In Slovakia today there are parliamentary elections. 4 million Slovak voters have to choose 150 deputies. The main struggle is expected to unfold between the legal entity by the coalition, headed by Prime Minister Mikulash Dzourin and the Opposition Party of Robert Fitzo. These are the first parliamentary elections in Slovakia after two years ago the country entered the European Union.

The son of the former king Italy, Prince Savoy Viktor Emmanuel and his family categorically deny his involvement in the underground business. 69-year-old Victor Emmanuel was arrested on Friday evening in northern Italy and brought to prison. The prince is directly related to a large gambling house in Switzerland. Italian investigators blame him with the bribe of officials and the recruitment of prostitutes for casino customers.

In the Nozha-Yurt district of Chechnya, a soldier was wounded during the explosion. According to the Interfax agency with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic, the sapper was injured, which was trying to blur a landmine laid on the road between the villages of Zamai-Yurt and Metroots. The soldier was hospitalized.

The United States intends to appeal to Russia with a request to revise plans for the possible sale of modern Venezuela weapons. The representative of the US State Department, Sean McCormak, noted that, according to Washington, the volume of arms purchases Venezuela does not meet the real needs of her defense. Last week, Venezuela President Hugo Chavez announced his country's plans to purchase 24 Russian SU fighters and build a Kalashnikov assault plant.

In Moscow, a rally was held against reducing the number of deferrals from military service. Several dozen people gathered on Pushkinskaya Square. The action, covering 27 regions, was organized by the Union of Right Forces, the Republican Party and the Committee of Soldiers' Mothers. The other day, the State Duma approved a package of laws on reforming the army.

In Togliatti at the Fosphorus factory, building structures fell. Four people were killed, three are seriously injured. Investigators find out the reasons for what happened.

The UN Security Council approved on Friday the translation of the ex-president of Liberia Charles Taylor to the Hague, where he will appear before the international tribunal for war crimes. Now Taylor is in prison in Sierra Leone. He was issued by the International Justice of Nigeria, where he has been since 2003 - after he left the post of head of Liberia as a result of the armed conflict.

In Ingushetia, two militants were killed during the special operation. Their base was discovered in the vicinity of the village of Psedahs of the Malgobek district. The base is destroyed.

The United States and Japan urge North Korea to refuse to test a long -range missile. US Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schiffer called Pyongyang's plans "rough provocation." According to the South Korean and Japanese media, the launch of a rocket capable of reaching the territory of the United States may take place in the DPRK this Sunday. The US State Department warned that tests would be a violation of the moratorium from 1999 to conduct long -range missile launches in the DPRK.

As always, we are talking about sports, to a greater extent - about the World Cup. This time we will highlight two aspects of this competition - this is the work of Hus Hiddinka, so far only one match with the Australian team, and the performance of the Ukrainian national team, and so far in the first game in which Ukrainians were defeated by Spain football players with a account of 0: 4.

In the UK today, the 80th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth is solemnly celebrated. On the occasion of the anniversary in the center of London, the traditional parade of the royal Guadans is taking place. Thousands of people took to the streets to look at the colorful ceremony. After the parade of the guards, another will take place - the air - parade. Elizabeth the second was born on April 21, but its birthday is officially celebrated in June - when the weather is usually better.

The Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Communist Party is held in the suburbs. Speaking at the congress, the leader of the Communists Gennady Zyuganov said that the main task of the party is the coming to power. According to Zyuganov, the Communist Party of the Communist Party must be increased more than three times. Today, in Moscow, the Congress of the Popular Volya party is taking place, the leader of which is the Vice Speaker of the State Duma Sergey Baburin.

In the south of Afghanistan, 10 Taliban were killed in battles, the country's authorities report. According to them, the Taliban movement lost about 100 militants during a major operation, which the military conducted in the southern provinces of Afghanistan.