The referendum on the unification of the Irkutsk region and the Ust -Ordynsky Buryat Autonomous Okrug ended. More than 62 percent of voters voted in both regions. If more than half of the referendum participants spoke for, the new constituent entity of the Russian Federation will officially appear on January 1, 2008. The first preliminary voting results are expected in a few hours.

Vladimir Baburin: Today in our studio, Deputy Director of the Federal Migration Service Vyacheslav Prov. The questions will be asked by Eduardo Gedesh, the Moscow correspondent of the Portuguese newspaper de Notsias and the journalist of NTV Elkhan Mirzoev. This tradition has such a tradition - at the beginning to introduce the guest biography.

In Alexandria - the second largest city in Egypt - there were again bloody clashes between Muslims and Christians -cops. One person died, 43 - injured. 50 people are arrested. The clashes began after on Friday in Alexandria attacked the Coptic churches. The 78-year-old old man was killed, two people were injured. Today's skirmishes occurred after the funeral of the murdered. Copts - the Egyptians who have long professed Christianity - make up about 10 percent of the country's population.

Evgenia Nazareta: The theme of today's issue is a spring revival in the automotive market in Russia. Spring is a traditional revitalization time in the automotive market. It is in the spring that the car drivers are decided to purchase a car. More experienced motorists dream of selling their car to them to buy another. This year, demand, more precisely, the supply in the secondary market greatly exceeded demand.

In Iraq, at least 25 people were killed as a result of a series of explosions and attacks. Explosions and shelling occurred in Mahmudia, Mosul, Baghdad, Baacuba and other cities. The American command reported the death of three US naval infantry in the province of Anbar. A meeting of the Iraqi parliament planned on Monday is postponed, since serious progress in negotiations on the formation of a new government is still delegated.

In St. Petersburg, two citizens of Mongolia were beaten. Students of the Institute of Refrigeration Industry applied to the police with a statement that yesterday in the subway they were attacked by fans of the Zenit football team. Mongolian students received moderate injuries, Interfax reports.

The program is conducted by Victor Nechez. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Kurgan Alexander Valiev takes part. Victor Nechez: In Kurgan today is the second day a promotion under the conditional name “30 hours of solidarity”. It is held by the territorial trade union "Protection".

In Baghdad on Saturday, at least five people were killed and more than 20 were injured as a result of the explosion of a mined car at the restaurant. Also in Baghdad, three Iraqi soldiers were killed when their car was blown up on a mine. In the city of El Falluja, at least one person died and two were injured in a shootout between rebels and government forces.

Deputy Director of the Federal Migration Service of Russia Vyacheslav Podavnin

About 100 supporters of the Belarusian opposition held a protest of the Russian Embassy in Minsk. They expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that Russia provides support to President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The manifestants also demanded that the results of the recent elections of the President of Belarus.

The referendum on the unification of the Irkutsk region and the Ust-Horde Buryat Autonomous Okrug was recognized as held. More than 50 percent of voters have already voted in both regions. If more than half of the citizens who participated in a referendum support the initiative, the new constituent entity of the Russian Federation will officially appear on January 1, 2008.

In the south of Iraq, a British soldier died in the explosion. Three more were injured. According to the British Ministry of Defense, the bomb was laid on the road near the city of Basra. In Baghdad on Saturday, at least five people were killed and more than 20 were injured as a result of the explosion of a mined car at the restaurant. Also in Baghdad, three Iraqi soldiers were killed when their car was blown up on a mine.

In Moscow, a rally of journalists against censorship will be held today. It is expected that Sergey Dorenko, Svetlana Sorokina, Olga Romanova, Sergey Parkhomenko, Viktor Shenderovich and other Russian journalists who suffered due to censorship will take part in Pushkinskaya Square. According to one of the organizers of the action, the leader of the Yabloko youth department Ilya Yashin, the Moscow authorities gave permission to hold a rally.

Spring is a traditional revitalization time in the automotive market. It is in the spring that drivers-new drivers are decided to purchase a car, more experienced motorists dream of selling their car to buy another. This year, demand in the secondary market greatly exceeded the supply. Guests of the Yekaterinburg Studio Car Buyers Elena Fedorova and Alexei Yablonsky. For one, acquiring a car is a new experience, for another - expert work.