In Kosovo, an explosive device was found at the main building of the UN headquarters. According to the AR, citing data from local law enforcement agencies, a bomb with food elements and the timer was discovered after an anonymous call of the unknown. The explosive device was neutralized by NATO specialists two hours after the call. The type of device and the number of explosives is not reported. In the area of ​​the UN headquarters, a large-scale search operation is currently underway.

** March 8, Monday ** The main events: This day, in accordance with the calendar plan for the preparation and conduct of the presidential election, will be the last day when presidential candidates can withdraw their candidacy. Until the same day, inclusive, parties can also take advantage of their right to withdraw the candidacy they put forward. Memorial dates: - International Women's Day. - The Day of the Commonwealth.

The Supreme Court of Georgia on Saturday refused to satisfy the lawsuit of the Justice party on the assumption of the party leader, the former Minister of State Security of Igor Georgadze to the upcoming parliamentary elections. The motivation for the refusal was the provision of the “Electoral Code”, according to which the candidate for deputies of the parliament must live in Georgia over the past two years.

With the distress of the drifting station North Polyus-32, Russian polar explorers were evacuated. The Mi-26 helicopter with 12 polar explorers on board is sent to Spitsbergen, NTV reports. Some time ago, the second Mi-26 arrived in the Drafa area with rescuers on board. About an hour before, the first Mi-8 helicopter was located on the ice floe, where the North Polyus-32 is located, said Yuri Tsaturov, First Deputy Head of Roshydromet.

In Chechnya, at 17.00, early voting on the election of the President of Russia was completed, said Deputy Chairman of the Republican Environmental Committee Buvaisar Arsakhanov. According to him, early voting ended all 100% of the declared number of military personnel. According to Arsakhanov, no incidents were recorded during the elections, RIA Novosti reports. Early voting took place in Chechnya from March 4 to 6.

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Vitaly Leibin Dear friends and colleagues! We are sincerely glad to everyone who came to the holiday of early voting and the birthday of “Polit.ru”. We are 6 years old, the president is 4, a total of ten, which corresponds to ten commandments, the number of fingers on the legs and the number of years for which our GDP should double. Each holiday should have a ritual, and the ritual is meaning.

Three military personnel were injured in Ingushetia during the operation to liquidate the militants, the Republic of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said. According to the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, militants from automatic weapons blocked in one of the private houses fired at the UFSB employees. As a result, three military personnel were injured, RIA Novosti reports.

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili today came up with the initiative to create a single Caucasian market with the participation of Russia. According to Saakashvili, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia should include such a space in addition to Georgia. At a meeting with Georgian businessmen, Saakashvili noted that the first thing foreign investors are interested in, in what relations is Georgia with Russia.

At the border of the gas sector, three Palestinians died as a result of the explosion and another 15 were injured. According to Reuters, the incident occurred at a checkpoint in the north of the gas sector. Palestinian militants tried to undermine the car filled with explosives next to the Israeli checkpoint. However, the Israeli military, noticing a suspicious car, opened fire on it. As a result, the car exploded near the Palestinian police station.

According to operational information, members of illegal armed groups prepare a series of terrorist attacks in various regions of the country, including in the North Caucasus. This was reported on Saturday in the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of North Ossetia. In particular, according to the ministry, terrorists intend to use mined cars with blue police and black military license plates.

The Chinese People’s Republic will increase the costs of military needs by 11.6%. This was stated today by the Minister of Finance of the country Dzin Zhensin, presenting the draft budget for 2004. Before the All -China Assembly of People's Deputies. The head of the Ministry of Finance of the PRC explained the need to increase military allocations by the advisability of increasing the combat readiness of the armed forces in accordance with the development of high technologies, RBC reports.

The refusal to receive a Russian entry visa to Lord Jaddu, a former speaker in PACE on the problems of Chechnya, has no political grounds. This was stated on Saturday by the chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Konstantin Kosachev. He noted that the refusal to give Lord Jadda a visa occurred for technical reasons, since he indicated incorrect information about the inviting side in his documents.

The seven Russians, who participated in the hostilities in Afghanistan on the Taliban side, was an official charge, said Sergey Fridinsky, deputy prosecutor general in the Southern Federal District. Eight Russian citizens were captured by American troops in the fall of 2001 in Afghanistan and were held at the Military base of Guantanamo. On February 28, the United States transferred seven of them to Russian justice.

On the morning of Saturday morning, an emergency meeting of the commission, at which Ivan Rybkin, will be considered by Ivan Rybkin on lifting his candidacy from the presidential election. No matter how the members of the Central Election Commission would like to relax today, they are forced to rush - on March 8, the deadline during which presidential candidates can take self -confrontation.