The European Union said that Sunday parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan did not meet European democratic standards. In a statement published on Tuesday on behalf of the EU Great Britain, the current chairman of the Union, concern is degenerated in connection with violations during voting related to the intervention of the authorities in the election process. The EU called on the government of Azerbaijan to investigate the facts of violations.

Oleg Kusov, Yalchin Tair-Oglu (Baku), Maryana Torocheshnikova (Moscow) The Azerbaijani opposition, which, judging by official figures, sophisticated the Sunday parliamentary elections, proceeds to protest against the "falsification" of their results. The opposition leaders decided that mass protests will begin in Baku on November 9.

The Mosgorizbirk sent for examination to the prosecutor's office the pre -election television of the Prejourion Party. If experts find out that in the video material we are talking about inciting interethnic razor, the "homeland" can be removed from the elections to the Moscow City Duma scheduled for December 4th. The election video is placed and shown on the TVC channel. His leadership decided to check campaign advertising for compliance with electoral law.

Yuri Semin left the post of head coach of Russia in football. He announced this decision today after a meeting with the head of the Russian Football Union Vitaly Mutko. Semin headed the national team since April this year. Whoever replaces it in this post is still unknown.

[Radio Liberty: Programs: Time and Peace] [08-11-05] To the results of parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan; Palestinian Society: exactly a year without Yasir Arafat; 11 years ago, Russian hackers entered the computer networks of the American City Bank, one of the largest in the world, stole $ 12 million. After the statute of limitations, new details became known; How can the Russian Orthodox Church help in needy children?

Four US troops were killed in Baghdad. According to the command, the suicide bomber blew up a mined car at the block floor in the southern part of the Iraqi capital. Earlier, with another explosion, six police and three local residents were killed in Baghdad. Four more people were killed in the east of the city at a mortar shelling.

In the Supreme Court of North Ossetia, the process of a terrorist attack in Beslan continues. The only defendant - Nurpashi Kulaev - is accused of attacking school and taking hostages. He does not admit his guilt. Today, as in previous days, a survey of witnesses and victims is undergoing. As a result of the capture of the school in September last year, 331 people died, most of them are children.

The program is conducted by Arslan Saidov. The Radio Liberty correspondent Maryana Torocheshnikov takes part. Arslan Saidov: Why do elections in the post -Soviet republics often lead to political crises? And what is the likelihood that after the announcement of the results of the elections, events in Azerbaijan will develop according to the Ukrainian or Georgian scenarios?

Alexey Dzikovitsky Polish archaeologists found the grave of Nikolai Copernicus. For many years, scientists fought over a mystery about where the great astronomer was buried, who proved that the Earth was spinning around the Sun, and no way vice versa. And this riddle is close to the final resolution. The remains of the scientist were discovered in the Gothic Cathedral of the city of Frombork on the Baltic coast of the country with archaeologists of the Pultuysk Higher Humanitarian School.

The program is maintained by Andrei Sharogradsky. Anna Kolchina, a Radio Liberty correspondent. Andrei Sharogradsky: Today it turns 30 years old in the dramatic events in the Baltic Fleet, when the political commander of the Soviet anti -submarine ship "Watchtower", the captain of the 3rd rank Valery Sablin raised the rebellion against the Brezhnev regime.

The program is maintained by Andrei Shari. Correspondents of Radio Liberty Semen Mirsky, Vladimir Abarinov take part. Andrei Shary: About 400 participants in the riots were arrested last night in France, 30 police officers were injured, they were fired in the city of Grigny south of Paris. Two are hospitalized in serious condition. It is reported about the unrest in Toulouse, where the police used tear gas to accelerate the crowd, as well as in Nantes, Orleans, Rouen and St. Etienne.

The program is conducted by Arslan Saidov. The Radio Liberty correspondent Peter Vail takes part. Arslan Saidov: Mikhail Gasparov, an outstanding philologist, linguist, specialist in classical philology and the theory of verse, died in Moscow. For a unique contribution to the development of philology, Gasparov was called a translator of cultures. The microphone has my colleague Peter Vile.

In the village of Pervomaiskaya Grozny district of Chechnya, three police officers suffered during the explosion of grenades. According to Interfax, unknown in camouflage form threw a grenade into the UAZ car with police officers. All three are hospitalized. The attackers were detained. A criminal case has been opened.

The program is maintained by Andrei Shari. The Radio Liberty correspondent Olga Beklemishcheva takes part. Andrei Shary: Participants of the Children's Festival "World of Arts", who were held in Sochi, according to preliminary data, were poisoned by a cake. In the dining room of the boarding house, where the children lived, apparently, sanitary standards were grossly violated. A criminal case has already been instituted.

The program is maintained by Andrei Sharogradsky. A radio correspondent Freedom Mumin Shakirov takes part. Andrei Sharogradsky: On November 6, parliamentary elections were held in Azerbaijan. The official results of the elections have not yet been summed up. There are preliminary results according to which the ruling party "Eni Azerbaijan" won. OSCE observers said that the vote did not meet international standards.