In Krasnoyarsk, the investigation was completed regarding the criminal "authority" of Vladimir Tatarenkov, temporarily extradited from Greece to Russia for giving testimony in the case of ex-head of KrAZ Anatoly Bykov. It is reported by "Echo of Moscow" with reference to "Interfax". According to Tatarenkov’s lawyer Oleg Astashenkov, the result of the investigation was a 9-volume criminal case, at least a month will take to familiarize themselves with the familiarization of.

The US Senate decided to partially remove the sanctions from Cuba. Members of the upper house of the American parliament with the overwhelming majority of votes approved a bill, allowing to conduct food and medicine trade with Cuba. Earlier, the House of Representatives voted for this bill. Now the document will be aimed at signature by US President Bill Clinton. Observers believe that the head of state will not impose a veto on the law.

The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office charged a former local police officer at the Pyatigorsk railway station, NTV reports with reference to Interfax. The detainee almost “in hot pursuit” of the former district police officer is charged with the commission of a crime under Article 205, part 3 (a terrorist attack committed by an organized group and entailed grave consequences). The preventive measure against the accused is preserved the previous one √ detention.

Tonight, the militants attacked the federal forces of the federal forces, the Echo of Moscow radio station reports with reference to ITAR-TASS. The column of the military commandant’s office of the Nozha-Yurt district was heading to Khankala. Not reaching five kilometers to Gudermes, in the area of ​​the village of Julka, she was ambushed. The militants fired from the nearest forest. According to data received at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, two military personnel were injured.

17:00 Moscow time - this period, in accordance with the agreements reached in Egypt, was established by the Palestinians to stop violence in their territories. However, during the period of the Extraordinary Middle East Summit, and after reaching an agreement on a truce on the western bank of the Jordan River and the Palestinian-Israeli clashes continued in the gas sector. The day before, about 30 Palestinians were injured in skirmishes with Israeli soldiers.

The Dalai Lama's three-day visit to Northern Ireland has begun. The spiritual leader of Tibet has been invited to the international seminar "The Path to Peace", which is taking place in Belfast. The Dalai Lama will meet with politicians, religious leaders and those who have personally experienced all the troubles of the thirty-year conflict between Protestants and Catholics. These years were not cloudless for the Dalai Lama either.

A group of doctors from the United States visited the Republic of Tuva on a charitable mission at the invitation of Pastor Michael Chowning, who works there in the Christian missionary society. The group included a traumatologist, an orthopedist and a surgeon, reports the Blagovest-info agency. This is not the first visit of Christian doctors from the USA to Tuva; Such charity trips became regular.

In the match of the first round at the tournament in Linz with a prize fund of 535 thousand dollars, Russian Tatyana Panova met with Frenchwoman Amelie Mororemo. Having taken the first set - 7: 6 (8: 6), Tatyana lost the second - 5: 7, and in the third, having lost three games, she stopped the dispute due to an injury.

The organization on security and cooperation in Europe invited Yugoslavia again to become its full member, NTV reports with reference to Interfax. According to the OSCE report, who was widespread today in Vienna, the chairman of the organization, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria Benit Ferrero-Waldner passed this invitation in a letter to the President of Yugoslavia Voisislav Koshtunitsa.

Due to a strong storm, the Sakhalin Seiner "Typhun-1" sank 50-60 km from the shore of the Kuril Island of Urup. The ship's team landed on three inflatable rescue rafts. The ship "island of Sakhalin" entered the area of ​​the disaster. However, due to strong excitement in the Pacific Ocean, it is not yet possible to approach the rescue boats, on which there are about 20 people. NTV reports that now a strong storm is continuing in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk.

At the moment, 70 cases of hepatitis are recorded in Ingushetia camps in Ingushetia, NTV reports. Doctors fear epidemics. There are not enough specialists and medicines. Deputy Minister of Health Georgy Petrov, as he himself said, came to Ingushetia to study the situation on the spot and provide all the necessary medical care. One of his main promises is to open a field anti -TB hospital. This disease can also take mass in nature.

The American businessman Edmond Pope, accused of espionage in favor of the United States, intends to refuse to testify during the court hearings in his case. This was announced today by his lawyer Pavel Astakhov. According to Astakhov, the POP "was absolutely disappointed in Russian legal proceedings and does not believe in the justice of the Russian investigation and court.

The authorities of Israel and Palestine declare their intention to observe all the agreements achieved in negotiations in Egypt. However, they cannot stop the riots. Last night, in the gas sector on the road in the area of ​​the village of Kush-Kativ, unknown people tried to blow up a bus with Jewish settlers. No one was injured. Today, two days are ended with the Egyptian summit agreements to stabilize the situation in Palestine.

The general designer and head of the Central Design Bureau of marine equipment Rubin Igor Spassky today called the main version of the cause of the death of the Kursk nuclear power gunner.

Today, Russian Minister of Culture Mikhail Shvydkoy will present government awards to the filmmakers. Actress Rimma Markova ("Sweet Woman", "Pokrovsky Gates") was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.