In the Leninsky district of the Terrible clock of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he shot a Chechen teenager, who - according to the command - threw the sentry stones. Yesterday west of the district center Shali was injured by 13 Russian troops - their armored personnel carrier was blown up by a mine.

The head of the interim administration of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, continues negotiations with the leaders of Germany. Today he met with the chairman of the Bundestag Wolfgang Tyrze. Today, his meeting is planned with the Chancellor Germany Gerhard Schreder. Foreign Minister Yoshka Fisher, after yesterday's meeting with Karzai, said that Germany was fully supporting the efforts of the Afghan authorities to restore the country.

Musa Khasanov, North Caucasus: A combat clash occurred in the Urus-Martan district center. According to available information, Yulus Dadaev, who lives on Stakhanov Street, gave armed resistance to Russian law enforcement agencies, which, during the so -called targeted "stripping" came to his house to detain it.

In the International Tribunal in the Hague, where the process continues over the ex-president of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milosevich, on Thursday the famous British politician Paddy Eshdown acted. He said that Miloshevich had hatched plans for the physical destruction and deportation of all Yugoslav Muslims. According to Eshdown, Miloshevich and former president of Croatia Franjo Tudzhman agreed on the division of Bosnia and the creation of "Great Serbia and" Great Croatia ".

The host of the program "Themes of the day" Andrei Shari Talks in the studio in Prague with the Radio Liberty correspondent Vladimir Vedrashko. Andrey Sharry: Relations between Romania and Moldova worsened, a high -ranking Romanian diplomat, whom the Moldovan authorities accused of involvement in the organization of anti -government speeches, was sent from Chisinau. In response, Bucharest immediately sent a Moldavian diplomat from Romania.

On the Tajik-Afghan border, the platoon of Russian border guards was fired on Wednesday evening from the territory of Afghanistan. According to the command of the Russian border troops in Tajikistan, there are no losses. The border guards did not open the return fire.

The Kyrgyz Parliament ratified today an agreement on the placement of seven countries - participants in the International Anti -Terrorism Coalition at the Bishkek International Airport. The right to place their military units for a period of one year was received by Türkiye, France, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Australia and Canada.

Natalya Golitsyna, London: The International Consulting Company "William Mercer" conducted a comparative study of the quality of life in 214 cities of almost all countries of the world on all continents. The comparison was carried out according to 39 criteria that define the quality of life.

US Minister of Justice, John Ashcroft, announced that Ahmed Omar Said Sheikh was officially charged with the abduction and murder of the newspaper Wall Street Jornel Daniel Porel. According to Ashcroft, Said Sheikh is accused of led a group of Islamic extremists, who, having resorted to deception, captured pearls and then killed him with particular cruelty. Said Sheikh was training in Afghanistan and fought on the side of the Taliban and terrorists from Al-Qaeda.

In Moscow, in a shootout, the co -owner of the Uniastrum commercial bank Oleg Belousov was seriously injured. The incident occurred in one of the restaurants. Belousov had a conflict with sitting at the next table. In the tied fight, the banker was shot in the head. He is hospitalized. The shooters disappeared. Their search is ongoing.

The United States notified Russian law enforcement agencies that among the members of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban held at the American naval base of Guantanamo in Cuba, there are several Russian citizens. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that a group of Russian law enforcement officers fly to the base. There are now about three hundred prisoners captured during the US military campaign and its allies in Afghanistan.

Representatives of Israel and Palestinians announced their readiness to cooperate with the special representative of the United States Anthony Zinia, who again arrives today in the Middle East with a peacekeeping mission. The Palestinians, however, refuse direct negotiations with Israel, while the Israeli military operation continues in their territories.

The court in Minsk sentenced the case of a criminal group accused of serious crimes, including the abduction of the television operator of the ORT Dmitry Zavadsky, who was missing in July 2000. The former special forces officer Valery Ignatovich and one of his accomplices, who headed the group, were sentenced to life imprisonment. Two other accomplices received 25 and 12 years in prison. The Radio Liberty correspondent notes that the court was not able to find out if Zavadsky is alive.

In Barcelona, about 60 thousand people today took part in the demonstration in support of the requirements of full employment and expansion of social rights. The manifestations are organized by the Confederation of European Trade Unions and a number of political groups in connection with the two -day Summit of the European Union opening tomorrow in Barcelona tomorrow in Barcelona. The organizers of the meeting fear major promotions of opponents of globalization.

The Israeli military arrested on Thursday several Palestinians near the city of Tulkarm on the west coast of the Jordan and destroyed the car in which they were traveling. According to the Reuters agency with Sslyka for the Israeli intelligence services, the arrested were preparing a terrorist attack in Israel and their car was loaded with explosives. On the same day, one of the local leaders of the group of "Brigade of the Martyrs of Al-Aksa" was killed.