Maria Persanova , Moscow: On October 9, the All -Russian census of the population begins. Students of more than 50 Moscow universities will work as censors, and not of their own free will.

In Copenhagen today, a two -day meeting of the leaders of the European Union and 10 Asian countries is completing its work. It is assumed that today will be devoted to discussing the problems of culture, education and social protection. Other themes of the agenda were the fight against terrorism, economic cooperation, North Korea, the Middle East and Iraq.

In Kyiv, near the building of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, there is a rally of opposition supporters requiring the resignation of President Leonid Kuchma. In an action organized by the leaders of the Communists, socialists and the Fatherland party, from three to six thousand people participate, according to various estimates.

In Kyiv, several opposition deputies of the Ukrainian parliament announced a hunger strike, seeking a meeting with President Leonid Kuchma. The deputies entered the building of the Presidential Administration, where they were blocked by a special forces detachment. In order to avoid clashes with the police, the opposition leaders interrupted until tomorrow morning a rally, in which from three to six thousand people participated.

In the east of Afghanistan, near the American military base, a shell exploded. Wounded a soldier. The incident occurred this morning in the province of host. In recent days, in the eastern provinces of Afghanistan, where the operation to search for taliban taliban detachments and fighters continues, American troops are constantly attacked.

Israel has not yet intended to remove the blockade of the headquarters of the head of the Palestinian autonomy of Yasir Arafat, despite the resolution adopted today by the UN Security Council. Israel said that at first the Palestinian authorities should - in accordance with another requirement of the resolution - to betray the organizers of the attacks against the Israelis. The blockade of the residence of Yasir Arafat in Ramallach continues from Thursday.

Lev Roitman: Optimists hope that already at the current session the State Duma will discuss the possibility of creating public television in Russia. The corresponding bill already exists. Pessimists doubt. Firstly, they say, the authorities, including the presidential, do not intend to give in control of the television of some strange trusteeships. Secondly, no one has money to create non-profit television. Thirdly, where are the complaints of the audience about the lack of public television?

The host of the St. Petersburg hour of the Liberty Live program Tatyana Valovich: two weeks remains before the start of the All -Russian census. And although sociologists are talking about increasing the level of awareness of the population, in some Russian regions it is not high enough. How is the preparation for the census in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region? We will talk about this with our guest today, deputy chairman of St. Petersburg Complex Oleg Shumilin. Oleg Valentinovich, St.

Vladimir Ivakhnenko , Kiev: On Tuesday morning, more than three thousand participants in the All -Ukrainian Protest Protest, Ukraine! " Gathered at the parliament building. Despite their demands, most deputies at their meeting refused to make questions about the beginning of the impeachment of President Leonid Kuchma and consideration of the political situation in the country on the agenda.

In St. Petersburg, an attack was attacked on the famous film director Vladimir Bortko. According to representatives of the city police department, several people attacked the director last night on the street and beat him. Bortko is hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury. The last work of Vladimir Bortko is the television series “Gangster Petersburg”.

In Kyiv, several leaders of the Ukrainian opposition, seeking the provision of television broadcasts, tore the final release of news on the first national television channel of Ukraine. On Monday evening, dozens of people, headed by the leader of the Communists, Peter Simonenko, the chairman of the social party, Alexander Moroz and the leader of the Fatherland party, Yulia Tymoshenko, appeared in the television center.

American neuropathologists came to the conclusion that the drug topramate intended for the treatment of epilepsy can also be used to combat migraine. Doctors from the University of Thomas Jefferson proved that this medicine often copes with such headache attacks, which can not stop the collaboration and related products that reduce the lumen of the vessels of the brain.

Germany and the Netherlands are ready to take on the command of the international contingent in Kabul after the end of the Mandate of Turkey, which is now heading peacekeepers. Türkiye will transfer command at the end of the year. German Defense Minister Peter Shtruk expressed the hope that this proposal would mitigate the contradictions between Germany and the United States that arose due to Bonn’s reluctance to support the possible military action of Washington against Baghdad.

The United States restrained to win in the parliamentary elections in Germany of the Coalition of Social Democrats and Green, led by the Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schröder. US Secretary of Defense Donald Ramsfeld stated that Schröder's election campaign caused damage to relations between the United States and Germany. Ramsfeld refused to meet with his German counterpart Peter Struk during the NATO summit in Warsaw.

In the Indian state of Gujarat, at least 23 people died and dozens were injured as a result of a terrorist attack on the Hindu Temple. The attackers - from 2 to 5 people - captured about 100 hostages. The building of the temple is blocked. Additional special forces are transferred to him. The authorities fear that the attack will provoke a new conflict between the Hindu and Muslim state population. At the beginning of the year, more than a thousand people died in clashes.