting a mine, a police spokesman said on Sunday.
Police officer killed in Dagestan
08:54 18/07/2010
A police officer has been killed in the volatile Russian republic of Dagestan, a local police spokesman said on Sunday.
Eight alleged suicide bombers detained in Russia's Dagestan (update 1)
21:00 12/07/2010
A group of suspected suicide bombers was detained in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, the National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) said on Monday.
Police officer killed in Dagestan
20:23 12/07/2010
A police officer has been killed in the volatile Russian republic of Dagestan, a local police spokesman said on Monday.
Eight alleged suicide bombers detained in Russia's Dagestan
20:05 12/07/2010
A group of suspected suicide bombers was detained in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, the national antiterrorism center said on Monday.
Suburban train traffic halted in Russia's Dagestan over rail blast
09:46 11/07/2010
Suburban train traffic has been halted in Dagestan in Russia's North Caucasus over a railway blast but passenger trains continue their operation without delays, the North Caucasus Railways reported on Sunday. 
Bomb derails freight train in Russia's North Caucasus, 2 injured
09:27 02/07/2010
A freight train was derailed by a blast on a railroad in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan early on Friday, a local police spokesman said.
Blast in Grozny injures 5 Russian police, 2 civilians (Update 1)
21:51 30/06/2010
A suicide bomber blew himself up in the capital of Russia's North Caucasus region of Chechnya on Wednesday, injuring five police officers and two women, Chechen investigators said.
Terrorist leader killed in police operation in Dagestan
12:22 26/06/2010
A militant leader in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan was killed in a police operation on Saturday, the republic's deputy interior minister said.
Police officer killed in Russia's Ingushetia
11:34 26/06/2010
One police officer was killed early on Saturday when his car blew up in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, a police spokesman said.
One militant, one police officer killed in Russia's Dagestan
09:41 26/06/2010
One militant and one police officer were killed in a counter-terrorist operation in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, a police spokesman said on Saturday.
Two policemen killed in attack in Ingushetia
20:42 25/06/2010
Two police officers were killed on Friday evening in an attack by unidentified assailants in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, a police spokesman said.
Russia welcomes U.S. decision to put militant leader Umarov on terrorist list (Update 1)
20:20 24/06/2010
The Russian Foreign Ministry welcomed on Thursday the U.S. decision to include Chechen militant leader Doku Umarov on the terrorist list.
Russian Foreign Ministry welcomes U.S. move to put militant Umarov on terrorist list
18:51 24/06/2010
The Russian Foreign Ministry welcomed the U.S. decision to include Russia's most-wanted Chechen militant leader Doku Umarov on its list of international terrorists.
Kadyrov says some 50-60 militants still active in Chechnya
20:48 16/06/2010
Around 50-60 militants are still active in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, the republic's president said on Wednesday.
Investors to discuss N. Caucasus ski resort at economic forum
12:33 11/06/2010
The building of a 450 billion ruble ski resort in Russia's North Caucasus will be discussed by investors and regional governors at the forthcoming international economic forum in St. Petersburg, a Russian business daily said on Friday
Russia's North Caucasus presidential envoy wants revival of tourism in South - paper
11:48 17/05/2010
Russia's North Caucasus presidential envoy Alexander Khloponin has proposed an ambitious $15-billion project aimed at reviving the regional tourism industry that twice exceeds the Sochi-2014 Olympic games' costs, a Russian business daily said on Monday
North Caucasus not "atomic bomb" — Russian presidential envoy
22:32 15/05/2010
The North Caucasus is a strategic region of Russia with potential to bring prosperity to the country, the Presidential Envoy to the region said on Saturday
Dagestan car bomb equivalent to 100kg of TNT
10:05 30/04/2010
The car bomb that went off near a police station in Russia's volatile North Caucasus republic of Dagestan had a force equivalent to 100 kg of TNT, a police source said on Friday.
Russian interior minister praises 'peaceful' Chechnya
18:20 24/04/2010
Just over a year since a counter-terrorism regime was lifted in Chechnya, the North Caucasus republic is enjoying a period of long-awaited peace, Russia's interior minister said on Saturday.
Medvedev to meet N.Caucasus human rights activists in May
15:31 23/04/2010
President Dmitry Medvedev is due to meet with the representatives of human rights organizations in the North Caucasus in late May, the Russian presidential human rights council chief has said
Two militants killed in North Caucasus
09:45 22/04/2010
Two militants in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria were killed in a shootout on Wednesday, a source from the law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti on Thursday.
Militants involved in April 5 Ingush blasts blow themselves up
21:19 09/04/2010
Three militants who were implicated in twin bombings in the Ingush town of Karabulak on April 5 blew themselves up after being surrounded by police on Friday, Russian investigators said.
Russia's president orders new anti-terror steps in North Caucasus
10:51 07/04/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a range of new measures to improve Russia's fight against terrorism in the volatile North Caucasus region, the Kremlin announced on Wednesday.
Medvedev orders new anti-terror measures in Russia's North Caucasus
08:40 07/04/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the creation of a special anti-terrorism task force in the North Caucasus Federal District in response to attacks in Moscow and Dagestan last week that killed more than 50 people
Russian conscripts will not serve in volatile North Caucasus - Defense Ministry
13:57 02/04/2010
Russia will not send conscripts to serve in the volatile region of Chechnya, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Friday
Medvedev outlines anti-terrorism strategy for North Caucasus
15:17 01/04/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday listed five main components of the fight against terrorism in Russia's North Caucasus region.
Bombings kill 9 in south Russia 2 days after Moscow attacks (WRAPUP)
10:50 31/03/2010
Twin blasts rocked Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan just two days after 39 people were killed in two subway explosions in Moscow, the region's Interior Ministry said.
Russian interior minister increases security after Dagestan blasts
10:30 31/03/2010
Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev ordered increased security at important buildings and public places in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan after two explosions on Wednesday.
Suicide bomber caused 2nd blast in Russia's Dagestan
10:24 31/03/2010
A suicide bomber dressed as policeman is responsible for one of the blasts in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, local police and investigators said on Wednesday.
Nine dead in twin blasts in Russia's North Caucasus
10:16 31/03/2010
Nine people including the local police chief were killed in two explosions in the town of Kizlyar in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Wednesday, a law enforcement source said.
Five dead, six injured in twin blasts in Russia's North Caucasus
09:59 31/03/2010
Five were killed and six injured in double blasts in the town of Kizlyar in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Wednesday morning, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti.
Two policemen died in blast in Russia's North Caucasus
09:32 31/03/2010
Two policemen died in the blast that occurred in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Wednesday morning, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti.
Powerful blast in Russia's North Caucasus
09:17 31/03/2010
A powerful blast went off in the town of Kizlyar in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, a law enforcement source told RIA Novosti.
Notorious gang leader reportedly killed in Russia's North Caucasus
23:35 04/03/2010
A notorious gang leader in Russia's North Caucasus known as Alexander Tikhomirov or Said Buryatsky has been killed in a special operation, law enforcement sources said Thursday
President Medvedev urges tough, balanced fight against N.Caucasus gangs
21:03 27/02/2010
President Dmitry Medvedev urged the authorities of the Russian republic of Karachai-Circassia to fight gangs toughly but calmly
Police defuse three bombs near south Russia Interior Ministry office
09:21 25/02/2010
Police have defused three explosive devices near an Interior Ministry office in the center of Nazran, Ingushetia's main city, a police official in the volatile southern Russian republic said on Thursday.
Russian police neutralized over 500 militants in 2009
17:19 28/01/2010
Russian security forces prevented over 80 terrorist attacks and neutralized more than 500 militants in 2009 in Russia's volatile North Caucasus, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.
Russia's Medvedev urges economic development of North Caucasus
20:48 26/01/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says improvement of the social and economic situation in the newly established North Caucasus Federal District is the key to the solution of the problems in the region.
Medvedev expects progress in new Russian district in 2010
22:54 24/01/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday he hopes the head of the newly established North Caucasus Federal District will show some tangible results of his work in 2010.
Russia's North Caucasus Federal District
13:38 21/01/2010
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
Medvedev names ex-top manager as envoy to volatile Caucasus
20:38 19/01/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday named Krasnoyarsk governor and former business executive Alexander Khloponin as deputy prime minister and his envoy to the volatile North Caucasus.
Medvedev appoints ex-top manager in charge of volatile Caucasus
18:58 19/01/2010
President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday appointed the governor of the vast Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk and former business executive as deputy prime minister and his envoy to the volatile North Caucasus region.
Biography of Russia's new North Caucasus Presidential Envoy
18:47 19/01/2010
President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday named ex-governor of Siberian Krasnoyarsk Territory Alexander Khloponin as deputy prime minister and his personal envoy to the North Caucasus, giving him sweeping powers in the troubled region.
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Russia's North Caucasus Federal District
13:38 21/01/2010
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
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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










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