In Stockholm, the Classes of the Valof Prize Palm for 2007 were held. Sweden Foreign Minister Karl Bildt expressed deep regret due to the fact that the laureate of the Iranian human rights activist and journalist Parvin Ardalan Iran did not allow the laureate to leave the country. According to Bildt, this fact once again confirms that the situation in compliance with human rights in Iran continues to deteriorate.

Petersburg "Yablics" prepared an appeal to the Investigative Committee with a request to change Reznik a preventive measure On March 5, in St. Petersburg and Moscow, active actions began in defense of the head of the St. Petersburg branch of the Yabloko party, Maxim Reznik, arrested on Sunday on suspicion of beating an employee of the police.

The correspondent of the Georgian television company MALHAZ BASHILA was arrested a few days ago in the Galsky district of Abkhazia, where, according to him, he was going to withdraw a report on the holding of the Russian presidential elections in Abkhazia. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili threatened that if the journalist was not released in the near future, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia will hold a special operation in Sukhumi to release it.

So that government measures are effective, in addition to freezing prices, it is necessary to reduce government agencies The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Russia considers it possible to pursue a policy of combating inflation in the country and at the same time support the relatively high rates of economic growth. Many leading Russian economists do not believe in the viability of this plan.

The program is conducted by Dmitry Morozov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in New York, Jan Runov, takes part. Dmitry Morozov: Diplomats believe that the armed clash of Colombia with Venezuela and Ecuador can be avoided. Colombia will not succumb to provocations and will not send the troops to the border with Venezuela, the vice president of Colombia Francisco Santos said on Wednesday.

In Arkhangelsk, the court must announce the sentence to the former mayor Alexander Donskoy, accused of abuse of authority. According to the investigation, at the expense of the city budget, he paid for personal security. The damage is estimated at four million rubles. The state prosecution demanded that the former mayor be sentenced in the form of three years in prison. Last Friday, a verdict in another case entered into force on Donskoy.

In the UK, employees of marine and coastal rescue services are being affected, requiring raising salaries, Radio Liberty correspondent in London reports. The British marine rescue service was organized in 1822. Its task is to warn about potential danger at sea and save the distress. Helicopters and high -speed boats that patrol the coastal zones at the disposal. This work is associated with a risk to life.

The program is conducted by Dmitry Volchek. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Kyiv Vladimir Ivakhnenko takes part. Dmitry Volchek: Yesterday, Russia restored the full supply of gas to Ukraine, but the conflict on the energy field between the two states has not yet been completely exhausted. Why did Gazprom make concessions to Kyiv, and who can claim the winner’s laurels in a gas dispute with Moscow in Ukraine - President Viktor Yushchenko or Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko?

The Armenian opposition requires annulate the results of the presidential elections in the country, Yuri Luzhkov initiated amendments to the Land Code of the Russian Federation, simplifying the procedure for the seizure of land

At the qualification Olympic tournament in Romania among men's waterpolar teams in Group A, a match of applicants for tickets to Beijing at the Olympics took place. The Greece team won the Russian team with a score of 8: 6. Thanks to this victory, the Greeks practically secured their first place in the group, access to the semifinals and a ticket to the Olympics. These vouchers will receive all semifinals.

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The program is conducted by Mark Krutov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in the Moscow Region Vera Volodin takes part. Mark Krutov: Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov initiated amendments to the Land Code of the Russian Federation, significantly simplifying the procedure for seizure of land from any owner in cases of construction, as written in the text of the document, "social infrastructure facilities, including apartment buildings." The bill is being prepared for consideration in the Moscow City Duma.

Microsoft has announced the release of a fundamentally new operating system . The development is called Singularity . The operating system is not intended for commercial use. You can download the source codes of the system on the Microsoft website. The main advantage of the new system is working with multi -core processors. Representatives of Microsoft hope that development will interest researchers engaged in the study of new computer architectures.

In Albania, 16 people drowned last night - at the celebration of the birthday of two twins. The Albanian authorities said that a small boat, on board of which there were 20 people, rolled over when the idle people went from the restaurant for a walk along the lake of Farc near Tirana. Among the dead are two five -year -old twins. Four people were saved.