Sergey Danilochkin, Washington: At the end of the second week of power, US President George Bush committed an unprecedented act - he visited a meeting of the Senate from the Democratic Party. Thus, Bush is trying to maintain the spirit of inter -party cooperation - before the start of discussion promising tough disputes of tax reduction plans. 50 senators from the Democratic Party gathered on Friday in the library of the US Congress to discuss the strategic plans of the opposition.

Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Senator Hilary Clinton will pay 86 thousand dollars for those gifts that they received last year in the White House and decided to leave themselves. Yesterday, Clinton said that such a decision was made to exclude croaking and questions. Clinton’s spouses were heard many criticisms when they - before leaving the White House - announced that they received many gifts from famous people. Most of the gifts were transferred to the US National Archive.

Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Iran Mostafa Tajzade appeared in Tiegran on charges of subsidizing the results of the parliamentary elections last year. Tajzade is considered a supporter of President Iran Mohammad Hatam. The court was supposed to go behind closed doors, however, at the request of the huts, three journalists were made to meetings. Tajzade denies all charges against him.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Vartan Oscanyan arrived on a visit to Iran, where he will discuss with the Iranian leadership a wide range of international problems and issues of bilateral relations. Currently, two Armenian deputies of the Iranian parliament are preparing a bill on the recognition by the genocide of the destruction of the Ottoman Empire of one and a half million Armenians in 1915 and 1917. Last week, a similar law was adopted in France.

In Vienna on Saturday, more than 4 thousand people took part in a demonstration of protest against the activities of the Austrian government, which includes representatives of the ultra -right Party of Liberty. The demonstration was timed to the anniversary of the formation of the ruling coalition.

The leadership of the Afghan movement Taliban said that in the province of Herat in the west of the country, refugees die due to severe frosts. Only in yesterday 22 people died - mostly women and children. 320 refugees died in Herat for a week. They live in temporary open -air camps. According to the UN, now there are more than 80 thousand people there. The representative of the Taliban government called for sharply increasing the volume of international assistance to Afghan refugees.

Hundreds of thousands of people left without shelter as a result of an earthquake in the Indian state of Gujarat spent the eighth night in the open air, despite cold weather. They receive complaints that restoration work is carried out slowly, the supply of electricity is not restored and the threat of epidemics hung over the disaster area.

Andrey Plakhov, Rotterdam: The 30th International Film Festival ended in Rotterdam. The three main "tiger" prize are awarded to films from Japan: "Bad Campaign" - director Furmaya Tomayugi; From Uruguay: "25 Watt" - directors Juan Pablo Rebello and Pablo Sol, as well as from Germany - the painting "Planet Alex" director Schuppel. The prize of criticism of Fipression is awarded to the same Japanese picture.

In the Kremlin on Saturday, at a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the country's economic problems were discussed. On the initiative of Putin, the issue of the liberalization of currency legislation and the restriction of officials in the economy was introduced on the agenda of the meeting. Putin reminded of the need to adopt the relevant laws as soon as possible.

The new President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Joseph Kabala - turned to the international community calling for helping to establish peace in his country torn by the civil war. Joseph Cabila - the son of the recently murdered president of Congo Laurent Kabila - made this statement in New York during a meeting with the UN Secretary General Cofi Annan. On the sidelines of the UN, Joseph Kabala previously negotiated with President Rwanda Paul Kagama.

The program is conducted by Savik Schuster. He talks with the journalist of Novaya Gazeta Vyacheslav Izmailov. The report of General Manilov of Radio Liberty Oleg Kusov at the press conference is given at a press conference. Savik Shuster: On January 9, an employee of the international mission "Doctors without Borders" Kenneth Glack was stolen in the village of Old Atagi.

The Moscow authorities intend to transfer the famous bird market from the center of the capital. The decision on this was made yesterday at a meeting of the Town Planning Council at the Moscow City Hall. The cause of transfer, the capital's leadership calls the unsanitary conditions prevailing in the market. By decision of the Moscow City Hall, the bird market will be located at the Moscow Ring Road.

About four thousand people in the Yakut village of deputy were left today without heat due to an accident in the central boiler room. Patients of the local hospital are evacuated on helicopters. The accident occurred as a result of a fire during welding. Today, an explosion occurred at the CHP in the capital of Buryatia Ulan-Ude. There are no victims. The city authorities said they would not allow shutdown of heat in houses.

Lev Roitman: Recently I was in Kyiv. The historical appearance of the city is restored meticulously and tastefully. Civil buildings, churches, churches, synagogues. These works are financed by the state, the city, private donations, including foreign. This work pleases the eye and heart, as, indeed, in Moscow and in the Russian outback. But in Ukraine, it is not noticeable of the church’s claims to participate at least, to pull up to power structures. What is the case with this in Russia?

Leading final information hour Savik Shuster: On Monday January 29, President Vladimir Putin accepted a large group of NTV journalists, headed by CEO Yevgeny Kiselev. I will not list all my colleagues who have visited the Kremlin - their faces and voices are known to everyone.