At least two Russian troops were killed and more than 10 were injured on Saturday as a result of mines and shelling in Chechnya in the area of the settlements of Dzhani-Vedino and Bachi-Yurt. The Russian military reported the destruction of two small groups of Chechen fighters in Ingushetia, who tried to go through the Jayrakh gorge in Chechnya. In the center of Gudermes, a powerful landmine was neutralized near the residence of the head of the Promoskovsky administration of Chechnya.

Hundreds of Israeli soldiers cordoned off the village on the western bank of the Jordan, which is considered a stronghold of the Hamas Islamist group. Intensive shooting and persecution of Hamas activists. According to eyewitnesses, despite the introduced commandant hour, hundreds of inhabitants of the village of As-sir al-Shimaliya went out into the streets, where tires began to burn and chant anti-Israeli slogans. As-sira Sha-Shimaliya is under joint Israeli-Palestinian control.

The US Ambassador to China Joseph Pruer first visits Tibet. In the Tibetan capital of Lhas, the American ambassador met with the head of the regional government of Tibet. In recent days, human rights defenders have come about violations of the rights of Tibetan Buddhists. The Chinese authorities seize and destroy objects of the Buddhist cult in the houses of the inhabitants of Lhasa, expel monks from Budist monasteries and exclude children from schools for visiting temples.

At the UN headquarters in New York on Monday, a worldwide meeting of religious and spiritual leaders begins. About a thousand forum participants will discuss the role of religion in resolving international conflicts and preventing wars. China stated a protest against participating in the meeting of the spiritual leader of the Tibetan Buddhists of the Dalai Lama, whom Beijing accuses of separatism.

In Moscow, due to the fire on the Ostankino TV tower, the broadcasts of the programs of several television channels, including the NTV, TV-6, TVC, STS, Culture, were stopped, the broadcasting of the Echo of Moscow radio station ceased. According to the Moscow Central Internal Affairs Directorate, the fire arose at an altitude of 400 meters. Smoke comes from the tower, open fire is not visible.

A group of Norwegian rescuers, who took part in work at the bottom of the Barents Sea, is ready to return to extract the bodies of sailors from the sank of the Kursk submarine. According to the representative of the Norwegian rescue company "Stolta Offshore", the command of the Russian Northern Fleet has already addressed them with such a request. Divers believe that the upcoming search operation will be extremely complex.

Seven people were injured as a result of an explosion of a home -made bomb on Saturday in the Dagestan city of Huns. According to RIA Novosti, the explosion occurred with a large crowd of people during the concert. On suspicion of involvement in the crime, a local resident, a contracting military person, was detained.

Natalya Golitsyna, London: In Macedonia, a NATO peacekeeping forces were attacked on military personnel of the British contingent. The English sapper died, who became the first victim in the NATO peacekeeping building in Macedonia. The basis of NATO peacekeeping forces in Macedonia will be British troops. Of the three and a half thousand military personnel of NATO countries, sent to this region to disarm Albanian militants, 1900 people send the UK.

The United States has been announced on the disclosure of a large drug cartel, which used merchants to spread cocaine produced in Colombia in North America and Europe. American government departments reported yesterday that during the last 2 years of investigation, 43 people were arrested and 25 tons of cocaine were confiscated.

Nigeria President Obasanjo called on the United States to help his country free himself from a debt burden, which is over 30 billion dollars. Obanajo made this dinner statement in honor of US President Bill Clinton, who is in Nigeria on an official visit. Clinton spoke out for restructuring the debt, provided that the released money will go to development goals.

The situation on the burning Ostankino television tower in Moscow remains complicated. Firefighters and rescuers take all measures to stop the fire. According to NTV, the fire was first localized at the level of the Seventh Heaven restaurant. However, then the fire overcame the protective fence and went down to a height below three hundred meters. According to preliminary data from the Moscow authorities, 2 firefighters were injured during the extinguishing, there were no victims.

Foreign rescuers-crusors who took part in a rescue operation at the site of the death of the Russian submarine Kursk in the Barents Sea are ready to continue work and help raise the dead sailors to the surface of the body. The command of the Russian Northern Fleet addressed such a proposal.

In the south and southeast of Europe, thousands of hectares of forest continue to burn due to heat and strong winds. In Croatia, sections of the road are closed on the Adriatic coast, including the Dubrovnik resort area. Several houses burned, dozens of people were evacuated. Thousands of military personnel help firefighters and volunteers to fight fire. Hundreds of forest hectares are burning on the coast of the Yugoslav Republic of Montenegro.

Three Israeli soldiers died, one was injured during yesterday's clashes with militants of the Hamas Islamist group on the west coast of Jordan. This was reported today by representatives of the Israeli army. The incident occurred in the village of As-sir al-Shimalia, which is located under joint Israeli-Palestinian control. After the wounded wound, one of the Hamas leaders Mahmoud Abu Hanud fled to the Palestinian control. Another militant is captured by Israeli military.

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