109 members of Iran's Parliament resigned, reported in the press center of the Majlis of the Islamic Republic, was quoted by RIA Novosti. MEPs protest against the decision of the Supervisory Board of Iran, which refused to register for the election of candidates of the reformist parties. During yesterday began an open meeting of the Mejlis Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy Mohsen Mirdamadi introduced by the Chair of the Assembly to request the resignation of 109 deputies Mata.

Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has made it clear that he was fired after the report of the BBC Board, «Hutton», who criticized the media, the BBC reported. The independent report was the death of weapons expert Dr David Kelly, who fell in the center of the dispute between the BBC and the government after it was announced that the government preuvelichilo the event of war in Iraq. Greg Dyke said on the eve of publication of the report said that managers need confidence, but they asked him to leave.

Convicted terrorists in Macedonia Obadiah Jakupi, known as Comandante Jackal, surrendered to the forces of KFOR in Kosovo and expect his extradition to Macedonia, the Macedonian news agency MIA. After receiving the message from foreign sources, confirmed the spokesperson of the Ministry of Interior in Skopje Milyana Kontevska said Macedonian authorities have started the action on the international administration in Kosovo, UNMIK extradition Jakupi in Macedonia.

The annual survey of public opinion in the United States show that President George W. Bush and former first lady Hillary Clinton are the most popular in America. The Republican president appointed a 29 per cent of the 1,000 respondents in the study of television CNN, which cites "Darik radio". Secretary of State Colin Powell and Pope John Paul II indicated by 4%, and former South African President Nelson Mandela - 2%.

February 9, plans to complete the transfer of the second considers the Polish military contingent in Iraq. By the end of January will be a special report with the findings of the residence of the first contingent in Karbala, told Radio in Warsaw. For the first 150 flew from Krakow Airborne Infantry Brigade today, the first mandatory quarantine days in Kuwait.

Madonna released a written statement condemning the policy of U. S. President George W. Bush urged Americans to support the candidacy of the former commander of NATO forces in Europe and the former General Wesley Clark, the Democrats in the upcoming presidential elections, told CNBC. • • The biggest risk for us - it is not terrorism, not Iraq, not the "axis of evil."

U.S. Department of Justice initiated the loss of U.S. citizenship against John Kalmon, a former accomplice of the Nazis during World War II. In the years 1942-1943, was born in Ukraine Ivan Kalimon was among the officers acted in Lviv captured by the Nazis. He has been involved in criminal operations against civilians, including executions of Jews, ITAR-TASS reported. In 1949 he went to the U.S. after six years and became an American citizen and changed his name.

U. S. South Korea joined the list of countries that violate intellectual property rights and, therefore, of interest to the White House. This official said the U. S. President of the Trade Negotiations Robert Zoellick was quoted by the AP. According to Zoellick, "the illegal use of American intellectual property has caused the loss of millions of dollars to copyright holders in the United States."

U.S. low level of terrorist threat, from orange to yellow. This was stated by Secretary Tom Ridge to national security. He stressed his satisfaction with the fact that during the "orange" threat to the United States did not happen nothing alarming. Recall that the United States resorted to the orange level just before Christmas, citing intelligence for increased activity of individuals associated with terrorist organizations. Ridge noted that despite the reduction in the level of risk, security measures at airports, airplanes and nuclear plants will be increased.

Pyongyang showed an unofficial U.S. delegation to the "nuclear defense force," said the official North Korean agency quoted TSTAK BBC, without installing any other details attended. It is known that the delegation consists of representatives of the American socio-political and scientific circles and the DPRK are now five days at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The delegation of a Stanford University professor John Lewis confirmed that their program included a visit to the nuclear center in Yonben.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said he will run for the presidential election scheduled for June. Will it run for a second time. And if people support me, will vote for me. Otherwise, I will reject Karzai said in an interview, "Reuters." He said that he intends to organize elections within the period specified fat dzhirga, despite warnings from the UN vote that can fail.

Six civilians yuzhnoirakskiya city of Amara were killed after police used force to disperse demonstrations. AP referring to witnesses, the police opened fire on demonstrators unemployment Iraqis. In addition six killed another 11 people were injured. No information about the dead and wounded police officers. The incident occurred after several hundred people gathered outside the headquarters of the British forces control the area. The protesters want British people to fulfill their obligations to the discovery of new jobs.

The Special Representative of European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana arrived in Tehran. He will try to broker better relations between the organization and the Iranian authorities. Solana said that he wanted to give new impetus to relations with Iran. He expressed solidarity with the people of Iran, the EU after the Bam zemetersenieto in the city, which killed nearly 30,000 people. Tuesday, as expected, Javier Solana will visit Bam, BBC reports. Before arriving in Iran, he met with the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei.

Ultradyasna a new party called "the Jewish National Front" was recorded on Sunday, said GazetaRu. The aim of the game is to kill • • Arab presence in the country. • • In the management of its functionaries come from the extreme right-wing parties and movements. One of its founders is a former leader of the banned extremist movement "Kach" Baruch Marzel.

In his speech at the opening of the summit of leaders from South America in the Mexican city of Monterrey, U. S. President George W. Bush called for an end to power of Fidel Castro in Cuba. Dictatorships have no place in America. All we have to work quickly and peaceful transition to democracy in Cuba, Bush said. More than 30 state and government met in Mexico. It is heavily guarded.

Week to ensure victory in the presidential elections in Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili presented some of his reform plan, including how he intends to fight corruption. Saakashvili said he had sacked the country's chief prosecutor Nugzara Gabrichidze and replace it with someone who wants to defeat the criminal clans. The new president also promised to restore full control over the breakaway northern region of Abkhazia, but only by peaceful means.

Italian Constitutional Court issued a decision declaring illegal the immunity of the Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, protecting him from prosecution. June 18, 2003, under pressure from Berlusconi passed a law which the Government leader receives immunity, says: "Reuters". The law was passed at a time when Berlusconi was summoned to court to testify in cases involving corrupt officials.

Georgian Parliament unanimously adopted the practice of a new state flag GazetaRu reported. "For" votes 147 deputies, and "against" the only one. Voting took place in an accelerated mode - just one day the Parliament debated the issue of the flag and took it in three readings. The flag on a white background five red cross, the banner of victory and should be a symbol of the Georgian state, said State Minister of Georgia Zurab Zhvania, an extraordinary parliamentary session.