The US Congress held in New York on Friday a mourning meeting in memory of the victims of the tragedy on September 11. About 300 senators and members of the House of Representatives who came from Washington gathered in the federal hall in which meetings of the American Congress were held after the war for US independence in the 18th century. The event was attended by Vice President Dick Cheney and New York mayor Michael Bloomberg.

The world community sharply condemned a new outbreak of violence in Afghanistan. Yesterday, in Kandahar, an attempt was made on the leader of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai. A man in military uniform almost point blank fired several shots at the Karzai car at the entrance to the residence of the governor of Kandahar. Karzai was not injured, the governor was easily wounded. The American guard shot the terrorist. Karzai returned to Kabul that night.

In Moscow, paintings representing museum value were stolen from a private collection. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, yesterday three criminals broke into an apartment on Pyatnitskaya Street and, threatening with a weapon, took two unique paintings - “night view of the monastery” of Nikolai Roerich and “Kozlonogiki Dance” Sergey Sudeikin.

According to the Ministry of Emergencies, all the foci of fire are localized, but it is not possible to extinguish the fire yet. In total, about 500 hectares of forest burn. As the First Deputy Head of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia Yuri Vorobyov said today, forests are mainly burning, not peat. In his opinion, the main cause of fires is not so much in the weather as in unprofessionalism of local authorities and persons responsible for ensuring fire safety.

Jan Runov , New York: The legislators of both chambers of the US Congress first left their building in Washington to hold a session in New York. The exit meeting of the House of Representatives and the Senate is held in the old Manhattan "Federal Hall" - 5 days before the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the World Trade Center. This, as American newspapers write, Congress decided to provide New York with support and demonstrate the readiness to wage a war against terrorism.

The leadership of Afghanistan accused the Al-Qaeda movement, headed by bin Laden, in the organization of yesterday's attempt to attempt on the Afghan leader Hamid Karzay and the commission of a terrorist act in Kabul. Afghanistan Foreign Minister Abdullo Abdullo said that there is not the slightest doubt about the involvement of Al-Qaeda in these actions. Yesterday, in the city of Kandahar, a person dressed in military uniforms opened fire on the car of Karzai. The Afghan leader was not injured.

International and Russian human rights organizations are asking the authorities of Kazakhstan - not to deport the activist of the Turkmen opposition to the homeland of the Gulgeldy Annaninanizova. Annannanizov tried to move to Russia, but was detained at the Domodedovo Airport and expelled by a return flight to Kazakhstan. Annannaninazov - one of the organizers of the anti -government demonstration in Ashgabat in 1995 - was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

The Commander of the NATO forces in the south of Europe, Admiral Gregori Johnson on Friday in Skopier discussed with the President of Macedonia Boris Trinkovsky the question of extending the mandate of international peacekeeping forces in the country. The term of stay in the Macedonia of the NATO contingent consisting of 700 people expires at the end of October.

Russia - together with the USA and Great Britain - advocates the implementation of decisions of the UN Security Council for Iraq, in particular, for the resumption of international inspections of Iraqi military facilities. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated this during telephone conversations with US President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

The program is maintained by Andrei Sharogradsky. Vera Volodin, Alexander Dyadin and Maxim Yaroshevsky, who is talking with the deputy director of Mosecomonitoring Evgenia Simniknikova, participate. Andrei Sharogradsky: In the suburbs, the struggle with peat and forest fires continues. According to various estimates, in the Moscow region there are currently about two hundred foci of fire, the total area of which exceeds 500 hectares.

In the United States, the federal court deprived the American citizenship of the former Nazi officer who participated in the executions of Jews in Poland during the Second World War. Jacob Raimer was part of the auxiliary unit, guarding the concentration camps and participating in the destruction of the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw and other Polish cities. In 1952, Raimer emigrated to the United States.

The early elections of the governor, which are held today in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, can be considered consisted. As reported in the Kraizburkom, in most regions of the region the necessary 25 percent level of voter turnout has already been exceeded.

In Chechnya, the Republic Day is celebrated today. The Chechen police are working in an intensified mode. In Grozny, in all large settlements and on the main roads, additional checkpoints are exhibited. According to eyewitnesses, from early morning on the streets of Grozny is almost deserted. To the Chechen capital - to participate in the celebrations - a high -ranking delegation from Moscow arrives.

In Moscow, the environmental situation is somewhat improved. Although he was still hanging over the city, the haze scattered a little. Meteorologists associate this with the fact that the wind intensified, and combustion products and other harmful substances rose up. In addition, it began to rain. Meanwhile, the Russian government urgently allocates additional funds to combat fires in the suburbs.

Musa Khasanov , North Caucasus: before the start of hostilities, the inhabitants of Chechnya were celebrated on September 6th as the Independence Day of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Today, in the city of Grozny on Theater Square, a rally organized by non -governmental and public organizations of the republic, dedicated to Independence Day, took place in the city of the Republican concert hall, broken by the war.