In the gas sector, the Israeli helicopter fired at a car in which members of the Hamas extremist group were located. According to information agencies with reference to Palestinian sources, one of four passengers was wounded. Another 10 people who were nearby were injured. The Israeli command has not yet made any statements about the incident. Earlier on the same day, the Israeli troops held a raid in the city of Nabluz on the western coast of Jordan. During the operation, shootings occurred.

British scientists conducted a series of experiments, the results of which represent the cause of Hirschprung disease in a new light. This is the name of the congenital anomaly of the development of the digestive tract, which is found in about one of every 5000 newborns. In the walls of the colon of the victims of this pathology, there are no nervous plexuses, which normally control its peristalsis.

Sergey Sleptsov , Rostov-on-Don: in the south of Russia, the second day the search for a deserter, who fled from an elite part in the North Caucasus Military District, continues. Private Dmitry Borodin was called up to the Russian Armed Forces in the spring of 2003. In the vicinity of Rostov-on-Don, he was determined in the elite part of the Airborne Forces.

Five skiers died and eight were injured as a result of the gathering of numerous avalanches in the French and Swiss Alps. Local authorities note that the skiers sometimes themselves expose their lives risk, rolling around the virgin lands, despite the increased threat of avalanches.

In Moscow, at the age of 77, the writer-Frontovik Vladimir Bogomolov died, ”the NTV television company said. Wide fame brought Bogomolov the novel “In August of the 44th”. According to his story “Ivan”, written in 1958, director Andrei Tarkovsky shot the film “Ivanovo Childhood”.

Attempts to establish a connection with the BIGL-2 space module continue, which, as scientists are sure, landed on Mars on Christmas night. Today, the Mars Express spacecraft, from which the module started in the direction of the Red Planet, switches to a new orbit. Attempts to catch the signal of the module designed to collect data on the composition of the Martian soil will be resumed from a distance of 250 kilometers.

In Kabul, the delegates of the All -Afghan Council - Loya Jirgi - are trying to resolve the remaining disagreements on the project of the new Constitution. Until now, a single position has not been developed on the separation of power in the country, the role of Islam and the rights of women. Meetings last almost three weeks. Every day of Loya Jirgi costs 50 thousand dollars.

Viktor Gerashchenko, a deputy of the State Duma, the former head of the Central Bank of Russia, was nominated by a presidential candidate from the Rodina bloc. This was reported to Interfax by the press secretary of the co -chair of Blok Dmitry Rogozin - Olga Sagareva. According to her, the leader of the parliamentary faction of the Rodina Bloc, Sergei Glazyev, also intends to nominate his candidacy.

Galia Ibragimova in the play of the Prague Opera The author of the program Nelly Pavlaskova In the early 90s, an unusual phenomenon was noted in the Czech Republic. A new generation of young Russian soloists of opera and ballet broke into the scenes of the country's opera theaters. Some of them remained guests, and others, the most talented, became the soloists of such famous opera houses as the Czech National Theater and the State Opera in Prague.

An explosion occurred in Baghdad. A local resident died, another seriously wounded. The explosive device worked after the American military motorcade drove past. The losses among US military are not reported.

The Israeli troops today held a raid to the city of Nabluz on the western coast of Jordan. During the operation, shootouts broke out. The victims are not reported. The city introduced a commandant hour. The Israeli command believes that the bases of Palestinian extremist organizations are placed in the plug.

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The Persian Gulf states allocate $ 400 million as a help to those who suffered from the strongest earthquake in Iran. According to the UN, the donor countries have already sent $ 6 million to Iran, but much more is needed. According to the Iranian authorities, up to 30 thousand people died under the earthquake. Tens of thousands were left without shelter.

The program is conducted by Vladimir Baburin. The correspondent of Radio Liberty in Belgrade Aiya Kuga is involved. Vladimir Baburin: In Serbia, the results of the parliamentary elections held on Sunday are summed up. Of the nineteen parties and coalitions that took part in this political company, only six overcame the five percent barrier. Most likely, a coalition government will be formed in the country.

In Dagestan, Russian border guards detained two members of an armed group who penetrated the territory of the republic about two weeks ago. On the eve of 10 Mujahideen were killed in a battle with a detachment of army special forces. Two more armed people were detained by military personnel on Friday in the Tsuntinsky district of Dagestan.