In Croatia, a migrant from Wales was hospitalized after his dog was helping on a neighboring fence, to which the current was brought to protection from the robbers. The 5-month-old dog is partially paralyzed, and the owner is hospitalized. Malcolm Jones, a sailor from Wales, moved to Croatia eight years ago after he married a local girl. On Wednesday, he walked his black mongrel of Medo. The dog stopped to pee on a neighboring fence, and he was shocked.

As a result of the GAZ-53 vehicles, six people and two children and two children were killed on the landmine of the GAZ-53 car near the village of ACHCHOKHOYA-MARTANOVSKY. According to updated data, eight people were injured, including 4 girls, AFP reports. The explosion occurred last Wednesday at about 16:30 on the road from the forest near the village.

A resident of the American city of Variite (Kansas) Peggy Law died at the premiere of Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of Christ." During the crucifix scene, she had a heart attack. Among the spectators of the movie in Warren Theatre East there were several doctors and nurses who tried to return it to life, but upon arrival at the hospital it turned out that she had no pulse. Gibson's film is criticized for the abundance of cruelty, blood and naturalism.

On Thursday, participants in the international super -marathon around the Earth crossed the Russian border. For seven months, the 32-year-old Dane Jesper Kenn Olsen and the 45-year-old Russian Alexander Korotkov will flee the Russian territory, bypassing St. Petersburg, Veliky Novgorod, Vyshny Volochok, Torzhok, Tver. The capital of Russia should be achieved on March 16 in order to go further to Vladivostok.

In 2003, the turnover of retail trade in Russia in Russia at least 45 billion rubles (about one and a half billion dollars) in Russia. According to the Ministry of Printing of the Russian Federation, last year 80,290 books and brochures were registered with a total circulation of 720 million copies and a total printed mass of about 10 billion printed sheets. Compared to 2002, the number of registered names of books and brochures increased by 15.1%, the circulation increased by 21.8%.

The Japanese authorities searched the central office of the American Corporation Microsoft in Tokyo. The reason was the suspicion that this company violated antitrust laws when concluding contracts with a number of Japanese companies manufacturing computers, Interfax reports. The search was held by a group of inspectors of the State Commission for Honest Trade, which monitors compliance with antimonopoly legislation in the country.

Israeli security services confiscated from 7 million to 9 million dollars in four Palestinian banks during a special operation in the city of Ramalllah on the west coast of Jordan. According to the official version of the Israeli side, this money that received, in particular, from Iran and Lebanon, was intended for "financing terrorist operations." The authorities of the Jewish state promised to use the seized funds for humanitarian purposes, Interfax reports.

In 2004, the military forces of the Russian Federation already recorded the appearance of more than 100 combat and reconnaissance aircraft of foreign states in Russian air borders. “Since the beginning of the year, the Air Force duty forces recorded over 100 combat and reconnaissance aircraft of foreign states near Russian borders,” said Colonel Alexander Drobyshevsky, head of the press service of the Russian Air Force.

Tatyana Trepashkina, the wife of the Russian lawyer Mikhail Trepashkin, who was accused of cooperation with the UK special services, turned to Prime Minister Tony Blair with a call to refute these accusations or take Trepashkin under the defense of the British government. This was announced by the radio stations "Echo of Moscow" public defender Trepashkin Nikolai Gorokhov. Trepashkina handed over her appeal to representatives of the British Embassy in Moscow.

The promoter Don King began negotiations with the ex-champions of the world in heavyweight in heavyweight Mike Tyson to conduct a battle with 55-year-old George Forman. The estimated battle budget will exceed $ 20 million. In addition, the famous actor and producer George Clooney offered Tyson a multimillion-dollar contract for shooting in the Rome of the film "A-Team", Lenta.ru reports.

Moscow "Spartak" today held its first match as part of the 1/16 finals of the UEFA Cup against the Spanish "Malorca". Today's game at the Lokomotiv stadium, in addition to tournament significance, was also of another, perhaps even more significant for fans of red and white subtext - this is the first official match of the Muscovites under the leadership of the Italian specialist Nevio Rock, which was adopted by the club last December.

In Los Angeles, the annual 24th American film market began work. This event is considered the world's largest among its analogues, and this year a record number of specialists participate in its work - 7 thousand people. According to the organizers, a total of 306 film and television companies are present on the market, which is 13% more than last year. Moreover, 101 the company first takes part in this event. The total number of customers is estimated at about 1450 people.

The Islamic community of Kenya rejected the financial assistance, which the US administration proposed to provide the country's Islamic education system. “We doubt the sincerity of America,” said the Secretary of the Council of Imamov and preachers of Kenya Sheikh Chalice in an interview with the newspaper East Africa. “Most likely, they want to achieve influence on the program of our schools,” Blagovet -Info reports.

US President George Bush accepted in the White House of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who arrived on a visit to the United States. Bush spoke highly about the political reforms conducted by his Georgian colleague. At the same time, the head of the White House promised the President of Georgia to help in improving relations with Russia, Interfax reports.

A senior representative of the Vatican said that the Roman Catholic Church does not plan to conduct any missionary work among Russians. “We are not going to conduct any missionary activity. We have no reason to engage in proselytism here,” said Cardinal Walter Kasper in an interview with NTV, chairman of the Papal Council for the assistance of Christian unity, Interfax reports.