Mikhail Sokolov: Today our guest is the chairman of the International Committee of the Federation Council Mikhail Margelov. So, we start a conversation. Mikhail Vitalievich, the situation in Georgia, a conflict between the leadership of Georgia and Adjara. How will Russia act? Is it interested in preserving Georgia as a single state? Mikhail Margelov: Yes, of course. Russia is a federal state, Georgia is also a federal state.

Israeli helicopters struck the city of gas - at least three Palestinians were killed and 8 were injured. The missiles destroyed two cars and destroyed a small residential building. The blows were struck at the end of the meeting of the Israeli government, at which a decision was made to tighten the struggle against Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip. Yesterday, 10 people died in the Israeli city of Ashdod - bombs were blown up by suicide terrorists.

Dmitry execution , St. Petersburg: March 14, simultaneously with the presidential elections in St. Petersburg, a huge number of election acts of local significance passed. Voted in St. Petersburg 57.5 percent of voters. Vladimir Putin scored about 75 percent. Then there is Nikolai Kharitonov - 7.39 percent, and Irina Khakamada - 6.74 percent. Sergey Glazyev scored 4.14 percent, Sergey Mironov is 1.46 percent, Oleg Malyshkin 0.8 percent. "Against all" voted 3.86 percent of voters.

Citizens of Russia to date have filed lawsuits against the Ministry of the Interior in the amount of more than 35 billion rubles. This was announced today by the Deputy Head of the Main Legal Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Ilya Kucherov. According to him, the most common complaints against police officers are a refusal to accept a crime statement, illegal detention and removing of suspected material values before the court.

French President Jacques Shirak and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder discussed today in Paris issues of fighting terrorism and reform of the European Union. Speaking at a joint press conference, Shirak and Schroeder called for strengthening international security cooperation. In addition, both leaders agreed that by the end of the year it was necessary to adopt a new EU constitution.

The leader of the “For Human Rights” movement Lev Ponomarev was fined 1000 rubles for the unauthorized rally on February 23 in connection with the 60th anniversary of the deportation of the Chechen and Ingush peoples. Lev Ponomarev intends to appeal the decision of the Meshchansky court of Moscow, which, in his opinion, is politically motivated and violates the European Convention on Human Rights.

US Secretary of State Colin Powell, on a visit to Delhi, praised the improvement of relations between India and Pakistan. Powell announced this after negotiations with the Indian Foreign Minister Jaschant Sinch. Powell also said that on Wednesday, during a visit to Islamabad, he would discuss with President Pakistan Pavis Mosharraf the issue of suppressing the illegal trade of Pakistani nuclear technologies.

California oncologists have found that the cure for obesity Orlistat slows down the growth of malignant tumors of the prostate gland. Dr. Jeffrey Smith and his colleagues from the Barnem Institute discovered the anti -cancer potential of Orlistat in experiments on fabric cultures, and later confirmed it during the experiments on laboratory animals. This message is printed in the magazine "Cancer Research" on March 15.

Conversation of Alexander Kostinsky with Vladimir Gubailovsky Alexander Kostinsky: A specific person always left some evidence of his life. We know a lot about the omnipotent rulers and the highest nobility of Babylon and Egypt. The Greeks and the Romans led a lot of biographies of outstanding personalities. The circle of famous people expanded, but this is an extremely small part of those who lived then.

In the Itum-Kalinsky district of Chechnya, three Russian troops were blown up by a mine this morning. With wounds of various severity, they were taken to the hospital. In Grozny, a police car was fired last night. One policeman died, three were injured.

In Arkhangelsk, as a result of the explosion in a nine -story residential building, at least 26 people were killed, including children. 15 - hospitalized. The explosion occurred tonight at about three hours Moscow time. Under the rubble can be located, according to various sources, from 50 to 70 people. According to the mayor of Arkhangelsk Oleg Nilov, the main version of the incident is an explosion of domestic gas. The investigation also does not exclude the version of the attack.

The program is maintained by Andrei Shari. Marina Timasheva and Maxim Yaroshevsky worked on the topic. Andrei Shary: The Moscow authorities say that the Manege building, burned on the night of Sunday to Monday, will be restored with historical accuracy. The cause of the fire has not yet been set. Says Radio Liberty correspondent Maxim Yaroshevsky: Maxim Yaroshevsky: The smell from the ashes is already felt at the exit from the "Okhotny Ryed" metro.

In the Cathedral of Madrid, a memorial service for the victims of terrorist attacks on March 11, who claimed the lives of 200th people, is held in the Cathedral. During the investigation, as the Spanish newspapers reported with reference to investigators, the individuals of the six suspects in involvement in the attacks were established. All of them are Moroccans. One is detained. The investigation believes that these six are only part of a large terrorist network.

The Constitutional Court of Lithuania today considers the request of the Lithuanian parliament with accusations against the president of the country of Rolandas Paxas. If the court agrees that the president violated the Constitution, the Sejm deputies will be able to complete the procedure for removing him from power that begun in the fall of last year.

In Arkhangelsk, an explosion occurred at the entrance of a residential building tonight. According to preliminary data, three people were killed, about one and a half dozen were hospitalized. According to the mayor of Arkhangelsk, Oleg Nilov, two versions are considered - an explosion of domestic gas and undermining an explosive device.