In Moscow today there will be an action in defense of animals. According to Echo of Moscow, the picket participants will oppose the mass destruction of homeless dogs, which, according to them, began before the New Year. It is argued that the authorities are not able to execute a program to sterilize dogs and remove them from the streets.

The program is conducted by Marina Dubovik. The Radio Liberty correspondent is attended by Rovshan Huseynov . Marina Dubovik : Israel continues the massive bombardment of the gas sector for the second day in a row, and Hamas leads the missile shelling of Israeli territory. Our correspondent Rovshan Huseynov conveys from Israel.

The UN Security Council urged to immediately restore the truce between Israel and the Palestinian group of Hamas, which controls the gas sector. Israel for the second day in a row continues the massive bombardment of the gas sector, and Hamas leads the missile shelling of Israeli territory. According to the latest data, more than 270 Palestinians and one Israeli were killed, almost 700 Palestinians and four Israelis were wounded.

In Iraq, the trial of the leaders of the former ruling baas party began. In the bench of the defendants-more than 20 people, including the former Deputy Prime Minister Iraq Tarik Aziz and a relative of Saddam Khussayin Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as “Chemical Ali”. They are accused of persecution of political opponents during the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein - from 1981 to 2003.

The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on the situation in the Gaza Strip. The adopted statement calls for Israel to terminate military operations in Gaza, and Palestinian militants are missile shelling of Israel. Israel for the second day in a row continues to apply air strikes on the gas sector. More than two hundred Palestinians died. According to the France Press agency, today 6 people were killed during the bombardment of the city of Gaza.

Visiting Viktor Shenderovich - authors and performers Sergey and Tatyana Nikitina.

In Kamchatka, due to the ongoing cyclone, malfunctions occurred in the supply of electricity. In a number of areas, wires of power lines are cut off. Problems arose in Ust-Bolsheretsky, Elizovsky and Milkovsky districts. In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, where about 80 percent of the monthly precipitation fell in three days, the airport does not work. In the mountainous areas there is a danger of avalanches. According to forecasts, the weather in Kamchatka will last another five days.

Viktor Shenderovich: My guest today is one of the leaders of the Solidarity movement Boris Nemtsov, and not Sergey and Tatyana Nikitina at all. Life is life, anything happens, it didn’t work out today by Sergey and Tatyana. I took the word from Nemtsov that he would not sing. Boris Nemtsov: Why do people spoil the mood of people before the New Year? Victor Shenderovich: We will talk about the outgoing year. 2008. Conflicting sensations.

In Ingushetia, the entrance of the anti -terrorist operation was destroyed by one of the leaders of the militants of Vakha Jenaraliev and another 11 people. According to the FSB of Russia, the operation was carried out in the area of the Ingush village of Upper Alkun from December 23 to 25. The militants showed fierce resistance. There are no losses among military personnel and employees of special services.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Tsipi Livni appealed to terminate the power actions in the gas sector. In turn, the US Ambassador to the UN Zalmai Halilzod called on Hamas group to stop the shelling of Israeli territory. In a number of states of the Middle East - Egypt, Yemen, Lebanon - anti -Israeli demonstrations were held.

In the south of Afghanistan, in the province of Kandahar, as a result of the explosion of mines, two Canadian military personnel and two Afghans died on Saturday. This year alone, in Afghanistan, the coalition forces lost more than 290 soldiers killed.

At least 225 people, according to the latest data, died yesterday in the gas sector as a result of Israeli airstrikes. Hundreds of Palestinians are injured. According to the Israeli command, strikes were struck on the bases of the ruling in the sector of the Palestinian group of Hamas, in its training camps, weapons warehouses. It is emphasized that the leaders of Hamas can be the goal of impacts.

The Air Force of Israel for the second day continues the bombing of the GAZ sector. On Sunday, the blow was inflicted on tunnels, on which weapons are secretly supplied to the sector from Egypt. The militants of the Hamas movement, in turn, continued the missile shelling of Israel. Over the 2nd day, more than 280 Palestinians and 1 Israeli were killed. About 900 people in the gas sector were injured, including a citizen of Ukraine and her child.

The program is conducted by Marina Dubovik. The Radio Liberty correspondent Vladimir Ivakhnenko takes part. Marina Dubovik : The end of 2008 was a real test for Ukraine on political and economic fronts. The leaders of Ukraine, standing in 2004 together on the "orange" Maidan, continue to exchange loud accusations.

China authorities tightened the requirements for school buildings. The All -Chinese Assembly of People's Representatives decided that schools should be more seismic -resistant than other public buildings. Particular attention to the schools of the PRC began to be paid after a catastrophic earthquake in May of this year, as a result of which almost 70 thousand people were killed in the province of Sichuan and 7 thousand schools were destroyed.