American and British combat aircraft inflicted new blows to Baghdad on Saturday evening, as well as Basra and Mosul - two other large cities of Iraq. According to the Pentagon, over the past day the allied aviation made more than one thousand sorties and more than four hundred cruise missiles were released from ships for a hundred targets. American units took the strategically important city of En-Nasiria on the Euphrates River.

In Kuwait, on suspicion of involvement in an explosion in the American military camp, a US soldier was detained. As a result of the explosion of several grenades, one person died and 12 - 13 people were injured. According to the SIN-EN television company, the attacker threw grenades into the tent where the team center was located.

The Serbian police intends to eliminate the criminal group, which is accused of the murder of Prime Minister Zoran Ginjich. The statement published today in Belgrade states that the investigation proven the involvement of the Zemunsky criminal group in the organization and committing a crime. According to the Serbian authorities, more than a thousand people were detained in the Jingjich murder case, including employees of justice, internal affairs and police.

The US troops, according to Iraqi television, are fighting on the approaches to the city of Najaf 160 kilometers south of Baghdad. On Saturday, the American command announced the capture of the city of Nasiria, where there is a strategically important crossing through the Euphrates. The city of Basra is surrounded. Coalition aircraft continue to strike Baghdad - most of the city was left without light. The city of Mosul in the north of the country was bombarded.

American troops overcame half the distance from Kuwait to Baghdad. According to SI-EN-EN, one of the divisions has already crossed the Euphrates in the area of the city of Nasiria. This morning, new missile strikes on Baghdad were inflicted. The Iraqi authorities claim that three civilians were killed in the Iraqi capital, more than 200 were injured. This information was confirmed by employees of the International Red Cross and Crescent.

In Novorossiysk, the mayor’s elections are recognized as held. According to the local election commission, more than 24 percent of voters have already voted - with a mandatory explicit of 20 percent. Serious violations during the vote have not yet been recorded.

In Slovenia on Sunday, a referendum was held on joining the European Union and NATO. According to preliminary data, almost 90 percent of citizens of the country voted for joining the EU, about 56 projects for joining NATO. The first official results will be known on Monday morning. It is expected that Slovenia will become a member of the European Union and NATO in May 2004.

Turkish authorities denied reports that about a thousand Turkish soldiers were sent to the north of Iraq. NATO Secretary General George Robertson received from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Abdullah Gul assurances that Turkish troops did not cross the Iraqi border. Russia called on Ankara to respect the sovereignty of Iraq. Greece, presiding in the EU, spoke out against the participation in the conflict of states neighboring Iraq.

In the east of Pakistan, in the city of Lahor, the police are taking enhanced security measures in anticipation of a large anti -war demonstration planned today. Religious groups of the right - the organizers of the action - called it "march of a million men." On March 9, in the city of Ravalpindi, near Islamabad, more than one hundred thousand people took part in the anti -American manifestation.

Türkiye allowed an American aircraft with wounded military personnel on board to land at a Turkish air base, ”said Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul. Last week, Türkiye provided its airspace for the flights of American aviation, but the right to land was not given. US President George Bush again called on Turkey not to introduce troops to the north of Iraq. According to the Turkish authorities, the troops are concentrated on the border.

The Turkish parliament today expressed confidence in the office of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan. 350 deputies were supported by the government, 162 - voted for distrust him. Speaking in parliament, Recep Erdogan noted that his cabinet will have to solve many problems, including those related to the war in neighboring Iraq. Turkish troops are concentrated on the border with the Northern Iraq, controlled by Kurdish groups.

The International Red Cross said that in the city of Basra in the south of Iraq there was a critical situation with water supply after the main water intake station was destroyed during American aircraft bombing. In the Red Cross statement, it is noted that the needs of the millionth city are only partially covered. The Red Cross required immediate access to the repair station - regardless of who controls the northern part of the city of Basra, where it is located.

In many countries of the world on Sunday, mass protests against the war in Iraq were again held. The largest demonstration took place in the Pakistani city of Lahor, where more than two hundred thousand people walked along the streets, chanting anti -American slogans. In Australia, tens of thousands of people held protests in Sydney, Kanberra and Adelaide, criticizing the government’s decision to send a two thousandth Australian contingent to the Persian Gulf region.

In Qatar, not far from the headquarters of the American troops, a small explosion occurred today; No one was injured. According to the American command, according to preliminary data, the explosion occurred in a nearby factory and was caused by technological reasons. Nevertheless, the investigation of the circumstances of the incident continues. In the area of the headquarters located in the vicinity of the capital of Katar Dochi, emergency security measures were introduced.