Due to the threat of the explosion, the building of the India parliament was evacuated in Delhi due to the threat of the explosion. Prime Minister Manmokhan Singh and deputies of both chambers were immediately transferred to safe places. The reason why the alarm was declared is unknown. An anonymous phone call with threats and that the police had found a suspicious bag was reported. In December 2001, during an attack on the Islamic militants parliament, 14 people were killed.

The program is conducted by Oleg Vinokurov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Moscow Anna Kolchina takes part. Oleg Vinokurov: In Moscow, in the Museum of Andrei Sakharov, an exhibition “Notebooks” of Efrosinia Kersnovskaya was opened. These are 12 notebooks with sketches of life in the Gulag. Efrosinia Kersnovskaya was born in a noble family. Her father in 1919 was arrested by the Cheka.

A gas stain formed on the Sungari River as a result of an explosion at a chemical plant in China fell into Amur. According to the representative of the regional service of the Ministry of Emergencies, this afternoon, poisonous waters will reach the first settlement in Russia. In the Khabarovsk Territory, three -day reserves of drinking water were created.

The volume of the Russian economy in January-September increased by 6.2 percent compared to the same period of 2004, amounting to about 15 trillion 400 billion rubles, the materials of the Federal Statistics Service said. At the current rate, this is 540 billion dollars. According to the official forecast of the government, Russia's GDP in 2005 will increase by 6 percent, against 7.2 percent a year earlier.

The program is conducted by Victor Nechez. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Khabarovsk is attended by Alexei Minin. Victor Nechez: a gas stain from China on Friday night fell into the Amur. Already in the coming hours, his approach to the village of Nizhne-Leninsky Jewish Autonomous Region is expected. It is there that Russian laboratories are located now on the fence of water samples.

The lawsuit that began today in Istanbul over the famous Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk, accused of insulting the state, was suspended until February 7th. The Court of Cases of the Ministry of Justice to decide whether to continue the process. Pamuke faces a conclusion for up to three years for openly announced the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire in 1915 and the persecution of the Kurds in Turkey. Human rights organizations and the European Union criticized the pursuit of Pamuk.

Vladimir Kara-Murza: Twice over the past day, President Putin spoke out for the ban on the functioning of branches of foreign banks in Russia. We are discussing the Arguments for and Against with Pavel Medvedev, a deputy of the State Duma, First Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on Credit Organizations and Financial Markets. What is the meaning of the president’s sensational statement?

Yuri Zhigalkin: Congress intends to prohibit torture as a method of inquiry. The American army received a futuristic fighter. Innocence gives their beloved an American. These are the topics of the heading "Today in America." President Bush supported on Thursday a bill prohibiting any use of torture, as an inquiry tool, developed by Senator McCain. The senator hopes that the law will be adopted by Congress in the next day.

The program is conducted by Victor Nechez. The Radio Liberty correspondent Oleg Kusov takes part. Victor Nechez: Last Wednesday, the new Chechen parliament turned to the leadership of Russia with a request to support the idea of renaming the city of Grozny in honor of the deceased President Akhmat-Haji Kadyrov. In the course of the unfolding violent discussion, a critical attitude to the idea of renaming prevailed. The acting prime minister of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov also spoke out against.

Elena Solntseva, Istanbul Today in Turkey, a lawsuit begins against the famous Turkish writer Orhan Pamuke , who is accused of slandering the Turkish state for statements about the genocide of Armenians and Kurds in Turkey. Open court hearings in the case of Orhan Pamuke will be held in Istanbul. The court against the writer is already called one of the largest political events in the history of the Turkish Republic. If Pamuk was found guilty, he is threatened with three years in prison.

In Minsk, in the order of the experiment, on December 15, restrictions on the sale of alcohol at night are introduced. Now from 23 to 8 in the morning in the Belarusian capital it will be impossible to buy beer, vodka and fruit and berry wines. The exception is made for cognac, champagne, as well as sparkling and grape wines. However, they will be sold only in a few, moreover, removed from residential buildings, stores. The experiment will last until March 1.

The State Minister of Georgia on Economic and Structural Reforms of Kakha Bendukidze said that Georgia would not support Russia's accession to the WTO at the Summit of the World Trade Organization, which was held in Hong Kong, the Radio of Radio "Freedom" in Tbilisi George Kobaladze. “Russia opened two illegal customs points on the border with Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Until our representatives are allowed there, we will not agree with Russia's entry into the WTO, ”Bendukidze said.

Jan Runov , New York The results of the parliamentary elections in Iraq are not yet known. But already now in the United States, the unprecedented activity of voters, including Arabs-Sunnis, who used to boycotts of the elections, is noted. In Washington, they are optimistic and expect that the success of political progress will reduce the American military presence in Iraq. American politicians discuss messages from Iraq with satisfaction on how the elections were held.

[Radio Liberty: Programs: Media] [16-12-05] Why can't a woman become the president of the country in Russia? Presenter Vytor Rezunkov Victor Rezunkov: The human rights organization "International Amnesty", according to Russian newspapers, said that 70% of married women in Russia are victims of family violence. Is it a lot or little? What are the causes of family violence? We will talk about this today.

Vladimir Kara-Murza: Today, the Russian side officially announced the transition to the global prices of gas supplies to Ukraine, as well as to Georgia, Moldova and the Baltic countries, otherwise from the beginning of the next year (that is, after two and a small week), the sale of this fuel will be stopped. We are discussing the situation with Sergey Baburin, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma, head of the Rodina faction “Narodnaya Volya”. Do you approve of such a tactics of the Russian side?