Andrei Sharry: The man of the day of Radio Liberty on May 25 is the Spanish actress Pilar Bardem, one of the leaders of the movement of cultural leaders of Spain "White Rose" in support of the peace process in the country of the Basque. Pilar Bardem was born in 1939, starred in more than 50 films, played in fifty performances. Laureate of the Goya Prize, Spanish Oscar. Sister of the famous film director Jose Antonio Bardem, mother of the popular actor - Havier Bardem.

In Moscow, as a result of the explosion of the car, one of the leaders of the Tias shopping center Stanislav Pikulev and its driver were wounded. The jeep was blown up on Thursday evening near the building of the shopping center near the Petrovsko-Razumovskaya metro. Pikulev and his driver are hospitalized. .

The crew of the Russian television company NTV was not allowed into Georgia. On Wednesday evening, at the Tbilisi Airport, journalist Vadim Fephilov and the operator accompanying him was refused to issue a visa, and also recommended to immediately leave the country. On Thursday, reporters who were going to make a plot about the Day of Independence of Georgia returned to Moscow.

In New York, the jury found the native of Pakistan guilty of his intention to carry out a terrorist attack in the subway in 2004. 23-year-old Shakhavar Matin Siraj claims to be a victim of a provocation, adjusted by a police informant. The defendant faces a lifelong conclusion.

The program is maintained by Andrei Shari. The Radio Liberty correspondent Kirill Kobrin takes part. Andrei Shary: In the UK and the USA, an unusual competition has passed between French and American (California) wines. Famous experts came to the conclusion that this time the new light turned out to be stronger than the old. French winemakers are shocked, experts on this market urge not to be surprised - the French monopoly on excellent wine has long come to an end.

A group of American scientists has developed a new laser technology to clean the surface of silicon crystal of hydrogen atoms. Silicon serves as the basis for the production of microcircuits, in particular, microprocessors, as well as solar panels and other semiconductor devices. To prevent oxidation of the surface of silicon crystals in the process of processing, hydrogen is used. But it must also be removed immediately before the manufacture of the microcircuit.

CSKA won the second match of the series for the first place of the Russian championship near the Khimki club 81:68. Now, in order to become a champion, the team of Ettore Messina remains to win one victory.

The trial railway flight from South Korea through the North - the first over the past half a century - did not take place again. Testing for the truck on a 25-kilometer section crossing the border of the two countries were planned today, but on the eve of Pyongyang again refused to hold them, citing the "instability of the situation on the Korean Peninsula." For almost 25 years, South Korea has been trying to organize railway transport to Europe through North Korea, China, Mongolia and Russia.

On Wednesday, the fourth tour of the chess Olympiad, which takes place in Turin, took place. The Russian male team beat China 3: 1. After four rounds, the Russian team leads, gaining 13.5 points.

The Pharmaceutical Associations of the CIS signed a declaration of cooperation

The State Duma of Russia did not support the proposal of the LDPR member Alexei Mitrofanov to celebrate the day of Russian football annually on May 18. The deputies rejected the bill under consideration in the first reading, in accordance with which it was proposed to amend the current Federal Law "On the Days of Military Glory and Memorials of Russia". Mitrofanov, justifying his proposal, drew attention to the fact that on May 18, 2005, CSKA first won the UEFA Cup for Russia.

In the south of Afghanistan in the province of Kandaar, clashes of the coalition forces with the Taliban continues. Up to three thousand local residents left their homes. Most - found shelter in the capital of the province. This week, allied forces struck the air from one of the villages - according to the military, at least 80 militants were killed. According to local authorities, 16 civilians were killed during the bombardment.

In Tbilisi, on Thursday, the next many thousand opposition rally was held with the demand for the resignation of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili. The organizer of the action is the Georgian public movement "Antisos". The demonstrators advocated the return of the leader of the opposition party "Justice" by Igor Georgadze, who is in Russia.