Victor Erofeev: Today we are visiting international fashion designers Katya Chameleon and Gulzhan Stein. We will talk about the role of fashion in the life of a modern Russian. We called this program "they meet on clothes, escorted by the mind." So, we will have a conversation about today's fashion. Gulzhan, please tell me, what do you do? What fashion are you doing here in Russia? Gulzhan Stein: Although I come from the east, from Kazakhstan, I really love Russia and therefore I work here.

The presidential election ended in Taiwan. The results will appear in the near future. Yesterday, the acting head of state Chen Shuybyan was committed - he received a gunshot wound. Chen Shuyyan stands for the complete independence of Taiwan from China, his opponent in the elections - Lyan Chan - will incur a more moderate position in this matter. Simultaneously with the presidential elections in Taiwan, a referendum is held on the issue of strengthening the defense capability of the island.

In the Victory President Taiwan’s elections, the current head of state Chen Shuyyan, who was won by a minimal margin, was won. Only 30 thousand voters voted for him than for the leader of the opposition Lyan Chany. 13 million people participated in the elections. Lyan Chan said that the voting results were tank, and called for annourse.

What is happening in Kosovo is “ethnic cleaning,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin today. At a meeting in Moscow with the head of government, the head of the administration and ministers of the law enforcement agencies, Putin called for a harsh to the outbreak of violence, and to seal the defense of the Serbs. Putin instructed the Secretary of the Security Council to Igor Ivanov and the Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov formulate the position of Russia on the Kosovo problem.

US Secretary of State Paulin Powell, who makes a trip to the Middle East, discussed the problems with the leadership of Suda Arabia related to the recent arrests of supporters of reforms in the kingdom. Powell said the conversation was frank and had a positive result. The United States expressed anxiety the other day in connection with the arrest of ten prominent reformists in Saudi Arabia.

The American military on Friday removed all criminal charges from Captain James Yi - Islamic Capellan on Guantanamo, which contains suspects with al -Qaeda. James Yi was arrested in September last year. He was accused of non -compliance with the rules for treating secret information, adultery and storage of pornographic files on the state computer. The Pentagon representative said that Captain Yi will continue serving in the army.

In the north-west of Pakistan, during the anti-terrorist operation, more than 100 al-Qaeda militants were captured, according to the latest data. According to the Pakistani command, up to 500 militants armed with mortars and missile systems are opposed to government troops. The battles continue since Tuesday.

In Georgia, deputies from the ruling Bloc "National Movement - Democrats" promised, in the event of their re -election in the parliamentary elections, on March 28, to cancel the deputy inviolability. The initiative of the parliamentarians was supported by Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili: according to observers, the abolition of deputy immunity will allow Saakashvili to make a more effective campaign to combat corruption.

India expressed disappointment that the United States did not inform her in advance about the provision of special military status to Pakistan. The Indian authorities said they would carefully study the recent statement by US Secretary of State Colin Powell, in which Pakistan is called the "most important ally of the United States" that is not part of NATO. This status provides Pakistan, not India, special benefits in military cooperation with the United States.

The President of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmonov ordered to exempt from the value added tax added in the country newspapers and magazines. Rakhmonov explained this measure with the need to promote the independence of the media. Earlier, many media turned to the authorities with a request to free them from taxes. Financial difficulties seriously interfere with the work of the Tajik press.

In Moscow on Saturday, the Congress of the Patriots of Russia took place, in which representatives of 66 political parties and public organizations took part. Opponents of the Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov announced the beginning of the creation of a new levocentric block. Zyuganov called this another attempt to split the left.

Six American troops were charged with cruelty to the Baghdad prison. This was announced on Saturday by the representative of the command General Mark Kimmit. All six were among 17 soldiers who were removed from the service in February in connection with the investigation of the charges against them in bad handling of the prisoners.

In many countries of the world, protests are held today on the occasion of the first anniversary of the war in Iraq. In Australia, several thousand people took part in the manifestations in Sydney and Melbourne. There were sessions to withdraw Australian troops from Iraq. Mass anti-war demonstrations are expected in London, Rome, Madrid, in many US cities, including in New York.

Olga Beklemishcheva: The microphone in Moscow has today's guest of our program-Tatyana Grigoryevna Vasilyeva, head of the allergology department of the Clinical and Diagnostic Center for the Clinical Hospital Name 1 named after Pirogov, one of the first allergists in the Soviet Union. In the studio of New York - our permanent expert Professor Daniil Golubev. And we are talking about allergalistmazots.

In Moscow, a protest against wars in Iraq and Chechnya is taking place on Pushkinskaya Square today. About 300 representatives, mainly left-wing youth organizations, take part in the manifestations.