101.  Last week, a Russian news report cited Russian Defense Ministry officials as saying that North Korea is planning another test.

102.  Kidnappings and human rights violations in Chechnya were high on the Russian agenda for the talks, Russian news reports said.

103.  Leading Russian physicians and DeBakey arrived by car at about midday, and Russian news reports said about three hours later that the meeting had ended.

104.  Mayor Bislan Gantamirov said the dead were civilians, and accused troops stationed in the district of involvement in the killings, according to Russian news reports.

105.  Meanwhile, two servicemen seized two submachine guns and deserted their post in the southern Russian region of North Ossetia, Russian news reports said Tuesday.

106.  Many Interior Ministry units are now stationed in nearby regions in southern Russia, where they are poorly fed and housed, according to Russian news reports.

107.  Meanwhile, Russian forces in Chechnya kept the regional capital under tight security two days after large-scale coordinated rebel attacks, Russian news reports said.

108.  Most suffered fractures and their lives were out of danger, Russian news reports said, quoting emergency officials.

109.  Officials opened border crossings at Stavropol, to the north of Chechnya, and at Dagestan, to the east of the breakaway republic, Russian news reports said.

110.  North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun arrives Monday for talks on relations between North and South Korea and on business projects with Russia, Russian news reports said.