The next starts at the World Cup held on Sunday skiers: Women. Maribor (Slovenia). Slalom 1. Nicole Hospaces (Austria), 2. Veronika Zuzulova (Slovakia), 3. Marlis Schild (Austria). Hospaced strengthened her position at the head of the general offset. Men. Vengen (Switzerland). Downhill 1. Bode Miller (USA), 2. Didier Kush (Switzerland), 3. Manuel Osborne-paradise (Canada). Lejamin Reich (Austria) preserves leadership in the overall standings.

Pianist, People's Artist of the USSR Nikolai Petrov.

Four weeks were given to Iran to finally clarify all the remaining questions on his nuclear program. The term was agreed upon during a recent visit to Tehran the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohammed El Baradey. Against Iran, the UN sanctions were imposed on his refusal to stop the Uranus enrichment program.

Yablokov. Ashes

In the championship of the English football Premier League, matches of the 22nd round were held. Here are the results of games with the participation of leaders: "Manchester United" - "Newcasl" - 6: 0 "Arsenal" - "Birmingham" - 1: 1 "Chelsea" - "Tottenham" - 2: 0 "Middlesro" - "Liverpool" - 1: 1 The position of the three leaders: “Manchester United” and “Arsenal” - 51 points each, “Chelsea” - 47. Liverpool has 39, like “Everton”, “Aston Villa” and “Manchester City”, but he has a play in reserve.

In Khabarovsk, 4 people died in a residential building as a result of a fire. 35 people are evacuated. According to the Interfax agency with reference to the Ministry of Emergencies, the fire arose in the basement of a five -story building. Its reasons are clarified.

On the Italian island of Sardinia there were clashes of local residents with the police. 6 people were detained. The authorities of Italy tried to take several tons of garbage from Naples to Sardinia. The streets of this city are literally littered with household waste, which have not been exported for three weeks, since all the landfills have been crowded. The Prime Minister of Italy Romano Prodi said that the army will take part in the purification of Naples and his suburbs.

In Nalchik, the head of the Department for Combating organized crime of the Kabardino-Balkaria Ministry of Internal Affairs Anatoly Kyarov was killed. According to Interfax, on Saturday evening, unknown people opened fire on Kyarov’s service car in the courtyard of the house where he lived. Kyarov died of injuries in the hospital. A police officer who was in the car died on the spot. The driver and two random passers -by were injured. A criminal case has been opened.

US President George Bush, who makes a trip to the Middle East, is today on the first official visit to the United Arab Emirates. Bush will discuss the issues of bilateral relations with the leadership of the UAE, as well as the situation in Iraq, the Iranian nuclear problem and the ways of resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. George Bush is in Bahrain, where he should meet with the command and sailors of the 5th US fleet, which was based in this country.

Elena Fanailova: Freedom in the Discussion Club of the Theater "Practice". Today we are discussing the play based on the play by Vladimir Sorokin “Capital” with his director and artistic director of the theater Eduard Boyakov and with the audience who watched this performance. But our main topic is the “language of power”. Eduard Boyakov: Dear friends, we welcome you again in the Practice Theater. I know that there was even a number of bloggers who came specifically to meet with Sorokin.

In Kolomna ended the European Championship in the skating all -around. The winners in the overall standings were: Women. 1. Irene Vyust, 2. Paulina Van Dhetek (both Holland), 3. Martina Sablikova (Czech Republic). Men. 1. Sven Kramer (Holland), 2. Khavard Bokko (Norway), 3. Enriko Fabris (Italy).

The former President of Indonesia Suharto is in critical condition, the doctors of the hospital in Jakarta said. Haji Mohammed Sukharto, who was 86 years old, ruled Indonesia for 32 years. He came to power in 1966 in the wake of anti -communist demonstrations and the highest post was re -elected six times. For 32 years of his reign in the country, the regime of authoritarian power with the predominance of the military in all areas of activity of the state was established.

In China, within the framework of the campaign for labor safety at the enterprises of the mining industry, 11 thousand small mines have been closed over the past two years. According to the Chinese authorities, only 3 thousand 800 people died in the country's mines alone last year. Contacting continues to be the basis of a rapidly developing Chinese energy.