In Greece today, the majority of budgetary institutions and public transport enterprises do not work, banks are closed. The country hosts the 24-hour universal protest strike against the reduction of budget expenditures and raising the retirement age organized by trade unions. A mass demonstration is expected in Athens. The previous strike on May 5 was accompanied by acts of violence, the victims of which became 3 people.

Lawyers Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev delivered a summons to the court as a witness to the Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Khristenko on Thursday. Herman Gref was refused to accept a similar agenda to the chairman of the board of Sberbank of Russia on an expedition of the bank. The decision to call Khimenko and Gref to the Khamovniki court was made at a meeting on Wednesday.

Expensible wage arrears in Russia decreased by 18.3%during April, amounting to 3 billion 420 million rubles, the Federal Statistics Service said. As of May 1, 2010, 96.5% of the total amount of debt accounted for enterprises and organizations. Expensible wage arrears from budgets of all levels during April increased by 38.8% to 84 million rubles.

Do you follow the events around the Razdadskaya mine ? The discussion on this subject will continue on the morning air of Radio Liberty on Friday, May 21, from 8 to 10 hours (Moscow time). You can take part in the conversation by calling 8-800-200-22-12 (a call from Russia is free). Attention: Skype users can express their opinion by leaving a message for the subscriber Radio.svoboda .

Women and children from the Krasno -chopper camp in the Bangkiquetel of nine people were found on Wednesday in the center of Bangkok - in the Buddhist temple near the opposition camp dispersed by the security forces. Earlier it was reported that during the assault of the camp, at least five people were killed by the military, among them - an Italian photojournalist. Dozens of people are injured, including several foreigners.

The US Department of Internal Security announced that in a few months, citizens of 36 states with whom the United States has a visa -free regime, when visiting America, will not fill out the paper form “arrival and exit”. According to the head of the department, Janet Napolitano, foreigners will fill this questionnaire via the Internet. It is reported that the electronic authorization system of travelers (ESTA) will register, among the main data, the date of birth and the passport number.

New power and Ukrainian society. The program is involved in the head of the UA Center Public Organization, the former head of the Secretariat of the President of Ukraine Oleg Rybachuk.

In the Kemerovo region, 24 miners remain under the rubble in the Razdadskaya mine, where, as a result of two explosions, on May 9, they died - according to the latest data - 66 people, 130 were injured and injured. Rescuers are trying to put out fires in the mine and reduce the concentration of methane in order to resume the search work, which on Thursday were suspended indefinitely.

In the opposition camp of the Red Red Bushells of Thailand, the commandant's hour extended in the capital of the country and 23 provinces for three days until the end of Saturday. The commandant hour was introduced on Wednesday after large unrest that began in Bangkok, when the army stormed the opposition camp. At least 50 people were reported about the death of at least 50 people, hundreds were injured, more than 20 buildings were set on fire.

The Aleksievskaya mine at the Aleksievskaya mine in the Kemerovo region of the city rescuers continue to search for two miners missing on Wednesday, when the roof collapse occurred in the face. It is reported that 77 people and 16 pieces of equipment are involved in the search. The work of the mine after the accident was suspended. The atmosphere at the Kuzbass mine "Razdadskaya" , where dozens of people died as a result of the explosions on May 9, worsened again on Wednesday.

The final summing up of the day of the past, the prospects of the day of the coming, discussing hot topics with guests of the morning broadcast.

The shares in Jalal-Abadeorganization on safety and cooperation in Europe called on the warring parties in Kyrgyzstan to prevent the escalation of violence. The Provisional Government of Kyrgyzstan announced a state of emergency in the southern city of Jalal-Abad , where clashes occurred on Wednesday and two people were killed. After the Kyrgyz group tried to storm the University of Friendship of Peoples, created at the expense of the Uzbek diaspora, the shooting began.

Troops in Kyrgyzstan are trying to prevent new clashes Today, in Kyrgyzstan, a project of a new Constitution will be published, which will be submitted to the referendum on June 27. And the day before, the Provisional Government endowed the authority of the President Rosa Otunbaev. In the south of the country, a state of emergency was introduced , in Jalal-Abad there were clashes on Wednesday, as a result of which two people died.