Police in Chechnya killed rebel leader Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev during a special operation today, authorities said.

Russian soldiers in in the breakaway region of Chechnya have opened fire on a passenger bus, killing its driver and wounding four passengers, officials said today.

Heavy fighting between Russian troops and rebels has persisted for the fourth straight day outside a village in Chechnya.

Intensified attacks by Chechen independence fighters have left 19 Russian soldiers dead in one of the bloodiest days recently in the rebel region.