11.   The second and third bills would allow Putin to dismiss governors found to have broken federal law and give governors the power to dismiss lawbreaking mayors in their regions.

12.   The upper house, meanwhile, vetoed a bill that would let the president dismiss governors who violate laws.

13.   Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Sunday dismissed the governor of the northeastern province of Marib, the official Yemen News Agency SABA reported.