The program is conducted by Alexei Kuznetsov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Minsk is attended by Igor Karney. Alexei Kuznetsov: the European Union intends to decide on the seizure of the accounts and real estate of Belarusian officials included in the list of banners in the European Union countries. It was originally planned that it would be accepted on May 15 at a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels.

The Beslan Mother Committee was not satisfied with the progress of the investigation of the terrorist attack during a special operation in Kizilyurt died a special forces fighter in Moscow, a rally of protest against apartments in Volgograd opened the Stalin Museum

In Iraq over the past day, at least 36 people became victims of explosions and attacks. In Baghdad, in a car parking lot, unknown people opened fire from machine guns, after which they blew up a bomb. 19 people were killed, many were injured. Other incidents, as a result of which another 17 Iraqis and dozens were injured, occurred in the cities of Mosul, Kirkuk and Ramadi.

The Russian oil company Lukoil, the largest in the country by the volume of raw materials production, reached an agreement on the purchase of assets of the American company Marathon Oil, located in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District of Russia. The amount of the transaction will be approximately $ 790 million. Marathon Oil has been working on the Russian market since the late 90s.

On the border of the United States and Mexico, up to six thousand national guards will be deployed, ”President George Bush announced. Speaking in the White House, the president emphasized that the national guards are sent to the southern border temporarily - to help border guards stop the influx to the country of illegal immigrants from Mexico. Later, according to Bush, the country's robbers will be increased and do this task themselves.

The leadership of the European Union postponed until October a decision on the reception of Bulgaria and Romania in the EU. The Chairman of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barrosa announced this in the European parliament today, adding that both countries have yet to solve a number of serious problems - such as the fight against organized crime and corruption. It was assumed that Bulgaria and Romania will enter the EU on January 1 of next year. Barrosa believes that this is still real.

Venezuela President demonstrated his oratory talent in London The unofficial visit of the President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez to London caused a wave of conflicting emotions in the UK. The country's government said that this visit is "private." The President of Venezuela will not meet either Prime Minister Tony Blair or with any of the royal family. However, the mayor of London Ken Livingston, nicknamed for his left beliefs by the Red Ken, has already accepted Chavez.

The Minister of Defense of Israel Amir Perez called on the head of the government of Ehud Olmert to try all ways to a peaceful solution to the conflict with Palestine before starting one -sided steps to determine the final boundaries of the Jewish state. As Radio Liberty, Rovshan Huseynov, reports from Tel Aviv, Amir Perez considers it necessary to start negotiations with the Palestinians.

Apple, together with the Japanese telecommunications company, SoftBank is developing a mobile phone with an integrated iPod player . Musical compositions sold by the Apple iTunes electronic store can only be played on iPod devices. Combining with a mobile phone will save music lovers of the need to wear two devices at the same time and will allow you to load musical compositions directly through cellular networks. The deadline for the release of the new device has not yet been announced.

Relatives of Paul Khlebnikov - after the Prosecutor General of Russia - appealed the verdict in the case of his murder in the Supreme Court. During the process, numerous violations took place, the official statement of the Khlebnikov family said. On May 6, the Moscow City Court - on the basis of the jury verdict - fully justified two natives of Chechnya - Kazbek Dukuzov and Musa Vakhaev, as well as the Moscow notary Faily Sadretdinov.

The program is conducted by Alexander GOSTOV. The Radio Liberty correspondent Mikhail Salenkov takes part. Alexander GOSTEV : In the Supreme Court of North Ossetia, the announcement of the sentence Nurpashi Kulaev, the only surviving participant in the attack on the Beslan school, was interrupted to Wednesday. Perhaps this process will take several days. Today, the events in the Supreme Court of North Ossetia were followed by the Radio Liberty correspondent Mikhail Salenkov.

On May 17, in the Moscow Club “Pies behind Glass”, a literary evening “Israeli theme through the eyes of Russian authors” will be held. This action is dedicated to the Independence Day of Israel. At the evening, artistic texts will sound directly or indirectly related to Israel - Julia Gugoleva, Maria Stepanova, Polina Barskova, Max Fry and others.

China supported the initiative of the European Union in resolving a crisis around Iran’s nuclear program. Yesterday, the European Union expressed its readiness to provide Tehran with its own nuclear technology - in exchange for the refusal of the production of enriched uranium. The technology is included in the package of proposals providing for wide cooperation with Iran in the energy, economic and political spheres.