The situation in Beijing - in connection with the epidemic of atypical pneumonia - continues to be serious, the mayor of the Chinese capital said. The Beijing authorities are trying to take extraordinary measures in order to stop the spread of the disease. The hospitals do not have enough places for all hospitalized with suspected atypical pneumonia.

The head of the federal reserve - the Central Bank of the USA - Alan Greenpan believes that the end of the war in Iraq will lead to more sustainable economic growth. Speaking on Wednesday at the US Financial Committee of the US Congress, Greenpan warned, however, that the improvement of the economy would be gradual. According to him, one of the consequences of the end of the war was the strengthening of consumer trust.

Marina Efimova: The hero of our history, the legendary Sheriff Wayette Herp, was born in 1848 in the town of Montmaut, Illinois, in a large family of a lawyer. He had three brothers and one sister. What was Whayette in his youth? Probably the way the legend tells about him. For example, the mouth of the 85-year-old New York baker Ross Geller. Geller himself grew up in Montmauta and Wyight Hurp was an idol of his childhood. Ross Geller: I was familiar with his younger sister Adelia.

US Secretary of Defense Donald Ramsfeld, who arrived in Baghdad, met with the head of the temporary American administration in Iraq Jay Garner. The meeting took place in the presidential palace, which more recently belonged to Saddam Hussein. The meeting discussed issues of the post -war recovery of Iraq. Garner, in particular, said that half of Baghdad was already provided with electricity. The US Minister of Defense is going to visit the power station south of the Iraqi capital.

In the Iraqi city of Falluja, the American soldiers today again had to open fire on demonstrators. This was just reported by the command - not giving details. Yesterday in Falluja, the military opened fire on the crowd of Iraqis, protesting against the US military presence. At least 7 people were killed. The command reported that the fire was opened in response to shots.

The commander of the American troops in the Gulf zone, General Tommy Frank, reported today US President George Bush that the fighting in Iraq is mostly completed. According to the representative of the White House Ari Flysher, on Thursday evening in contact with the Bush people will announce the end of the operation. US Secretary of Defense Donald Ramsfeld, located in Baghdad, said today that American troops would remain in Iraq until a stable democratic government was created there.

US Secretary of Defense Donald Ramsfeld arrived in Iraq today. He intends to speak to American military personnel deployed in the country. The plane with Ramsfeld landed at the base in the city of Basra in the south of Iraq. The American Minister of Defense arrived from Kuwait, in which he negotiated - as part of a trip to the countries of the Persian Gulf. Ramsfeld is the most senior representative of the United States who visited Iraq after the overthrow of the Saddam Hussein regime.

The court in Croatia today decided to give the Hague tribunal Ivitsa Raich, suspected of war crimes during the war in Bosnia. Raich - the former commander of the detachments of the Bosnian Croats - was arrested in early April. He is accused of organizing an attack on one of the villages in 1993, as a result of which 16 civilians were killed.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Afghanistan announced the creation of the Department for the Protection of Human Rights - to combat cruelty, abuse and corruption in the police environment. The head of the Ministry of Al Ahmad Jalali said that the branches of the new department will be created in every province of Afghanistan. Sima Samar - the head of the Afghan Independent Commission on Human Rights - said her organization will assist in the formation of the staff of the department.

Three thousand years BC in ancient Mesopotamia, in Akkad, that is, the Assyro -Wavilon language, the earliest of the well -known stories of the works of elegant literature was written - the legend of Gilgamesh. It was written in the immediate vicinity of those places that until recently covered the swamps - the huge space of the wipes with a total area of 30 thousand kilometers, stretching between the rivers Tiger and the Euphrates in Iraq. It was there, according to legend, he was paradise.

The program is conducted by Dmitry Volchek. The correspondent of Radio Freedom Nikita Tatarsky takes part. Dmitry Volchek: Representatives of some public and human rights organizations of the Krasnodar Territory announced persecution by official authorities. Similar facts were determined during public hearings organized by the Moscow Helsinsky group.

In Tbilisi today is the qualifying match of the European Football Championship between the national teams of Russia and Georgia. The Georgian authorities said they would do everything to ensure security and will not allow repetition of incidents. About three thousand police officers will provide order during the match.

Greece - the current chairman of the European Union - expressed a desire to join the military -political initiative of France, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. The Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Georgy Papandreu called the proposals of the four countries "positive" to strengthen the defensive structures of the European Union.

"All people are born free and equal in their dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and should act in relation to each other in the spirit of the brotherhood." Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Today our program is devoted to the tragic date. Recently, half a year has turned six months since the hostage capture in the theater center on Dubrovka.

China authorities reported today 11 fatal cases of atypical pneumonia. More 166 people were hospitalized. In Beijing, the situation is still very serious, ”said the mayor of the city. The hospitals do not have enough places for all hospitalized with suspected atypical pneumonia. According to the authorities, 75 people died in the Chinese capital, and over a thousand four hundred were sick, about 10 thousand are in quarantine.