At the final tournament of the Association of Professional tennis players in Shanghai, the matches of the second round were held in the Golden Group: Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina, 7) - Tsongu Jo -Wilfried (France, 6) - 7: 6, 7: 6 Novak Dzhokokovic (Serbia, 2) - Nikolai Davydenko (Russia, 4) - 7: 6, 0: 6, 7: 5 Djokovic has 2 victories, Davydenko and Del Potro have one victory and one defeat, Tsong - 2 defeats.

In the near future, perhaps, solving the problem of returning refugees from this republic to North Ossetia. This intention was stated at a press conference in Nazran, President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov. According to ITAR-TASS, according to the Government of Ingushetia, about 19 thousand refugees from North Ossetia, who want to return to their homes, are located on the territory of the republic.

The program is conducted by Sergey Tarasov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Madrid Viktor Cheretsky takes part. Sergey Tarasov: Madrid authorities demolish the famous city prison of Karabanchel, a symbol of the Frankist dictatorship. Victor Cheretsky: Karabanchel prison, called from the marginal urban district of Madrid in the south-west of the capital, was built from 1940 to 1940 to the year of the last century, mainly political prisoners.

The Baikal cellulose and paper plant dismisses most employees and begins the conservation of production. According to the management company, in September, the plant began working in closed water circulation, this "made it impossible to produce a profitable cellulose and led the enterprise to a financial crisis." In the near future, more than 1300 employees will be dismissed, and production will be stopped until February 2009.

In Ingushetia in the city of Malgobek, as a result of shelling, a policeman - an employee of the regiment for the protection of the administrative border of the Republic of Musa Tochiev .. Unknown people opened fire from machine guns over his car. Earlier, in the city of Karabulak, as a result of the explosion, 5 military personnel of the internal troops received. The explosive device was laid on the side of the road and exploded when a military patrol passed by.

The external debt of Russian companies and banks, both state and private, increased by about 13.7% in the first half of 2008 and amounted to more than $ 527 billion, the Central Bank said. At the same time, the share of the banking sector in its total in six months of the year increased from 35.3% to 36.6%.

The European Union and Russia are preparing for the new stage of negotiations, the People's Democratic Union has been refusing to register today's fact. The 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War

The Russian People's Democratic Union Mikhail Kasyanov was again denied registration. According to the adviser to the RDS leader Elena Dikun, the reason for refusal was the word “Soyuz” in the name of the movement. The notification of the Ministry of Justice, according to Dikun, says that the “Union” and “movement” are independent organizational and legal norms.

November 11 marks the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War, the Central Bank and the Russian government are not interested in the sharp devaluation of the national currency

The program is conducted by Alexander GOSTOV. The Radio Liberty correspondent Kirill Kobrin takes part. Alexander GOSTEV: Among historians, there is an opinion that the whole modern world, the world of the twentieth century and the beginning of the XXI was born on this day - November 11, 1918. I asked my colleague historian Kirill Kobrin if he agrees with this point of view. Kirill Kobrin: First of all, the fatal date is August 1, 1914, the date of the beginning of the war.

Two matches of the regular championship have been played in the NHL. Here are their results: "Washington" - "Tampa Bay" - 4: 2 "New York Rangers" - "Edmonton" - 2: 3 (on shootouts)

On January 29, after the inauguration of the new American President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle will become the first lady of the United States. Until recently, few people knew her biography, now the attention of the whole world has been riveted to Mrs. Obama. People want to know what role she played in the presidential election campaign, which she considers the main life values.

The program is conducted by Alexander GOSTOV. Radio Liberty correspondents Marina Laboda and Tatyana Voltskaya take part. Alexander GOSTEV : In Komsomolsk-on-Amur, the bodies of 12 dead during the accident in the Russian nuclear submarine "Nerpa" were delivered today. Tomorrow in the city their funeral. In total, 20 people died as a result of the accident, 21 hospitalized. In Primorye, two -day mourning.

From today, every Muscovite who bought a small car can receive a fuel card from the city authorities for 24 thousand rubles as a gift. The campaign, proposed in February of this year by Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, is designed to improve the ecology in the capital and reduce traffic jams. Now the number of low -profiles in Moscow does not exceed three percent of the total car fleet.

Scientists of several European countries have united to create a system of preventing accidents on the roads . The project was called I-Way . Scientists are developing a system that should include detectors located on the machine itself, including the sensors of the driver’s well -being. In addition, the car will actively exchange on a wireless network with other road users, as well as use tracking cameras and other road infrastructure devices.