The contradictions between Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko reached a critical point. The Prime Minister of Ukraine may resign in the next few days. This was said by the informed People’s Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada from the Tymoshenko faction, writes Independent Gazeta .

Two US Air Force military personnel are accused of smuggling a large batch of drugs. According to the American media, after the return of the American Air Force returned, which flew from New York to Germany and vice versa, 290 thousand ecstasy synthetic drug tablets were discovered from military personnel.

Russian Anastasia Myskina completed the struggle at the prestigious Family Circle Circ tennis tournament with a prize pool of $ 1.3 million, which these days are held in American Charleston. At the stage of the second circle, Anastasia, sown under the third number, could not cope with the young tennis player from the Czech Republic Nicole Vaidisova, who only after 10 days will turn 16 years old - 3: 6, 7: 5, 4: 6.

The government and the Central Bank intend to pay special attention to the work of the deposit insurance system and its stability, the final version of the development strategy of the banking sector says. According to Interfax, the central apparatus of the Central Bank has already sent a letter by its technical administrations with a request to strengthen control over banks offering too high rates for deposits of the population.

The Olympic champion of Athens Gymnast Paul Hamm was recognized as the best amateur athlete of the United States. He will receive a James Sullivan prize, which has been awarded to the best unprofessional US athlete since 1930, RIA Novosti reports. According to the results of the vote held among members of the US National Olympic Committee, representatives of the largest colleges and sports officials of the U.S.

The military prosecutor's office of the North Caucasus Regional Border Administration of the FSB of the Russian Federation (SKSU) opened a criminal case on the death of the 19-year-old ordinary border troops of Sergei Skopkarev. As the Deputy Military Prosecutor of the FSB of the Russian Federation, Leonid Nagirny, told Interfax on Thursday, the criminal case was instituted against the ordinary part of D. Radchenko under Art.

In order to avoid closing stadiums for fans after recent incidents, the Italian football federation, Federcalcio, resorted to no less strict degree: the referee will be obliged to stop the meeting at the moment when any pyrotechnic products or objects that may cause damage to the field. If this order is executed, the matches are unlikely to last 90 minutes, notes Corriere Della Sera (translation on the website inopressa.ru ).

Two emergency situations with aircraft of foreign airlines were awarded on Thursday in Asia. In Indonesia, when landing, the passenger aircraft broke down the chassis. According to RIA Novosti , 11 people received mild injuries. At the time of the accident, on board the plane flying to Jakarta, there were 55 passengers.

Russian Nikolai Davydenko failed to reach the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament in Monaco, whose prize fund is more than 2 million euros. On Thursday, Davydenko, sown under the 10th number, lost to the Frenchman Richarg Gasuke. Having won the first set, the Russian confidently wound the game in the second and, with a score of 5: 4, filed for the match. However, Gasuke found the strength not only to align the situation, but also to tear out the victory.

Residents of New York want to see the US President of the former mayor of the city of Rudolf Juliani, and not the wife of former President Bill Clinton Hillary. This is evidenced by the data of sociological studies. According to polls, today Rudolph Juliani is considered the most likely candidate from the Republican Party, and Hillary Clinton from the democratic, writes The New York Post . Meanwhile, even democrats support Juliani in New York Juliani.

Assigned by the official theologian of the Second Vatican Council by Pope John XXIII , 77-year-old Hans Kung spoke for a long time in defense of ecumenism, and subsequently criticized the dogmas of the infallibility of Pontiff. In 1979, under John Paul II , he was banned in the service, but continued to expose the conservatism of the pope and German cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the prefect of the congregation of the doctrine.

In Russia, a large transit channel of illegal transportation of citizens of Moldova, Ukraine, Transcaucasia and Southeast Asia to the United States, France and Spain was eliminated. This operation was carried out by the FSB of Russia together with the special services of these countries. About 1000 people managed to use this channel in four years, among whom were terrorists. Lists of people transported from Chechnya and Transcaucasian republics to Europe have already been discovered.

The Israeli special services conducted an operation in the camp of Palestinian refugees of Balata in the plug, during which the activist of the "Al -Aaksa Martyrs" - a militarized wing of the Fatch movement was killed, the Ynet Information Agency reports. According to Israeli military intelligence (Aman), the killed Ibrahim Hashash was “seconded” to the “martyrs' brigades” Hizballah's extremist organization.

US Secretary of Defense Donald Ramsfeld during negotiations with the Pakistani President Musharraf again confirmed the decision of Washington to increase assistance to Pakistan in the defense region and strengthen military cooperation. This was reported on Thursday by Pakistani news agencies with reference to official sources. Ramsfeld met with Musharraf late in the evening on Wednesday, flying to Pakistan from Afghanistan. The US Minister of Defense is performing the country's countries.

On Thursday, a meeting of the organizing committee was held at the Perm City Hall dedicated to the installation of the monument to Permyaku Salt Ears. According to Professor Perm State University, Doctor of Historical Sciences George Chagin, the stable historical and cultural expression "Permyak Solnya Ears" originates from the ancient fishing developed in the Prikamye - salvation. Salt has long been mined by placing it from underground salt brine.