Ten years ago, American-Soviet relations were interrupted. The Soviet Union ceased to exist, Russia, from the point of view of international law, became the offender, and Russia became in the American elections of the 92nd year at the Republican Party Congress, the candidate from which the president of the 88-92nd, George Bush Sr., was held-the last achievements of the United States.

The Argentina Congress holds an emergency meeting at which the candidacy of the new head of state will be approved. The Peronist Party nominated Eduardo Dailede as its candidate and suggested that he acted as the president of the country until 2003. It is expected that other parties will support the candidacy Dailede. He will lead the government of national unity that will try to withdraw the country out of the most acute economic and political crisis.

Today - on the first working day of 2002 - the active use of the new unified euro currency in 12 countries of the European Union begins. The euro was officially introduced yesterday, but banks and institutions in most EU countries did not work. The leadership of the European Union claims that while the transition to the euro has passed calmly, but today will become more indicative.

General Secretary of the Organization of Exporting countries (OPEC) Ali Rodriguez believes that this year the average oil price will be $ 22 per barrel. From January 1, OPEC reduced daily oil production by one and a half million barrels in order to prevent further drop in prices for it. No other measures - according to Rodriguez - are not planned. After terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, world oil prices fell by more than 30 percent.

Representatives of the leadership of Afghanistan are negotiating on the conditions for the issuance of the former leader of the Taliban Mullah Mohammad Omar. The head of the intelligence service of Afghanistan Jamal Khan said today that - according to his information - Mullah Omar is hiding in the mountains in the province of Bagran. According to the khan, representatives of the Afghan command have been negotiating for the issuance of Omar with the leaders of local tribes for two days.

Transarias Musai, a 33-year-old France citizen arrested in the United States on charges of involvement in the September 11th attacks, refused to find himself guilty. Moussaui appeared today before the federal court in the state of Virginia, where, according to the procedure, he was supposed to answer the charges against him.

In 2002, Russia, according to the Ministry of Finance, should pay about $ 14 billion on external debt. The Russian government states that obligations to foreign creditors will be fulfilled in full - despite the decline in world oil prices. In total, Russia, taking into account the debts of the former USSR, owed more than 140 billion dollars.

Greek rescuers go to the aid of a vessel that fell into a storm off the coast of Crete. On board, according to preliminary estimates, there are about 230 illegal immigrants. The ship sailed from Turkey in the direction of Italy. The nationality of illegal immigrants is still unknown, but usually these are residents of the countries of the Middle East, including Kurds and Iraqi. Last month, over 190 refugees landed on one of the Islands of the Aegean, after their ship sank.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan and India Abdul Sattar and Jasant Singh arrived today at the meeting of the heads of foreign policy departments of the five countries of South Asia, which opened in the Kathmande on the eve of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. It is suggested that the main topics of the meeting passing behind closed doors are issues of economic cooperation and the fight against terrorism in the region.

A military delegation from countries that will take part in the multinational security forces, the placement of which is planned in Afghanistan, arrives in Kabul today. The representative of the British Ministry of Defense said that the military will evaluate the situation on the site, in particular, the conditions for the placement of peacekeepers in Kabul. The general command of the contingent is entrusted to the UK.

In the suburbs of Sydney - the largest city in Australia - forest fires threaten hundreds of houses. The police announced the arrest of 20 people - 14 teenagers and 6 adults - on suspicion of intentional arson. According to the authorities, around Sydney, firefighters are fighting with fire around the perimeter with a length of more than two thousand kilometers. Fire intensifies due to heat and wind.

In Afghanistan, as a result of American aircraft strikes, the head of intelligence of the Taliban Kari Akhmadullah was killed. According to the representative of the temporary administration of the country, at the end of last week the house of one of the field commanders was bombed, where Akhmadullah was at that moment.

The Argentina Congress approved Eduardo Dualde as an acting president of the country. Dailede, a representative of the Peenist Party, will presumably rule the country until 2003 - when the presidency of Fernando de La Rua formally expires. Dailede is an experienced politician, he held earlier the posts of vice president and prime minister. He is entrusted with the task of bringing Argentina from the most acute economic and political crisis.

Oleg Mironov, the Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia, believes that over the past year, the situation in compliance with the rights of citizens in the country has not improved. Mironov called the practice of disconnecting residential buildings from heat and electricity with a gross violation of rights. He paid special attention to the ongoing “police arbitrariness”, abuse during the elections and to the extremely low level of remuneration in Russia.

American military personnel and the forces of the interim administration of Afghanistan prepare a joint operation to capture the leader of the Taliban - mullah Omar. According to a number of messages, Omar disappeared after the capture of Kandahar with the forces of the coalition opposing the waist in early December last year. At this time, he, along with the faithful parts, is presumably in the south of Afghanistan - in the mountainous area of Bagran of the Gilmene,.