11.   Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov will visit Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany at the beginning of September, Interfax news agency said on Monday, quoting the ministry.

12.   The Dagestan interior ministry was quoted as saying Russian forces kept up their bombardment of the village overnight, in order to thwart repeated attempts to break out.

13.   The explosions at the base in the Khabarovsk region lasted for about an hour, the Interfax news agency quoted the ministry as saying.

14.   The Dagestan interior ministry was quoted as saying Russian forces kept up their bombardment of Pervomaiskaya overnight to thwart repeated attempts to break out.

15.   The final toll of casualties may be much higher, Interfax news agency quoted the ministry as saying.

16.   The environment ministry was quoted by The Sunday Times as saying tourists littering here would be issued warnings while foreign workers committing the offence would be fined.

17.   The interior ministry was quoted by NTV television as saying that the southeastern village of Dargo had been abandoned by the fighters.

18.   The helicopter is believed to have been on a training flight, Interfax quoted the ministry as saying.