Vladimir Abarinov , Washington: On the night of Wednesday to Thursday, the coalition forces continued to take control of the territory of Baghdad. Eyewitnesses report that shots and explosions came from the western part of the Iraqi capital. The military command says that for the complete end of hostilities within the city, it will take several days.

The program is conducted by Vladimir Baburin. A radio correspondent of Radio Freedom Jan Runov takes part. Vladimir Abarinov: The University of Texas paid $ 5 million for the materials of the Journalistic investigation of the Wotregian scandal, which led to the resignation of President Nixon. Even after 30 years, journalists continue to earn money in this matter. The word to our New York correspondent Jan Runov.

In the north of Iraq, Kurdish detachments, with the support of the coalition forces, captured the city of Kirkuk, not meeting resistance. American tanks go to Mosul to support the Kurds on the approaches to the city. The allied troops continue to storm Tikrite - the city where Saddam Hussein was born and where, according to some reports, he could find shelter. US military representative General Victor Renoir said that the American forces with Tikrit are not enough to take the city.

The International Red Cross resumed work in Baghdad, which was forced to interrupt yesterday because of street battles. The representative of the Red Cross expressed, however, deep concern about mass robberies in the city that began after the fall of the regime. According to him, even hospitals suffer from looting. So, in the largest hospital in Baghdad, the entire supply of drugs is stolen and two ambulances were stolen.

46 years ago, on September 29, 1957, at the Mayak plant there was an explosion of capacity with radioactive waste. The power corresponded to an explosion of 75 tons of explosives. Vladimir Bokin: On the day of the accident, I just worked on the evening shift. I hear - sooty. The building all shuddered. Call the radiochemical plant. Sharted! Something exploded there.

Ivan Tolstoy: The microphone Ivan Tolstoy. Today we have an actor and the director of the Taganka theater, Veniamin Smekhov. Self -portrait at the microphone. First about the father. Veniamin Smekhov: Boris Moiseevich Smekhov is an economist, he will be 91 in 3 days and, thank God, he is alive and vigorous, writes some memories. Last year it was a 90th anniversary.

The program is conducted by Vladimir Baburin. Radio Freedom Lilya Palveliev and Nikita Tatarsky, Boris Nemtsov, television journalist Viktor Shenderovich, head of the Russian Pen-Center Alexander Tkachenko, poet Igor Irteniev, take part. Vladimir Baburin: On Wednesday, due to processions and rally to the United States Embassy, it was completely impossible to drive in the center of Moscow, the police closed almost half of the garden ring.

Polish director Andrzej Vaida was awarded the title of Honorary Dr. VGIK. The presentation of the diploma will take place at an open meeting of the Scientific Council of the Institute on April 14, when a large retrospective of Vaida films will be held in Moscow. The program of the Golden Mask Award theater festival in Moscow hosted the performances of the theaters of Rostov-on-Don and Omsk.

In Italy - on charges of terrorist activity - a native of Morocco was arrested. According to the police, the 38-year-old Mohamed Daki was arrested the other day in the town of Rezho Emilia, where he arrived in January from Hamburg (Germany). The Italian authorities have data that Daca maintained a close connection with Ramzi Binalshib, a comrade -in -arms of Osama Bin Laden.

The leadership of the Iraqi opposition urges the United States as soon as possible to send the head of the transition administration to Iraq. The opposition leaders emphasize that the country's population needs immediate assistance. The retired General Jay Garner - the head of the transition administration appointed by Washington - is now in Kuwait. He will arrive in Baghdad, as soon as the fighting will stop there.

The program is maintained by Melanie Bachin. The Radio Liberty correspondent Nikita Tatarsky, the host of the program of the Central Asia and the Caucasus Tengiz Gudava and the journalist of the News Time Arkady Dubnov, participate. Melanie Bachin: In the focus of our attention today is the visit to Russia by President Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov. In Moscow, a rally of protest was held near the Turkmen embassy building.

American pediatricians collected and analyzed information about the state of health and lifestyle of a large group of schoolchildren suffering from severe matters. In sixty -five percent of the children, various diseases were identified directly related to the accumulation of excess weight. In particular, four percent of the examined children suffered from diabetes mellitus, and in thirty -seven percent an increased level of cholesterol was found.

The International Monetary Fund believes that the rates of economic growth in Western Europe are noticeably reduced and calls on the European Central Bank to reduce bank loan accounting rates. According to the IMF forecasts, this year economic growth in the EU countries will not be 2 and 3 tenths of percent, as previously predicted, but about one. Germany causes the greatest fears - where there will be practically no growth.

Nikita Tatarsky , Moscow: in Moscow, a rally of protest was held at the building of the Turkmen embassy against the president of Turkmenistan, Saparmurat Niyazov, who had begun on Thursday to Russia. About two dozen people gathered at the building of the Turkmenistan embassy.

Former President of Yugoslavia, Voislav Koshtunitsa, said that the Serbia authorities were pursuing him and his party. On Wednesday, the former adviser to the security mentor of Rada Bulatovich and the former head of the army security service Acha Tomich were arrested. The arrests were carried out as part of the investigation of the captivity of the Prime Minister of Serbia Zoran Dvinzhich. Koshtunitsa claims that the Government of Serbia seeks to deal with the political opposition.