The President of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus called the January people of the 1991 January, when Soviet troops tried to capture a number of strategically important objects in Vilnius. In Lithuania, there are solemn events on the occasion of the Day of Defenders of Freedom - the 10th anniversary of the Vilnius events. Then, during the assault on the television center, 14 people died.

The entry of George Bush Jr. may promise serious changes in the foreign and defense policy of the United States. In his first speech at Senate hearings, the future US Minister of Defense Donald Ramsfeld spoke about the new priorities of the Pentagon, which are largely diverging from the current military doctrine of the country.

The transfer is conducted from New York, Evgeny Muslin. New science - toxicogenom, Norwegian researcher Tour Heyerdal about the discoverers of the American continent, as well as the latest scientific news - these are the topics of our program today. Lilia Shukaeva: In products that industry produces for our daily everyday life, about 80 thousand different chemicals are used. And, oddly enough, the vast majority of them have never been completely checked for harmfulness.

In Lithuania today, there are 10 anniversary of the tragic events at the Vilnius television tower. On the night of January 12 to 13, 1991, in the midst of the campaign for Lithuania’s independence, Soviet troops, with the support of tanks, tried to storm the Vilnius television center, parliament and other strategic buildings of the city. Only the television center was taken - the troops were repulsed by the naked people who formed a "living chain" around the buildings.

The cessation of the work of humanitarian organizations in the territory of Chechnya will lead to an increase in the flow of refugees to Ingushetia, ”said the President of the Republic Ruslan Aushev. According to him, now in the territory of Ingushetia there are about 170 thousand refugees who survive mainly thanks to the help of international humanitarian organizations.

Bernard Kushner leaves the post of head of the UN administration in Kosovo. His place is occupied by Hans Heckerup - former Minister of Defense of Denmark. Yesterday, at a farewell rally in Protina, Kushner warned Kosovo Albanians that in the eyes of the international public they could turn from victims of aggression into oppressors. According to Kushner, the ongoing wave of violence in Kosovo can cost the inhabitants of this region expensive - both from the moral and material side.

Sergey Danilochkin, Washington: On Friday, US President Bill Clinton submitted to Congress another annual report on the state of the American economy. This is one of the last large steps of the outgoing government. For Bill Clinton, a farewell week comes as the leader of the country, and, therefore, he needs to summarize eight years in power, and, perhaps, outline some guidelines for the successor.

Presenter Evgeny Muslin The program is broadcast from New York by Evgeny Muslin. New science - toxicogenomics, Norwegian researcher Thor Heyerdahl about the discoverers of the American continent, as well as the latest scientific news - these are the topics of our today's program. Liliya Shukaeva: About 80 thousand different chemicals are used in the products that industry produces for our everyday use. And, oddly enough, the vast majority of them have never been fully tested for harmfulness.

Yuri Bagrov, North Caucasus: Ingush authorities announced this after the kidnapping of Doctors Without Borders employee Kenneth Gluck. The statement by UN representatives in the North Caucasus, as well as a number of international organizations, about the temporary cessation of the humanitarian mission in Chechnya further aggravated the already difficult situation of the residents of the republic.

The new executive director of the famous London Theater "Covent Garden" was the head of the news service Bibisi Tony Hall. Hall, who never managed theatrical groups, worked all his life as a journalist. However, the chairman of the Covent Garden Council, Sir Colin Soutegite, said that it was Tony Hall that is an ideal candidate for the post of executive director of the theater. Souteite noted the Hall of Hall in Management of High Budget Projects.

Vladimir Vedrashko, Prague: The most acute phase of the crisis around Czech television is completed. In the lower house of the parliament of the republic, prolonged debate took place, as a result of which amendments to the law on television were approved. Czech parliamentarians made extraordinary efforts on Saturday night to stop political intervention in state television.

In this issue: - the ordeal of the inhabitants of the Terrible - both living and the dead - continue; - Zhigulevsky schoolchildren are getting dark in the eyes of hunger; - Ivanovo librarians at the day and night guard their library - there is no one else; - In Krasnoyarsk there is no money for gasoline to export the deceased; - how many articles of the Constitution are violated during the construction of the Donguz water intake; - railway workers showed Cherepovets children what real frost is;

At the Tbilisi Airport, the former chairman of the Chechnya parliament Ahiad Yidigov was detained today. The border service of Georgia had data that Yidigov was wanted by Russian law enforcement agencies and Interpol. According to the Radio Liberty correspondent, the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, who had arrived at the airport, said that an error had occurred and ordered Yidigov to be released.

Representatives of Israel and Palestinian autonomy continue today negotiations, trying to reach a peace agreement until January 20, when the term of powers of US President Bill Clinton expires. The Palestinian representative of SEEB Erekat said that the disagreements between the parties are still great. Israeli officials do not exclude that it will have to be limited to the declaration of the principles of peaceful settlement, which Israel and Palestinians will be guided in the future.

George Kobaladze, Tbilisi: Georgian law enforcement agencies detained the former chairman of the Parliament of Chechnya Ahyad Yidigov today at Tbilisi Airport. The representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia confirmed in an interview with me that Yidigov was indeed detained at the airport during a landing on the aircraft. This happened as follows: Yidigov presented a Soviet passport, and after entering the data to the computer, it turned out that he was wanted by Interpol.