A large number of weapons and military property burned out as a result of a fire that occurred in the field camp of the Part of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Shali district of Chechnya, Gazeta.Ru reports with reference to Interfax. According to the source at the headquarters of the group of the Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation in Chechnya, the fire began on Sunday at about 20:30.

The Islamic group “Group for the victory and the sacred war in Lebanon” took responsibility for the murder of former Prime Minister Lebanon Rafik Hariri, Gazeta.Ru reports with reference to Reuters . This is evidenced by a person on the film shown by the television company Al-Jazeera. “ For the sake of our Mojahideen brothers in Saudi Arabia ... We decided to execute those who support this regime,” says an action movie, a previously unknown group.

In the center of Tehran, the mosque burns, 35 people have already died, more than 100 were injured, RIA Novosti reports, referring to Sky News. According to Iranian television, 200 people were injured. The wounded were taken to the hospital. Nothing else is known yet.

The authorities of China detained 5 Tibetan monks on charges of publishing political appeals in the monastery publication. The monks were detained on January 16 S.G. For the fact that the poems published by them contained prohibited political calls, RBC reports with reference to the American radio station Radio Free Asia. At the same time, the radio station does not specify exactly what the calls of the monks caused such a decision of the authorities.

Former US President Bill Clinton received the Grammy Award in the category of the best conversational album for recording his memoirs My Life. Clinton himself was not present at the ceremony. This is the second Grammy award of the former American president. He received the first last year for the best conversational album for children. The 47th Grammy Music Award Ceremony continues.

The word "revolution" was suspiciously often to sound to describe the severity of the Russian political situation. The situation, there is no dispute, sharp, but, given the Russian-historical meaning of the word, it seems worthless to come to his senses and turn to the rational, rather than emotional spirit of time.

Exactly a year ago, on February 14, 2004, on “Day of all lovers”, the arches of one of the largest water parks in the capital-“Transvaal Park” in Yasenevo fell. As a result of the collapse of the roof, 28 people were killed in the Transval-Park, more than 100 were injured. Many have remained cripples for life. The investigation of the causes of the tragedy has been going on for a year.

The representative of the Indian Corporation ONGC today stated that in case of negotiations with Russia on Yuganskneftegaz, the Indian side will receive a share in the Vankorsky oil and gas deposits of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, which is developing Rosneft, Gazeta.ru reports with reference to the Taja News Indian edition.

The condition of the three victims of the accident at the Esaulskaya mine in the city of Novokuznetsk is still difficult, RIA Novosti reports. According to Yuri Fedorov, deputy director of the Leninsk-Kuznetsk Center for Rehabilitation, the doctors "causes the most serious fears the state of one of the hospitalized", which received the most serious injuries. According to doctors, the victims of the accident received various fractures, a concussion and carbon monoxide poisoning.

The economic prosperity of Russia, as we have repeatedly written , is largely, if not entirely, related to the dynamics of the world market, the tone of which is set by the largest consumer - the United States of America. The volume of output not only in the United States itself, but also in all other countries of the globe depends on how many goods American consumers buy - households, corporations or the state budget.

** Themes of the day ** The topic of monetization of benefits continues to be one of the most relevant on the pages of the central media. The press tells about the mass actions that have passed on Saturday in Russian cities, both in support of social reforms and against them; The total number of participants in these shares, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, amounted to more than 245 thousand people.

Due to the strong snowstorm, which rose on Monday morning, visibility worsened on the roads of Moscow, as a result of which the average speed of car traffic decreased. In some sections of the roadway, ice formed. Moscow traffic police warn that heavy snowfall can lead to the formation of traffic jams and congestion during peak hours, Gazeta.ru reports with reference to Interfax.

An agreement on facilitating the visa regime between Russia and the member countries of the Schengen Agreement may be signed at the May Summit in Moscow in Moscow, said the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation on relations with the European Union Sergey Yastrzhembsky. “If there is good will and positive motivation, negotiations on this agreement can be completed to the May summit in Moscow,” RIA Novosti quotes.

In Moscow, from February 14 to 24, the Rossiya Hotel will host the International Chess Tournament Aeroflot Open 2005. The organizers promise that the competition is a record for the number of participants. To date, 655 athletes from 54 countries have submitted applications to Aeroflot Open. However, registration has not yet ended and there may be more participants, RIA Novosti reports. "Aeroflot Open" will take place for the fourth time.

A powerful explosion thundered today in the center of the capital of Lebanon Beyut. According to the latest data, at least 9 people were killed, dozens of people were injured. According to Reuters, among the victims many are in a state of shock. Ambulance carriages are taken out to be wounded and burnt. Among the dead-former Prime Minister Livan Rafik Hariri, there are also victims among his guards.