We will open today's program with an outline of Alexander Kostinsky about the victorious procession of the Internet on the planet. Kostinsky If the twentieth century began as a century of electricity, then the 21st century starts under the sign of digital technologies and the Internet ... You will not surprise anyone with such a phrase, and yet, the most exciting reading is a column of news of the world of high technology.

The first public show of the second part of the documentary of Sergei Miroshnichenko "Unknown Putin" was held. The picture was ordered to the director of the RTR channel during the pre -election presidential campaign, then the first part was demonstrated on state television. The second part without any explanation fell on the shelf.

Thousands of people took part in the funeral of the former Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau, held on Tuesday in Montreal. Among the participants in the mourning ceremony were the Cuban leader Fidel Castro, former US President Jimmy Carter, the British Prince Andrew and the famous Canadian poet and singer Leonard Cohen. Trudeau died on September 28 at the age of 80.

The first stock exchange in Azerbaijan opened in Baku. For the auction, there will be mainly state short -term bonds. The first bidding will take place today. The founders of the exchange are 15 leading commercial banks in the country, two financial companies and Istanbul stock exchange.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a visit to India, said today that Moscow is interested in the development of economic, cultural and military relations with Delhi. According to Putin, one of the aspects of Russian-Indian cooperation may be a joint fight against international terrorism and extremism. Today, Putin's negotiations with the Prime Minister of India Atala Bikhari Vajpai will take place. The signing of a joint declaration of strategic partnership is expected.

Four athletes from the Georgian Olympic team refused to return to Georgia after the end of the Olympic Games in Sydney. The representative of the National Olympic Committee said that the barlists Valery Sarava and the Gogi Medille remained in Australia, as well as the fighters of Gura Matedlidze and Alexander Tserzvadze.

The senior representative of the UN Irji Dynstbir called on the current president of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milosevich to agree to recount the results of the presidential election on September 24. Speaking today at a press conference in Belgrade after meetings with representatives of the Yugoslav authorities and the opposition, Dynstbir expressed confidence that when calculating the ballots, a sub -sector was allowed, especially in Kosovo.

The fourth day continues the indefinite strike of employees of the Lipetsk Airport, requiring paying off wage arrears. According to Radio Liberty correspondent, the airport is closed, all flights are canceled. The transport prosecutor's office considers the strike illegal and requires to suspend the protest. The salary of the salary of the Lipetsk air traffic controllers for five months of this year is 230 thousand rubles.

Oleg Kusov, Makhachkala: The second day of the trial of the radio correspondent, Freedom, Andrei Babitsky, consisted mainly of interrogations in the court of witnesses. Employees of the Dagestan police answered questions of justice, prosecutor and defenders, who detained, as previously reported, Babitsky on February 25 in a cafe of one of the hotels of Makhachkala.

The head of the Palestinian autonomy Yasir Arafat refused to meet with Israel's Prime Minister Ehuda Barack, which was planned for tomorrow in Paris. According to a senior Palestinian representative Nabil Shaat, Arafat will meet with French President Jacques Shirak and US Secretary of State Madlin Albright.

With this statement, the sailors supported the protest of their comrades in misfortune, crews of six motor ships of the Vostok Transflot joint-stock company, arrested for debts in St. Petersburg. Those have already begun to flood their ships. For a year and a half, the crews have not been leaving their boat and demand the return of their payments on salaries, which are calculated hundreds of thousands of dollars.

US presidential candidate from the Democratic Party of Albert Gora - according to the latest survey conducted by the newspaper Vygton Post and the ABC television company, support 48 percent of voters, his main rival of Republican George Bush - 46 percent. The gap is the lowest over the last 5 presidential election campaigns. Today in Boston the mountains and Bush will take part in the first of the three planned television battles.

Throughout Serbia, the campaign of civil disobedience continues with the demand for the resignation of the President of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milosevich. The Serbian authorities threatened to take measures against participants in protest shares today. In Belgrade, several thousand students were stopped by the police near the Milosevich residence. Two activists of the youth opposition movement "rebuff" were detained.

The prosecutor's office of the Novosibirsk region today rejected the petition of the lawyers of the Olympic champion Alexander Tikhonov - Viktor - about the change in the preventive measure for the recognizance not to leave. The term of detention of Viktor Tikhonov is extended for another 2 months. The famous athlete and his brother Victor are accused of preparing an attempt on the Kemerovo governor Aman Tuleyev. Victor Tikhonov pleaded guilty.

Presenter Alexey Tsvetkov We will open today's program with an essay by Alexander Kostinsky about the victorious march of the Internet across the planet. Kostinsky If the 20th century began as the age of electricity, then the 21st century starts under the sign of digital technologies and the Internet... Such a phrase will not surprise anyone, and yet, the most exciting reading is the news columns of the world of high technology.