In Moscow, a suspect in the murder of two priests of the Jesuit Order was detained. According to the Investigative Committee under the prosecutor's office of Russia, the detainee is a native of the Tver region. The name is not called. During interrogation, he pleaded guilty and repented. From the testimony it follows that hostile relations were the motive of the crime.

The European Central Bank reduced the basic interest rate on loans for 15 countries of the Euro zone from 3.75% to 3.25%. The previous rate there has been operating there since the beginning of October, when it was also reduced from 4.25%. The current rate in the USA is 1%, and in Japan - 0.3%. Reducing rates stimulates economic growth and accelerates inflation, as bank loans become more affordable. At the same time, investments in the country's assets are less attractive to investors.

In Butan - a small country located in the Himalayas - today the ceremony of the coronation of the king took place. 28-year-old Jigma Hesar Wangchuk, a graduate of the University of Oxford, became the youngest of the ruling monarchs in the world now. The father of the new king renounced the throne in order to speed up the course of the reforms he had begun in the Butan.

The program is conducted by Sergey Tarasov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Moscow Marina Timasheva takes part. Sergey Tarasov: From November 11 to December 5, the festival "New European Theater" will take place on different scenes of Moscow for the tenth time. Marina Timasheva: 10 years ago, the festival was very small, existed solely on the initiative of theatrical critics of Roman Dolzhansky and Marina Davydova.

Andrey Shary: And now I will present you with the final section of the “Freedom Time” program - “today's fact”. The Serbian director Goran Paskalievich, the author of the films “Barrel of gunpowder” and “How Harry turned into a tree”, together with Albanian colleagues, began work on a new project - the picture “Honeymoon”. This is the first joint Serbian-Albanian cinema project. Says a Radio Liberty correspondent in Belgrade Aiya Kuga.

In North Ossetia, unprecedented security measures were introduced in connection with the explosion in the center of Vladikavkaz, which, according to the latest data, carried away the lives of ten people, 39 people were injured. According to the media, the entire personnel of the police are raised by alarm, the inspection at the entrance and departure from the republic is tightened, all hospitals in which the wounded during the explosion are taken under enhanced protection.

OSCE observers said that the US presidential election on Tuesday corresponded to all the most important principles of democracy. At the same time, the OSCE mission report says small flaws in the organization of the American electoral system that must be corrected. European experts indicated, in particular, that not in all polling stations in the United States managed to ensure the privacy of choice. Observers also noted minor technical problems with voting equipment.

The Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund approved the provision of a loan of $ 16.5 billion to combat the financial crisis. The IMF statement says that the main goal of the loan is to restore financial stability and increase confidence in the country's economy. The loan is provided for a period of 2 years. On October 31, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine took a package of anti -crisis measures, the approval of which was a condition for the provision of IMF funds.

South Caucasian politicians and political scientists about the Epistle of the Russian President to the Federal Assembly

The Iranian human rights activist, the Nobel laureate of the world, Shirin Ebadi criticized the draft new Criminal Code of Iran, calling him unfair to women. Ebadi pointed out the provisions of the Code, according to which the life of a woman is officially recognized as less valuable than the life of a man. In September, the Iranian parliament approved the main provisions of the Criminal Code based on Sharia. Punishment is provided - death sentences will threaten for a larger number of crimes.

In the north-west of Pakistan, in the mountainous area of Bajaur, according to the specified data, 8 people were killed and at least 45 were injured today as a result of the explosion. According to local authorities, an explosive device with remote control worked at the Council of Elders of Local Tribes. The Pakistani authorities carry out an operation against militants in the north-west of the country and try to convince mountain tribes to promote government forces.

The US Secretary of State Condolas Rice for the first time admitted that Israel and Palestinians probably will not be able to reach a peace agreement on the planned time - until January, when President George Bush leaves his post. Rice arrived in Israel as part of a trip to the Middle East, the purpose of which is to activate the peace process. Later, Rice will visit the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Egypt.

Timur Muzaev: “The Kremlin’s policy in the Caucasus is seriously changing towards the public opinion” on services to the new Catholic Church in Kazan, representatives of various faiths come

The program is conducted by Sergey Tarasov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in St. Petersburg Tatyana Voltskaya takes part. Sergey Tarasov: Today in St. Petersburg it is expected to consider the appeal of the institution of the regional press against the decision of the arbitration court in the case of eviction of the institute from the House of Journalists. Tatyana Voltskaya: It’s not the first year that in St.

In the north-west of Afghanistan last night, at least 7 civilians became victims of airstrike. The authorities of the province of Badgis reported that the blow was inflicted after the Taliban attack was subjected to a motorcade of the American and Afghan troops in this area. Afghan President Hamid Karzai called the death of civilians in US troops the main problem of American-Afghan relations.