Sergey Sleptsov, Rostov-on-Don: Today at the court hearing, perhaps the most important witnesses to the crime of which Russian Army Colonel Yuri Budanov is accused were questioned. Testimonies were given by the brothers of the abducted Elsa Kungaeva, Khavazhi and Khasi, and sister, Khava. The children's testimonies differ slightly from each other.

The previous leadership of the Muscovy channel has been restored in its rights, ”the Moscow Regional Arbitration Court made the decision today. Thus, the meeting of shareholders of the television company, at which the new general director - Vladimir Zhelonkin was elected - was recognized as unlawful. The meeting was held on the initiative of the television technical center, which owns 56 percent of the Muscovy shares.

In the city of Hollywood, Three people were killed and two, the unknown was seriously wounded on Friday as a result of a shootout, the unknown opened firing in the lobby of a residential building. During the police operation to seize the criminal, he was killed. Two wounded women are in critical condition. The reason for what happened is clear.

Today, the trial of Bulgarian doctors accused of vaccinating hundreds of Libyan children of HIV infection that causes AIDS should resume today. Five nurses and one doctor were arrested more than two years ago. The trial of them took place in February last year, but the hearings were postponed several times at the request of protection. If guilty, all six are facing the death penalty.

The first space tourist in history - American millionaire Denis Tito - goes into space today on the Russian Soyuz -TM ship, together with Russian cosmonauts Talgat Musabaev and Yuri Baturin. Tito, who was 61 years old, paid Russia for this flight $ 20 million. The United States objected to Tito’s flight, saying that at the International Space Station a tourist will be an obstacle to the work of astronauts.

President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma today accepted the resignation of the government of Viktor Yushchenko, but instructed him to fulfill the duties of the Prime Minister before the formation of a new office. On Thursday, the parliament of Ukraine, in which the Communists and their allies prevail, brought out a vote of no confidence in the government.

The negotiations of the Serbian authorities and representatives of the Albanian rebels from the Presevo Valley planned on Friday were postponed the next week. According to the NATO representative in the region, Peter Feit, negotiations are postponed so that the Albanian delegation has the opportunity to more carefully consider its position.

Hundreds of Austrians - the Stronnikov Environmental Protection - held a demonstration on the border with the Czech Republic yesterday, demanding the closure of the nuclear power plant in the Czech city of Temelin. The manifestants for a short time blocked the road leading to one of the border points. The nuclear power plants in Derelina were put into operation in October last year, but since then, due to technical problems, its reactors have been disconnected several times.

The court in Rostov -on Don sentenced two participants in the Chechen armed groups to 15 years in prison - for the murder of Russian prisoners of war. According to the investigation, the convicts - former military personnel Konstantin Limonov and Ruslan Klochkov - were captured in December 1995, and then began to fight on the Chechen side. During the preliminary investigation, they admitted that they participated in the executions of military personnel, but they abandoned their testimonies.

One of the leading political parties in Montenegro - a liberal alliance - considers it necessary to postpone a referendum on the independence of the republic in order to prevent a possible aggravation of the situation in Yugoslavia. The statement of the liberal alliance was made after a meeting of the party leadership with the US Ambassador to Belgrade.

On Saturday, Israeli troops again completely blocked the highways and roads between the northern and southern parts of the Gaza sector. These measures were taken after the Palestinians of the Jewish settlement of non-Khazani in the south of the Gaza sector, as a result of which at least 6 Israelis were wounded. The responsibility for the attack was taken by the Fath group, which is directly subordinate to the head of the Palestinian autonomy, Yasir Arafat.

In Rostov-on-Don in the process in the case of Colonel Yuri Budanov, the interrogation of the 16-year-old brother of the murdered Chechen girl Elsa Kungaeva-Khavazhi continues today. A teenager, his brother and two sisters were witnesses to the abduction of Elsa by Russian troops. According to Khavazhi, the soldiers who burst into their house acted by order of Budanov. Teachers believe that although the teenager has experienced a strong emotional stress, his testimony deserves trust.

A demonstration of supporters of the former president of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milosevich was held in the Serbian city of Kragaevski. About two and a half thousand people took part in the action, demanding the immediate liberation of Milosevich from prison. A small group of opponents of the ex-president gathered nearby. The police managed to keep the manifestos from clashes.

Presenter Evgeny Muslin The program is broadcast from New York by Evgeny Muslin. Topics of the program: the centenary of the National Institute of Standards, the role of dance in the cultural and economic development of mankind, as well as the latest scientific news. Liliya Shukaeva: March 2001 marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, located in Gaithersburg near Washington.

The Ministers of Finance and the Head of Central Banks are discussing measures in Washington today to prevent financial crises in the world. One of the main topics of the meeting is the reform of the International Monetary Fund. After the crisis in Asia in 1997, the IMF was sharply criticized - for insufficient activity. Horst Keler, who headed the fund last year, said the day before that the main task of the IMF is to prevent financial crises and the creation of economic stability in the world.