Makhachkala. The next assault on the next house where the militants settled In Dagestan, several attacks on police officers were committed at once, at least 5 people died, about 10 were injured. In the evening in Makhachkala, unknown people fired at the car of the Deputy Minister of Sports Dagestan. At night, a car of the road-patrol service was undermined.

The problem of Russian influence in Crimea is discussed as one of the key issues of domestic policy in the region

The program is conducted by Kirill Kobrin. The Radio Liberty correspondent in London Natalya Golitsyna takes part. Kirill Kobrin: In the UK, a book of the English writer and journalist Tim Tsuliadis called “The Forsaken” was published with the subtitle “From the Great Depression to the Gulag: Hope and betrayal in Stalinist Russia”. The book tells about the tragic fate of the Americans, who went to the USSR in the USSR to build socialism in the 30s.

In Togliatti, the third day continues unlimited hunger strike of mothers, whose sick children were deprived of disability The decision of officials of the regional Ministry of Social Development, says Radio Liberty correspondent Sergei Khazov. 10 women participate in a hunger strike, all of them are residents of Togliatti. According to protesters, along with disabilities, sick children were deprived of payments from the federal budget, subsidies and benefits for utility payments.

Kuwait sent an ambassador to Iraq - for the first time since the Iraqi invasion of the country in 1990. Kuwaiti ambassador Ali al-Mumin presented his credentials to President Iraq Jalyal Talabani.

It is not known whether the Arena in St. Petersburg will be better than the London Wembley, but it will accurately overshadow The performance of the St. Petersburg “Zenith”, still operating the Russian football champion, on the field of the Petrovsky’s native stadium in the Champions League cannot be called especially successful: only one point has been scored in two matches. Perhaps when the club has a new arena, things will go better.

The Federal Penitentiary Service denied the message that the former Yukos lawyer Svetlana Bakhmina sent a petition for pardon to the president. Neither the administration of the Mordovian colony, where Bakhmina is serving a sentence, nor the Federal Penitentiary Service of Mordovia received this document, the representative of the department told Interfax.

Vladimir Toltz: In the midst of the Russian-Georgian crisis, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan came with the initiative to create a new interstate union, which could include Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Russia and Turkey. The initiators of the creation of the Union proposed the name for him - “The Caucasian Platform of Stability and Cooperation”. Politicians and experts continue to discuss the prospects of a possible regional association. Our correspondent Oleg Kusov says.

Visitors consider Concept Car Toyota Prius Hybrid Plug-in at the Geneva International Motor Show exhibition. March 5, 2008 A sharp drop in gasoline prices in the United States disturbs the emergency industry of alternative energy, alternative cars and alternative fuels. Attention to them, caused thirty years ago during the oil crisis, quickly faded away after the cost of gasoline. Today, fears are expressed that their second birth can also turn into a sudden death.

American media are wondering about the consequences of the financial crisis for Russia, Venezuela and Iran “Hour of reckoning” - American newspapers are increasingly resorting to this image in recent days, which carefully analyzing the consequences of falling oil prices for Russia, Iran and Venezuela.

Russian lawyer Karinna Moskalenko, known for her participation in the investigation of a number of high -profile courtses, once again visited the police in Strasbourg, where an investigation of a possible attempt to poison Moskalenko, her husband and three children. After the detection of mercury in her car, she got to the hospital and could not come to Moscow, where she was supposed to participate in the first court session in the case of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

Students talk about the curriculum and classes in college

The program is conducted by Sergey Tarasov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Istanbul Elena Solntseva takes part . Sergey Tarasov: Camel fights have been held in Turkey for more than two hundred years. Usually they are organized in autumn-winter time when animals are most aggressive. Before starting the fighting, the Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the country distributes the exact schedule, which indicates at what time and in which city the next battles will be held.

Experts do not believe that the gas cartel will overlap the pipe to install attractive prices Russia, Iran and Qatar, owning more than a half of the explored gas reserves in the world, have agreed to interact in the development of the global gas market. The European Union sees in this decision the threat of transparency of trade, but experts believe that the price dictatorship in the current conditions is impossible.