At the sixth extraordinary congress of the Patriots of Russia party, today the program of actions of this organization is being discussed in the period before the 2007 parliamentary elections. The party leader Gennady Semigin sharply condemned the reactionary policy of the current federal government. According to Gennady Semigin, the government actually robs the Russian regions, takes most of the money to the federal center, and gives the authority without the necessary funds.

The hearing in the case of attempting to the head of the RAO UES of Russia Anatoly Chubais will pass behind closed doors. This decision was made on Wednesday by the Moscow Regional Court, referring to the interests of the investigation. In particular, judges are afraid that during the process, information about the methods of manufacturing explosives may be disclosed.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow extended until June 8th the term of detention of the former head of the Russian Ministry of Defense Evgeny Adamov. Thus, the court granted the corresponding petition of the Prosecutor General, who fears that, being free, Adams could hide or influence the course of the investigation. The lawyers of the ex-minister, who is accused of fraud and abuse of authority, intend to appeal the court decision.

Omsk Avangard came ahead in the semifinal series of the playoffs of the Russian hockey super League, having overcome the Magnitogorsk Metallurg on its site-3: 2. The decisive puck in overtime was abandoned by Vitaly Yachmenev. The score in the series up to three victories was 2: 1. The next match will take place on Thursday also in Omsk.

The program is conducted by Nikita Tatar. The Radio Liberty correspondent Olga Beklemishcheva takes part. Nikita Tatarsky: Not all doctors rosyly evaluate the national project "Health". Academician Andrei Vorobyov, Minister of Health in 1992-93, believes that no one needs the construction of new federal centers, instead it would be better to supply the drugs that exist. Our colleague Olga Beklemishcheva talked with the academician.

In the Sverdlovsk region, the Executive Director of the Krasnouralsky Chemical Plant Alexander Prokopyev was detained, a criminal case was opened against him. On the eve of 58 former employees of the enterprise, mainly women, announced a hunger strike with a demand for payment of wages for two years. The total amount of debt is 22 million rubles. Today, one of the protests was hospitalized. Local authorities promise to pay off salary debts.

According to the test results of the Lefler virological institute, the cause of the death of 20 birds in Saxony at a poultry farm near Leipzig was a bird flu virus. According to Yuri Veksler from Berlin, the social ministry in Dresden reported this. In order to suppress the spread of infection, today the slaughter of all 16 thousand birds of the economy has already begun. Around the poultry farm created a quarantine zone.

In the Sverdlovsk region, dozens of former employees of the Krasnouralsky chemical plant with a request to pay wages for two years continue the hunger strike for the third day. Today, one of the protests was hospitalized. The total amount of debt is 22 million rubles. Local authorities promise to pay off salary debts, which have already allocated 14 million. The executive director of the plant Alexander Prokopyev is in custody, a criminal case has been opened against him.

In Baghdad, the court continues on Saddam Hussein and his closest associates. There was only one accused at today's meeting - the overthrown Iraqi dictator, who accused the current Ministry of Internal Affairs of torture and killings of thousands of prisoners. On Tuesday, Saddam Hussein himself was charged. Now - in addition to the mass murder of Shiites in the village of Dudhail in 1982 - the court will consider these investigations about the Kurdish genocide.

In Moscow, three more suspects were detained in the beating of the Minister of Culture of Kabardino-Balkaria, the famous singer Zaura Tutov. Their names are not called. Earlier in this case, four people were detained, three - after interrogation - were released. According to Tutov himself, young people who attacked him on Saturday shouted nationalist slogans. On Sunday, Tutov underwent surgery, he is in the hospital.

The Russian State Duma adopted in the third - the final - reading a new edition of the Water Code, which first determines the right of private ownership of water bodies. Opponents of the document claim that citizens will lose the opportunity to freely use many natural objects. The Communist Party faction intends to challenge the adoption of the law in the Constitutional Court. Today, Russian parliamentarians consider the bill on shared construction in the first reading.

In the south-east of Turkey, clashes occurred between security forces and Kurdish rebels. It is reported about five dead soldiers and one policeman. The clashes in this area last more than a week. In Istanbul today there was an explosion at the office of the ruling Turkish party "Justice and Development". Two people were injured.

In Guantanamo suspects in terrorism, they contain without hiding The human rights organization "International Amnesty" published a report on illegal transportation of people detained on suspicion of terrorism. It states that the CIA was transported arrested to countries where they could be tortured. The CIA, according to human rights activists, used private airlines for disguise and dummies.

The trial of Saddam Hussein and his associates will continue in Baghdad on Thursday. There was only one accused at today's meeting - the overthrown Iraqi dictator. Saddam first underwent cross interrogation. Two charges were brought to him - the destruction of Shiites in the village of Dudhail in 1982 and in the Kurdish genocide in the 1980s. During the meeting, there was an incident with representatives of protection. The judge deleted for the incorrect behavior of one of the lawyers.

Poland demanded that the authorities of Belarus immediately free the former Polish ambassador in Minsk Mariusz Mashkevich. He was detained in Minsk at the end of March - in connection with the participation of protests organized by the Belarusian opposition. According to eyewitnesses, during the detention, Mashkevich was beaten. The father of the former diplomat announced a hunger strike in Warsaw, demanding the liberation of his son.