In London, the consideration of the case of Ahmed Zakayev was postponed until January 31st, since the British law enforcement agencies needs extra time to study documents sent from Moscow. Russia requires the extradition of the representative of the Chechen leader Aslan Maskhadov. British judge Timothy Warcmen today decided that Zakaev will still remain free. Upon arrival in early December to the UK from Copenhagen, he was arrested, but a few hours later he was bail.

In Moscow today, preliminary court hearings are held on the claims of nine victims and relatives of those killed as a result of the attack on Dubrovka. According to Interfax, the lawyer of the victims Igor Trunov intends to file at least four new claims before the meeting. With the requirement of compensation for moral and material damage, 45 people have already appealed to the court. The total amount of claims is 44 million 783 thousand dollars.

Dozens of settlements of Russia were again left without heat. The scandalous authorities of the same Karelia call the frost typical of the country "abnormal temperature." The heat supply crisis can not only lead to the resignation of mayors, but also accelerate the municipal reform.

The program is conducted by Peter Vile. Radio Radio Freedom Tatyana Voltskaya and Alexei Sobachkin participate. Peter Vail: In New York, a list of nominees for the Grammy Academy of the National Academy of Sound Recording of the United States has been announced. The list also has Russian musicians. The chorus and orchestra of the Mariinsk theater is nominated in two nominations at once: choral performance and modern classical composition.

In the Pakistani city of Karachi, the local police with the assistance of the US FBI agents arrested several militants of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization. Among the detainees are six Arabs. During the police operation, weapons had to be used. One of the terrorists managed to escape. After the start of the international anti-terrorist operation in Afghanistan, Karachi became a refuge for hundreds of al-Qaeda militants. The city has a number of attacks on citizens of Western countries.

In Petropavlovsk -Kamchatsky, a criminal case was opened against the administration - on charges of embezzlement. From the budget of the Kamchatka region, the city was sent money to pay the debt to the power engineers, who, otherwise, promise to stop the supply of electricity to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky from January 15. The city administration is accused of misuse of funds, in particular, to increase salaries to the management staff.

The personal appeal of the head of the British government Tony Blair to the Prime Minister of Israel Ariel Sharon - to allow the Palestinian delegation to arrive in London - did not bring results. The Israeli government after a recent terrorist attack in Tel Aviv forbade the official Palestinian representatives abroad. According to Blair’s office today, Sharon categorically refused to cancel this decision.

The Japanese police calls for the vigilance of all owners of heavy road equipment - due to the sharp increase in the number of unusual robberies of banks. The robbers increasingly began to break out of the walls with the help of bulldozers, deliver them to an obedient place and open them there. In the last year alone, as a result of 57 and similar raids, two million 800 thousand dollars were stolen to banks.

The commander of the Armed Forces of Turkey, General Hilmi Ozkok, accused the new government of the country of encouraging Islamic propaganda. The general’s statement is the first sign of the brewing conflict between the Turkish army, which has always been considered the support of the secular state, and the moderate Islamists who came to power. Recently, Prime Minister Abdullah Gul stood for military personnel dismissed from the army for Islamic agitation.

The author of the program Marina Efimova Marina Efimova: I remember a friend’s story about the reaction of 10-graders of his school to Stalin's death in 1953. Some cried, others were worried. Some gloated quietly. We discussed the future. And when everyone returned to the class after a mourning rally, they saw that a student named Eshkilev all this time voluptuously wrote off from other people's notebooks unfulfilled by his homework.

In the village of Svetly, the Orenburg region today from under the rubble extracts the body of another one who died as a result of yesterday’s household gas explosion in a residential building. Thus, the number of victims of the tragedy reached three. 18 people were injured, of which seven - including two children - were hospitalized.

In the Pakistani city of Karachi, three people were arrested - allegedly, members of Al -Qaeda. During the detention, they resisted, blowing up a grenade. No one was injured. According to the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Pakistan, two of the arrested are foreigners.

Victoria Munblit , Tel Aviv: observers who believed that the endless scandals in the Likud party, whose leader is Ariel Sharon, will not affect the opinion of the voter, engaged only in security problems, were mistaken. Affected, and how. If a survey of public opinion conducted on December 6 promised 38 mandates, then a survey conducted only a month later, January 8, showed 28 mandates. So, some dates and numbers.

Jan Runov , New York: A plan for stimulating the economy proposed by President Bush is widely discussed in America. This long -expected plan turned out to be much wider and bolder than expected. Considering that the American economy remains the locomotive of the world economy, it is proposed by Iya George Bush are of considerable interest outside the United States. President Bush announced his official plan in Chicago, thanks to which the American economy should be restored.

Iraq report on military programs is a huge number of gaps, ”said Hans Blix, head of the UN Commission for the Disarmament of this country. In an interview with journalists before a performance at the UN Security Council, Blix said that a report of 12 thousand pages does not contain too many questions. However, he especially noted that the UN inspectors in Iraq have not yet found anything suspicious.