US citizen Dmitry Kotlyarenko, accused of fraud on an especially large scale, is extradited today from Cyprus to Russia. According to the National Bureau of Interpol under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Kotlyarenko has been on the international wanted list since 2009. According to the investigation, an organized criminal group under the leadership of Kotlyarenko stole more than a billion rubles, which were invested in the Moscow Region by the construction of housing.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed on Wednesday a law guaranteeing judicial protection to people with psyche disorders, the Kremlin press service reports. In particular, the law prohibits the courts to recognize the mentally ill only on the basis of the conclusion of a forensic psychiatric examination. In addition, a citizen recognized as legally incompetent may appeal this court decision. The law was prepared by the decision of the Constitutional Court on several complaints.

Vladimir Kara-Murza: On Wednesday, the Living Journal was again inaccessible-he had already been subjected to the third attack of hackers over the past few days. Against this background, some Internet resources have already recorded an influx of users "fled" from LJ. Meanwhile, the owner of the service - SUP still has not applied for help to law enforcement agencies. Atak began on March 30 at about 15.00 and continues with short breaks to today.

Is the attack of hackers capable of depriving society of a familiar site for discussions? This was arguing about this in the program "The City of Time" on Wednesday April 6 at 21 hours Popular bloggers - politician Ilya Yashin and political scientists Grigory Swedov and Dmitry Shusharin. Leading Vladimir Kara-Murza. A direct broadcast phone 8-800-200-2212 Free for all regions of Russia Pager 8-495-660-1055 Subscriber "Radio Liberty" SMS +7-903-743-2801

Syria authorities canceled the ban on wearing Nikab by school teachers, and also ordered to close the casino in the country. These measures reportedly are the response of the authorities to the requirements of religious conservatives, mainly the Sunni majority in Syria. Last month, mass anti -government demonstrations were held in Syria. Observers noted that they became the most decisive challenge to President Bashar Assad, who has ruled the country for 11 years.

The volume of Russian foreign trade in January-February increased by 25.8% of the level of the same period in 2010, amounting to $ 103.3 billion, the Federal Customs Service said. At the same time, export increased by 17.7% to $ 68.8 billion, and imports by 45.9% to $ 34.5 billion. Thus, the positive balance of the foreign trade of Russia over the first two months of the year amounted to $ 34.3 billion, decreasing in the annual calculus by 1.5%

Andrus Ansip In Estonia, members of the new government will take the oath today. The cabinet will be headed by Andrus Ansip, who previously held this post. Many other members of the office will also retain their positions. The government will consist of representatives of the reform parties and the Union-Tues, who, in the parliamentary elections held on March 6, received 56 out of a hundred and one mandates. This allows them to form a majority government.

In Kamchatka, the former chief policeman of Vilyuchinsk was condemned. According to Radio Liberty correspondent Yaroslav Melnik, Anatoly Proskurin was found guilty of abuse of powers and awarded the punishment - 50 thousand rubles of a fine. According to Elena Matafonova, senior assistant to the head of the Kamchatka Investigative Department, being the head of the police department of the closed city of Vilyuchinsk submariners, Proskurin hired a woman, and then freed her from official duties.

Irina Lagunina: In the last issue of the program, I mentioned a report on the Iranian nuclear program made by the London International Institute for Strategic Research. Since I received a request from one of the listeners to tell more about this, today there is an opportunity to do this. The report is called "Iranian nuclear dossier." It was represented by the director of the program of non -proliferation of nuclear weapons and disarmament Mark Fizpatrick.

At the Fukushima-Dayichi nuclear power plant, work continues to eliminate the consequences of the disaster The authorities of Japan increased the dangers of the Fukushima-Dayichi nuclear power plant to the highest-seventh-level that previously evaluated only the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986. At the same time, according to calculations, a radioactive leak as a result of an accident at Fukushima NPP is ten times less than under Chernobyl.

Presidents of Afghanistan and USA Hamid Karzai and Barack Obama The presidents of the United States and Afghanistan Barack Obama and Hamid Karzai expressed regret about the burning of the Qur'an by the American pastor and condemned the acts of violence that occurred in connection with this incident. This was stated during a video conference on Wednesday.

In Dagestan last night, an attack on the building of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Kizlyarsky district was attacked. According to information agencies, a small explosive device was acted near the building. Then the unknown people opened fire from a grenade launcher and a machine gun. There are no victims. The attackers disappeared into the nearby forest. Their search is carried out.

Leonid Nikolaev, activist of the art group "War" In the 199th judicial section of St. Petersburg, an activist of the war group “War” Leonid Nikolaev came to the court about his participation in the unauthorized march of the disagreement on March 31 . From the court, Nikolaev came out with a satisfied request for the transfer of consideration of the hearings - to Moscow.