A group of Big Eight countries decided to allocate $ 20 billion for the implementation of a project to eliminate former Soviet arsenals of weapons of mass destruction. This was announced by the Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi at a summit in Canada. According to the plan, the United States will provide 10 billion dollars for these purposes in the next decade, while the other partners in the "big eight" - another 10 billion.

The State Duma of Russia by a majority vote adopted in the third, last reading the law on countering extremism. In accordance with the document approved today, under the concept of “extremism”, an activity aimed at changing the constitutional system of Russia, violation of its integrity, undermining the country's security, the excitement of racial, religious or other growth, the creation of riots, the propaganda of Nazi attributes, and the financing of extremist organizations.

Irina Lagunina , Kalgary: demonstrations, fortunately, peaceful are held in Kalgary almost without a break. On the lawn in front of the press center are participants in the "dying" campaign. They support all people in the world dying of hunger, from poverty, caused, according to demonstrators, the policy of world corporations, the policy of wealthy states. The mass procession itself - a little more than a thousand people - attracted mainly young people, up to 20 years.

In Moscow, at the Government House, about a thousand Russian scientists took part in a rally today, which completed a three -day protest against state policy in the field of science and education. Scientists demanded an increase in financing, as well as the preservation of tax benefits for research organizations. About 50 people participated in the march, which began on June 24 in the city of Pushchino.

In the south of Kyrgyzstan in the village of Toktogul, the jalal-Abad regional court, which considers the appeal of the disgraced deputy Azimbek Beknazarov, began. The parliamentarian is charged with an abuse of official position when the prosecutor of the Toktogul district of the Jalal-Abad region was 7 years ago. The court of first instance sentenced Beknazarov in May to five months in prison. His supporters conducted a protest in support of the people's chosen one.

The situation in the regions of the South of Russia, which suffered from severe floods, remains complicated. Due to the rains, the water level in the rivers of Karachay-Cherkessia rose again. In Kabardino-Balkaria last night, a number of settlements suffered from hail and strong wind. Forecasters predict rains, thunderstorms and hail today in the Stavropol Territory, Adygea, Kabardino-Balkaria and Dagestan.

In Australia, dozens of people joined the hunger strike in the Wumar camp today. On Monday, about 70 refugees announced a hunger strike, fearing violent deportation. According to the Australian authorities, from 160 to 210 people are currently involved in a hungry strike. There are children among them.

The UN Security Council expressed full support for the newly formed Provisional Government of Afghanistan. At his meeting, the Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution in which he welcomed the results of the passing All -Afghan Assembly - Loya -Jirgi and wished the success of Hamida Karzai, the elected head of the transition government.

Irina Lagunina , Kalgari: On the agenda of the summit in the Canadian resort town of Kananaskis there are several questions, including the situation in the Middle East and assistance to African countries. The central, according to the plan of the owner of the meeting, Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chretien, should be the question of the help of the most needy countries of the world. These are, first of all, the countries of Central Africa.

Last night, a wooden house caught fire in Irkutsk, in which the office of the Armenian cultural society is located. As a result of the fire, the roof of the building was destroyed, several offices burned. None of the people were injured. According to firefighters, the main version of the cause of the fire remains arson. This is not the first incident with Caucasian cultural centers in Irkutsk.

Yuri Bagrov , North Caucasus: Russian troops in Chechnya are preparing for the activation of Chechen armed groups in the Vedensky, Achokha-Martan and Gudermes regions of the republic. In Chechnya, a mine war continues. On the eve of the village of Dubai-Yurt of the Shatma district, an armored personnel carrier was blown up on a radio-controlled landmine, two FSB officers and one policeman were killed as a result of the explosion. Two more riot police were injured.

The host of the St. Petersburg hour of the Liberty Live program Viktor Rezunkov: the Summit of the States of the Big Eight, which started in the Canadian place of Cananian, became the object of close attention not only of politicians and special services, but also of anti -globalists. In St. Petersburg, anti-Globalists also actively manifest themselves, and this was especially noticeable during the recent meeting of Vladimir Putin with George Bush Jr..

Two helicopters rose today from the side of the rescue ship belonging to South Africa, and headed to the shores of Antarctica, where the German ship of Magdalena Oldendorf remains in the ice, on board more than a hundred people, including 79 Russian scientists. If the helicopters manage to fly 500 kilometers and get to the distress of people, they will try to take 9 people aboard and transfer them to a rescue ship.

The program is conducted by Peter Vile. Vera Volodin and Maryana Torocheshnikov, correspondents of Radio are participated. They say lawyers Larisa Move and Alexander Machin, journalist Elena Andriyanova, senior prosecutor of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Irina Aleshina.

The program is conducted by Peter Vile. The host of the program of the Caucasian Chronicle of the Caucasus Oleg Kusov and Radio Liberty correspondents participate: in the North Caucasus - Musa Khasanov, and in Washington - Vladimir Abarinov. Peter Vail: The Russian leadership rejected the next proposals of the Chechen leader Aslan Maskhadov about the truce.