The program is conducted by Alexander GOSTOV. The Radio Liberty correspondent Oleg Kusov takes part. Alexander GOSTEV: The Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia sentenced the former son-in-law of the President of the Republic Aliya Kaitov to 17 years in prison. Kaitov was found guilty of organizing the murder of seven people, including the deputy of the Parliament of Karachay-Cherkessia, Rasul Bogatyrev in the fall of 2004.

As a result of the earthquake, which occurred on December 26 south of Taiwan, the Internet link of mainland China with the outside world was violated, RIA News reported. The Chinese Internet provider China Telecom reports that as a result of the earthquake, cliffs of the underwater fiber-fiber cable connecting China and the United States were recorded. The site of the cliff is 15 kilometers south of Taiwan.

Ivan Tolstoy: Let's start with the film adaptation of the novel by the famous Czech writer Bogumil Grabal "I served the English king." A few days ago, a long -awaited film premiere took place in Prague. The picture was shot by Oscar, the director Irji Menzel. Nelly Pavlaskova tells about the unusual story of the creation of the film and the first impressions of the premiere.

The program is maintained by Andrei Shari. A radio correspondent of Radio Freedom Jan Runov takes part. Andrei Sharry : What did Gerald Ford do after his resignation from the post of President of the United States? How do experts evaluate his contribution to American history? The correspondent of Radio Freedom Jan Runov from New York. Jan Runov : The last 29 years of his life, Gerald Ford spent a Mirage on his California ranch.

Iranian President Mahmud Akhmadijad sent a pope Benedict XVI with a call to a greater understanding between religions. The message was delivered by Iranian Foreign Minister Manour Motaki, who visited the Vatican for negotiations with the head of the Catholic Church. According to Iranian representatives, the letter emphasizes the importance of establishing new connections based on the general establishments of world religions.

The program is conducted by Victor Nechez. Victor Nechez: the Federation Council rejected the bill on the transfer of the Constitutional Court from Moscow to St. Petersburg.

The Federation Council rejected the bill on the transfer of the Constitutional Court to St. Petersburg to the United States by former President Gerald Ford

The program is conducted by Dmitry Morozov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Moscow Olga Vakhonicheva takes part. Dmitry Morozov: The government of Nizhny Novgorod found the opportunity to return their apartments for deceived co -investors. Residents of the region who have lost money and future apartments due to the fault of unscrupulous construction companies, the authorities are building new housing at the expense of local budgets.

Topic: The prospects of local self -government in St. Petersburg Guest: Deputy of the Municipal Assembly No. 72 Konstantin Ershov

In Ingushetia, four suspects were detained in an attempt on the head of the Sunzhensky District Department of Internal Affairs of ISU Merjoev. One of the detainees is an employee of the police patrol service. At the end of October, an explosive device worked on the way of the car of the police department. Merjoev was not injured. The car received damage.

The coaching council of the Russian Basketball Federation recognized the best coach of the country of 2006 by the head coach of the Khimki club Sergei Elevich.

The Bank of Russia withdrew the license from the Moscow Expost Bank and Rink Bank near Moscow. Credit organizations are suspected of laundering money. Since the beginning of the year, the Central Bank withdrew the license in more than fifty banks.

The Moscow City Court will consider the complaint of the deputy head of the legal department of the company "Yukos-Moscow" Svetlana Bakhmina to delay the execution of the court for 9 years, the execution of the sentence issued to her. Bakhmina was convicted of 6 and a half years in prison on charges of embezzlement of 8 billion rubles from Tomskneft. She has two children, and she asks to delay the execution of the sentence until the youngest child is 14 years old.

The program is conducted by Alexander GOSTOV. The correspondent of Radio Liberty Efim Fishtein takes part. Alexander GOSTEV : On January 1, 2007, two states will join the European Union - Bulgaria and Romania. For them, this is undoubtedly an important historical milestone, although it is very difficult to calculate the nearest social and economic consequences of such a step. Efim Fishtein about what expectations are connected by Romanians with membership in the European Union.