In Kuwait, one of the heads of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization, who was responsible for the military training of militants, is arrested, Penrand RIA Novosti . According to the Al-Kabas newspaper, a suspect, whose name and nationality are indicated, was detained 10 days ago while trying to enter the Emirate on a false Qatari passport. He arrived in Kuwait from Pakistan.

In the south of China , a goldfish the size of a cat lives. Its length is 40 cm, and it is listed in the Guinness Book of Records , ITAR-TASS reports. Its owners of the Chan's brothers called their pet Bruce. According to them, since the fish was listed in the Guinness Book of Records, it has grown significantly. The Chan brothers are trying to grow a goldfish equal to which has not been since 300. e. It is by this time that the first mention of goldfish in China dates back to this time.

Hot and mostly dry weather is expected in the capital next week, Interfax was told on Friday in the Hydrometeorological Bureau of Moscow and the Moscow Region. According to weather forecasts, in the next Saturday, Sunday and Monday, moderately warm weather will remain in the city when the temperature will fluctuate from 8 to 10 degrees of heat at night, and in the daytime the air will warm up to 20-22 degrees. At the same time, short -term rains are possible in places.

The agent of the US Federal Bureau of Investigations Colin Rowley began to testify to the senators about why she believes that the FBI could, but did not prevent terrorist attacks on September 11. In her first speech before the members of the Senate Legislative Committee, she stated that the FBI made mistakes, the Air Force reports.

President of the Kinotavr Group of Companies, film director Mark Rudinshtein intends to invite the Russian pop star Alla Pugachev to star in the film “Lips” based on Vladimir Nabokov’s novel “Obscura Camera”, Interfax reports. On Friday, the singer arrived in Sochi, where the 13th film festival "Kinotavr" takes place. The singer is located in the presidential apartments of the Pearl Hotel.

In the UK, a scandal is flared up around an intelligence project, in which the British queen invested money several years ago. The site Getmapping.com gives users to find photos of various areas made from the air, by postal index or coordinates. A special list on the site is highlighted "secret places", including objects where nuclear weapons are developed. High -quality pictures of these places can be purchased for 45 pounds ($ 67) plus VAT.

During the upcoming negotiations with US President George Bush, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon intends to offer the expulsion of the head of the Palestinian National Administration Yasir Arafat as a measure of retaliation in the case of new anti-Israeli terrorist attacks, Interfax reports with reference to Israeli military radio. Sharon plans to fly to the USA on Saturday. However, the United States is still expressing against such a measure.

NATO Secretary General George Robertson received a letter from Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma with a request to accept his country in the North Atlantic Alliance. This was announced on Friday by J. Robertson himself. According to him, he is "very pleased with the letter." It "expresses the desire that we welcome." The letter of the President of Ukraine does not name the terms of entry, the EPE agency reports with reference to sources.

The premiere of the new production of the Opera of the Mussorgsky Khovanshchina will be held on Friday at the Bolshoi Theater. According to ITAR-TASS, a distinctive feature of the play is that it will be performed for the first time in Gabta without bills. The stage fate of the most monumental Russian opera turned out to be complicated. Mussorgsky died, not having time to make the orchestration of his creation.

An earthquake by force of 5.4 points on the Richter scale occurred this morning in the southern part of the Greek island of Crete. It caused panic among the population, but there were no victims and destruction, ITAR-TASS reports. According to seismologists, the epicenter of the earthquake was at a considerable depth of the Mediterranean Sea north of the island. Especially strongly underground shocks were felt in the capital of Crete Iraklion.

In Simferopol, criminals opened shooting at the office of one of the companies, RIA Novosti reports. According to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the Crimea, four people died as a result of wounds. According to the investigation, two attackers, armed with pistols with silencers, broke on Thursday into the office of the Pierce construction company and opened fire on people who were there. From the scene of the crime, the killers managed to hide.

The football fever, reigning in the UK, began to apply tangible damage to the business in connection with the 2002 World Cup. Employees of private companies without much hesitation go into the days off on the days of the most interesting matches. Their employers, having recovered from the first shock, went on a counterattack, developing a sensational -effective way of combating absenteeism.

Over the past few months, seven teenagers hanged themselves in the district center of the Kargasko, Tomsk Region, Interfax reports. According to the head of the administration of the Kargasoko district on social issues, Yuri Mikitich, three teenagers committed suicide this year, four more in the past. The age of the children is from 10 to 16 years. According to Mikitich, the police conducted an audit for each fact of the suicide of adolescents, but there was no criminal case.

June 7. Sapporo. "Sapporo Umu." 42,000 spectators. Judges: P. Kollin (Italy), E. Vergar (Canada), M. Sad (Maldives). Argentina: Kavalro, Pochettino, Samuel, Sorin, Placenta, Sanetti, Ortega, Veron, Simeon, Kili Gonzalez, Batistut. England: Simen, Mills, Ferdinand, Campbell, Esh. Cole, Beckham, Hargries, Skowels, Batt, Owen, Heski. In Sapporo, the central match of today between the national teams of England and Argentina began.

At the Russian fencing championship on Rapier, Sable and Shpag in Rostov-on Don, the NTVRA star, an experienced programmer and brilliant saber-to-play Lyudmila Popova spoke perfectly. Together with the Moscow team, she interrupted many years of dominance in this type of competition of the St. Petersburg team, defeating the formidable rival in the final of the tournament with a score of 45:43, and winning the gold medals of the championship of Russia.