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State Council session in the Kremlin in Moscow
Chechnya's President Ramzan Kadyrov arrives at a session of the State Council in the Kremlin in Moscow on December 19, 2007. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)

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Movie starring Depardieu, Hurley filming in Chechnya
A thriller starring Gerard Depardieu and British actress Elizabeth Hurley began filming Saturday in Chechnya, Russian officials said.
Russia does poorly in freedom-of-press rankings
Russia ranked low in three media watchdog evaluations released Friday to mark World Press Freedom Day.
Men who mocked fire to help rebuild
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said two men who made a YouTube video mocking a fire at an under construction 40-story apartment building will help with repairs.
Russia's Chechen war drags on
Russian forces have killed 11 militants in Chechnya in the northern Caucasus.
Newspaper closed after Putin questioned
The Chechen government shut down a local newspaper after a reporter asked Russian President Vladimir Putin questions at a news conference, officials said.
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Chechnya says it would welcome French actor Gerard Depardieu
Chechnya says it would welcome French actor Gerard Depardieu
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has invited Gerard Depardieu to move to the eastern European country now the actor confirms he is leaving France.
French-based Chinchon wins Singapore Cup
Chinchon avenged a tough loss a year ago with a stretch-running win in Sunday's $2.4 million Singapore Airlines International Cup.
Chechen militant wanted in Putin kill plot
Chechen Islamist militant and Russia's most wanted man, Doku Umarov, will be charged in absentia with plotting to assassinate Vladimir Putin, authorities say.
World Cup races bittersweet for Godolphin
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I have worked hard to find a compromise with those whose hands were not stained with blood, they were offered amnesty and the chance to return to a peaceful life
Suicide bomber kills 2 Chechen police
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Ten more gunmen were together with Elmurzayev and there were wounded and killed among them
Chechen police 'liquidate' two guerrillas
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The counterterrorism operation in the region has been completed and today we are fighting criminal (not terrorist) elements in the Republic of Chechnya
Millitants still active in Chechnya
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As a Muslim and a Chechen practicing Islam, I had to say that I condemn those who published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. ... If the Danes don't respect a global religion, if they don't respect the feelings of one and a half billion Muslims, then how can we not respond to this as citizens and believers
Chechen head backtracks on Danish ban
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Not a single sober-minded person will sit at a negotiating table with terrorists known throughout the world
Russian mothers to meet Chechen envoy
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Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Roskos with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participates in the annual Flags-In ceremony, May 23, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers place American flags in front of more than 260,000 gravestones in the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietsch