Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said that businessmen who are legalizing their income until April 1 will be exempted from criminal liability for tax evasion in the past. According to the ITAR-TASS agency, Saakashvili promised "if necessary" to send to the parliament the appropriate bill. In recent days, several entrepreneurs have been detained on charges of non -payment of taxes in Georgia.

In Pakistan, a new ballistic missile of the Middle Radia "Hutf-3" was adopted. She can carry a nuclear warhead and hit the target at a distance of 290 kilometers. Speaking on Saturday in Islamabad, President Perevez Musharraf said that the nuclear program will continue to be vital for national security. At the same time, Musharraf again assured that in Pakistan it is over by illegally selling nuclear secrets abroad.

The United Nations said that three countries intend to allocate more than $ 22 million for elections in Afghanistan in June this year. According to the UN representative, the decision was made at an international meeting in Kabul. He did not call the donor countries. According to the UN, only for the registration of voters you will need about $ 100 million.

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived on a visit to Japan. At the negotiations of Annan with the prime minister of the country, Dzyunitiro Koizumi, the situation in Iraq, where the Japanese military contingent was recently sent. In Japan itself, security measures are tightened. The government of the country fears the attacks in revenge for the presence of Japanese troops in Iraq.

In Tbilisi, several hundred workers of the Omega-Tagi printing house, as well as representatives of a number of parties held a rally on Saturday by the state television building. They demanded to provide 3 minutes of live broadcast to report the incident at the gates of the printing house, where the special forces fighters fired into the air so as not to let the workers into the enterprise. Television refused to fulfill the requirement of manifestants.

Tatyana Tkachuk: "The sacred horror with which you shout at the age of 11, swallowing tears:" Mom, you are a fool! ", Because there is no one better than her, but she will not be. Everything else is literature." This poem by the poetess of Vera Pavlova, is so unusual - I will open today's program in which we will talk about the most pain points in the relationship of the mother and daughter.

The Vatican announced on Saturday the creation of a working group to resolve disagreements jointly with the Russian Orthodox Church. The Russian Orthodox Church believes that the Catholic Church is excessively striving to spread its influence in Russia. The Vatican, for his part, puts forward claims to the Russian Orthodox Church for refusing to return to Catholic parishes the property captured after the 1917 revolution.

Representatives of the International Red Cross Committee visited today in the conclusion of the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. This was confirmed in Geneva by the representative of the Red Cross Antonella Notari. According to her, Saddam handed the letter to relatives. In accordance with the rules of the International Red Cross, the report on the conditions of the content of Saddam Hussein will not be made public. It is transferred to the US British administration.

Yuri Veksler , Berlin: On Friday in Berlin, one of the most significant exhibitions of the year - "Moma in Berlin" opens in the premises of the new National Gallery. Moma is a reduction from Museum of Modern Art. The New York Museum of Contemporary Art demonstrates more than 200 most important, determining works of painting, graphics and sculptures of the twentieth century.

The program is conducted by Kirill Kobrin. The economic observer of Radio Liberty Ivan Trefilov worked on the topic. Kirill Kobrin: Russian ecologists and economists continue the dispute about how beneficial for the country the ratification of the Kyoto protocol is. The point of view of the latter is still winning - President Vladimir Putin considers it impossible to join this agreement on the restriction of harmful emissions into the atmosphere.

The leadership of the Yabloko party believes that the presidential election in Russia has been turned into a "political farce". As the party leader Grigory Yavinsky stated in an exclusive interview with Radio Liberty, the presidential elections in Russia are neither free nor democratic. In such a situation, according to Yavlinsky, for people of democratic beliefs, a natural form of protest is a vote.

Elena Fanailova , Moscow: A short list of laureates of the literary prize named after Ivan Petrovich Belkin was declared in Moscow. This is the only prize in Russia, named after the name of the literary hero. Belkin’s prize are awarded authors of stories published during the calendar year. Typically, bonuses are called the names of great writers. The writer Ivan Belkin is a nonexistent person, he was invented by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin.

In Chechnya near the city, Argun was injured by a sapper. He was blown up by a landmine during engineering and surgical intelligence of the terrain. In various regions of the republic, 7 people - 6 local residents and Arab were detained on suspicion of involvement in the armed Chechen formations.

The United States intends to cancel the ban on trips of American citizens to Libya, which has been operating for more than 20 years. According to a representative of the White House yesterday, this is due to the desire to cooperate with the world community in the fight against terrorism and the refusal of Tripoli to develop nuclear weapons. The ban on trips was introduced in the 80s for security reasons.

Voislav Koshtunitsa, who was entrusted with the formation of the Government of Serbia, said that the main goals of the new cabinet are the restoration of stability in the country and gradual integration into European structures. Koshtunitsa - the last president of Yugoslavia - is the leader of the Democratic Party of Serbia. It is assumed that, in addition to it, the government will include representatives of the G-17 Plus liberal party and the Serbian renewal movement.