In Dagestan last night, the ordinary Akhtynsky border detachment Albert Sibagatov shot four of his colleagues from the machine gun. The soldier is disarmed and detained.

The funeral of the British queen-mother is held in London. The mourning ceremony will take place in Westminster Abbey. It will be attended by members of the British royal family and representatives of 25 reigning houses from around the world. Prime Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and wife of US President George Bush also arrived to say goodbye to the queen-mother.

Israel announced the end of the withdrawal of troops from the Palestinian cities of Tulkarm and Calcilia on the western coast of Jordan. Washington positively described this step, expressing the hope that this is only the beginning and Israel will continue to withdraw troops from the Palestinian territories on the west coast of Jordan.

Saudi Arabia and OPEC leadership refused to support Iraq's call - to use oil as a weapon against the West. Iraq yesterday stopped export of oil in protest against the Israeli military operation in the Palestinian territories. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein accused the West of supporting Israel and called on all other oil producers to follow the example of Baghdad.

The parliaments of Serbia and Montenegro on Tuesday approved an agreement on the creation of the new federal state of Serbia and Montenegro. The document was signed on March 14 by the heads of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro. After its ratification, the Yugoslav parliament will form a commission for the preparation of the Constitution of the new state.

In Chechnya, two Russian troops were injured on the road by Bachi-Yurt-May of May of. Their car was blown up on a mine. As it became known today, on Saturday near Gudermes, three military personnel from the special forces of the Far Eastern Military District were in an ambush.

The American military contingent should remain in Afghanistan until the National Afghan Army has been formed, which will not allow the revival of military formations of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. This statement was made in Washington by US Secretary of Defense Donald Ramsfeld. According to him, it is necessary to achieve such a level of stability when nothing will threaten the new leadership of Afghanistan.

The Serbia parliament today approved an agreement on the creation of a new union state with Montenegro. The document was signed on March 14 by the heads of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro. After its ratification, the Yugoslav and Montenegrin parliaments will form a commission to prepare the Constitution of the new state.

Yuri Khodyko, Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian Popular Front, announced a hunger strike today. On Tuesday, the court in Grodno sentenced him to 10 days of administrative arrest - "for violation of the procedure for holding rallies." Khodyko regarded the verdict as a political persecution. On March 24, he was detained in the city of Grodno along with other participants in an unauthorized procession, dedicated to the next anniversary of the formation of the Belarusian People's Republic.

Today in London there is a funeral ceremony of the British queen-mother. It is expected to arrive at the ceremony, which will be held in Westminster Abbey, representatives of 25 royal families around the world, including the kings and queens of Spain, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Brunei and Jordan. Prominent state and political figures will also be present. The United States will be represented by the wife of President George Bush - Laura.

US Secretary of State Polin Powell held negotiations in Morocco with the Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah, who called on the United States to put pressure on the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in order to stop the Israeli military operation on the western coast of Jordan. Abdullah noted that the continuation of the operation can cause serious damage to the prestige of the United States in the Arab world.

Norway Foreign Minister Jan Petersen arrived on Tuesday in Tehran with a two -day visit. It is expected that he will discuss with President Mohammad Hatam and Foreign Minister Kamal Harazi the situation in the Middle East. Petersen is the chairman of the committee of countries providing financial assistance to the Palestinian autonomy.

Jan Runov, New York: Although US President George Bush does not even talk about plans to send American peacekeeping forces to Israel, nevertheless, military experts calculated that at least 20 thousand well -armed American soldiers would be needed to separate the warring parties.

According to reports from Kosovo, excitement continues in the city of Kosovsk. Today, local Serbs held a rally demanding to free one of their leaders, who was detained after yesterday's riots. During clashes with the UN police in the city, 19 police officers and at least 12 Serbs were injured yesterday. Most of the injured police officers are Poles. It is expected that the Polish Prime Minister Leshk Miller will arrive in Kosovo today.

The fate of the indigenous population of America is one of the greatest historical tragedies. Today, those who, in principle, are the least concerned about her - people who make up the list of historical claims to the United States, although the majority of the population of this country are the descendants of the late aliens who appeared on the continent at the end of the last act.