Ankara is looking for missing Turkish citizens in Iraq, the Radio Liberty correspondent Elena Solntseva reports from Istanbul. Since the beginning of the war in Iraq, 150 citizens of Turkey have been killed. The whereabouts of another 24 people are unknown. “We are doing everything possible to save people. Our embassy in Baghdad intensified both diplomatic and unofficial channels, ”said Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul.

Russia and Australia successfully completed negotiations on Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization. The corresponding protocol was signed on Tuesday at the WTO headquarters in Geneva. According to the head of the Russian delegation Maxim Medvedkov, negotiations with Australia, which began back in 1998, were very difficult. Now it remains to agree with the United States. For joining the WTO, Russia must sign bilateral agreements with all members of the organization.

The program is conducted by Polina Oldenburg. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Dusseldorf Alexander Havronin takes part. Polina Oldenburg: In Germany, before the start of the World Cup, and billions of viewers around the world will watch it, mobile television appeared, so far, however, only in those 12 cities of the country where the championship matches will be held. To transmit a television signal to a cell phone, a new digital interactive data transmission technology was created.

The first final match of the Stanley Cup “Edmonton” - “Carolina” was held in a bitter struggle. “Carolina”, losing-0: 3, managed to go forward-4: 3, then Edmonton already equalized the score, and in the last minute the decisive puck was abandoned by the Carolina hockey player, Rod Brindo-Amor. Thus, in the series up to 4 victories, “Carolina” took 1: 0.

In Russia today, the 207th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin is celebrated. In St. Petersburg, the great -great -granddaughter of the poet will take part in the festive events, the only direct heir to the male line is Alexander Alexandrovich Pushkin. In Moscow, in the Pushkin State Museum on Prechisten, according to tradition, an open day. The museum has several exhibitions prepared for this date.

In the next three years, the American company IBM intends to triple its investment in India - from $ 6 billion, said the head of the Corporation Sam Palmizano. IBM plans to open a new research center in Bangalore, as well as significantly expand the service network. For three years, the company intends to increase the staff of its employees in India by almost five times - from 9 thousand to 42 thousand.

The Crimean parliament considers the situation in Feodosia today at an extraordinary meeting, where the mass rallies of opponents of Ukraine’s entry into NATO continue on the 10th day. The protesters block the seaport-on May 28, an American ship with equipment and equipment for international military exercises "SI-BRAZ 2006" was unloaded here. A round -the -clock picket is also put up at the sanatorium, which housed 240 American troops.

The Pskov referendum can preserve the face of democracy in Russia A referendum will be held in Pskov, during which the inhabitants of the regional center will determine the model of the election of the mayor. The initiative to hold a referendum belongs to the Pskov branch of the Yabloko party - its version of the issue, submitted to the local referendum along with two more, was approved by the Pskov territorial election commission and deputies of the City Duma.

In the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana is overcome by the rally of the opposition party "Alga". About ten people are detained. According to the correspondent of Radio "Freedom", approximately 200 people took part in the unauthorized picket. Today, the Supreme Court of the Republic recognized the minist’s decision to be legal to refuse the party to register.

On Tuesday, the second stage of the Dofin Liber race was held, which traditionally precedes the famous Tour de France race on the world calendar. This race also passes along the roads of France. The stage of 203 km between the cities of Borguan-Zalmie and St. Galmie was won by the Belgian Philip Gilber. The second at the finish was the Frenchman Samuel Dimulen, the third was the Austrian Peter Rolich. Gilber, after this victory, headed the overall standings.

In the female single category of the open championship of France, quarter -final fights ended. The 8th racket of the tournament, Russians Svetlana Kuznetsova won the compatriot Dinara Safina 7: 6, 6: 0. Last year, the winner of Roland Garros, Belgika Justin Anen-Ardenne, sown by the 5th, defeated Anna-Lena Greneteld 7: 5, 6: 2.

"Dirty money" and the gray schemes of sports functionaries were ozoli at least one generation of journalists A new book on corruption in the bowels of the International Football Federation was published in England. On the eve of the World Cup, a book on a popular topic is ensured by the success of greedy to the revelations of the public. At the same time, experts recall that previous attempts to bring sports functionaries to clean water ended in nothing.

The supply of super -deessed laptops developed by the Media Lab laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will begin in the middle of next year. This was stated by the head of the project "Laptop to each child" (Laptop Per Child Project) Nicholas Negroponte at the Red Summit conference. Laptops will cost $ 135. They will be delivered in large parties to developing countries. The developers expect that the price of laptops will be able to reduce to $ 100 by the end of 2008.

In the men's solitary category of the French open championship, the first semifinal was determined. He was sown under the 1st number Swiss Roger Federer, who won on Tuesday near Croat Mario Anchich 6: 4, 6: 3, 6: 4.