Issues related to the functioning of the military-industrial complex and the technical re-equipment of enterprises included in this sphere were discussed on Tuesday at a meeting of the Russian government commission on military-industrial issues, which was chaired by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov. This was reported to RIA Novosti by the press secretary of the Prime Minister Tatyana Razbash.

Employees of the Central District Department of Internal Affairs of Novosibirsk have completed the investigation of a series of crimes involving clonidine. At the end of last year, within a month, the police registered about a dozen similar cases, NTV reports. The scenario of the crimes was simple to the point of banality. A man calls a prostitute, drinks a glass of wine and wakes up the next morning with a wild headache. The apartment and pockets are naturally empty.

The Estonian government decided on Tuesday to create a unit to carry out the peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan. The unit will consist of 12 people and will be part of the German peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan, Interfax was told in the government press service. The commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, Vice Admiral Tarmo Kõuts, was instructed to form and prepare the unit.

In the first days of March, Pacific border guards detained three Russian fishing vessels, RIA Novosti reports. All the detained vessels were engaged in poaching. Under the escort of border guards, the fishing seiner "Alga" arrived in Nakhodka. He was detained by the patrol border ship "Primorye". The captain of the seiner belonging to a private seaside fishing company, trying to get away from the chase, did not comply with the requirements of the border guards for more than 40 minutes.

Grani.ru collage The Ministry of Antimonopoly Policy of Russia opened a case against television companies ORT and NTV. The head of the antimonopoly department Ilya Yuzhanov, the head of the antitrust department reported this, said on Tuesday at a meeting of the expanded collegium of the Ministry. The corresponding order was signed by the Minister on March 3.

Yasir Arafat. Photo by ar In France, 7 claims from citizens of this country, now living in Israel, were filed against the Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat. According to the Air Force, the plaintiffs - relatives of the victims of terrorist attacks committed by Palestinian extremists - accuse Arafat of crimes against humanity and genocide. They believe that Arafat should be responsible for the death of their loved ones.

The US military has moved 20 suspected terrorists, who are being held in a Taliban prison camp at a US base in Cuba, to a prison with less harsh conditions. According to AP, with reference to the words of the press secretary of the Guantanamo Bay base, Barry Johnson, the new prison, which has not yet been fully completed, is intended for prisoners who have agreed to cooperate with the investigation.

The third volume of declassified documents of special services "Russian military emigration" has been released. According to RIA "Novosti", on Tuesday in the building of the press bureau of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation will be his presentation. This volume tells about the problems of the repatriation of white emigrants to Soviet Russia in 1921-24 and the process of political demarcation of the Russian military emigration.

An explosion occurred at the airport in the city of Davao (Philippine island of Mindanao), according to the Manila Times. According to updated data, at least 26 people died, about 100 were injured. The exact number of victims is being clarified. Local radio stations claimed that 30 people were killed. About 50 people died, according to the Kyodo news agency. A bomb hidden in a tool box exploded in the arrivals hall at 17:20 local time. Experts establish the type of explosive device.

There will be no shutdown of the plant for the destruction of chemical weapons in the village of Gorny, Saratov Region, "since its activities do not pose any environmental threat." Alexander Kharichev, secretary of the State Commission for Chemical Disarmament, stated this to RIA Novosti. On the eve of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia ordered to suspend the destruction of chemical weapons at the test site in the village of Gorny, Saratov Region.

In Ukraine, near the village of Horosno, Peremyshliansky district, Lviv region, a Mi-2 helicopter crashed. According to preliminary information, there were three people in it. According to preliminary data, the pilot died. As Interfax was informed by the emergency management of the Lviv region, the helicopter took off from the city of Brody at 9.45 local time and contacted at 10.30. At 11.35 the helicopter no longer made contact. Around noon, the search began.

68 people have been arrested in Tehran for "illegal acts" of visiting a website to find couples. Among others, the owners of the site were also detained. On the site, visitors were given the opportunity to find a person of the opposite sex who wanted to communicate, and then meet her at a specific place in Tehran. Computers, satellite antennas and CDs were also seized during the raid.

In Estonia, on suspicion of bribery on Tuesday, the vice-mayor of Tallinn, Vladimir Panov, was detained. As Interfax was informed in the press service of the police, Panov was detained for 48 hours. It happened on Tuesday afternoon, when the vice-mayor was leaving the notary's office. The police suspect him of involvement in taking a bribe from a private individual. The Vice Mayor is a prominent figure in the Center Party, which won Sunday's parliamentary elections.

Inspired by the success of the Taiwan Trade Commission, which achieved an average reduction in prices for Microsoft products by an average of a third (products for scientific institutions - by 54.5%), experts note that a similar precedent may contribute to the introduction of similar practices in other countries.

An attempt was made on a businessman in the north of the capital. This was reported to RIA Novosti on Tuesday at the Begovoye Department of Internal Affairs. According to law enforcement agencies, the incident occurred around 10.20 on Tuesday. An unknown criminal shot a 51-year-old businessman at the entrance of the house 7/9 along Pravdy Street and disappeared. The businessman was hospitalized in serious condition with three bullet wounds.