In Ukraine, in the city of Severodonetsk, the Luhansk region, a congress of deputies of local self-government bodies ended, in which more than 3 and a half thousand delegates from 17 southeastern regions of the country took part.

In Ukraine, in the city of Severodonetsk, Luhansk region, a congress of deputies of local authorities is held. 3 and a half thousand delegates represent 11 regions of the country - eastern, southern and central. At the congress, the presidential candidate, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, and Russia's ambassador to Ukraine Viktor Chernomyrdin.

In Nairobi (Kenya), an international conference dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the signing of an international treaty on the ban on anti -personnel mines is held. The contract known as the Ottav Convention entered into force after 140 countries of the world signed. 42 countries, including the United States, Russia and China, did not sign the contract, motivating this with the need to protect their troops. In the world there are up to 400 thousand people crippled by anti -personnel mines.

In Alma-Ata in the building of the city branch of the Republican Party "Otan" (Fatherland) two explosions thundered tonight. According to Interfax, the building is cordoned off, there are no data on the victims.

In the Kurgan region, the elections of the governor, the mayor of the mound, as well as the deputies of the regional and district legislative bodies are held today. According to the latest data, the elections are recognized as held - more than 34 percent of voters took part in them. The post of head of the region is claimed by 5 candidates, including the current governor Oleg Bogomolov and the chairman of the regional Federation of Trade Unions Peter Nazarov.

Iran and the European Union still cannot agree on the conditions for folding the Iranian nuclear program. In the negotiations in Vienna, the Iran’s delegation continues to insist on the right to work on the enrichment of Uranus, claiming that this is necessary for research purposes. EU representatives object that such a condition was not in a pre -agreed agreement. On Monday, the problem will be discussed at a meeting of the leadership of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency).

The delegation of the leadership of the Palestinian autonomy held negotiations in Cairo with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The elections of the head of the Palestinian autonomy and prospects for the resumption of peace negotiations with Israel were discussed on January 9. Details are unknown.

Iran holds negotiations in Vienna with Great Britain, France and Germany on the issue of the Iranian nuclear program. The stumbling block remains the intention of Tehran to maintain 20 enrichment of uranium enrichment. European countries require a complete cessation of work on the enrichment of uranium. In the event of a disruption of negotiations, the issue can be made to discuss the UN Security Council.

In Iraq, several people today died during an explosion of a mined car in the city of Samarra to the north of Baghdad. All the dead are local residents. The explosion occurred when an American military motorcade was passing by. Another explosion - under similar circumstances - occurred on the highway leading from Baghdad to the international airport. Two American soldiers were injured.

In Alma-Ata in the building of the city branch of the Republican Party "Otan" (Fatherland) two explosions thundered tonight. According to preliminary data, one person was injured. The building is cordoned off. Other details are still unknown.

In the hospitals of North Ossetia and Karachay-Cherkessia, 245 victims of poisoning, mainly children, remain. In the Republican Hospital of Vladikavkaz - 120 children, the condition of many of them has improved. In Karachay -Cherkessia, the number of cases increased and is 125 people, 109 of them are children. 34 children are treated at home. The prosecutor's office opened a criminal case on the fact of mass poisoning. The main version is the use of poor -quality dairy products.

In Romania on Sunday, presidential and parliamentary elections took place. Shortly before the closing of polling stations, the appearance of citizens amounted to 44 percent. 12 candidates claimed to the post of head of state - the successor of the retired Jonah Iona. According to polls at the exit from the polling stations, the candidate of Social Democrats, the current Prime Minister of Romania Adrian Nastas is leading-he has more than 40 percent of the vote.

In Ukraine, negotiations began between representatives of presidential candidates Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Yushchenko. The current president of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma called for a compromise, but at the same time said that negotiations between the parties are difficult to go. Yesterday, the Verkhovna Rada recognized as invalid the results of the second round of the presidential election, according to which the Prime Minister Yanukovych won.

Iran, apparently, will refuse the demand - to leave him the right to enrich Uranus for research purposes. This was reported by Western diplomats from Vienna, where negotiations are held between the delegations of Iran and the European Union. Tehran sought changes in the preliminary agreement with the EU on the conditions for folding his nuclear program.

The Russian women's tennis team won the international tournament for the Federation Cup - the most prestigious team tennis competition for women. In the final match in Moscow on Sunday, the Russians beat rivals from France with a score of 3-2. Anastasia Myskina and Vera Zvonarev, who beat Emily Lua and Marion Bartoli-7-6, 7-5, won the decisive third point in the pair of Anastasia Myskina.