In Minsk, the protest of the Belarusian opposition takes place. According to the leader of the United Civil Party of Belarus Anatoly Lebedko, its purpose is to draw attention to the disappearance of people and violations of human rights in the country as the Radio Liberty correspondent reports, more than 50 opposition activists went to the square in front of the Palace of the Republic with portraits of missing opposition politicians.

The host of the final information hour Andrei Sharogradsky talks with a special correspondent of Radio Liberty in Belarus Mikhail Sokolov. Andrey Sharogradsky: Michael, in recent days you have visited several areas of Belarus at once, including the Chernobyl disaster zone, talked with local residents - what are your impressions, how do they relate to the pre -election struggle and what do they think about the President of Lukashenko and the opposition candidates?

The Chairman of the PRC Jiang Zemin announced the support of the process of rapprochement between North and South Korea. Jiang Zemin made this statement in Pyongyang, where he is negotiating with the North Korean leader Kim Jong Ir. The Chairman of the PRC also spoke in support of improving North Korea relations with the United States, Japan and the European Union. China claims to continue the help of North Korea, who is in international isolation and experiences a contented crisis.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Russian President Vladimir Putin discuss the situation in the Middle East in Moscow. As Putin said at the beginning of the meeting, Russia's good relations with Israel and the Arab world can help resolve the Middle Eastern conflict. Sharon is expected to try to convince Putin to put pressure on the head of the Palestinian autonomy of Yasir Arafat in order to end violence. Sharon arrived in Moscow last night.

In the capital of Dagestan Makhachkale, an explosion occurred this morning, as a result of which the paths on the Moscow-Baku railway were damaged. No one was injured. According to the FSB, two explosive devices with a capacity of 10 kg in TNT equivalent worked.

Any voter at the place of registration can vote ahead of schedule. At the same time, he does not need to explain the reasons why he decided to take advantage of this right. The only condition is the presence of a passport. The authorities pay great attention to this process. According to some reports, the authorities received an indication that up to 30 percent of voters vote ahead of schedule. Vladimir Goncharik repeatedly declared his negative attitude towards early voting.

Michael Dodson, commander of NATO forces in Bosnia, called the region’s authorities to cooperate in order to arrest two former leaders of the Bosnian Serbs accused of committing war crimes. General Dodson said that the former leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Radovan Karadzhich and General Radko Mladich, freely cross the border between Serbia and Bosnia, hiding from justice, and the authorities of these countries are obliged to prevent this.

On the Tajik-Afghan border last night, a new combat clash occurred between Russian border guards and armed drug couriers. According to the press center of the Russian border guard in Tajikistan, there are no losses among military personnel. At the battlefield, bags of almost 150 kilograms of heroin were found.

In Tbilisi, an emergency meeting of the Georgian government will be held today, dedicated to the fight against corruption. In an interview with National Radio, Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze expressed the hope that the meeting would launch the beginning of the "nationwide movement of the fight against corruption, against clans of individuals." Shevardnadze emphasized that corruption today is the main obstacle to the development of the country.

Vitaly Tsygankov, Minsk: The Belarusian opposition on the eve of the presidential election is more united than ever, but even this may not be enough for victory. Over the past two years, cardinal changes have occurred in the ranks of the Belarusian democratic opposition. In October 1999, the first large demonstration in Minsk took place in Minsk-a march of freedom, which served as the beginning of a new wave of protests of the 2000.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko accused Western countries of conspiracy against the Belarusian authorities. On Tuesday, at a meeting with voters, he stated that immediately after the presidential elections scheduled for September 9, he would erase from the republic the head of the OSCE advisory and observation group in Minsk Hans-Georg Vika. Lukashenko also made a harsh criticism of the American ambassador Michael Kozak.

In Udmurtia near the village of Dikushi on Tuesday, an explosion occurred on the main gas pipeline. There are no victims and victims. According to the fire inspection, a funnel with a diameter of about 30 meters was formed at the scene of the accident. On an area of six hectares, trees burned out. The fire managed to put out only after seven hours. According to experts, gas leak occurred due to wear of structures.

The American congressman Peter Deutch plans to attend the presidential election in Belarus as an observer from the organization on security and cooperation in Europe. Deuts already visited Belarus two weeks ago - to evaluate the course of the election campaign. Then he met with a number of government officials, as well as with opposition candidate Vladimir Goncharik, the main rival of the current president Alexander Lukashenko in the election.

Victoria Munblit, Tel Aviv: On Monday in the afternoon, representatives of the United States and Israel left Durban, where the UN conference called Zionism the "form of racism", and the state of Israel - "the state of the apartheid." On the same day, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Shimon Perez convened a press conference, during which he said: "Zionism is the idea of the existence of a Jewish state, the national center of the Jewish people.

In the city of Buyanovats in the south of Serbia, two policemen were injured on Tuesday night as a result of an explosion of a car parked in the courtyard of a military warehouse. In Buyanovats, clashes between the Yugoslav troops and Albanian rebels periodically take place, despite the armistice concluded in May last year.