Russia: 3 militants, 1 police killed in Caucasus

Last Updated: Monday, October 8, 2012, 23:34

Russian officials say three militants and a policeman have been killed in two separate incidents in Russia`s Dagestan province.

Russian security forces kill 8 suspected militants

Last Updated: Thursday, September 20, 2012, 23:37

An Islamic insurgency has spread across the North Caucasus region after two separatist wars in Chechnya, with shootings, bombings and police security raids occurring on regular basis.

Russia: Four rebels killed in Caucasus province

Last Updated: Sunday, May 20, 2012, 22:33

Mamedov had been accused of staging a series of attacks on police and other authorities in Dagestan.

Chechnya claims world`s largest dinosaur eggs

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 08:41

A university in Russia`s Chechnya claimed today to have found an unprecedented stash of giant fossilised dinosaur eggs in a remote mountainous area of the North Caucasus region.

Russian forces kill top militant in Caucasus

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 23:58

Russian forces killed a senior militant in the North Caucasus where radical groups are seeking to impose an Islamist state.

At least 24 killed in Russian Caucasus fighting

Last Updated: Sunday, February 19, 2012, 10:24

Russian forces fought two wars against Chechen rebels, first in 1994-1996 and again beginning in 1999.

Prominent journalist gunned down in Russia`s south

Last Updated: Friday, December 16, 2011, 13:46

The founder of a leading independent weekly publication in Russia`s North Caucasus has been shot dead outside the newspaper`s office.

Thirteen fighters killed in Russian Caucasus

Last Updated: Thursday, August 18, 2011, 17:46

Russian police say 13 insurgents have been killed in the country`s volatile Caucasus region, including four in an operation commanded by Chechnya`s President, himself a former rebel.