The program is conducted by Mark Krutov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Tbilisi George Kobaladze takes part. Mark Krutov: In Tbilisi, the mysterious death of the Prime Minister of Georgia Zurab Zhgliya took place. The official gas leaks remains official, although the general director of Tbilgaz has denied this information. What actually happened last night in the apartment of a friend of the Georgian prime minister?

The General Prosecutor's Office of Russia brought new accusations to the leaders of the Chechen separatists Aslan Maskhadov and Shamil Basayev. According to Deputy Prosecutor General of Nikolai Shepel, they are considered involved in the terrorist attack in Beslan and attacks on Nazran and the Terrible in the summer of last year. Earlier it became known that Aslan Maskhadov gave an order to his units to subordinate to the temporary ceasefire - until February 22.

The official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Kun Tsuan said that Chinese banks are not related to financing the transaction on the purchase of Yuganskneftegaz. Representatives of Vnesheconombank, Rosneft, the new owner of Yuganskneftegaz, as well as the Russian Ministry of Finance, made appropriate refutations. The official press release of the Ministry of Finance says that journalists incorrectly interpreted the statement of the Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine postponed on Friday the question of the approval of Yulia Tymoshenko as Prime Minister of the country. According to the RIA-News Agency, this decision was made at the request of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko. The discussion of the candidacy of the prime minister was scheduled for Thursday. Several hundred supporters and opponents of Yulia Tymoshenko gathered near the Verkhovna Rada building.

At the International Berlin Festival, a prize for the aggregate of achievements will be awarded to the 47-year-old British film actor Daniel Day-Luis. This award called “Camera” was established in 1986 and is traditionally awarded to the cinema figure, before which the festival participants feel “in greatest duty”. Day-Lyuis, who debuted in the film “My Beautiful Laundry”, was awarded the Oscar award for the main role in the film “My Left Leg”.

Vnesheconombank “denied information about what is related to the purchase of Yuganskneftegaz. At the same time, the bank’s official statement says that he really took a loan from Chinese partners - in the interests of several Russian companies, including Gazprom and Rosneft. Yesterday, Russian Minister of Finance, Alexei Kudrin, said that the purchase of the main oil oil industry company Yukos It was subsidized by Chinese banks - with the mediation of Vnesheconombank.

US President George Bush spoke in Congress with a traditional appeal to the nation. Bush, elected for the second presidential term, spoke about the main directions of domestic and foreign policy of the state. He welcomed the elections in Iraq, Palestine and Afghanistan, while emphasizing that the foci of international terrorism, with which the United States will continue the most decisive struggle, remains in the world.

The program is conducted by Mark Krutov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Moscow Arslan Saidov takes part. Mark Krutov: Yesterday it became known about the statement of Chechen separatists. Former President of Chechnya Aslan Maskhadov through the site of the Caucasus Center distributed an application for the suspension of hostilities against the Russian military. A ceasefire, as a gesture of goodwill, was allegedly signed on January 14, and will act until February 22.

The program is conducted by Kirill Kobrin. The correspondent of Radio Liberty Musa Khasanov takes part. Kirill Kobrin: Information appeared on the website of the Caucasus Center that Aslan Maskhadov gave the order to his armed detachments about a temporary ceasefire. The reaction to this appeal of the pro -Russian leadership of Chechnya is already known.

In Makhachkala on Wednesday evening, the deputy minister of the interior of Dagestan Magomed Omarov was killed. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic, the machine in which the deputy minister was located was fired from automatic weapons. Two Omarov’s guards were also killed, another seriously wounded. This is not the first attempt on the life of Major General Magomed Omarov. In May 2003, he received a contusion in the explosion of a car.

Iran and Syria rejected the accusations against the US President George Bush. Yesterday, in annual appeal to the nation, the American president said that Tehran is one of the main sponsors of terrorism and secretly develops nuclear weapons. Foreign Minister Iran Hamid Reza Azefi called Bush’s statement baseless and insulting for the Iranian people. The representative of the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Bush’s accusations of Syria’s support are based on false information.

The King of Nepal Gianendra forbade the air on the air with criticism of the monarchy. Radio stations are prohibited from transmitting news messages, broadcasting should only be entertaining. The ban will operate six months. This week, King Nepal introduced a state of emergency in the country and dismissed the government for the inability to establish peace with the Maoist rebels requiring the overthrow of the monarchy.

The program is maintained by Andrei Sharogradsky. The Radio Liberty correspondent Yuri Bagrov takes part. Andrei Sharogradsky: A resident of Nazran was detained in the Sunzhensky district of Ingushetia, suspected of involvement in a terrorist attack in Beslan. With details, Radio Liberty correspondent Yuri Bagrov. Yuri Bagrov: The regional operational headquarters for the management of a counter -terrorism operation in the North Caucasus distributed information about the detention.

Yuri Zhigalkin: A candidate for internal security ministers reports to the Senate. The new law will protect the rights of the American press. The main margin of the country predicts stormy weather. These are the topics of the heading "Today in America." The Senate hosted public hearings according to Michael Chetoff to the post of Minister of Internal Security of the United States.

Vladimir Kara-Murza: Hello. Today, the theme of our program is the Law on Countering Terrorism, introducing serious restrictions on the work of journalists, covering anti -terrorism operations. Our journalist Valery Yakov, editor -in -chief of the newspaper New Izvestia, an eyewitness to many counter -terrorism operations.