In Chisinau, mass demonstrations continue to resign the leadership of Moldova. Today, journalists joined the protest. Workers of the state-owned company-Moldov state company said that after the coming of the Communists in the country, political censorship of the Soviet model was restored. Tuptrays in Chisinau began when the government decided to introduce in schools a mandatory study of the Russian language and the history of Moldova - instead of the history of the Romanians.

The program is hosted by Peter Weil. Radio Liberty correspondent in Paris Dmitry Savitsky and New York correspondent of RS Yan Runov are participating - he talked with the American director of the musical based on the novel by Victor Hugo "Les Miserables" Jason Moore. Peter Weil: January 26 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Victor Hugo. The year 2002 has been declared the year of Hugo in France.

Israeli Minister of Defense Benjamin Ben Elizer announced the need to resume the Israeli-Palestinian safety negotiations as soon as possible. On Monday, the head of the Palestinian Autonomy Yasir Arafat agreed to continue negotiations suspended after Israel refused to provide him with complete freedom of movement last week. Since the beginning of December, Arafat has been blocked by Israeli forces in the city of Ramalllah on the west coast of Jordan.

The United States called on Pakistan to give the Islamic extremist Sheikh Omar, accused of abduction and murder of American journalist Daniel Pall, for a trial in the United States. The representative of the White House Ari Flysher said that the American and Pakistani authorities are consulting on the possible extradition of Sheikh Omar. Flyisher emphasized that Pakistan is a sovereign state and the final decision will be made by Islamabad.

Victoria Munblit, Tel Aviv: “All the attacks of the last days were committed on the personal order of Yasir Arafat,” says the office of the Prime Minister of Israel. “The Israelis humiliated me, but this will not help them, let them get what they wanted,” the leader of the Palestinian autonomy said a few days ago in an interview with the Palestinian leadership who arrived at Ramallah.

A railway disaster occurred near the capital of Austria today - two trucks collided. At least 5 people were killed and about 30 were injured. The teams of rescuers and helicopters arrived in the place of the disaster near the town of Valpersdorf. Television reported that there are still people on the trains.

The program is conducted by Peter Vile. Radio Liberty correspondents participate: in Kyiv - Vladimir Ivakhnenko, and in Novosibirsk - Tatyana Albaut. Peter Vile: Relatives of the dead passengers of the Russian aircraft, accidentally shot down last fall by the Ukrainian military over the Black Sea, were faced with great problems, trying to get insurance and compensation.

Researchers from the University of California at Los Angeles confirmed the hypothesis, according to which the predisposition to severe migraines, accompanied by visual impairments, has a genetic nature. The results obtained suggest that this nervous-vascular disorder is associated with structural changes in the still unlucky gene localized in one of the fragments of the fourth chromosome.

The Israeli authorities said that they would take measures in response to yesterday's attacks by the Palestinians. The representative of the Prime Minister Ariel Sharon accused the Palestinians of disrupting the agreements reached a day earlier. On Monday evening, the armed Palestinians shot two Israelis near the Jewish settlement on the western coast of Jordan, 8 people were injured. Another armed incident occurred at a bus stop in Jerusalem. The police shot the Palestinian who opened the fire.

China said today that he would send a senior representative in the United States in March, who will conduct negotiations on arms control. According to the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC, there are disagreements between Washington and Beijing regarding the agreement concluded in November 2000. Then Beijing pledged to limit the supply of missile technologies to a number of countries, including Iran and North Korea.

The Russian military satellite from the Cosmos series was launched on Monday from the Plesetsk cosmodrome. According to Interfax, the start was detained for several hours for technical reasons.

See also the Topchubek Turgunalii program for "Freedom". Part 2 The program is conducted by Tengiz Gudava. The Kyrgyz Topchubek Turgunaliev and an employee of the Kyrgyz edition of Radio Liberty Naryn Ayyp, who visited the Washington Studio Radio Radio Freedom, participated in the Washington Studio. Tengiz Gudava: The name of the Kyrgyz dissident of Topchubek Turgunaliev is well known in human rights circles, and not only in Kyrgyzstan, but also far beyond its borders.

The Portuguese military today rejected the accusations of involvement in the death of the leader of the rebel movement of the toilet in Angola Zhonas Savimbi. Representatives of the unit claim that the operation, as a result of which Savimbi died on Friday, was carried out under the leadership of military advisers from Portugal. However, the Portuguese Ministry of Defense said that only about 20 Portuguese military personnel are in Angola, who are not involved in hostilities.

The Republic of Cyprus will be able to join the European Union - even if the island remains divided into Greek and Turkish units. This statement was made today by Jose Maria Asnar, Prime Minister of Spain, who is currently the chairman of the EU. Türkiye, which controls the third of the Cyprus since 1974, has repeatedly threatened to annexize the entire territory of the island if the Greek Republic of Cyprus is admitted to the EU.

Vladimir Abarinov, Washington: The American newspaper Washington Times reported that the FBI established the identity of the criminal who sent the disputes of the anthrax by mail. However, the FBI refutes this information. The investigation in the case of distribution by mail of the Siberian ulcer is already 5 months. During this time, 5 people died from infection with deadly powder in the United States.