In the capital of Syria Damascus, a meeting of the organization of the Islamic Conference has opened today. His official topic is "Strengthening Islamic Solidarity." The Arab-Israeli conflict, the situation in Iraq, Somalia and Sudan will also be discussed. Speaking at the opening of the meeting, Syria President Bashar al -Assad called Israel the "main obstacle" for peace in the Middle East. At the meeting, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is present as an observer.

In the capital of Greece Athens, 14 people, including 7 police officers, were wounded and 46 - were detained on Friday as a result of clashes between the police and participants in the demonstration of local Muslims. 75 cars were damaged, damage to a number of buildings was caused.

On the air of Bryansk, Elena Vorobyova: The Dyatkovsky Museum of Khrustal became the only one in the region who joined the European campaign "Night in the Museum". On the night of May 16 to 17 (from Saturday to Sunday), namely from nine in the evening until one in the morning, the entrance to the museum was free. In addition, only on this day, according to the deputy director of the museum Svetlana Nazaryevna Babaeva, visitors were allowed into the richest crystal spareholders.

In Afghanistan, during the operation of Afghan and international forces against militants related to the drug business, 60 rebels were killed. According to the American command, in the province of Hilmen, it was possible to destroy the bases of militants, where there were more than 90 tons of heroin and other drugs, as well as explosives and devices for the production of bombs.

Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadijad began the election campaign with a sharp performance at a rally in Tehran. According to information agencies, Akhmadinjad criticized the enemies of Iran, comparing them with dogs: "If you run, they will attack - if you attack, they will run." The main rival of Akhmadjada, a reformist politician Mir-Hossein Musavi, acted on television with criticism of the policy of the authorities, primarily economic.

The International Monetary Fund approved the allocation of Kyrgyzstan more than $ 25 million to overcome the consequences of the global financial crisis. The deputy director of the IMF Muril Portigal noted that the consequences of the crisis for the country were more serious than previously expected. The total cost of the Kyrgyzstan Assistance Program, approved in December 2008 and designed for 18 months, is estimated at approximately 102 million dollars.

Communist Party and "Communists of Russia" - what's the difference? On May 23, the Constituent Congress of the new public organization "Communists of Russia" was opened in Moscow.

Dmitry Volchek: The man of the week Radio Liberty is the organizer of the Slavic gay pride Nikolai Alekseev. On May 16, the Pride Promotion in Moscow was dispersed, and the police detained Alekseev and his comrades. Nikolai Alekseev was born in 1977 in a family of engineers. In 2000, he graduated from Moscow State University with a red diploma with a degree in public administration.

On the air Vyatka, Ekaterina Lushnikova: Last Thursday, President Dmitry Medvedev suddenly arrived in Vyatka. Suddenly - because until the last minute this visit remained a mystery. There was no official information. However, for some reason everyone knew the secret, especially utilities.

Horst Köhler was re -elected by the President of Germany for the second five -year term. Already in the first round of elections, he scored one vote more than the number required to choose the number. 613 participants in a special meeting voted for Keler, who elected the president in Germany and consisting of parliamentary deputies and public figures. He was supported by Christian democrats and their allies.

In the Achkhoy-Martan district of Chechnya, a militant was killed in a shootout with law enforcement officials. One of the police officers was wounded. The collision occurred this morning in the vicinity of the village of Bamut. A group of militants is blocked near the Ingush border. The special operation has been held for a week for employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia and Chechnya.

In Krasnogorsk near Moscow, 19 people, including 15 children, were injured as a result of a collision of a bus with two cars. According to RIA Novosti with reference to the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of the Moscow Region, the injured children are pupils of the cadet corps. The bus in which they rode, as a result of the accident, overturned to the ditch. Five children are hospitalized with moderate injuries, the rest were easily injured.

The program is conducted by Marina Dubovik. The Radio Liberty correspondent in St. Petersburg Tatyana Voltskaya takes part. Marina Dubovik: In St. Petersburg, the results of the X contest of Galina Starovoyova "Galatea" are summed up, dedicated to the past birthday of this outstanding woman, a scientist-ethnopsychologist, a bright, uncompromising policy, a brilliant speaker.

It turns out that fires are not the biggest California problem Last week, California was in a desperate situation. The most economically powerful state of the country did not have money left to pay the bills, and the Californians in a referendum rejected the proposal of the governor of Schwarznegger to raise various indirect taxes in order to patch up more than twenty -billion budget deficits.