Israeli-American relations are "in the deepest crisis over the past 35 years," said the ambassador of Israel to the United States Michael Oren. According to the Israeli press, the ambassador announced this in Washington at a meeting with Israeli diplomats working in the United States. Last Friday, Oren was called to the US State Department, where he protested in connection with the decision of Israel to build 1,600 new houses in the Jewish quarters of Eastern Jerusalem.

In the United States, the volume of industrial production during February increased by 0.1%, the Federal Reserve System said. The growth of industrial production is noted in the United States in the eighth month in a row.

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili criticized the plot-purpose of the Imady television company on the invasion of Russian troops. On Monday, Saakashvili called this material, which was aired on March 13 and provoked a panic among the population, "harmful" for Georgian society. Earlier, the President of Georgia said that the report was "unpleasant", but close to reality.

Alexander Genis: The second part of our “American hour” will open the “music regiment” of Solomon Volkov. Solomon, what's on your “music shelf” today? Solomon Volkov: A very curious book that is dedicated to the great African American singer Marian Anderson. The book is called “Sound of Freedom”, and its subtitle - “Marian Anderson. Memorial Lincoln and the concert that aroused America.” Its author is Raymond Arseno, he is a professor from St. Petersburg, but only St. Petersburg in Florida.

In the Indian state of Rajasthan this morning, 26 people became victims of a large car accident. According to incoming messages, a bus with about 60 passengers fell from a bridge to the river after colliding with a car. 34 people are hospitalized with severe injuries. The bus is driving players who visited the surrounding temples.

Mikhail Zlatkovsky, "flying over the electorate" The artist is excited by the results of the will, as well as the fate of one, the well -known party

In Yemen, two Al -Qaeda militants were killed - the country's Ministry of Defense officially announced this. The flight was held on Sunday in the south of the country against extremists, who, according to the authorities, were preparing attacks on important objects. At the same time, it is not specified in which objects that the attacks were prepared and what level the militants were killed as a result of a airstrike.

Alexander Genis: The most frightening aspect in the turbulent disputes about medical reform, which continues to spread America on the eve of the most important vote in the congress, was the question of how to save on death. It is known that the last day of a person is more expensive than everyone else, but even a timid attempt to find a humane way to stop unnecessary torment came across such a resistance that this problem can cost the democrats of losing reform.

In Tehran, supporters of the authorities attacked the house of one of the leaders of the Iranian opposition Mehdi Carrubi. According to the Iranian media, a group of demonstrators threw the house of Carruby with spray splashes. Participants in the action shouted slogans, threatening the death of the opposition to death. Mehdi Carrubi was one of the candidates for Iran’s presidentials in the elections in June last year. Their winner was proclaimed the current president of Mahmoud Akhmadinejad.

US President Barack Obama expressed indignation in connection with the murder of three people in Mexico, who had contacts with the American consulate in the city of Syudad-Huarez in the north of the country. The victims of the attack on Saturday was an American - an employee of the consulate and her husband, also a US citizen. The third deceased is the Mexican, whose wife works at the American consulate.

Oksana Yakimenko In fact, there is nothing to write about work now: routine - it is a routine. Of course, entertaining coincidences come across. Let's say she translated pathos and plaintive shouts on the topic of the future Olympiad. Although, to be honest, the multi -page assurances of Canadians about how everything was clean and beautiful in Vancouver is also not particularly convinced. The difference is only in the level of lies.

Football. Championship of France. 28 Tour "Le Man" - "Nice" 0: 1 "Lorian" - "Lance" 1: 0 "Monaco" - "burgundy" 0: 0 "Montpellier" - "Oser" 1: 1 "Nancy" - "Boulon" 1: 3 "Paris Saint -Germain" - "Sosho" 4: 1 "Lyon" - "Saint -Etienne" 1: 1 "Lill" - "Grenoble" 1: 0 "Valancien" - "Renn" 0: 2 "Toulouse" - "Marcel" 1: 1 After the 28th round: "Bordeaux" 53 points (after 27 matches) "Montpellier" 53 "Oser" 52 "Lill", "Lyon" - 51 "Marcel" 50 (after 27 matches)

In the program - political scientists Dmitry Oreshkin and Alexander Kynev summarize the results of the campaign to hold the spring regional "elections" of 2010.