Residents of a number of districts of the Saratov region began protests against the resumption of the construction of the Balakovo nuclear power plant, suspended in the 93rd year. According to the Radio Liberty correspondent, activists began collecting signatures under the appeal to the State Duma of Russia and will transfer it to the deputies on April 26 - on the day of the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

Hasin Raduev , North Caucasus: The head of the Chechen administration Akhmad Kadyrov signed today a decree on the first appointments in the government of the republic. The posts of deputy chairmen of the government were taken by Viktor Aleksentsev and Colonel Yuri EM, who was instructed to oversee the power block. Vasily Vasilenko, an official from Moscow, became the Minister of Press.

Victoria Munblit, Tel Aviv: This is not fun, although natural. Or, if you like, so: it is natural, although it’s sad. But what is happening in Israel in recent months - all major events and small strokes - are formed in a single picture, the essence of which is the crisis of power. The devaluation of public administration, evidence of suddenly breaking through public fatigue: a crisis of power - everything is talking about this.

In the second half of this year, Russia will begin the destruction of chemical weapons reserves, but for its complete liquidation it will need the financial assistance of the West. This was announced on Friday by the Associated Agency Assistance Press Representative of the Russian Agency for Militaries. Russian chemical weapons reserves are the largest in the world. Russia - in accordance with its international obligations - was supposed to begin their destruction last year.

The European Parliament called on the authorities of Yugoslavia to arrest three retired officers of the Yugoslav army accused of war crimes. According to the Hague International Tribunal for Military Crimes, Mila MKRSHICH, Miroslav Radich and Veselin Slovanchanin committed many acts of violence in the Croatian city of Vukovar - after he was taken by Serbian troops in November 1991.

In Moscow last night, a fire occurred in the office of the Russian organization for assistance to refugees - “Civil assistance”. As the chairman of Civil Assistance, Svetlana Gannushkin, told Radio Liberty correspondent, documentation was injured, a computer base, a safe with money was stolen. Refugees are stopped. The cause of the incident has not yet been established.

This week in Moscow, the Contemporary Theater showed the Prime Minister of the Chekhovsky "Three Sisters" in the production of Galina Volchek. Galina Volchek is a man of the week Radio Liberty. Marina Timasheva represents a person of the week: Volchek Galina Borisovna was born in Moscow on December 19, 1933. In 1955, she graduated from the acting faculty of the Moscow Art Theater School-Studio. In 1956, it became one of the founders of the contemporary theater. Leading theater actress.

In Columbia, the government and left rebels agreed to resume peace negotiations interrupted in November. This was announced on Friday after the meeting of the President of the country Andres Pasrna with the leader of the production group, the revolutionary armed forces of Colombia Manuel Maruland. The Civil War in Columbia has been going on for 37 years.

Veronica Bode, Moscow: On Saturday in Moscow, a poetic evening in the House of Culture "Architects" opens the festival of poetic creativity "so they begin to live in verse." The organizer of the festival is the Fund of Creative Projects of Yevgeny Bunimovich. One of the programs of the festival began in the fall, when the Fund of Creative Projects began to collect poetry of young authors in schools, lyceums and literary studios.

Foreign Ministers of the Arab states discussed on Saturday in the capital of Jordan - Amman - the prospects of Middle Eastern peaceful settlement. The head of the Syrian Foreign Ministry Faru Ash Sharaa called on the Arab countries to interrupt any contacts with Israel-in protest against the election of Ariel Sharon Prime Minister of Israel.

- Murmansk debtors are relocated to the huts; - How to escape from the Cherepovets drug addicts; - Kostromas go against drug dealers with pitchfork at the ready; -HIV infection reached the capital of the Baikal-Amur highway; - there is no money for the treatment of AIDS patients in Samara; - In Chuvashia, all non -ferrous metal will soon be stolen; - Nizhny Novgorod: where to go military pilots; - Pskov: Thousands of people are in line for gas; - suburbs: tax from the ceiling; - Syktyvkar: who

Elena Kolomiychenko: We recorded this program in Kyiv, in the office of the President of Ukraine, on Saturday - February 10 - in the afternoon, immediately after the meeting of the country's security council. The leader, President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma, answers the questions of journalists: the editor -in -chief of the popular newspaper "Day" Larisa Ishinina and German journalist Ulrich Hayden, who represents the newspaper Tagesshpiel and De justfun, the German radio. Mr.

The US authorities ordered to close the representative office of Afghan Taliban in New York. According to the representative of the US State Department, Richard Bucher, such a decision was made in accordance with the UN Security Council resolution, which provides for the closure of all representative offices of the Taliban movement that does not have diplomatic status.

The Constitutional Court of Bulgaria did not allow the former king Simeon the second to participate in the upcoming elections of the president of the country. The judges motivated their decision by the fact that the presidential candidate should constantly live in Bulgaria for at least 5 years before the elections. The Simon’s statement published on Saturday says that he is extremely upset by court decision, but does not intend to dispute it.

Three officers of the military commandant’s office of the Oktyabrsky district died on Saturday on Saturday. According to the headquarters of the united group, the military went on an armored vehicle for groceries on the market. In the center of the city, the car was blown up on a landmine. In Argun, a Russian officer died on Saturday night - after a group of scouts passing through the city was shelling.