In the United States, a man and a woman suspected of involvement in war crimes during the Bosnian war of 1992-1995 were arrested. According to the Associated Press, the arrest was made at the request of the Bosnia government, which achieves the extradition of both suspects from the United States. Edin Jeko and Rasma Khandanovich were arrested on Wednesday. It is reported that in different years they emigrated from Bosnia to the United States, where they later received American citizenship.

Until the summer, when the last series of Harry Potter comes out, far, but in New York, farewell to his beloved wizard has already begun. He (together with all the miracles accompanying this saga) entered the museum, becoming an exhibit of a mobile exhibition, which was already watched by a million inhabitants of Chicago, Boston, Seattle and Toronto. Now, on the way to the Old World, the exposition opened on Times Square, and everyone who does not regret $ 50 can buy a magic wand here.

Ex-president of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev Former President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev underwent surgery on the spine in the clinic of Munich in Germany. Surgeon Michael Mayer, who underwent surgery, said today that the 80-year-old patient is quickly recovering. Surgical intervention was carried out five days ago. The operation lasted two hours. Gorbachev is expected to spend several more days in the German clinic.

Irina Lagunina: In continuation of the release - round table "Caucasian Perekrestok" - a joint project of the Georgian, Armenian and Azerbaijani editions of Radio Liberty, as well as the radio stations "Echo of the Caucasus". The theme of today's issue is the rights of women in the Caucasus. The conversation is conducted by Damis Polandov.

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France and Great Britain decided to promote NATO strikes on the troops of Muamar Gaddafi. In a statement made on Wednesday in Paris, following negotiations between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron, it is necessary to support the Libyan rebels. After the United States has ceased to participate in the provision of air operations over Libya, it was France and the UK who took on the bulk of the airlines for the Gaddafi troops.

The House of Representatives of the US Congress approved on Thursday a compromise on the budget for 2011 financial year. The document was adopted after difficult negotiations between the republican majority of the lower house of Congress and the White House. It is expected that the Senate will approve the document in the most painful hours and he will be aimed at signature to President Barack Obama.

At the court in the Altai Republic, the prosecutor asks the accused of illegal hunting for archars to one year in prison, but to free them from punishment by expiration of the statute of limitations. The helicopter, in which the hunting participants were, crashed in January 2009. Seven people were killed, including the authorized representative of the president in the State Duma, Alexander Koskopkin.

Leader of the Yabloko party Sergey Mitrokhin In Moscow, the leader of the Yabloko party, Sergei Mitrokhin, was detained on Wednesday due to participation in the picket near the prefecture of the Southeast Administrative District. The picket participants demanded the demolition of the cement elevator in the area of the printer and the transformation of the embankment on which it is located in the walking area. Mitrokhin spent several hours in the Lefortovo police department.

Libyan Substanel with his son on the front line Today in Berlin a two-day meeting of foreign ministers of 28 NATO member countries is opening in Berlin. The situation in Libya will be discussed, which many observers call "dead end". The airstrikes for the troops of Muamar Gaddafi over the past weeks did not give advantages to the forces of the Libyan rebels. Yesterday, France and Great Britain spoke out for strengthening air operations.

The fishing schooner with 250 refugees from Libya crashed against the rock off the coast of Italy, two women died On April 14, at a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, one of the most sick European problems was considered - an influx of migrants from North Africa to Europe after the events in Libya . A completely tolerant report was specially prepared for this discussion, but its discussion turned out to be quite stormy.

NATO member countries consider the resignation of the Libyan leader Muamar Gaddafi. This was stated by foreign ministers of the member countries of the North Atlantic Union at a two-day meeting that opened today in Berlin. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the world should strengthen the support of the Libyan rebels. She also called on NATO countries to unity on the issue of solving the Libyan crisis.

Irina Lagunina: How great is the Russian middle class? - The scientists of two sociological companies at once were at once: the analytical center of Yuri Levada and Bashkirova and Partners. The results turned out to be amazing: very, very many reacted to this social group: in the first case, 35 percent of citizens, and in the second - 53 percent. How realistic are such assessments? What are the criteria for human belonging to the middle class? What social groups speak of their belonging to him?