In each of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, which are part of the new, North Caucasian district, special economic zones should appear. This was stated by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, speaking on Saturday in Pyatigorsk at a meeting on the development of the North Caucasus Federal District.

Alexander Valiyev : Academician of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences Vasily Paleniy. Vasily Vasilievich, do you think, objectively in what condition is agriculture in Russia now? What is this condition connected with? Vasily Pale : objectively agriculture is in terrible state. The main reason is the reluctance to engage in agriculture, the absence of any idea, large agricultural production.

In the north-west of Pakistan, at least four people became victims of the explosion, who was committed by a suicide bomber at the police station. Among the dead are one policeman and two children. Local authorities are responsible for the explosion at Islamic extremists. Earlier on Saturday, in a clash with militants in the North Vaziristan area, near the border with Afghanistan, at least two Pakistani troops were killed. It is reported that at least 22 militants were killed in the shootout.

Naval floating hospital Comfort 10 days have passed after the destructive earthquake , which equalized the most part of the capital of Haiti Porto-Prens. The humanitarian operation in Haiti turned from a rescue into a restorative one. The chances that someone else is still alive under the wreckage. Now the question is how to help survivors and how to ensure that a stable, successful state rises from the ruins of the earthquake.

American -Russian consultations on the development of a new agreement on limiting strategic offensive weapons (STARTS) were productive, the White House reports. The US government adviser to James Jones and the head of the United Committee of the Chiefs of the Staff, Mike Mallen, discussed the provisions of the new agreement with Russian colleagues in Moscow. Consultations were held closed. The term of the previous START Treaty expired in December last year.

Skiing. World Cup. Rybinsk (Russia) Women. Duatlon, 7.5+7.5 km 1. Justin Kovalchik (Poland) 2. Evi Zahenbacher-Steel (Germany) 3. Olga Shchuchkina (Russia) In the overall standings in front of Justin Kovalchik (Poland) Men. Duatlon, 15+15 km 1. Artem Zhmurko (Russia) 2. Ilya Chernousov (Russia) 3. Sergey Shiryaev (Russia) In the overall standings in front of Peter Northug (Norway)

Grigory Bochkarev : The so -called children's commandant hour began to operate in the Rostov region. Minors are forbidden to appear on the street after 10 pm without parents' support. This is the norm of the new law developed by the deputies of the Don Parliament. According to the deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the region Alexander Ishchenko, in the evening, and even more so, the night time of independent children's walks in principle cannot be safe.

In Belgrade on Saturday, the intronization of the new Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Iriney Gavrilovich was intronization. As our correspondent in Belgrade Aiya Kuga said, the intronization of Patriarch Irinea took place in the Cathedral of Belgrade.

The airline Airlines United Airlines made a forced landing on Friday after a collision with a large bird. The Boeing 752 passenger liner, which performed the Washington-san-Diego flight, was forced to return to Dulles Airport shortly after the take-off after the bird fell into one of its engines. None of the passengers and crew members were injured.

Snow paralyzed Turkey. In Istanbul, the movement of ground transport was practically stopped. According to Radio correspondent, Freedom Elena Solntseva, in Istanbul heavy snowfall lasts about a day. Multi -kilometer traffic jams arose on the roads. The movement of sea trams was stopped. Due to a strong storm wind, malfunctions occurred in the supply of electricity and natural gas. Several city areas were left without light.

Russian -American negotiations under a new agreement on limiting strategic offensive weapons (START) will continue at the level of experts - in February in Geneva. This was agreed at a meeting in Moscow by the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia Nikolai Makarov and the chairman of the United Committee of the Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, Michael Mallen, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense reports.

In several regions of the North Caucasus, more than 100 thousand people remained without light. The reason was icing of wires due to heavy snowfalls. The most serious situation was in Kabardino-Balkaria, where the supply of electricity was discontinued in 28 settlements, in which about 65 thousand people live. In several areas of the republic, an emergency regime has been introduced. Thousands of residents of the Stavropol Territory, Ingushetia and Chechnya were also left without electricity.

Biathlon. World Cup. 6th stage. Antholz-Anterselva (Italy) Sprint. Men. 10 km. 1. Arnd Pipfer (Germany) 2. Dominic Landeringer (Austria) 3. Christophe Stepan (Germany) Anton Shipulin (Russia) showed the 4th result Russian Evgeny Ustyugov remained at the head of the general standings of the World Cup

The Caucasian hour is a program about events in the South and North Caucasus. This territory to this day remains the focus of conflicts, the development of the Russian state directly depends on the development of which. Here, in the complex crossroads of cultural, religious, social problems, Russia develop inside the willow policy strategies.