In the Australian city of Melbourne, two people were killed and eight - wounded when an unknown person opened fire on the territory of the university. Two wounded are in intensive care. The criminal is arrested. The motives of his actions are unknown.

The Belarusian authorities will not allow the missions of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to continue working in the country. This was stated today by the press secretary of the Foreign Ministry of Belarus Pavel Latushko. Latushko, however, noted that Minsk, in principle, does not refuse to cooperate with the OSCE, but insists on clarifying the principles of interaction with this organization.

Today we will talk about television as a special interpreter of reality. The guest of the Moscow studio is Daniil Borisovich Dondure, a philosopher, an art critic, a well -known cinema and television critic, editor -in -chief of the magazine "The Art of Cinema". I will start with a small quote: in 1927, a very long time ago, more than 70 years ago, the founder of one of the world's largest media-imperials and the founder of the “yellow” press Herst Sr.

American and British experts completed the information verification, according to which the Ukrainian leadership supplied Iraq Radara. The investigation lasted a week. Yesterday, a group of 13 experts left Kyiv. According to Radio Liberty correspondent, the results of the investigation will be made public in London on October 27. According to the US State Department, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma in July 2000 approved the sale of Iraq for $ 100 million of the Kolchug Radar Complex.

The head of the UN Mission on Inspectorate and Control in Iraq Hans Blix arrives in Moscow tomorrow. According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Yuri Fedotov, despite the fact that Blix comes to Russia on a private visit, he will meet with the leadership of the Russian Foreign Ministry. As expected, the main topic of the conversation will be the preparation of the new resolution of the UN Security Council for Iraq.

The human rights organization "International Amnesty" appealed to the Iraq authorities with a request to present her with a capacity list of political prisoners released on the recent presidential amnesty. The organization also asks Baghdad to explain about the fate of thousands of people who have disappeared in Iraq since 1980. The list of missing human rights activists contains 17 thousand names.

In Ankara, representatives of the military command of the United States and NATO held negotiations with the Turkish military. Details of the meeting are still unknown. American General Tommy Frank and NATO commander in Europe, General Joseph Rolston, discuss the possibility of using Turkish air bases in the case of surgery against Iraq. During the Gulf of Persian, in 1991, the US aircraft and Great Britain was based in southern Turkey.

In Montenegro, the ruling coalition, who won on Sunday in the parliamentary elections, will achieve the proclamation of independence of the republic. As the assistant to President Mil Dzhukanovich said, the election results indicate the desire of the Montenegrins not to live in the Yugoslav Federation, but in an independent state. Dzhukanovich’s coalition, according to preliminary data, received 39 out of 75 seats in parliament.

The second round of presidential elections in Kalmykia will be held on October 27 or November 3. This was announced today by the chairman of the Russian Central Election Commission Alexander Veshnyakov. The head of the CEC noted the democratic nature of the elections in Kalmykia, at the same time pointing out the preferences of some media during election campaigning. According to preliminary data, in the first round, the current president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov gained 47.3 percent of the vote.

The United Nations intended to urgently deliver food to several regions of Afghanistan, affected by drought. According to the World Food Program, areas where about one and a half million people live, may be cut off after winter. Over 50 thousand tons of food will be sent there in the near future. In total, next year, according to the UN estimates, about 4 million Afghans will need food.

European officials of the highest rank in the second half of Sunday breathed a sigh of relief - the Irish at the referendum said “yes” by the agreement in Nice, and now on the way of the European Union to the east of obstacles, as if, except for the plebiscites that are coming to the Candidate countries.

President of Montenegro Milia Dzhukanovich said that after yesterday’s victory in the parliamentary elections, he will be able to form a new government and achieve stability in the republic. According to preliminary data, the party of Dzhukanovich received the majority in parliament - 39 out of 75. The socialists who advocate maintaining closer ties with Serbia - 30 deputy mandates. The official election results will be announced today.

In Israel, a new terrorist attack was committed today. A passenger bus was almost completely destroyed by a powerful explosion, which cruised between the cities of Afula and Hader in the center of Israel. Rescuers and firefighters failed to immediately approach the bus covered by flame. According to preliminary data, 13 people died, about 40 were injured. According to the Israeli radio, a car drove up to the bus, after which the explosion thundered.

Great Britain today again warned its citizens against travel to Indonesia - due to the real danger of terrorist attacks. The head of the British Foreign Department, Jack Str said, without citing details that the government received new information about the preparatory attacks. On October 12, as a result of a terrorist attack on the Indonesian island of Bali, about 190 people were killed, mostly foreign tourists. According to the latest data, among the victims - 7 US citizens.

The management of the operation in Chechnya will move from the FSB of Russia to the Ministry of Internal Affairs not earlier than the next summer. This was announced today by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia Boris Gryzlov. According to him, as long as Chechen armed formations are actively operating in Chechnya, it is impractical to transfer the management of the operation in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.