In Manila, thousands of supporters of ex-president Joseph Estrada continue to demand his liberation. As a result of clashes with the police, four people have already died in the last hours. The most fierce skirmishes are in the area of the residence of the current president of the country of Gloria Arroo.

In Chechnya, military helicopters dealt today on the positions of Chechen fighters in hard -to -reach mountainous regions. According to the representative of the headquarters of the United Group, destroyed - a supporting point and a communications center. The victims are not reported. Aviation was not used last day. Helicopters are accompanied by military columns and railway compositions.

A few years ago, discussing the first Chechen conflict with the Moscow friend then, I tried to make a conversation about the so -called "rules of warfare." My well -educated interlocutor, generally configured anti -Venno, nevertheless not only did not hear about the existence of such rules, but also did not want to listen to my explanations, stating that war is a murder, and there can be no talk of any murder.

US President George Bush confirmed the intention of the United States to create a missile defense system to reflect a possible blow from unpredictable regimes. Speaking on Tuesday in Washington, the president called for leaving behind the restrictions imposed by the American-Russian OM Treaty, which is a document of the Cold War, when the atmosphere of distrust reigned. Bush emphasized that US plans are not directed against Russia and other nuclear powers.

In Transnistria, a minimum pension has been increased from today - from 32 to 50 Transnistrian rubles, which corresponds to ten dollars. The decree of the president of the self -proclaimed Republic Igor Smirnov states that the maximum pension will be determined taking into account the length of service and the real capabilities of the Pension Fund.

In the capital of Phillipin Manila, fierce police clashes with thousands of supporters of former President Joseph Estrada took place. As a result of the skirmishes, two policemen and one manifesto died. The new head of state, Gloria Arrayiro, said that the demonstrations were organized by political groups that achieve its overthrow. The stage is in custody waiting for the court on charges of corruption. In the event of a permissible guilty, he is facing the death penalty.

In Chechnya, over the past day, as a result of sabotage, one soldier died. Eight people were injured. 19 shelling of Russian positions, two undermining of automobile equipment and two clashes with small groups of Chechen fighters were registered, the headquarters of the united group of troops reported. The sappers neutralized 27 explosive devices, of which 18 were in Grozny. Fighting helicopters today struck the positions of Chechen fighters in hard -to -reach mountainous regions.

According to official figures, more than seven hundred thousand people took part in the May Day actions in Russia. About a thousand mass shares were held in various cities and settlements of the country. The manifestations in the Far East and Siberia were under the slogans in support of the requirements - to adopt the Labor Code that ensures the rights of workers, increase salaries and pensions to the level of living and cancel a single social tax.

US Secretary of State Colin Powell confirmed that the United States is jointly in solidarity with the Government of Macedonia in his struggle against Albanian separatists. After yesterday's meeting with the Macedonian President Boris Trike Powell, he expressed full support for the territorial integrity of Macedonia and emphasized that the rebels are trying to disrupt the process of democratization of the country.

US President George Bush today will make a plan for creating a new missile defense system. The representative of the White House Ari Fleisher said yesterday that the key allies of the US NATO - Germany, France, Canada, Great Britain, as well as the leadership of the North Atlantic Union - expressed an understanding of the American initiative.

A group of American experts arrived today at the Chinese island of Hainan to inspect the US Air Force aircraft, which has been held by the Chinese authorities for a month. The purpose of the inspection is to find out the technical possibility of returning the aircraft to their homeland. At the end of last month, Beijing agreed to allow American experts to Hainan. A month ago, the US patrol plane collided in the air with a Chinese fighter and made a forced landing on the territory of the PRC.

At the spring session of the American physical society, which was held in Washington, several reports were made about important discoveries in the field of astrophysics and cosmology. NASA employee TOD Stromayer for the first time directly measured the speed of rotation of the black hole, which in this case amounted to 27 thousand revolutions per minute.

Israel again accused the power of the Palestinian autonomy of unwillingness to put an end to the terror. This morning, a Jewish settler was killed on the western coast of Jordan - his car was fired from an ambush in the vicinity of the city of Ramalllah. The extremist group of Hamas took responsibility for the murder. Another Israeli was wounded near the city of Nablus.

President of Poland Alexander Kvasnevsky set a date of universal elections. At a press conference in Warsaw, Kovasnevsky said that elections to both chambers of the Polish parliament - Sejm and Senate - are planned for September 23, 2001. According to observers, the opposition Union of the Democratic Left Forces - the heir to the Communist Party, previously led by Kvasinevsky, can win the elections, as he enjoys the support of 45 percent of voters.

In the Ulyanovsk region, from May 1, electricity prices have been increased to a third. According to the representative of the Ulyanovskenergo, the increase in tariffs is caused by the increase in prices for products and services of suppliers of the regional energy system, primarily an increase in on January 20 of wholesale prices at the CHP by more than 18 percent.