In connection with the aggravation of the situation in Kosovo and increasing interethnic clashes , NATO requested additional units from the alliance member countries for transfer to Kosovo. Today, German military personnel from NATO forces fell into Kosovo under fire from automatic weapons by local Albanians. In response, tear gas and rubber bullets were used.

The cost of a water meter for a separate apartment ranges from 20 to 100 thousand rubles, the head of the city economy complex, Petr Aksenov, told reporters on Thursday. The installation of such a device is the personal file of each home owner, continued Aksenov. "If you do not want to pay according to a common meter, install it for yourself and pay for how much water you spent," he added. The decree of the Moscow Government on the installation of common house meters was signed last week.

On March 19, the Basmanny Court of Moscow will consider the petition of the General Prosecutor's Office to extend the term of detention of the former head of the Tax Code of Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky . This was announced on the air of the Echo of Moscow radio station Anton Drill. According to him, the beginning of the meeting is scheduled for 13 hours Moscow time.

Madrid “Real” lost in the final match of the Cup of the King of the Football “Saragos” with a score of 2: 3. According to Spanish experts, it was the worst match of the Royal Team this season while Saragos was in the blow and played brilliantly, deservedly having achieved victory and for the 6th time becoming the owner of the King Cup. Over the past 10 years, Saragos has won this trophy for the third time, while Real Madrid cannot win it over the past 11 years.

In Spain, the police stopped the activities of an international criminal organization, which imported more than 200 prostitutes from Russia in Spain. According to the National Radio of Spain, among the arrested - a citizen of Russia and a citizen of Iraq, whose surnames are not yet called in the interests of the investigation. They are considered the heads of the organization.

The Government of the Russian Federation has established new rates for export duties on oil and oil products. The rate of explicit fee for oil and petroleum products is set from April 1 in the amount of 35.2 dollars per ton. Since February 1, the rate of explosion for oil was $ 33.9 per ton and $ 30.5 per oil products. Duties grow along with the price of oil. The rate of duties on light and medium distillates, gasolis, liquid fuels are installed in the amount of $ 31.7 per ton.

Russian, Russian Kaleri and American NASA, Michael Foul, have been living in the conditions of a lack of oxygen. About a month ago, in the liquid unit of the Electron system producing oxygen at the station, air bubbles began to form. They interfered with producing oxygen necessary on board. The astronauts had to use oxygen brought on the progress cargo ship. But soon the oxygen reserves from the transport ship were over.

The authorities of the Estonian city of Narva are trying to interfere with the holding of the Festival of Documentary films "Chechnya". According to the newspaper North Coast, the leadership of the municipal house of culture Rugodiv, where it was planned to show films on March 20, refused the organizers to rent the hall, losing to persistent requests of representatives of the municipality of Narva.

A powerful explosion thundered at the Diyala Televison television building in the Iraqi city of Baacuba. According to preliminary data, as a result of the attack, 3 people died and another 10 were injured. This was reported by representatives of the local central hospital. Diyala Televison is an Iraqi television channel that is financed by the American occupation administration. Links on the topic

Three skinheads suspected of killing a Tajik girl were detained in St. Petersburg, a source in the St. Petersburg police department said. According to law enforcement agencies, on Wednesday, three young people were detained, who were exposed in the fact that on September 21, 2003, the “summer cottage” platform was on the motive of national hatred were beaten by beatings and knife wounds to two citizens of Tajikistan and their young daughters.

The jury found the co -chair of the liberal Russia party from among the supporters of businessman Boris Berezovsky Mikhail Kodanev in the murder of the State Duma deputy Sergei Yushenkov in order to eliminate the political competitor. According to the verdict, Kodanev was found guilty of organizing and ordering the murder of a politician, State Duma deputy Sergei Yushenkov. This conclusion was taken by 11 of the 12 jury.

The state-owned shares of the largest Russian oil company Lukoil can be sold in 2005, said the President of the company Vagit Alekperov at a press conference on Thursday in Syktyvkar. According to him, a draft resolution has already been prepared, which "in the near future, most likely, will be entered" to the government.

On Wednesday evening, a week of Russian cinema opened in Strasbourg. It passes under the motto: "Young Russian cinema is a continent that is worth opening." For the opening ceremony, the organizers of the event held in the capital of Alsas for the second time were chosen by Alexander Rogozhkin’s film “Cuckoo”.

The world famous artist Salvador Dali at the age of 20 spent 12 days in the prison of his hometown of Figuras. According to the National Radio of Spain, the document confirming this fact was discovered by the deputy director of the Penitentiary Center in Zhiron Zordi Sol in the archive. The document says that Dali, the external data of which are described in detail, was convicted of problems related to the draft in the army.

Forecasters predict a hot dry summer with fires this year. The head of Roshydromet, Alexander Bedritsky, at a press conference in RIA Novosti on Thursday, said that in many regions of the European part of Russia and Siberia in June-August, heated weather and the “precipitation deficit” will be observed. The average monthly temperature indicators will be higher than the norm. “Where the temperature is expected above the norm, there will be increased fire hazard and drought,” said Bedritsky.