The program is maintained by Andrei Shari. The Radio Liberty correspondent Yuri Veksler takes part. Andrei Shary : On the eve of the World Cup in Berlin, the largest railway station in Europe opens. He had to spend 11 years and 700 million euros on his construction. The five -story building is built in the former neutral territory located between the eastern and western parts of Berlin.

Nurpashi Kulaev did not admit himself guilty The Supreme Court of North Ossetia sentenced Nurpashi Kulaev to life imprisonment, in a correctional colony of special regime he will serve his sentence. Kulaev was found guilty of eight articles of the Criminal Code, including “Combining the hostages”, “Terrorism”, “Murder”, “Employment for murder”, “Storage and acquisition of weapons”.

The program is conducted by Victor Nechez. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Moscow Yuri Bagrov takes part. Victor Nechez: as we just knew, immediately after the end of the trial of the court, an incident occurred, in the center of which was Ella Kesaeva, a representative of the Voice of Beslan. With her, the phone managed to record an interview to my colleague Yuri Bagrov.

Russia will put Iran of 29 missile systems of the Tor -M1 air defense system, ”Minister of Defense Sergei Ivanov said on Friday in St. Petersburg. According to the minister, the installation supplied by Tehran "hypothetically" cannot be used for terrorist purposes. The United States has repeatedly called on Russia to stop weapons export to Iran.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Estonia prohibited rallies, pickets and manifestations at the monument to the Warrior-Lover in Tallinn. According to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Calle Laanet, such a decision was made with the aim of resolving the recently arising conflict. On May 20, national radical organizations held an unauthorized rally demanding the demolition of the monument. The protection of the monument was taken by volunteers from among Russian -speaking youth.

In Tbilisi today is a military parade on the occasion of the Independence Day of Georgia. In the festive procession on Rustaveli Avenue, up to 18 thousand military personnel and heavy equipment will take part. A number of opposition parties and movements intend to hold protests against the policy of the current leadership of the country.

Andrei Shary : The man of the day Radio Liberty May 26 is the winner of the New Pushkin Prize "For the total contribution to the domestic culture" in 2006, the poet Yuri Kublanovsky. This award was established last year, in particular, the Pushkin State Museum and the Mikhailovskoye State Museum-Reserve. Yuri Kublanovsky was born in Rybinsk in 1947. He received art history in Moscow. He worked as a guide, his first publication took place in the Samizdat almanac "Metropol".

In Uzbekistan, the son of a human rights activist Sayjakhon Zainabiddinov was detained. As the mother of Ilhoma Zainabiddinova told our radio, he was arrested on Monday. What her son is accused of, she does not know. According to the independent Web Sit Fergana.ru, Ilkhu was detained for contacting his father's associates to continue his business. Sajahon Zainabiddinov headed the human rights organization "Appeal".

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert approved the recommendations of the Minister of Defense and the heads of law enforcement agencies on the limited supply of weapons of the “Guard” of the head of the Palestinian autonomy of Mahmud Abbas and the protection of his environment, the Radio Liberty correspondent Rovshag Huseynov reports from Tel Aviv. According to the Israeli security forces, it is necessary to support the position of the only potential partner of Israel in the peaceful process.

Victor Shenderovich ... My hand stretches, if not to the pistol, then to the rope with soap. Because-I don’t know how, behind the seas by the lands, and in our God-permeable Palestines this ace for a long time, on a grand scale, with a chipper scream, covers all other arguments, including the arguments of reason. The program "Andchel"? Singer Katya Lel, chansonnier Shufutinsky? Let them beat in hysteria of criticism and the intelligentsia is sick - “PIPLA HAPPOSES”!

The program is conducted by Oleg Vinokurov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Riga Mikhail Bombin takes part. Oleg Vinokurov: The 11th conference of the Baltic Forum is opening in Jurmala today. Mikhail Bombin: "Europe in the mirror of globalization: yesterday, today, tomorrow" - this is the name of the 11th conference of the Baltic Forum.

In the south of Lebanon, as a result of the explosion of a mined car, one of the leaders of the Palestinian group "Islamic Jihad" and his brother died. Mahmud Majub led the group of the group in the Lebanese city of Sayd south of Beirut.

In the Eastern Conference of the NBA, the second match of the final series was played: Detroit - "Miami" - 92:88. The account in the series was equal - 1: 1.

Afghan human rights activists said that about 34 inhabitants of the village of Aziz became victims of the recent air strike of coalition. Data of the Afghan independent commission on human rights are based on the certificates of the villagers of the dead. Earlier, local authorities reported the death of 16 people. President Hamid Karzai called for an independent investigation into what happened.

In Washington, the police are investigating a message about shots in the garage of one of the buildings of the House of Representatives of the US Congress. The building in which the offices of many congressmen are located is cordoned off. All visitors are bred. The ambulance vehicles arrived in the area of the Kapitoli hill. The police representative said that no reports of the victims were received. No traces of bullets were found.