The program is conducted by Kirill Kobrin. The correspondent of Radio Freedom Lily Palveliev takes part. Kirill Kobrin : The Tretyakov Gallery celebrates 150 years today. On the anniversary events, in particular about the exhibition dedicated to the founder of the museum, Zenate Pavel Tretyakov, our correspondent Lily Palveliev.

One of the “black boxes” of the A-320 aircraft, which broke on May 3 near Sochi, was raised from the bottom of the Black Sea. This was announced by NTV channel, referring to one of the participants in the search operation. The information was confirmed by the source of Interfax, participating in the investigation of the disaster.

The volume of the state stabilization fund, formed by income from oil exports, will exceed 2 trillion rubles by the end of 2006, said Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov. At the current rate, this is more than 74 billion dollars. Now, according to official figures, the volume of the stabilization fund of Russia is 1.8 trillion rubles.

One of the largest Russian museums - the Tretyakov Gallery - today marks 150 years. Gallery funds have 150 thousand works of art, among them - the icons of the brush of Andrei Rublev and Theophan Greek, paintings by Repin, Serov, Aivazovsky, Vasnetsov, Larionov, Goncharova, Kandinsky and other masters. As part of the celebration of the anniversary, many exhibitions were organized.

Montenegro Prime Minister Milia Dzhukanovich announced the victory of supporters of independence in a referendum held on Sunday. According to preliminary data from agencies engaged in voting monitoring, independence supported a little more than 55 percent of citizens who participated in the vote. It is 55 percent of the vote - the minimum necessary for the proclamation of Montenegro by an independent state. Preliminary official results are expected in the coming hours.

In the playoffs of the Championship of the National Basketball Association, Detroit defeated Cleveland-79:61 and won the series 4-3. Now in the final of the Eastern Conference, Detroit will meet with Miami.

The Prime Minister of Great Britain Tony Blair arrived in Baghdad, with an undeclared visit, to show support to the new Iraqi cabinet formed at the end of last week. Blair also intends to discuss the possibility of reducing the British military contingent in Iraq. On Sunday, the Prime Minister of Iraq Nuri Al-Malika at the first meeting of the government promised to make maximum efforts to end violence.

In the south of Afghanistan, the coalition forces struck the air at the settlement, in which, according to intelligence, the Taliban took refuge. According to the military, up to 50 militants were killed. In this area of Kandahar province last week, fierce battles were underway between the coalition forces and the fighters of the Taliban movement.

In the United States, a company for mass deployment of broadband wireless Internet access begins . The Federal Commission for Communications plans to conduct an auction for frequencies in the range of two gigaigers in the next month. It is expected that the cost of a license of a package covering the entire territory of the country will be from $ 15 to 15 billion.

According to the results of ticket sales for the last weekend, Ron Howard's Code Da Vinci became an indisputable rental leader. In the USA and Canada, fees for three days amounted to $ 77 million. In a foreign rental, the film adaptation of the bestseller Dan Brown set an absolute record - $ 147 million. Not a single American tape still collected such an amount in the history of cinema. In total around the world, the revenue from the rental of the picture was 224 million.

The paratroopers could not get their own out of the fire In a fire in the hostel of the Airborne Forces in the suburbs, seven people were killed, including two children. One executive officer was missing. Many received injuries.

In the Shchelkovo district of the Moscow Region tonight, during a fire in a hostel of airborne troops, seven people were killed, according to preliminary data, two children. Another officer is listed as missing. Several people suffered. 38 military personnel and 16 members of their families lived in the building. The operational-investigation group works on the spot. A criminal case has been opened - under the article "Violation of fire safety rules."

Who really benefits from SMS loters and contests? What are the consequences of a public promise of the award? And how to achieve the payment of the required winnings? These questions are answered by experts in the studio of the RS: Doctor of Law Alexander Etistyevsky and lawyer of the Confederation of Consumer Societies Diana SORK

US Secretary of State Kondoliza Rice did not confirm that European countries turned to Washington to give Iran a guarantee of security in exchange for his rejection of the nuclear program. Previously, there were reports that Great Britain, Germany and France are seeking the inclusion of American guarantees in the package of proposals addressed to Iran.

Germany and China agree that Iran should not have nuclear weapons, ”said the Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel upon completion of negotiations in Beijing with the Prime Minister of the State Council of China Ven Jiabao. It is expected that at a meeting with the chairman of the PRC Hu Jintao Merkel will call Beijing to take a more active part in resolving the crisis around the Iranian nuclear program.