Trams abolished 70 years ago are returning to Paris. On Saturday, a tram line will open, which will pass along the southern perimeter of the city. Trams will be transported up to one hundred thousand people a day. Thus, the mayor of Paris hopes at least a little to clean the streets of the city from cars.

Once these monuments looked majestic In Lithuania, one of the most curious attractions in the territory of the former USSR is operating - at least many visitors think. The Soviet Union is no longer there, but Soviet symbols remained throughout its territory. In Lithuania, it is collected in a special museum - Groit Park of Soviet Sculpture. Imagine a whole park of sculptures: Lenin, Stalin, Marxes, partisans -heroes, steatters - of different sizes and artistic value.

In Voronezh, 25 orphans are hospitalized with poisoning - two are in intensive care. According to preliminary data, the pupil of the orphanage, who was treated for tuberculosis, "shared" tablets with other children. The investigation is conducted.

The program is conducted by Nikita Tatar. The Radio Liberty correspondent in St. Petersburg Tatyana Voltskaya takes part. Nikita Tatarsky: According to approximate estimates of scientists of the Russian Academy of Sciences, about 54 thousand homeless people in St. Petersburg, 82% of them are indigenous townspeople. Each year, their number increases by about a thousand.

On the football fields of Europe, eight matches ended in the UEFA Cup Group tournament. Three teams of four groups entered the 1/16 finals. Here they are: Group A: Glasgow Rangers (Scotland), McCabi (Haifa, Israel), Livorno (Italy); Group B: Tottenham (England), Dynamo (Bucharest, Romania), Bayer (Germany); Group C: AZ (Holland), "Seville" (Spain), "Braga" (Portugal); Group D: "Parma" (Italy), "Osasuna" (Spain), "Lance" (France).

Journalists who died in Russia are remembered by the ocean. Anna Politkovskaya memory campaign in Washington In the central house of a journalist today they recall colleagues who died in the performance of professional duty. The day of commemoration is held for the twelfth time. Vsevolod Bogdanov spoke about the significance of this event, Radio, the chairman of the Union of Russian Journalists.

The State Duma of Russia plans to consider today in the second reading a bill on state regulation of gambling business. Compared to the original option, it introduces a complete ban on organizing gambling zones in settlements. The gambling institutions that do not meet the requirements of the law after July 1, 2007 should be closed, while the rest will be able to continue to work for another two years.

The program is maintained by Andrei Shari. The Radio Liberty correspondent Yuri Veksler takes part . Andrei Shary : The expansion of the European Union, especially the prospect of adopting to the European Union of Turkey, is one of the important topics of domestic policy for Germany, since there is a discussion about the policy of integration of its German Turkish population. About this discussion from Berlin, Radio Liberty correspondent Yuri Veksler.

In Karelia, a criminal case was instituted against Alexander Belov, a leader of movement against illegal immigration. It is expected that Belov, who is charged with media outlets, calling for interethnic growth will soon arrive for interrogation in Petrozavodsk. According to local investigators, on September 2, Belov came from Moscow to Kondopog to organize an unauthorized rally - in protest against the stay of immigrants from the Caucasus in the republic. The rally provoked mass riots.

In the Baltic Sea, the third day is the search for the missing Russian fishing vessel. The fate of four of the six crew members remains unknown, the Radio Liberty correspondent reports. According to experts, there are practically no chances to find fishermen alive - the water temperature in the sea does not exceed eight degrees. On Thursday, the bodies of two sailors were identified, who were discovered by Lithuanian rescuers participating in the operation. The search is complicated by storm.

The Prime Minister of the Palestinian Autonomy Ismail Hania returned to the gas sector. Israel allowed him to enter from Egypt, but forbade the delivery of millions of dollars collected as donations to the Palestinians in Arab countries. Israeli special services believe that money can go to financing extremists. The government formed by the Hamas movement flatly refuses to recognize Israel. When crossing the border, a shootout occurred. The bodyguard of Khania was killed.

The French actor Sami Naseri, who became famous for the leading role in the French blockbuster of Taxi, was sentenced to six months of imprisonment and a fine for eight thousand euros. In March of this year, he had a conflict with the police, during which the tipsy actor insulted a black policeman. The insult was racial. Later, the actor apologized.

The program is conducted by Kirill Kobrin . Correspondents of Radio Liberty Danila Halperovich and Mumin Shakirov take part. Kirill Kobrin : The Russian State Duma is discussing in the second reading a rather stringent law on the game business, which causes great interest in society and among entrepreneurs. Our correspondent Danila Galperovich works in the Duma. Now he is on the air. Danila, hello! Danila Halperovich : Good afternoon! Kirill Kobrin : So what is this law?

At the International Space Station, which is enslaved with the shuttle of Discovery, the second exit to outer space is safely completed. The American astronaut Robert Carbim and Swede Cristfish Faglang laid power cables - the ISS is transferred to a new energy scheme. The latter - the third - the exit to the outer space is scheduled for Saturday.

In his first statement in the new quality, Pan Hi Moon promised to appoint his first deputy woman. She will take up the selection and arrangement of personnel In New York, the new Secretary General of the UN Pan Hi Moon is offered . He enters the position that was worth the loss of the reputation of his two predecessors: Egyptian Batros-Gali was refused to be appointed for a second term, the name of the native of Ghana Kofi Annan appeared in the investigation of the corruption case.