The European Commission announced that the American Microsoft Corporation, the world's largest software manufacturer for personal computers, agreed with most of the EU requirements, presented to it three years ago following an investigation conducted by the European Antimonopoly Office. In 2004, Microsoft was imposed in Europe a record fine in almost half a billion euros, and two years later, another, 280 million euros, for failure to fulfill the prescriptions of the European Commission.

On Monday, a men's tournament in St. Petersburg began. In the first round, Russian Igor Kunitsyn lost to his compatriot Denis Matsukevich - 6: 7, 3: 6. Mikhail Kukushkin beat the Ukrainian Ilya Marchenko - 6: 0, 6: 7, 7: 5, Mikhail Ledovsky - Ukrainian Sergey Bubka - 6: 7, 6: 2, 6: 4, Dmitry Tursunov - Austrian Yurgen Meltser - 7: 6, 7: 6. Evgeny Korolev lost to the German Philip Kolshraiber - 6: 7, 3: 6, and Alexander Kudryavtsev - Czech Lucash Dluga - 6: 2, 6: 7, 2: 6.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe condemned the anti -Semitic statements of President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. Lukashenko called the city of Bobruisk "pigsty", in which the Jews once lived mainly, adding that Jews always relate to the place where they live, you just have to look at Israel. PACE Chairman Rene van der Linden said that although the statements of the President of Belarus border the absurdity, they do not get better from this.

The program is conducted by Dmitry Volchek . The Radio Liberty correspondent Yuri Veksler takes part . Dmitry Volchek : Last weekend, many German television and radio channels were transmitted, and articles dedicated to the events of thirty years ago, the so-called “German autumn”, when the second-generation of RAF (the Red Army fractions, as this organization called themselves) tried to force the state to release 11 of their associates, including the state of thirty years.

A new round of negotiations on Kosovo status is held in Vienna today. At a meeting of delegations of Serbia and Kosovo Albanians, it is expected to present proposals for international intermediaries, the purpose of which is to create the basis to achieve a compromise. Until now, the positions of the parties have not become close. Belgrade rejects the possibility of the independence of Kosovo from Serbia, which is achieved by Priestin. In December, the period released for negotiations expires.

A powerful cyclone raging in the Far East went to Kamchatka. The wind intensifies, there are storm rains. For several hours, the power supply of part of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky was interrupted. School classes were canceled for younger children. Cyclone has already passed Sahiln and Primorye, leaving dozens of settlements there without light, interrupting the ferry message.

Two matches of the 20th round were played in the Russian Hockey Super League championship. Magnitogorsk "Metallurg" was defeated by the "Tractor" with a score of 2: 0. The leader of the championship "Salavat Yulaev" at a party lost "Lada" - 3: 4. The first three places in the standings occupy: 1. "Salavat Yulaev" - 46 points (after 20 games) 2. SKA - 44 (19) 3. "Metallurg" (Magnitogorsk) - 44 (20)

In the Saratov region, the court sentenced the chief editor of the newspaper Saratov Layers to Vladimir Spiragin, who was accused of slander at the vice-speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin. The journalist was sentenced to 180 hours of compulsory work. In addition, he must compensate Volodin with moral damage in the amount of 200 thousand rubles. In recent months in the Saratov region, the local branch of United Russia initiated several trials against journalists.

On Sunday, a charity concert of pop music was held at the London Stadium of Wemble, the profit from which will be transferred to the victims of violence in the Sudanese province of Darfur. In a concert, which gathered more than ten thousand people, mainly the Muslim stars performed.

The competition for the right to create port special economic zones in Russia can be announced before the end of this year, said Maxim Bystrov, deputy head of the Federal Agency for Management of Special Economic Zones. In accordance with the law approved by the country's parliament, they can be formed on the territory of sea and river ports, as well as airports open to international message. Port special economic zones are created for 49 years and the extension of this period is not provided.

Türkiye expects immediate measures against Kurdish rebels operating in the north of Iraq. This was stated by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, in response to the request of US Secretary of State Condolizes Rice Rice, within a few days to refrain from retaliation for yesterday’s attack of the rebels. On Sunday, 12 Turkish troops died, ambushed by the border with Iraq. According to the military, more than 30 Kurdish militants were killed in the followed collision.

Vladimir Ryzhkov on the progress of the election campaign in Russia. Regional elections: Mordovia, North Ossetia, Penza and Smolensk regions.

The state company Russian Railways considers the possibility of buying a stake in the German railway company Deutsche Bahn, the largest in Europe, said Russian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin. At the end of July 2007, the German government approved a bill providing for the sale in 2008 to 25% of Deutsche Bahn shares fully controlled by the state. The estimated cost of the package is more than 3 billion euros.

Academician Gergia Arbatov about the lessons of the Caribbean crisis in St. Petersburg is an exhibition for the 100th anniversary of the collection of the Museum of Political History today in America. A giant jerk of oil prices causes gigantic anxiety. New York residents prefer a bicycle - why

The leader of the Civil Platform Donald Tusk: "Poles deserve a good government" Early parliamentary elections were held in Poland yesterday. Publishing polls of public opinion promised the victory in the elections of the Liberal Party "Civil Platform" - the largest opposition party in the country. And so it happened - according to preliminary data, 44% of the Poles voted for this party.