At the World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, the Russian male team in the 3rd round lost to the Hungarian team 1.5: 2.5. The decisive defeat from Peter Leko was suffered by the world in the version of the International Chess Federation Alexander Khalifman. Collective Hungarians and Germany lead, gaining 10.5 points each. The chess players of Israel, Brazil, Cuba, Slovakia and France scored less. 9 points in the assets of the national teams of Russia, England, Holland and Poland.

At the World Chess Championship in London between Harry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik, the 14th party ended in a draw. The total score is 8-6 in favor of Kramnik. This means that it is enough for him to draw another party in a draw to win the title of world champion. Despite the whole complexity of the situation, Kasparov still has a theoretical opportunity to bring a common score to a draw - 8-8 in order to maintain his title.

The energy sections of the Primorsky Territory were disconnected today for debts of the radio -television transmitting center in Vladivostok. According to Radio Liberty correspondent, for three hours the inhabitants of the region were left without radio and television. Director General of Dalenergo, Yuri Likhoydo, said that if the center does not pay off the debt (more than 20 million rubles), the shutdown will continue.

The Prosecutor General of Iran intends to reconsider the sentences issued to 10 Iranian Jews who accused of espionage in favor of Israel. The court took place in July this year. The defendants were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment - from 4 to 13 years. The international community and human rights organizations question the justice of the court.

Victoria Munblit, Tel Aviv: “This is our reaction to the murder,” said the head of the General Staff of the Israeli Army, Shaul Mofaz, after Monday, the Helicopters of the Israeli army struck missile attacks on administrative buildings in the Palestinian cities of Ramall, Nalus and Khamunis.

The optimistic point of view of the French commentators - I will call as an example of the newspaper “Mond” and “Figaro” - is based on one phrase from the final communique of the European Union -Russia summit, which sounds like this: “The parties came to an agreement on the extract of a political resolution of the conflict subject to sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Russian Federation”.

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed today with prominent representatives of France's business circles the opportunity to attract foreign investment in the Russian economy. Putin assured the French businessmen in his intention to improve the conditions for foreign entrepreneurs in Russia and invited them to visit Moscow in order to personally assess the situation. Today it is planned to meet Putin with French Prime Minister Lionel Jospen.

Israeli military helicopters struck the Palestinian objects under the control of Yasir Arafat and his organizations last night. Blows are regarded as acts of retaliation in response to yesterday’s murder of two Israelis, including a soldier in Jerusalem. According to the Israeli army, the blows were inflicted on four bureaus and fortified points belonging to the Fath movement on the west coast of the Jordan and in the Gaza Strip. There is no data on losses yet.

The Indian authorities intend to allocate one billion dollars to train computer programmers. It is planned that in 2005, 300 thousand graduates will receive diplomas to program - three times more than this year. The United States and many European countries express interest in Indian specialists.

All work in the 8th and 9th compartments of the Kursk submarine was stopped so as not to endanger the life of divers. According to the Radio Liberty correspondent, now the work will be carried out on the third compartment of the submarine. According to the leaders of the operation, at the time of the accident, about 20 people could be in this compartment. So far, the bodies of 12 dead have been lifted to the surface.

In Ingushetia, in a tent camp for Chechen refugees, a “satellite” as a result of a fire, two people - the husband and wife of Vetaevs - received severe burns and sent to the hospital. According to the migration service of the republic, the tent and property of refugees burned down. The cause of the fire is a sharp increase in gas pressure in the cylinder. Yesterday, seven people were hospitalized in the same camp as a result of the fire. Three tents are completely destroyed by fire.

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrives today in Jerusalem for negotiations with Israel's Prime Minister Ehuda Barack. Then Schroeder will go to the Bethleh, where he will meet with the head of the Palestinian autonomy by Yasir Arafat. The German Chancellor is located in the Middle East with an intermediary mission in resolving the current conflict between the Palestinians and Israel. He has already visited Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.

Gazprom and Gas de France signed a deal in Paris, which is estimated from one to two billion dollars. This, without going into the details of the agreement, said Russian President Vladimir Putin tonight in Paris. Putin expressed the opinion that political consolidation in Russia is a good signal for foreign business and growth in investment.

According to the latest data, at least 47 people died in a plane crash that occurred tonight in Taiwan. On board the Singapore airliner Boeing-747, which broke up at Taibay Airport, were 179 people. 84 people are injured, 16 - not injured, 48 have not yet been found. Prime Minister Taiwan fears that more than a hundred people were killed in the disaster.

In the south of Kyrgyzstan, the second day, protests by supporters of the losing in the presidential election of the Vice-Spiker of the lower house of the parliament of Omurbek Teebaeva are held. According to the Radio Liberty correspondent, more than two thousand people blocked the Bishkek-Osh road in the Jalal-Abad region of the republic with a demand to cancel the election results. According to the Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan, the current head of state Askar Akayev won.