The novel by Miguel Cervantes "Don Quixote" is recognized as the best work of world literature. These are the results of a special survey conducted by the Nobel Institute in Oslo. The 100 most famous writers from 50 countries have been interviewed. The epic of Marseille Proust "in search of the lost time." The list includes the works of Homer, Shakespeare, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Tomasa Mann and other authors.

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Turkmenistan accuses more than 20 senior employees of the National Security Committee of the Republic of especially serious crimes. The former head of the KNB Muhammad Nazarov and his subordinates are charged with the creation of a criminal group, on the account of which several murders, torture of detainees, bribery and theft of state funds. In total, more than 80 crimes committed by officers of the special services of Turkmenistan are disclosed.

The author of the program Alexander Genis “The American book market puts on toga,” the article by Martin Arnold in the recent New York Times can be reduced to this advertising thesis. It tells about a new wave of books from Roman history that surged on the reader this summer. Verding reading is always distinguished by unceremonious escapism: on vacation we do not care about everyday reality. The question is, where are we going from today?

In the Netherlands on Monday, a prominent ultra -right politician Pim Fordein was killed. The killer shot Fordein several times when he left the radio center in the city of Hilversum near Amsterdam. According to the police, the killer was detained. His name and motives of the crime are not disclosed. 53-year-old Fordein headed the recently created extreme right party.

MK-DT An agreement was reached on the end of the confrontation with the Israeli troops besieging the Church of the Nativity of Christ for more than a month, where the armed Palestinians took refuge, the mayor of the Palestinian city, Bethlehem Hannah Nasser, said, according to the agreement, 13 people will be deported to Italy.

The host of the program "Themes" Peter Vail: the man of the day of Radio Liberty-French politician Jean-Pierre Raffaren, appointed by the prime minister of the country. He replaced the socialist Lionela Zhospen in this post. Raffaren will take the prime minister at least until the July elections to the National Assembly, after which a new government will be formed.

In the Leninsky district of Grozny, an explosion of high power thundered this afternoon. Fugas was laid on the sidelines of the road and was intended for a column passing by with Russian military personnel. According to the local police, there are no victims. Last night in Chechnya, the deputy head of the criminal investigation department of the Kurchaloevsky district, Ruslan Minkailov, was killed. According to Radio Liberty correspondent, the alleged killer was shot dead during the detention.

Iranian President Mohammad Huttam accused religious conservatives of damaging the prestige of Islam abroad. Certain circles, ”said Hatt,“ use Islam as an excuse for reprisal with those whose views do not suit them. According to President Iran, those who emphasize the incompatibility of Muslim religious norms with freedom, pushing the young generation to a break with religion.

The cassation collegium of the Supreme Court of Russia today confirmed the legality of the order of the Ministry of Defense on the information to be classified in the Armed Forces. Earlier, the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court, having examined the lawsuit of the journalist accused of espionage Grigory Pasko, canceled the effect of this order. However, the cassation board considered that the secret list is not at all subject to consideration in the courts.

In Krasnoyarsk, lawyer Artem Kosogov was killed, who for several years defending the interests of entrepreneur Vilor Struganov. In the last trial in the case of Struganov, known in criminal circles as Pasha color music, Kosogov passed as a witness. Struganov is accused of performing two explosions during the elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnoyarsk Territory in December 2001.

The Palestinian authorities said they agreed to send 13 militants abroad, hiding in the Church of the Nativity of Christ in Bethlehem. This was reported by Western news agencies. There have been no comments from the Israeli side yet. If the messages are confirmed, this means the end of the confrontation around the temple, which has been going on for more than a month. More than 120 people are in the temple - mostly Palestinians. Among them, as Israel says, is over 20 armed militants.

The new French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Rafaren today presented the composition of his office, which for the first time in 5 years will be legal-centric. The Minister of Foreign Affairs was appointed Dominic de Villepen, head of the President of France. For the first time in the history of France, the Minister of Defense became a woman - Michelle Alliot Marie, who leads the conservative party of Jacques Shirak.

The program is conducted by Tengiz Gudava. He talks with the President of the Association of Psychiatrists and Neuropathologists of the Chechen Republic, professor Musa Dalsayev. Tengiz Gudava: with the President of the Association of Psychiatrists and Neuropathologists of the Chechen Republic, Professor Musa Dalsayev, from time to time we meet on the air and always talk about the same thing: the impact of war on the mental health of people, especially the young generation.

The Sharia court in Pakistan today postponed the execution of a woman convicted of charges of marital treason. According to Islamic laws, it was supposed to score with stones. The execution was postponed, as the woman’s lawyers appealed. Zafran Bibi gave birth to a child when her husband was serving a sentence in prison. In her defense, she stated that she was raped by her husband’s brother.

Italy said that she did not receive an official request for the possibility of accepting 13 Palestinians who should be deported from the west coast of Jordan in accordance with the agreement on the cessation of the siege by the Israeli troops of the Christmas Church in Bethlehem. The confrontation lasted more than a month.