In Afghanistan, 9 troops of the National Army were killed and one was seriously wounded in an explosion of mines under a military truck. Mina was laid on the road in the vicinity of the city of Spinboldak near the border with Pakistan. The military accuses the Taliban of what happened. Afghan troops, together with the American, are conducting a long -term operation to strengthen security in the country on the eve of the parliamentary elections scheduled for spring.

The Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia called the December events in Blagoveshchensk (Bashkiria) - "massive, in no way explained, unreasonable violation of human rights." According to Vladimir Lukin, we are talking about hundreds of victims of police arbitrariness. The prosecutor's office of Bashkiria recognized only about 50 people beaten by police officers. The local court refused to issue sanctions for the arrest of police officers undergoing this case.

The famous Russian entrepreneur and politician Boris Berezovsky may soon move to Ukraine. Berezovsky himself reported this on Friday in an interview with the Russian Internet publication Gazeta.ru. He motivated his decision with the desire to "be closer to Russia." Berezovsky, whom the Russian authorities are looking for on charges of fraud, expressed confidence that the new leadership of Ukraine would not give it to Moscow.

In Moscow today there is a meeting of the leadership of the Party of the Union of Right Forces. It is participated in the members of the Federal Political Council of the party and regional leaders. Among the main issues is the development of the mechanism for the election of the party leader - the chairman of the Federal Political Council.

The program is maintained by Andrei Shari. The program is attended by a Radio Radio Freedom Vera Volodin. Andrei Shary: Relatives of police officers from the Sergius Posad who died in Chechnya in 2000 are asking for Russian President Vladimir Putin to invest in personal control.

9 police officers died on Friday evening in Chechnya, at the Caucasus highway. According to the ITAR-TASS agency, cars in which employees of the Department of Successful Protection of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Chechnya were traveling were blown up in the landmines near the village of Alkhan-Yurt.

The Hollywood star Sharon Stone in five minutes raised a million dollars in Davos to fight malaria in Africa. The actress arranged an impromptu auction at a meeting of the World Economic Forum and the first announced that she donated 10 thousand dollars. A few minutes later a million was collected. Money will go to fight against malaria among children. In Africa, up to 150 thousand children die every month from malaria.

[Radio Liberty: Programs: Science and Medicine] [29-01-05] The surgeon is a phlebologist Leading Marina Katys: Every fifth woman and every ninth man in the world suffer from varicose veins of the lower extremities. In Russia, every fourth woman and every sixth man have certain violations of the function of the veins of the legs. Many mistakenly consider varicose veins an ordinary aesthetic problem with which one way or another has to put up.

In the Achkhoy-Martan district of Chechnya, a battle occurred on Saturday, in which three Mujahideen and one special forces were killed. In the Vedensky district, two teenagers were blown up on a homemade mine. With severe wounds, they were taken to the hospital.

Less than a day remained before universal elections in Iraq. Despite the enhanced security measures, the attacks were committed today at least in 11 cities. 17 people were killed. The objects of attacks were military bases and polling stations. Iraq citizens living abroad - about 280 thousand people - began to vote on Friday. Polling stations are open in 14 countries.

The program is maintained by Andrei Shari. The program is attended by a Radio Liberty correspondent Mikhail Salenkov. Andrey Shary: In Davos, the work of the World Economic Forum is nearing completion, in which more than 2 thousand guests participate. This year, the forum is held under the slogan of "strengthening global solidarity." It is about helping Africa. However, other important economic and political issues are discussed.

[Radio Liberty: Programs: History and Modernity: Documents of the past] [29-01-05] Aeronomers enthusiasts Editor and leadingwardy Toltz Authors Elena Zubkova and Olga Edelman In the previous issues of “documents”, it happened to us to talk about such signs of the 1920s as futuristic dreams and fantasies, the movement of militant atheists. The twenties are often associated with historians with a frantic revolutionary romanticism, an avant -garde in art, a rampant of bold plans for the future.

Representatives of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe arrived in Baku, where they met with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. Aliyev called the presence in the Nagorno -Karabakh of local armed formations the main obstacle to the peaceful resolution of the conflict around this region. The OSCE group intends to visit Nagorny Karabakh in the coming days.

The head of the Palestinian autonomy, Mahmoud Abbas, discussed in Cairo with Egypt Hosni Mubarak the prospects of the Middle Eastern peace process. Egypt is the main mediator in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. As a member of the Palestinian government, Hassan Abu Libdeh, said in Ramallach, the first meeting of the Abbas with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is scheduled for the second week of February.

At the European Figure Skating Championship in Turin, Russian skater Irina Slutskaya won a gold medal in a female single category. For the fourth time, Russian skaters rise to the highest step of the pedestal at this championship. In dancing on ice, Gold medals were won by the Russian couple Tatyana Navka and Roman Kostomarov. Evgeny Plushenko became the best in men's single skating, and Tatyana Totmyanina and Maxim Marinin among sports couples.