In Moscow, a fire is extinguished in the building of the draft station of the Gorvoyenkomat. According to Interfax, a soldier suffered. It is hospitalized with burns of face and hands. During a fire, there were about 50 people in the building - mostly the military, who serve the draft item. Fire appeared on the second floor of a 3-story building. The ignition area was about one and a half thousand square meters. The reasons for the fire are found out by the military prosecutor's office.

In Belarus - in Minsk, Grodno and Gomel - several activists of the Yabloko party and the movement “Our choice” were detained. Formal reason - verification of documents. Representatives of Yabloko arrived in Belarus on their own initiative - to observe the progress of the presidential election on March 19, ”said one of the leaders of Yabloko Sergey Mitrokhin in an interview with Radio Liberty.

Simon Vukchevich. Photo from the official website of FC "Saturn" www.saturn-fc.ru Despite the absence of the Russian national team in the final of the World Cup, Russian fans are probably looking forward to the start of the tournament in Germany. After all, there will be something to look at at; Perhaps everyone can not find an adequate replacement for their favorite team, then at least choose from many national teams and players of those who can empathize.

The United States called on the authorities of Iran to immediately release Akbar Ganji, one of the leading Iranian dissidents. According to the representative of the American State Department, Adam Erakes, the term of conclusion of Ganji expired on March 17, but he still remains in prison.

In France, more than half a million people took part, according to official figures, in yesterday's protest against government reform of labor legislation. The demonstrations were mostly peaceful, but in Paris there were clashes of protesters with the police, acts of vandalism were noted. 156 people were detained. 7 policemen and 17 demonstrators were injured.

In Belarus today, the last day of agitation for candidates for the upcoming March 19 elections in the country's president. In Minsk, there will be a rally of supporters of the leading candidate from the opposition - Alexander Milinkevich. On Friday, Milinkevich and another opposition contender - Alexander Kozulin - held a joint meeting with voters. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, speaking yesterday with a television, said that he would not allow a coup in the country.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said he would not allow a coup in the country. As Lukashenko said in a television show on the eve of the presidential election, the authorities will take measures so that there is no "power seizure of institutions, blocking streets and squares." Earlier, the Belarusian authorities accused the opposition of preparing riots and seizing power after the election on March 19.

In many countries of the world, anti -war demonstrations are held today, dedicated to the third anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq. At a rally in Sydney (Australia), about 500 people demanded the withdrawal of coalition troops from Iraq. Over two thousand people participated in the march of protest in Tokyo. Several thousand opponents of the war in Iraq conduct a demonstration in London. Anti -war actions are held in other European capitals.

In the southeast of Iran, near the Afghan border, as a result of an attack by an unknown armed group, 22 people were killed and 7 were injured. Among the wounded is the head of the city of Zaudan and his deputy. The head of the Iranian police claims that the attackers are related to the secret services of the United States and the UK. Later, the Al-Arabiya channel said that a group of Sunni rebels took responsibility for the attack.

In many countries of the world today, anti -war demonstrations have passed, dedicated to the third anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq. However, fewer people participated in them than expected. The largest demonstration was held in London. It participated in it by 15 thousand opponents of the war in Iraq. Anti -war shares also took place in Tokyo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Sydney and several other cities. Anti -war demonstrations are scheduled for Sunday in South Korea and Malaysia.

In Irkutsk, a protest was held against the construction of the Eastern Siberia - Pacific Ocean oil pipeline in the immediate vicinity of Lake Baikal. Several thousand people participated in the rally and procession through the city streets, ITAR-TASS reports. On March 9, the Supreme Court of Russia recognized the rule of the government on the construction of the oil pipeline. Environmental organizations filed a lawsuit with a lawsuit.

Valery Vinokurov: Today we will talk about everything, in particular, that the Russian football championship has already begun. To begin with, we will read the message sent to us by our listener Ilya from Moscow, there is a whole note, it is quite smart and deep. Therefore, I will read everything.

In Contiolaki (Finland), a male pursuit race was held as part of the eighth stage of the Biathlon World Cup. The first two places were taken by the biathletes conducting the struggle for the victory in the overall standings of the Cup - Norwegian Ole Ainar Bjurndalen and the Frenchman Rafael Poire. Bjornalen rose from 16th place to the first, and Poire from the sixth to the second.

The female final of the tennis tournament in Indian-UAV (USA) turned out to be purely Russian. The second participant was Elena Dementyeva, who won the Belgian in the semifinals, Justin Anen -Ardenne - 2: 6, 7: 5, 7: 5. In the decisive duel, Demieentiev will play with Maria Sharapova, who prevailed over the Swiss Martina Hingis.