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The Pakistani military accused the Taliban of serious violations of a peace agreement acting in the Swat Valley in the North-West of the country. As the military stated, the Taliban plundered a bank located in the valley, a mined machine was also discovered there, apparently prepared for the attack. The militants are also accused of attacking the power line and the bridge undermined.

The Great Patriotic War in the memory of Russians is the theme of the program "Public Opinion" on Sunday, May 10 at 13:00. The director of the Levada Center Lev Gudkov and the military observer of the daily magazine Alexander Golts participate. We are waiting for calls on the air, starting from the afternoon. Repeat of transmission at seven in the evening and at two in the morning. Leading Veronika Bode.

The program is conducted by Marina Dubovik. The chairman of the Vovice Protection Foundation Alexei Simonov takes part. Marina Dubovik : We will continue the conversation about freedom of the press live with the chairman of the Vowel Protection Fund Alexei Simonov. Hello, Alexey! Alexey Simonov : Good afternoon! Marina Dubovik : In Russia, this day is somehow called differently.

Under Nizhny Novgorod in the Volga Zaton, a strong fire arose on the 4-deck ship "Valerian Kuibyshev". According to preliminary data, there are no victims. The ship caught fire while in the parking lot. According to representatives of the Ministry of Emergencies, the ignition area is about 400 square meters. The fire is assigned the highest level of complexity. The causes of the fire are still unknown.

President of Ecuador Rafael Correa was again elected to this post - already in the first round of the presidential election. According to the latest data, about 52 percent of voters voted for Correa. It is more than 23 percent ahead of the nearest of the seven rivals - ex -president Lusio Gutierres. He announced "monstrous falsifications" during the election, but the election commission rejected the charges.

From Irkutsk, they are already reported about seven dead in an explosion of gas and a fire in a residential building. Seven more residents are hospitalized with burns and injuries. According to preliminary information, there are children among the dead. The bodies were very burned, which makes it difficult to identify. In total, more than 30 people lived in a two -story wooden house, including six children.

The program is conducted by Marina Dubovik. The Radio Liberty correspondent Allan Davydov takes part. Marina Dubovik : Russian media for the sixth year in a row are considered not free. These are the results of the rating conducted by an independent research organization Freedom House with headquarters in Washington, which on Friday published its next annual report on freedom of the press in the countries of the world.

In the Egyptian capital of Cairo, on Sunday, clashes of farmers with the police occurred on Sunday. The owners of pig farms opposed the decision of the authorities to score the entire number of pigs. Hundreds of demonstrators threw stones and bottles into the police, which responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. UN experts believe that the decision of the Egyptian government to score the number of pigs is excessive in the campaign to prevent new flu, which was originally called "pork".

The wife of Italy Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is going to submit for divorce, local media reports. In an interview with the newspaper La Stampa, 52-year-old Veronika Lario said she had already met with a lawyer. A few days ago, she publicly criticized the Berlusconi Party’s intention to nominate a group of young women who lit up on television with candidates for the European Parliament.

In the Ramensky district of the Moscow Region, Mikhail Kalistatov, deputy mayor of the city of Bronnitsy, committed suicide. He was found hanged in his house. Investigators, after examining the body, came to the conclusion that suicide was committed. A criminal case was investigated against the official - he is suspected of assigning a large amount of money from the city budget.

The leader in a particular sphere of public life is a well -known and informed person - under the cross -fire of the questions of three journalists: Russian, foreign and leading "Freedom".