Moscow, March 4, SPA -- Three Russian servicemen died in a clash with Chechen separatists when they stumbled upon the rebels' forest camp, local media reported on Saturday. The group of around 20 rebels retreated after the clash on Friday in the Kurchaloi, east of the capital Grozny, apparently without loss, RIA Novosti and Interfax news agencies reported. Later on Saturday, Chechnya's pro-Moscow parliament is due to approve the candidacy of strongman Ramzan Kadyrov as prime minister of the local government, Reuters reported. --SPA 13 44 Local Time 10 44 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/336506