In the province of Shirnak in the southeast of Turkey, 12 Kurdish extremists were destroyed during the military operation. According to Istanbul Elena Solntseva, two military personnel died in the battles. The operation began after an ambush arranged by the Kurdish separatists was a division of the Turkish army. Five military personnel died and six were injured.

The investigation was completed in the case of British Karl Bushby and American Dimitry Kifer - travelers detained on April 1 on Chukotka for illegally crossing the border. The case file was transferred to the court. Foreigners are facing an administrative fine of two thousand rubles. The issue of the possible expulsion of travelers from Russia will be resolved. Judicial hearings (they will be held in the village of Lavrenty) are scheduled for Thursday.

One of the police officers wounded during a special operation to detain militants died in Nazran. On Tuesday, law enforcement officers blocked a group of armed people in a private house. A policeman died in a shootout, two were injured. Two militants were killed, one was detained. According to the investigation, the militants took part in the attack on settlements in Ingushetia in June 2004 and numerous diversions.

The Moscow City Court upheld the sentence to the deputy administration of the company "Yukos-Moscow" by Alexei Kurtsin, sentenced to 14 years in prison for financial fraud. Three other convicts in this case, the sentence is reduced. In December last year, the Lefortovo Court of Moscow found the Curcino and 8 more people guilty of embezzlement of Yukos funds under the guise of charitable assistance.

In Nalchik, the sentry from the tower accidentally fired from a grenade launcher building of the control of organized crime. One soldier died. The main version of the investigation is the careless handling of weapons.

At least 26 people died on Wednesday evening in the city of Khovidir north of Baghdad as a result of an explosion of a mined car. The explosion occurred at the Shiite mosque. According to doctors, dozens of people were injured. Last week in Baghdad, as a result of explosions organized by suicide bombers at the Shiite mosque in Baghdad, 90 people were killed.

The program is maintained by Andrei Sharogradsky. The Radio Liberty correspondent Maxim Yaroshevsky takes part. Andrei Sharogradsky : Today the day of astronautics, the 45th anniversary of the first span of a person into space, is celebrated in Russia today. In the Moscow Region, the recognized space capital is the center of the celebration - the city of Korolev. Employees of the Russian Rocket and Space Corporation Energia on the eve of the Cosmonautics Day talked about their plans.

In Kazan, the first match of the final series of the Russian Hockey Championship between the local Ak Bars and the Omsk Vanguard was held. The owners of the ice won a major victory - 6: 1. The second match will be held there tomorrow.

The Venus Express European probe successfully completed the braking maneuver and entered orbit around Venus. Within a month, the probe will make 7 more trajectory corrections in order to achieve a working orbit. The station carries a complex of spectrometric equipment, covering the range from infrared radiation to ultraviolet radiation, magnetometer, radiometer, and a camera for observing stars of the planet disc.

The Moscow prosecutor's office charged Tre three suspects of beating the Minister of Culture of Kabardino-Balkaria Zaura Tutova. The main accused - 24 -year -old Stanislav Novohatsky - pleaded guilty. The names of the other two are not reported. The fight, in which the famous artist suffered, occurred on April 1. According to Tutov, the attackers shouted nationalist slogans. During the investigation, three people were detained.

The leak of secret information in the United States. The investigation continues Irina Lagunina: The case of a leakage of secret information from the White House - the issuance of the existing CIA agent - has received a new impulse in the last days in connection with the testimony that the only accused in this case - the former chief of the vice president Lewis Skutter Libby. He showed that the leak was authorized by the President of the United States. Says Vladimir Abarinov.

In Nalchik, the cause of the death of ordinary management of organized crime was a careless handling of a grenade launcher. According to the preliminary version of the investigation, on the tower where the sentry was located, a grenade exploded spontaneously.

The program is maintained by Andrei Sharogradsky. The radio correspondent Freedom Karen Agamirov takes part. Andrei Sharogradsky : The program will continue the report from the State Duma of Russia. At today's plenary meeting of the lower house of the Russian parliament, the Radio Liberty correspondent in Moscow Karen Agamirov visited. Karen Agamirov : “United Russia” continues to drag the Water Code into life. And if she succeeds, then “Transneft”, led by Mr.

The Council of Europe called on Germany to take measures against the possible intensification of trade in “living goods” during the coming in this country of the World Cup. In the appeal of the Council of Europe, it is noted that, according to preliminary estimates, about three and a half million fans will come to the tournament. In this regard, it cannot be ruled out that in Germany, thousands of women will be transported by criminal groups who will be forced to engage in prostitution.

The export of goods from Russia in 2005 increased by 34% - to about $ 245 billion, which gave the country the opportunity to rise from 15th to 13th in the list of the world's largest exporters. As stated in the report of the World Trade Organization, the share of Russia in world exports amounted to 2.4%. The world's largest exporter of goods last year, according to the WTO, was Germany - more than 970 billion dollars.