Two armed Palestinians were killed on the border between the Gaza sector and Israel. Israeli military personnel opened fire on militants who tried to put the bomb under the border fence. Both are members of the group of "Brigade of the Martyrs of Al -Axsa."

Deputies of the Parliament of Afghanistan and Afghan elders joined the negotiations with the Taliban who abducted the citizens of South Korea. Participants in negotiations express the hope that they will be able to achieve the release of 22 hostages. One hostage Taliba was killed a few days ago. The kidnappers demand to release their associates out of prisons. Otherwise, they threaten to deal with other captives, among whom are 18 women.

The finalists of the tournament in Bad-Gastein (Austria) were determined. Here are the results of semifinal matches: Ivonn Meisburger (Austria) - Karin KNAPP (Italy) - 6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 3 Francesca Skyavone (Italy) - Kaya Kanpi (Estonia) - 6: 4, 6: 2

The United States will sell Saudi Arabia and a number of other states of the Persian Gulf of a large batch of weapons - $ 20 billion. The United States intends to help these states in confront the threat emanating from Iran, ”the Washington Post newspaper reports. According to her, the plans will be officially announced on Monday - on the eve of the visit to the Middle East of US Secretary of State Condolizes Rice and Defense Minister Robert Gates.

The US Congress adopted a new anti -terrorism legislation, many points of which were recommended by a special commission that investigated the circumstances of the attacks of September 11, 2001. The bill suggests, among other things, the intensified financing of measures to protect large cities, which can primarily become objects of terrorist attacks. It is also supposed to ensure scanning of goods on ships and in passenger aircraft. The bill was introduced by the Democrats.

At the men's tennis tournament in Kitsbuel (Austria), the semi -finalists were determined. The results of the quarterfinals: Juan Monaco (Argentina) - Tommy Robredo (Spain) - 6: 2, 2: 6, 6: 2 Agustin Calieri (Argentina) - Nicholas Lapentti (Ecuador) - 7: 5, 6: 1 Putito Druche (Italy) - Andreas Seppi (Italy) - 1: 6, 7: 5, 7: 6 Fernando Verdasco (Spain) - Sergio Roitman (Argentina) - 7: 6, 3: 6, 6: 3 In the semifinals they play diligy - Calieri, Monaco - Verdasco.

In Udmurtia, the bodies of three Robertson-44 private helicopter died in the disaster. The helicopter on Saturday fell into the Votkinsk reservoir. According to the Ministry of Emergencies, he caught on the wires of the power line. There were five people on board. Rescuers and divers work at the site of the helicopter fall.

In the city of Verkhnyaya Pyshma (Sverdlovsk region), the number of hospitalized with suspected pneumonia increased to 85. Seven sick - in intensive care. Prior to this, it was reported that three patients died. On the fact of a massive disease, the city prosecutor’s office conducts a check. A criminal case has been opened. According to the Ministry of Health, the causative agent of pneumonia will be determined in two days.

The authorities of Afghanistan resumed negotiations with the Taliban, who stole South Korean missionaries. Officials express the hope that they will be able to achieve the release of 22 hostages. The special envo of South Korea is negotiating today with the leadership of Afghanistan and the command of the coalition forces. The kidnappers demand to release eight Taliban from prisons.

In Baghdad, an Iraqi journalist who worked for the Kuwaiti satellite canal was killed in Baghdad. The 40-fly Adnan al-Safi was shot dead with a sniper. According to the organization "Reporters without borders", at least 194 media employees have died in Iraq since 2003.

The Taliban holding South Korean hostages again extended their ultimatum about the conditions of their liberation. The abductors said they gave time to a senior representative of the South Korean government to arrive from Seoul to negotiate this group of 22. It was reported that disagreements arose between the abductors. Taliban demand to release eight of their associates from prisons, threatening otherwise killing all the Christians hostages who arrived in the country with humanitarian goals.

If on Friday we had nothing to envy of our colleague, then now there is already, because he is resting on Canary beaches Our colleague Vladimir Baburin, who went on vacation on Tenerife, was on board the aircraft of the S -7 airline, which operated on Friday a charter flight from Moscow to this island. However, about three hours after the departure, the liner turned and, flew back to Moscow, made a forced landing at the Domodedovo airport.

In Udmurtia on Saturday, a private helicopter of American production "Robertson-44" fell into the Votkinskoye reservoir. According to the Ministry of Emergencies, the helicopter caught on the wires of the power line. According to preliminary data, five people could be on board, including two children. A group of rescuers and divers was aimed at the site of the helicopter fall.

The population of the city of Kottbus in eastern Germany, where today the marching of neo -Nazis from the National Democratic Party was held, arranged a kind of countermeustration. The windows of all houses were closed by shutters, and on the streets, usually very busy on Saturday, there were almost no passers -by. Along the path of the neo -Nazis, the posters "NDP - without us!" Were stuck.

Today, on the territory of the former Soviet camp, Perm -36 is opening the international forum "Pilorama - 2007". The forum is held on the territory of the Memorial Museum of the History of Political Repression, created on the basis of this camp. Many Soviet human rights activists were serving a sentence in it. The forum will be attended by the Supreme Commissar of the UN Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg and the Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia Vladimir Lukin.