Among the potential slaves are migrants from the former republics of the USSR, citizens of Vietnam and China In the Moscow region, 49 citizens of Uzbekistan were released, who were forcibly held by members of the criminal group as slaves. They were forced to work 12-14 hours a day, the salary was not paid for several months. According to experts, in Russia the number of more than a million people involved in slave work can be.

The program is conducted by Alexander GOSTOV. Correspondents of Radio Liberty Maxim Yaroshevsky and Vera Volodin take part. Alexander GOSTEV: In the suburbs, natives of Azerbaijan were detained, who used virtually slave labor of citizens of Uzbekistan. For several months about fifty people, for a day, sorting onions, on the territory of the industrial zone in the village of Chulkovo, Ramensky district of the Moscow region, worked.

In Norway and Sweden, they fight forest fires. According to our Scandinavian correspondent Sergey Dzhanyan, in the south of Norway, a strong forest fire was raging in the province of Frolund, which caused the evacuation of dozens of local residents. 600 hectares of forest and several residential buildings were destroyed by fire. The situation in the distress area is complicated by dry weather and a strong wind.

In Serbia, the first meeting of the newly elected parliament will be held today. At the meeting, the powers of the elected deputies should be confirmed. To make this decision, the vote is required at least two-third 250-seater parliament. In the extraordinary parliamentary elections on May 11, the coalition “For European Serbia - Boris Tadich” of the President of the country with a result of more than 38 percent of the vote won the coalition, which corresponds to 102 deputy mandates.

13 out of 49 liberated people said they were in debt dependence and worked 14 hours a day to sort onions About fifty immigrants from Uzbekistan who were illegally in the suburbs and fell into the position of slaves were released the day before by the employees of the Department for Combating Organized Crime and Terrorism. Employers - natives of Azerbaijan - will be put on the wanted list.

The program is conducted by Mikhail Salenkov. The program is conducted by the Radio Liberty correspondent in St. Petersburg Tatyana Voltskaya. Mikhail Salenkov: Activists of the Bellon environmental organization at these minutes hold a picket in St. Petersburg against the import of radioactive waste into Russia. The ship with the load arrived last night. At this action of ecologists, our correspondent Tatyana Voltskaya is located.

The program is conducted by Nadezhda Pertsev. The Radio Liberty correspondent in London Elena Vorontsova is participating. Nadezhda Pertseva: Exactly a month later, Boris Johnson’s election by the new mayor of London in the British capital, a scandal occurred, which, according to some, strengthened the position of a fresh mayor, and from the point of view of others - on the contrary, discredited.

The program is maintained by Andrei Sharogradsky. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Madrid Viktor Cheretsky takes part. Andrei Sharogradsky: In Spain, a strike of truck drivers started on Monday. Many roads of the countries are blocked by strikers. In the cities there is a lack of fuel and food. Victor Cheretsky: Every morning, thousands of trucks slowly move around the main highways near large cities, causing multi -kilometer traffic jams. Bowing pickets block food bases and oil refineries.

The program is conducted by Alexander GOSTOV. The Radio Liberty correspondent Vladimir Gubailovsky takes part. Alexander GOSTEV: In Germany, one of the most famous Soviet writers Genghis Aitmatov died last night. He was transported from Kazan to the clinic in Nuremberg in an unconscious state with a diagnosis of "severe pneumonia" and "renal failure". The doctors called the cause of death a complete refusal of the lungs.

Israel will give Egyptian intermediaries the last chance to complete the current negotiations with the Palestinian group of Hamas to try to achieve peace, and only in case of their failure will troops enter the gas sector. According to Radio Liberty correspondent, Rovshan Huseynov, after multi -day discussions, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to give the Egyptian intermediaries to complete the current round of negotiations with Hamas about a truce with Israel.

British researchers from the University of York, offered a computer technique for searching for insects who travel around the world along with goods and raw materials. Today, the search for insects that can cause serious damage to the new habitat is carried out by a selective visual examination. According to scientists, this is not enough. The proposed method of searching for insects is based on a computer analysis of sound signals captured by a group of sensitive sensors.

Presentation of the book "Prisoners at the construction sites of communism. Gulag and Energy Objects of the USSR. A collection of documents and photographs ”will be held on June 18 in the Library of Mayakovsky in St. Petersburg. The book perpetuates the memory of the energy-victims of the political repressions of the Stalinist years. Materials were collected by the Memorial Society.

At a meeting of the American community of microbiologists, NASA experts talked about precautions that should minimize the danger of infection of Mars with earthly microorganisms. The concern of biologists caused the possibility of transporting bacteria on the body of the Phoenix apparatus, which is currently working on Mars. NASA experts reported that the assembly of the probe took place in sterile conditions.

In Pakistan, hundreds of lawyers and supporters of the opposition began a nationwide action demanding to restore the judges who were dismissed by the president Musharraf. Participants in the so -called "long march" of the car intake will pass through the whole country - from the city of Multan in the south -east of the country to Islamabad, where they will arrive on Friday.

In Ukraine, the court did not find grounds for bringing to criminal liability of four generals in the case regarding the plane crash at the Military airfield of Sknilov near Lvov, - Radio Liberty correspondent Vladimir Ivakhnenko reports.