The head of the UN department for refugees Ruud Lyubers arrived in Afghanistan. He discusses with the local authorities how to return 720 thousand refugees to his homeland. Lyubers will also visit the Baglan province, which suffered from earthquakes in 2001 and 2002.

In Estonia, three organizations uniting former political prisoners called not to vote in parliamentary elections for candidates who were in the time in the Communist Party. Members of the Union of Freedom Freedom, the Union of the former political prisoners and the Memento Union consider it unacceptable to "return the persons discredited to power." The appeal released today shows the names of 20 candidates-ex-Communists leading in the lists of six largest parties.

American doctors using a clinical experiment proved the effectiveness of a very simple method of preventing re -blocking blood vessels of the lower extremities. This study was attended by 500 patients who had previously been treated for venous thromboembolism. All of them were prescribed small doses of warfarin, inexpensive and not a new anticoagulant. It turned out that the two -year course of this drug doubles the likelihood of secondary thrombosis of the veins of the lower extremities.

The players of the Moscow Lokomotiv with a score of 0: 1 lost on their field to the Italian club "Milan" in the match of the second group tournament of the Champions League. A goal in the 34th minute of the first half scored a Brazilian Rivallo from the penalty. Milan continues to lead in group C, Lokomotiv is in last place.

The program is maintained by Andrei Shari. Filmritis Andrei Plakhov takes part. Andrei Sharry: In Rome, an Italian actor and director Alberto Sorty died in Rome at the 84th year of his life. He came to the cinema, making a brilliant career on the radio. Alberto Sordi starred in more than two hundred films, including the White Sheikh and Mamenkina Sons Federico Fellini, the Last Judgment and Boom Vittorio Desika, “All Home”, “Journalist from Rome” and many other, mainly comedies.

Andrei Babitsky , Prague: General Troshev did not justify the hope of those who decided that, having left the army, he would become an acting Russian politician. It seemed that the scandalous demarche with a resign, when Troshev categorically refused to comply with the order of the Minister of Defense on his transfer to the post of commander of the Siberian Military District, the general prepared wonderful starting conditions for the political career.

UN experts on human rights have criticized Iran for an unreasonably brutal interpretation of laws on offenses. The head of the UN Mission Louis Zhuan said that during a 12-day visit to Iran, he and his colleagues witnessed cruel punishments that did not correspond to misconduct, and arbitrary arrests. In Iran, a single conclusion is widely practiced and the institution of advocacy is not developed, ”he said. The UN Human Rights experts visited Iran for the first time in 7 years.

Vojislav Sheshel, who had presented today in front of the UN tribunal in The Hague, refused to follow the legal procedure and declare whether he finds himself guilty of war crimes. The leader of the Serbian Radical Party said that there were incomprehensible expressions in the indictment - in the Croatian language. To understand the contents of the indictment, said Sheshelle - he will need up to 30 days (laid down by law).

Stavropol trade unions supported the All -Russian protest, directed against the introduction of industry wages. The city procession of trade unions of the budget sphere was held in Essentuki, a meeting of the city proofactiv was held in Pyatigorsk, and a mine meeting in the city of isobilny.

From the beginning of March in Chechnya, the number of checkpoints will be reduced by 20 percent, ”the military commandant of the republic Yevgeny Abrashin said today. According to him, checkpoints are completely eliminated in the center of Grozny, and only 12 checkpoints will remain around the perimeter of the city.

Ten percent of the drugs sold in Russia are fake, ”said Boris Gryzlov, Minister of Internal Affairs. Speaking at a meeting in Moscow, Gryzlov said that the amount of falsified goods increased significantly. According to him, most often, under the brand of famous firms, poor -quality perfumes, clothing, household chemicals and auto parts enter the Russian market.

Oil prices in the United States rose sharply after the government reported a reduction in its reserves. The price for a barrel of oil on American raw material exchanges exceeded $ 37. Prices rose immediately in London - $ 33 per barrel. Leading analysts believe that soon a mark of $ 40 per barrel can be reached. Among the main causes of a lack of fuel are the exacerbating crisis around Iraq and the consequences of the strike in the oil sector of Venezuela.

The American space agency NASA has a video, which captures the last minutes of the life of the crew of the spacecraft "Columbia" - a moment before the tragedy. The video was made by one of the monitors installed on Colombia, and found some time ago. Record - according to experts - is unlikely to shed light on the causes of the tragedy. The first film was watched by relatives of the dead astronauts. Soon it will be shown to the general public.

In Paris, on Tuesday evening, most theaters and cinema were closed, some television channels canceled the programs. Artists and musicians took to the streets of the capital of France, protesting against the government’s plans to cut or even cancel unemployment benefits for art workers. According to the head of the trade union of theatrical workers, Jean Waren, 30 thousand people took part in the demonstration.

Arkady Dubnov , Baku: Today, a special working group for the development of the legal status of the Caspian with the participation of representatives of the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran began its work today. A meeting of a special working group is already the eighth in a row. By agreement between the parties, it should occur once every three months, however, the latter took place 7 months ago in Tehran.