* Three hospitals in Nalchik said they had received 88 people wounded in a militant attack on the city; presidential envoy Dmitry Kozak reported 12 civilians and five policemen had been killed
* Deputy Prosecutor General Vladimir Kolesnikov said at least 20 militants had been killed and 12 arrested in Nalchik, and the masterminds of the attack had been identified
* Russia's Central Bank said it had not reversed its 2005 capital flight forecast of $9 billion
* The U.S. State Secretary said during her tour of the Central Asian countries that the United States did not plan to open a military base in Tajikistan
* Russia's Dmitry Tursunov advanced to the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup
