Viktor Shenderovich: Today, in our studio in Moscow, a wonderful, very interesting guest, as they say in American films, "My Great Friend" is Yuri Georgievich Kobaladze. We will be by name and patronymic today, because nevertheless the solemnity of the situation obliges. Often you are on Radio Freedom? Yuri Kobaladze: rarely. Viktor Shenderovich: Not called. Yuri Kobaladze: Only thanks to you. Victor Shenderovich: Ready to contribute. But it is written - a journalist.

Veronika Bode: in the Moscow studio - the author and presenter Yegor Yakovlev. And today he has a well -known Russian publicist and philosopher Yuri Karyakin. Briefly about our GOST. Yuri Fedorovich was born on July 22, 1930 in Perm. He graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy of Moscow State University and graduate school. He was temporarily excluded from graduate school, after he said that his supervisor was a snack.

China authorities confirmed the emergence of six new foci of "bird flu" in six provinces. In total, 34 foci of infection in 13 provinces were marked on Chinese poultry farms. So far, cases of human infection with "bird flu" in China are not registered. In other countries of Asia, 18 people have already died from this disease.

The program is conducted by Dmitry Volchek. Journalist Elena Tregubova takes part. Dmitry Volchek: One of the most mysterious events of this week was the explosion on the stairwell near the Moscow apartment of Elena Tregubova, the author of the bestseller "Tales of the Kremlin Digger". Elena Tregubova: I would still like to note that compared to what happened on Friday in the Moscow metro, of course, what happened to me is flowers. I do not want to look like the main victim of this week.

The program is conducted by Dmitry Volchek. Journalist Julia Yuzik takes part. Dmitry Volchek: A public organization of assistance to the protection of the victims of terrorist acts "Nord-Ost" turned to the President of Russia with an open letter. “The terrorist attack in the Moscow metro,” the representatives of the organization say, “proves that the Russian government and the Moscow government did not want to extract bitter lessons from the tragedy on Dubrovka.

President Sri Lanka Chandrika Kumaratung announced yesterday about the dissolution of the parliament and the holding of early elections on April 2. The President’s decision is caused by an attempt to resolve the dispute with the Prime Minister on the continuation of peace negotiations with the Tamil separatist organization Tigers of the Liberation of Tamil Ilam.

In Tajikistan, three people died at the gathering of a snow avalanche on the Pamir. According to the authorities, the tragedy occurred in the mountain-Badakhshansky autonomous region, on one of the sections of the Dushanbe-Horog highway. The avalanche covered the KAMAZ truck with a driver and two passengers.

The UK is ready to lead the expanded NATO contingent in northern Afghanistan. This statement was made by the Minister of Defense of Great Britain Jeff Hong at the Safety Comeren in Munich. Officials reported that Great Britain could lead NATO forces in five or six cities of Northern Afghanistan. With the initiative to send additional troops to Afghanistan, several NATO member countries have already performed.

The Central Election Commission of Russia registered today as presidential candidates Sergei Glazyev and Irina Khakamad. Thus, 7 people apply for the post of head of state. In addition to Glazyev and Khakamada, this is Oleg Malyshkin, Sergey Mironov, Vladimir Putin, Ivan Rybkin, and Nikolai Kharitonov. The elections will be held on March 14.

In Baghdad, a meeting of members of the ruling council of Iraq and UN experts was held, who should determine whether it is possible to hold universal elections in the country in the near future. One of the members of the Council Nasir Camel al-Chaderchi said today that the elections are now impossible due to the ongoing violence in the country and the absence of voter lists.

The heir to the British throne, Prince Charles arrived in Tehran. On Monday, he will negotiate with Iranian President Mohammad Hatam, and then visit the city of BAM, where a catastrophic earthquake occurred in December. Representatives of the British embassy in Tehran emphasized that Prince Charles is a cartridge of the British Red Cross and visits Iran in this role. Earlier on Sunday, Prince Charles arrived in Iraq for several hours.

The extremist Palestinian group "Islamic jihad" said that it would take revenge on Israel for the death of one of its leaders. Aziz al-Shami was killed yesterday in the city of Gaza, when a rocket from the Israeli helicopter was released into the car. In addition to al-Shami, the Palestinian teenager was killed, 8 people were injured. The Prime Minister of the Palestinian autonomy Ahmed Kores said that such actions of the Israeli troops lead to an escalation of violence in the region.

The program is conducted by Dmitry Volchek. The correspondent of Radio Freedom Lyubov Chizhov, who talked with the creator of the organization Portos Tamara Kostyuk and the president of the publicity of the publicity Sergey Grigoryants, take part. Dmitry Volchek: the Moscow Regional Court sent for forced treatment to psychiatric hospitals of two activists of the Portos youth organization Yuri Davydov and Evgeny Privalov.

In the Turkish city of Konya, under the ruins of a residential building collapsed on Monday, a 16-year-old young man was found alive. Muhammet Kalem was taken to the hospital. The young man managed to survive, because he ended up in an air "bag" between concrete blocks. At least 66 people were killed. Dozens of people, according to rescuers, remained under the ruins. The authorities believe that during the construction of the house the rules were violated and negligence was allowed.

In the gas sector, during the operation of the Israeli troops, an activist of the Front of the Liberation of Palestine was killed. According to the military, Ashraf Abu Libda tried to flee when his house was surrounded by Israeli soldiers. The military searched for underground tunnels in the RAFA refugee camp, through which the Palestinians receive weapons from Egypt.