In Uzbekistan, human rights activist Sayjakhon Zainabitdinov was put on court for telling foreign reporters about the clashes of demonstrators and security forces in Andizhan in May last year. According to relatives and supporters of the human rights activist, he was charged with slander and anti -state activities. According to eyewitnesses and human rights defenders, on May 13 several hundred civilians were killed in Andijan, when the troops opened fire on the manifestants.

In the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana met the presidents of Russia and Ukraine - Vladimir Putin and Viktor Yushchenko. Both leaders stated that they were satisfied with the agreement on gas tariffs reached in early January. The parties also agreed to activate the negotiation process on the problems of delimitation of water borders and the basing of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol.

The Russian State Duma today will hold the first plenary session in the new year. During the spring session, the deputies will have to consider about 600 bills and adopt such important documents as forest and water codes, the Law on the Subsoil, as well as the Law "On Combating Terrorism". Already at the first meeting, deputies will discuss changes to the criminal, criminal procedure and administrative codes.

The Prime Minister of Great Britain Tony Blair said that he would probably have to achieve the transfer of the Iranian nuclear program to the UN Security Council in connection with Tehran’s decision to resume developments in the nuclear sphere. Earlier, Germany announced that the European Union could not continue negotiations with Iran if Tehran does not promise to abandon the Uranus enrichment program.

Japanese astronomers from the National Astronomical Observatory in Tokyo built the most accurate computer model of two planetoids in the world in the era of the formation of the solar system. The model was used to calculate possible collision conditions, which led to the formation of the moon. Researchers came to the conclusion that the body encountered with the ground was supposed to have sizes comparable to Mars, and the speed of the blow did not exceed 15 kilometers per second.

Danila Halperovich The State Duma deputies today at the plenary meeting paid a lot of attention to the next political crisis in Kyiv, where the government was resigned yesterday. Russian politicians reacted to the activation of Ukrainian political life with interest, but each in its own way. Even inside the Prochrevsky "United Russia" the point of view into the Ukrainian situation diverge.

The condition of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon continues to gradually improve. According to doctors, Sharon remains under the influence of light sedatives. The prime minister has both the right and left parts of the body. He reacts to the voices of his sons. However, only a few days later doctors will be able to determine how an extensive stroke affected the Sharon’s body, which he suffered a week ago.

The Council of Europe called on NATO to immediately ensure the access of expert-law enforcement officers to a military prison in Kosovo. The chairman of the Council of Europe Terry Davis said that if the military has nothing to hide, then they should allow the inspection. NATO claims that there are no prisoners in Kamp-Bondstil in Kamp-Bondstil.

The program is conducted by Dmitry Morozov. The Radio Liberty correspondent Mikhail Salenkov takes part. Dmitry Morozov: The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine yesterday voted for the resignation of the Cabinet of Ministers, which is headed by Yuri Gyanurov. 250 deputies out of 405 deputies voted for this decision.

The process in the case of the murder of the editor -in -chief of the Russian version of the Forbes magazine Pala Khlebnikov was postponed until January 18. The Moscow City Court decided to send a statement to the Russian Law Chamber that the lawyer of one of the accused - Ruslan Koblev was violating the Code of Law Ethics. Koblev explained that, at the request to provide him with the protocols of the previous meeting, the judge refused.

Vladimir Kara-Murza: The situation in Ukraine has attracted public attention today. The current government did not have time to bring to the end the trial in the case of the murder of journalist Georgy Gongadze, aimed at exposing the heirs of the previous regime, as opponents of Viktor Yushchenko resigned the office of Yuri Yekhanurov. We discuss the current situation with Oleg Panfilov, director of the Center for Extreme Journalism.

The court in Tbilisi today pronounces the verdict to Vladimir Harutyunyan, accused of trying to attempt on the presidents of the United States and Georgia. The state prosecutor requires a life imprisonment for the defendant. The lawyer tells Harutyunyan a punishment of imprisonment for up to 15 years. On May 10 last year, during the performance of George Bush and Mikhail Saakashvili on Freedom Square in Tbilisi, Harutyunyan threw a grenade into the crowd, which only accidentally exploded.

Andrei Sharry: The man of the day of Radio Liberty on January 10 is the author of the new soundtrack for the film by Sergei Eisenstein “Babric -bearing Potemkin, Austrian musician and composer Christoph Payer. He is 31 years old, he was born in the city of Khainburg. He plays the violin and guitar, sings in groups "metamorphosis", "BUU" and "grantlift". It is considered one of the leaders of the European underground-rock music.

The direct threat of the life of the Prime Minister of Israel, Ariel Sharon, has passed, the doctors say. The supply of anesthesia is completely discontinued and the prime minister gradually leaves the artificial coma. He has both the right and left parts of the body. He reacts to the voices of his sons. However, only a few days later doctors will be able to determine how the Sharon Stroke affected the body, which the prime minister suffered a week ago.