* The Ukrainian parliament will adopt a law establishing the jurisdiction of local governments, Ukraine's new prime minister said
* Russia will start making payments to clear its debt to the Paris Club of creditor nations next week, Russia's finance minister said
* President Putin has dismissed Deputy Justice Minister Vladimir Yalunin, the Kremlin press service said
* Russia expects all parties concerned to observe a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Lebanon, the Foreign Ministry said
* Russia has decided to endorse the UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon since it includes Moscow's key demand for an immediate ceasefire, Russia's ambassador to the UN said
* The Interior Ministry and the Federal Security Service Directorate for the southern republic of Kabardino-Balkaria have foiled a major terrorist attack, the ministry said
* A man claiming to be an accomplice to Chechen militants has surrendered to law enforcement agencies in southern Russia, a regional police official said
