Four Palestinians were killed, 16 were arrested during an operation conducted last night by the Israeli army units on the western bank of the Jordan River in the area of ​​Nabluz, Jennin and Hebron, as well as in the gas sector. In the central part of the gas sector, the Palestinians opened the firing of grenade launchers at Israeli armored vehicles. The four attackers were killed with return fire, several were injured. The losses from the Israeli side are not reported.

The Minister of Defense of Great Britain gave on Tuesday an order to call reservists and the sending of an aircraft carrier group from 17 ships towards the Persian Gulf. This was the head of the British military department, Jeffrey Hong said in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the country, RIA Novosti reports.

The prosecutor's office of the Novosibirsk rural region completed the investigation on one of the most sensational affairs of the last year. The materials of the investigation were transferred to the district court. The tragedy occurred in the summer of 2002 in the horticultural society "Cytologist". On July 29, two women were taken to the hospital SB RAS, who were attacked by two pit -bombers guarding one of the cottages. The 67-year-old resident of the Sovetsky district was unconscious.

The spiritual leader of the Muslim community of Australia, numbering about 300 thousand people, was arrested by the police on the eve due to an incident related to violation of the rules of the road. According to RIA Novosti , the Australian media reported that the 62-year-old Sheikh Taj Aldin Alkhilali was stopped by the Sydney Road police for the fact that a metal pipe was sticking out of the window of his car, which exceeded the dimensions that were permissible.

Representatives of the victim in the case of Colonel Budanov plan to send a complaint to the court of the North Caucasus Military District until January 10, according to which the defendant was declared insane and exempted from criminal liability. This was announced on Saturday by RIA "Novosti" lawyer of the victims Abdullah Khamzaev.

The Orthodox of the whole world today meet the bright holiday of the Nativity of Christ . Festive services were committed in many countries. The parishioners of the East prayed for the world and the cessation of violence last night. In Bethlehem, in the Church of the Nativity of Christ, where the procession came from Jerusalem on the eve, several thousand Arabs-Christians were present at the worship.

Representatives of the Royal Prosecutorial Service of Great Britain "have all the necessary documents for the court hearings on the extradition of Ahmed Zakayev." This was announced on Tuesday by ITAR-TASS as Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Sergey Friedinsky.

The attempt to hijack the Afghan Aurian Arians aircraft was prevented by the Boeing 727 with pilgrims, which followed the Herat to Saudi Arabia from the city of Herat. The Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism of Afghanistan Mirveyis Sadik said in an interview with Reuters that the aircraft transported pilgrims from Herat to Saudi Arabia to perform annual Haja.

On Tuesday, diplomatic sources reported that Israel’s decision not to let Palestinian representatives into London threatens to disrupt the International Conference on the Middle East planned in the British capital on January 14-15. This decision was made by the so-called Israeli "narrow" cabinet on politics and security issues immediately after the next bloody terrorist attack in Tel Aviv.

Russian Marat Safin at the upcoming open championship of Australia decided to abandon the support group, which consisted of three blondes. At a press conference before the Big Slam tournament, Marat disappointed journalists who were waiting for the continuation of the story with the support group, which consisted of three pretty blondes, nicknamed the 'Safinettes'. Safin told representatives of the press that these ladies were not at all part of his environment. 'I have nothing to do with them.

In Mexico, a passenger bus fell into a 250-meter abyss. 18 people were killed, 22 were delivered to hospitals with wounds of various severity, 12 of them are in critical condition, RIA Novosti reports. The tragedy occurred on the mountain highway in the state of Sakatksas, located in the center of the country.

Three people were killed and eaten by lions in Malawi (state in East Africa). Two more potential victims managed to escape, RIA Novosti reports. The attacks were carried out by the same flock of these predators from 6 animals that fled from the Kasung Neshn Park reserve. The police and huntsmen have begun the search for lions-people, but so far they were unsuccessful. Over the past two days, the frequent attacks of Lviv on herds of pets have also been marked.

The UN inspectors will interrogate the deputies of the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Az-Zaman Arab newspaper in London. According to the newspaper, the list of persons that Yunmovik intend to interrogate are included by the Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Revolutionary Command Ezzat Ibrahim Ad-Duri and Vice President of Tahu Yasin Ramadan.

The spiritual music of Russia, starting with the XVI and ending with the twentieth century, will sound on Tuesday in Moscow performed by the Madrigal soloist ensemble. The famous team under the leadership of the People's Artist of the Russian Federation Lydia Davydova will present the Russian Christmas program named after Tchaikovsky, ITAR-TASS reports. In the concert poster of the evening - the spiritual works of Maxim Berezovsky, Sergey Taneyev, as well as unknown authors.

Russian Marat Safin won his starting match this year. With a score of 6: 1, 6: 4, the Russian defeated the Belgian Olivier Rochus, taking revenge on him for his defeat in the last personal meeting. However, after the match, Safin, who, incidentally, was “sow” first told reporters that he was not pleased with the Asia -Pacific Cleem. According to Safin, there should be more breaks between the beginning and the end of the season, otherwise it may affect the physical condition of tennis players.