According to terrorists, not one, but 10 bombs are placed on the railways of France. This was reported on Wednesday by BBC. Earlier, a letter came to the office of the French Railways company in which a group of terrorists, who called Azf, demanded $ 5 million from the authorities, threatening to blow up the train.

Exactly one year ago, there was a passionate debate at the UN on the Iraq issue. Then it seemed that a major split was brewing between America and Europe, which could seriously and permanently change the entire geopolitical picture of the world. Echoes of the debate that unfolded in the West on the topic of European-American confrontation were also heard in Russia - and, for example, the magazine Otechestvennye Zapiski devoted a significant part of its last issue to them over the past year.

** President of the Russian Federation and his administration ** President V. Putin instructed the acting The Minister of Internal Affairs R. Nurgaliev is to report "with the exact figures, how many additional resources are needed to solve the acute problems that employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other law enforcement agencies are faced." ** Federal Assembly ** The State Duma refused to extend a single tax on imputed income to the sphere of housing and communal services.

The Prime Minister of Japan Juniitiro Koizumi surprised the members of the budgetary commission of the Japanese parliament, unexpectedly calling the head of the DPRK Kim Jong Ira "the great commander." Speaking at the parliamentary commission, Koizumi said that "recognition by the great commander of the fact of abduction of the Japanese North Korea contributed to progress in negotiations," RIA Novosti reports.

On Monday, the Bangladesh police raided the headquarters of the main opposition country of the League of Avami and detained dozens of people: the government and the opposition accuse each other in an attempt to kill one of the main political leaders in the country. The police searched and arrested more than 100 members of the league. The party is accused of underground terrorist activities.

The human rights organization "Civil assistance" intends to apply to the court regarding the inspections of documents from the Moscow mosques, the Echo of Moscow reports. Last Friday, the police set posts at the door of the historical and memorial mosque. After checking the documents, about 80 people were sent to the department. Such police shares can be considered as directed against Muslims.

Today in the Basmanny court, consideration on the merits of the case by Bayan Shiryanov began. Bayan Shiryanov (real name - Kirill Vorobyov) is accused under Art. 242 of the Criminal Code (distribution of pornography), which, according to the prosecution, is contained in his novel “Middle Aviation”. At today's meeting, the witness was interrogated from the prosecution Artem Smunyan, the head of the legal department of “going together”, who once initiated the case against Shiryanov.

** What to expect in the coming hours. Announcement of events ** In Moscow: The plenary meeting of the State Duma will be held. (10:00) The plenary meeting of the three -day second All -Russian Energy Forum "TEK of Russia in the 21st century" opens. The opening ceremony is expected to participate in the acting Prime Minister of the Russian Federation V. Khristenko, Chairman of the Council of the Federation S.

The Supreme Court refused to satisfy the complaint of Vladimir Zhirinovsky about the CEC refusal to register him as an authorized person Oleg Malyshkin, presidential candidate from the Liberal Democratic Party. Zhirinovsky said that he would dispute this decision in the cassation board of the Supreme Court, reports Echo of Moscow.

The Qatari News Agency KNA distributed a message on Wednesday with reference to a conversation with an unnamed representative of the Catar Foreign Ministry. RIA Novosti quotes this message: “Two Citizens of Katara - Nasser Ibrahim Saad and Ibrahim Ahmed Nasser Ahmed, who represent the Catari’s struggle.

The Government of Ukraine approved the draft agreement on the creation of a single economic space of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine. This was announced on Wednesday by the First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Nikolai Azarov. The government decided to send a draft contract for ratification to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Azarov said.

** Themes of the day ** The main newcomer for today's release of the central media was the future Prime Minister of Russia M. Fradkov, in the approval of whose candidacy, no one doubts the State Duma at the Friday plenary meeting of the State Duma. Firstly, according to the adopted ritual, M. Fradkov talked with the Duma fractions .

Members of the National Bolshevik Party, who tried to seize the office of the United Russia youth organization, were released from the police department. “However, tomorrow they will be called to the Meshchansky inter -municipal court, where they will have to give explanations about this incident,” said the representative of the Main Directorate of the RIA Novosti.

Yaroslav Shimov Exactly a year ago, passionate debates on the Iraqi issue went to the UN. Then it seemed that a large split was brewing between America and Europe, which is capable of seriously and for a long time to change the entire geopolitical picture of the world.

Detained in Qatar on suspicion of killing the Chechen leader Zelimkhan Yandarbiev, Russian will soon appear in court. This was written by the Katar newspaper "Ash Shark", the editor-in-chief of which is the brother of the Foreign Minister of Qatar, reports ITAR-TASS. Today, the Russian consul was allowed to visit the detainees. Detained Russians are special services. This was recognized in the Russian Foreign Ministry, reports Echo of Moscow.