Russian troops can be withdrawn from Chechnya by the end of the year, today was said by the commander of the united group of troops, Colonel General Vladimir Lalterskaya. According to him, 22 thousand troops should remain in the republic. At the moment, the number of Russian military military departments located in the Chechen Republic is about 80 thousand people. In the Urus-Martan district center, a Chechen fighter died in a shootout yesterday in a shootout with police officers.

In Israel, a new appeal of reservists for military service began - with the aim of intensifying operations in the Palestinian territories. In the village of Al-Zababida in the vicinity of the city of Jenin on the western coast of Jordan, Israeli soldiers detained about 30 Palestinians on suspicion of terrorism. In the south of the Gaza sector, the Israeli security forces surrounded the Palestinian checkpoint, arrested six police officers and took them to Israel.

In the Chelyabinsk region today 7 people died and 26 were injured - as a result of a car accident. The passenger bus fell into the river at a bend during the descent from the mountain. According to preliminary data, the driver lost control.

At least 71 people died last night as a result of a collision over the territory of Germany of the Russian airliner Tu-154 and the Boeing 757 cargo aircraft. The tragedy occurred in the area of the German-Swiss border. The Tu-154 aircraft company "Bashkir Airlines" took a flight from Moscow to Barcelona. On board there were 57 passengers and 12 crew members. Conflicting information about the number of children in the Russian airline is received.

In the south of Germany, more than 500 rescuers continue to search for the bodies of those killed as a result of a plane crash that occurred on Tuesday night. The Russian Tu-154 airliner collided with a Boeing-757 cargo aircraft. 71 people died, including 52 children flying from Bashkiria to rest in Spain. At the site of the tragedy, the bodies of 26 people and one of the on -board self -writings of the Russian aircraft were found.

The Minister of Internal Affairs of Pakistan Moinuddin Hyder said that the country's authorities have evidence of the involvement of Al-Qaeda terrorist organization in a recent explosion near the US consulate in Karachi. Then 12 people died. Hyder emphasized that despite the terrorist attacks, as well as the abduction and murder of an American journalist, Pakistan will continue to support the International Anti -Terrorism Coalition, led by the United States.

Lev Roitman , Prague: the idea was high - to create such an international court that is acting constantly, and not from case to case, as the once tribunal in Nuremberg in Germany, Tokyo in Japan or the current Ruanda and the former Yugoslavia. Four years ago, in Rome, one hundred and twenty states, including America, the charter of such a court signed, nineteen more joined later, but less than half of them were ratified. The United States completely recalled their signature.

The host of the program "Themes" Peter Vail: Today, July 2, when the International Day of Sports Journalists is celebrated, the person of the Day of Radio Liberty is the famous commentator Kote Maharadze. Kote Maharadze was born in 1926 in Tbilisi. From 1944 to 1948, he was a basketball player of the Tbilisi Dynamo, graduated from the theater institute in Tbilisi, played in theaters named after Rustaveli and Marjanvili. Since 1957, he has been working as a sports commentator.

The American air heater Steve Fosset for the first time in the world made a round -the -world balloon in a balloon alone. Today, Fosset crossed the finish line at an mark of 117 degrees of eastern longitude on the west coast of Australia, from where it started 13 days ago. The waterflower has overcome 31 thousand kilometers. This is the sixth attempt by an American millionaire to fly around the globe.

The program is conducted by Peter Vile. Tatyana Valovich worked on the topic. They say deputy head of the Presidential Administration Dmitry Kozak and the head of the Russian Committee of Lawyers in Protection of Human Rights Yuri Schmidt. Peter Vail: From today in Russia, new editorial office of the two codes - the criminal procedure and the Code of Administrative Offenses entered into force.

Pope John Pavel the Second in August will visit his homeland - Poland. As the official representative of the Vatican said today, the trip will take place from August 16 to 19. During the visit, the pontiff will serve in Krakow in the open air, on which, as expected, up to 2 million believers will be present. This is the ninth trip of the Pope to Poland since 1978, when he was elected the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

In the Krasnodar Territory, the delivery of assistance to areas affected by floods continues. Already sent 400 tons of products, medicines, clothes and shoes. Charity accounts received 26 million rubles of voluntary donations. 1,100 children were sent from the zones of flooding to the holiday houses. From Rostov-on-Don, 9 heavy vehicles with humanitarian aid were sent to the districts of the Stavropol Territory.

American scientists have received experimental results that clarify the nature of Khorea Huntington. Nine years ago, it was proved that this neurodegenerative disease is due to the mutation of the gene responsible for the synthesis of the protein Huntingtin. Alexander Panov and his colleagues from the University of Emory first discovered that defective Huntingtin violates the normal energy of nervous tissue cells and thereby contributes to their death.

The court in Rostov-on-Don decided to resume the judicial investigation in the case of Colonel Yuri Budanov, accused of the murder of Chechen girl, Elsa Kungaeva. The sentencing that was expected today is postponed. Budanov has to undergo a new psychiatric examination. The results of the two previous examinations contradict each other. The new state prosecutor Vladimir Milovanov supported the court decision. Yesterday he stated that the prosecution had changed his position in the Budanov case.

At least 140 people died as a result of an air collision of Boeing-757 and Tu-154 airliners. The tragedy occurred on the night of Monday on Tuesday in the area of the German -Switzer border - near the city of Constance. Tu-154 took a flight from Moscow to Spain with a stop in Munich. On board were from 140 to 150 people. Boeing had only the commander of the ship and his assistant. He flew from Brussels to Bahrain. The collision occurred at an altitude of 11 thousand meters.