In the mountains in the south of Chechnya, Russian border guards are fighting with a Chechen detachment who tried to penetrate the republic from the territory of Georgia. According to Interfax, five military personnel were killed, three were injured. Five Chechen fighters were killed. According to the Russian military, the Chechen detachment of 60 people is surrounded. Aviation strikes the area of its location.

Local elections are held today in the cities of Presevo, Buyanovats and the Medvede in the south of Serbia. Dozens of foreign and hundreds of local observers monitor the progress of voting. Observers consider the results of the elections in the bear, where the majority of the population are Serbs, and in Presevo, where the Albanians live mostly.

The largest reformist party of Iran said that it might have left the coalition government in protest against persecution of liberal politicians. On Saturday, the Conservative Revolutionary Court sentenced more than 30 reformists to various terms of imprisonment, accusing them of trying to overthrow the government.

US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Washington will continue diplomatic contacts with Pakistan and India until an agreement has been reached to resolve Kashmir's problem. Speaking today in Islamabad after negotiations with Pakistan President Musharraf, Powell called on both countries as the first step - to take measures to establish confidence that would include the holding of free and fair elections in Kashmir and the termination of the subversive activities of extremists on its territory.

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US Secretary of State Colin Powell called on India to take steps to reduce tension in the Kashmir region in response to Pakistan’s attempts to stop the penetration of Islamic extremists into Indian territory. Powell said this in Delhi at the end of negotiations with the leadership of India. Yesterday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India, Jashan Sinch, said that there are no conditions for starting a dialogue between Delhi and Islamabad.

The leadership of Israel intends to take measures to improve living conditions in the Palestinian territories. Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said that the number of work permits in Israel for Palestinians will be increased from 7 to 12 thousand. At the same time, the Israeli army continues the anti -terrorist operation in the Palestinian territories. On Sunday, 4 Palestinians were arrested here, including one of the leaders of the Islamic Jihad group.

In the Canadian city of Toronto, hundreds of thousands of young Catholics from 170 countries of the world gathered for the night service in the open air, dedicated to the World Catholic Youth Day. The service was present at the Roman John Pavel the second. On Saturday, the Roman pontiff condemned the attacks on September 11 in the United States, saying that they clearly showed the machinations of evil forces and the tragedy of modern mankind.

In Kabul today the International Conference on Primeting Problems begins work. Among its organizers are the government of Afghanistan and various international organizations advocated for the prohibition of anti -personnel mines. According to the Red Cross, over 23 years in Afghanistan, more than 200 thousand Afghans were blown up in Afghanistan. Experts believe that the neutralization of mines installed in Afghanistan will take at least ten years.

A senior representative of the Palestinian leadership Saab Erekat said that he accepted the proposal of US Secretary of State Colin Powell to negotiate in early August in Washington. In an interview with the television company Si-En-En Erekat, said that the ministers of the internal affairs and economics of the Palestinian autonomy will be accompanied by him on the trip. The US State Department has not yet confirmed this message.

The ministers of the transition government of Afghanistan turned to the local field commanders calling for the central authority and surrender weapons. On Sunday, in Kabul, at a meeting with commanders, Minister of Justice Abdul Karimi announced the need to observe the law and achieve unity of the country.

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US Secretary of State Colin Powell confirmed that he invited representatives of the Palestinian autonomy to hold negotiations in Washington in early August. Powell, on a trip to the countries of South Asia, reported this at a press conference in Delhi. This will be the first meeting of high -ranking American and Palestinian representatives after the last month of US President George Bush called for Yasir Arafat as head of the Palestinian autonomy.

Presentation, translation: Aurora Galego (Madrid) The 3rd line of the Madrid metro - from Monkloa to the Legaspi - passes through one of the central stations Sol, which means "Sun", and the next stop is Lavapes. The quarter, where the Spanish gypsies traditionally settled, tearing with a nomadic way of life.

In Vladivostok, one of the participants in the holiday dedicated to the Day of the Russian Navy died. During demonstrations, he did not open the parachute and he fell into the Amur Bay from a great height. The paratrooper was hospitalized, but the doctors could not save him.