Vladimir Abarinov , Washington: President Bush decided to transform the temporary information center of the coalition, created last fall in order to propaganda warfare with the Taliban, to a permanent body. According to the Washington Post newspaper, the Global Communications Department will begin work in the fall of this year. They will lead him an official in the rank of presidential adviser.

Over the past two years, more than 12 thousand foreign computer specialists have received the so -called "green card", which allows you to live and work in Germany. These data were published yesterday by the German government. Green Cards are issued for 5 years and are provided to computer specialists from countries that are not part of the European Union. The German authorities believe that this program has successfully established itself as an example of future immigration policy.

In the Afghan city of hosts, several hundred supporters of the former governor of the province of Pactia Pakshokhon Zodron held a demonstration, protesting pushing the policy of the leader of Afghanistan Hamida Karzai. Demonstrators, mainly Pushtuns, demanded the resignation of the governors of the provinces of the host and Pactia appointed by Karza.

The United States and 10 countries of Southeast Asian, which are part of the organization of ASEAN, will sign an agreement on cooperation in the field of terrorism in Brunei today. According to the draft document, the parties undertake to provide each other with intelligence data regarding the activities of terrorist groups, block the financial assets of terrorists and strengthen border control.

In Northern Ireland, one person died today as a result of an explosion of a bomb in a British military camp in the city of Londonderry. A construction worker became a victim. The explosion occurred at the training center for military medical units to carry out humanitarian tasks in different countries of the world. The police are responsible for the terrorist attack on Catholic militarized groups trying to disrupt the implementation of peaceful agreements in Northern Ireland.

In the Itum-Kalinsky district of Chechnya, another border guard died in a battle with the Chechen detachment. In total, in the last days in the south of the republic, at least nine Russian troops have been killed, five were injured. High losses are reported from the Chechen side. The detachment that penetrated, according to the Russian authorities, from Georgia, is defeated. Border guards pursue small groups of Chechen fighters who managed to hide in inaccessible mountainous regions.

The sale on the London Stock Exchange almost six percent of the Lukoil shares from the package belonging to the state was supposed to take place in accordance with the privatization program approved by the government. Russia has already conducted all the necessary training, but at the last moment the placement of the papers was postponed. According to the Russian federal property, the government with a rather number of applications received.

The United States is seriously concerned about the expansion of Russia's cooperation with Iran in the field of nuclear energy. US Energy Minister Spencer Abraham stated at the end of negotiations in Moscow that, according to Washington, Russian technologies are used by Iran to develop nuclear weapons.

Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein continues to develop chemical and biological weapons, and also seeks to acquire a nuclear arsenal. This statement was made by Richard Batler, a former head of the UN Disarmament Inspectors Group. Butler played the US Senate International Affairs Committee, who is trying to determine how much the threat is Iraq, and whether it is worth starting a military operation in order to overthrow Saddam Hussein.

7 people died and more than 70 were injured as a result of yesterday's explosion at Jewish University of Jerusalem. Among the dead are 5 foreigners, including 3 US citizens and one - France. The explosive fortune worked in a student cafe when there were a lot of people in it. In the sharpest expressions, the incident of US President George Bush, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and the leadership of the European Union were condemned.

President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma did not accept the resignation of the Minister of Defense Vladimir Shkikchenko, who filed a report on dismissal immediately after the tragedy in Lviv, when a combat aircraft collapsed during the air show on the audience. Today, Shkkchenko official apologies to the residents of Ukraine for the negligence of the military, whose victims were 83 people. Today, the Ukrainian president said that the state of the country's armed forces is a depressing one.

Jan Runov , New York: the number of firefighters who died this summer in the fight against forest fires reached 15 after Rocky Mounten Mounten, a helicopter crashed on Tuesday in the Colorado National Park, and one pilot died. Almost 600 thousand acres in California, Colorado, Aidaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming are now covered fires. Only on July 29 132 new large fires were recorded, and there are 52, 555 in total in America now.

In the village of Nardaran near the capital of Azerbaijan, where 2 months ago there were clashes of the local population with the police, today a rally of protest against the actions of the authorities took place. The rally participants put forward a number of requirements, first of all, to release all the arrested villagers until August 5. Otherwise, they will begin continuous protests and will refuse to participate in a referendum to amend the Constitution of Azerbaijan.

US President George Bush called on the Arab states neighboring Israel - to help transfer the organizers of the terrorist attack in Jerusalem, as a result of which 7 people were killed on Wednesday and at least 80 were injured. Responsibility for an explosion at the Jewish University was assumed by the Palestinian group "Hamas". Among the dead - 5 Americans, four American citizens are injured.

US President George Bush firmly intends to take measures to overthrow the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq. Bush announced this today during a meeting in the White House with the king of Jordan Abdalla. The American president emphasized, however, that strength is not the only way to end the Iraqi dictator, and all the possibilities will be thought out and informed. King of Jordan - against a military operation in Iraq.