A group of representatives of the intelligentsia from all the republics of the former Yugoslavia - except Slovenia - announced its intention to conduct their own investigation of war crimes committed in the region over the past decade. To this end, they formed an independent committee of 25 people representing Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Macedonia, as well as Kosovo.

No explosive devices in the building of the Russian State Duma in Moscow were found. All operational services have been announced to the selection. As Russian agencies previously reported with reference to the Moscow Internal Affairs Directorate, on Sunday evening, an anonymous call was received about a powerful explosive device laid down in the State Duma building. A visual inspection of the building and the search for explosives with the help of a specially trained dog were carried out.

The ruling coalition, led by Prime Minister Dzyuniitiro Koizumi, won the election to the upper house of the Japanese parliament. According to preliminary data, the block, headed by the liberal-democratic party, received over 63 deputy places necessary for the formation of the Cabinet of Ministers. The voting results confirmed the high personal popularity of the current prime minister.

Another 9 people drowned on Saturday in the reservoirs of Moscow. According to the Interfax agency in the Moscow ambulance service, 270 people drowned in the Russian capital from the beginning of summer in the Russian capital. Doctors do not exclude that by the end of summer the number of those killed during bathing may exceed 300. A record number of drowned is associated with very hot weather, which has been in Moscow for several weeks now.

Andrey Sharry: Guest of the program Alexander Yakovlev, Patriarch of Soviet and Russian politics. He, a simple village guy, made a brilliant scientific, diplomatic, party career and rose to the very top of power in order to crush Soviet totalitarianism with Mikhail Gorbachev. Hello, Alexander Nikolaevich. Journalists often call you an architect of perestroika. What do you feel when you hear such a definition?

The Iranian leadership intends to further exert political and military pressure on Azerbaijan in connection with an ongoing dispute around oil fields in the Caspian. The secretary of the influential advisory council Mokhsen Rezai said on the pages of the Iranian press that, if the situation is aggravated, Iran may demand the return of Azerbaijan as his province. According to Rezai, Azerbaijan belonged to Iran 150 years ago.

In the Barents Sea today, work continues to prepare for the operation of the Kursk nuclear submarine. Divers made another technological hole in the boat case, and then began clearance of the inter -corps space in the fifth compartment of the submarine. It is planned to carry out similar work in the seventh and eighth compartments. In the area of the death of Kursk, constant monitoring of the radiation situation is carried out.

In Peru, the new president Alejandro Toledo is oath. He became the first Indian in Peruvian history elected to the post of head of state. Toledo promises to increase employment, raise salaries and reduce taxes. Half of the 26-millionth population of Peru lives behind the poverty line. Alejandro Toledo gained wide popularity, led last year the mass protests against the then President Alberto Fuhimory, involved in a large corruption scandal.

Governor's elections took place on Sunday in the Irkutsk and Nizhny Novgorod regions. In the first round of the elections of the Governor of the Irkutsk Region, the current head of the regional administration Boris Speech, who scored - according to preliminary data - from 40 -A to 52 percent of the vote. His main rival, a State Duma deputy from the Communist Party of the Communist Party of Sergei Levchenko, supported from the 21st to 25 percent of voters.

In Canada, from today, some seriously ill people will have the opportunity to legally grow and smoke marijuana. According to the new legislation, deaths can live marijuana as painkillers, who, according to doctors, remains to live for no more than a year, as well as patients who are recommended by doctors as a therapeutic agent.

In Sicily, in connection with the eruption of the Etna volcano, the airport of Katania is again closed - the second largest city on the island. The runways are cleaned of volcanic dust settled on them. At the foot of the volcano, work continues to erect an earthen dam, which will not allow the stream of lava from the crater of the volcano to destroy the nearby tourist facilities. Etna's eruption has been going on for two weeks.

In Macedonia, negotiations on the settlement of ethnic conflict are continuing today. According to the German DPA agency, special envoys of the United States and the European Union James Pardyu and Francois Leotar hope that an agreement on the main unresolved issue on the status of the Albanian language in Macedonia will be reached during the day. At the same time, representatives of the Macedonian Albanians announced the delay of progress in negotiations.

In Russia today the Navy Day is celebrated. The parade of ships and the theatrical performance were held in Vladivostok. The celebration was attended by Minister of Defense of Russia Sergey Ivanov and the Commander -in -Chief of the Navy Vladimir Kuroyedov. The celebrations about the Navy Day took place at the Russian base in Sevastopol. The festival was attended by the presidents of Russia and Ukraine - Vladimir Putin and Leonid Kuchma.

All operational services of Moscow are now pulled out to the building of the State Duma on Okhotny Ryad - due to the threat of an explosion. Two fire engines and an ambulance team are called. According to the ITAR-TASS agency with reference to the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of the Russian capital, an anonymous call was received in the evening about a powerful explosive device laid down in the building. A visual inspection of the building was carried out. Nothing suspicious was found.

The development of Russian -Ukrainian relations is in the focus of the meeting of the presidents of the two countries - Vladimir Putin and Leonid Kuchma in Crimea. The heads of state participate in Sevastopol in festive events in honor of the Day of the Russian Navy.