The United States condemned the Syrian authorities on Wednesday for using violence against demonstrators in the city of Derya in the south of the country, Radio Liberty reports . Up to 15 people died there on Wednesday. Six of them were killed when security forces opened fire on demonstrators near a mosque. Clashes continued in other areas of the city.

March 24, 2011, 16:14 Politics Who is a peacemaker, who is a terrorist? Russian Army Major Evgeniy Borisov is wanted by Interpol for organizing explosions in Tbilisi Ekaterina Savina Interpol, at the request of Georgia, put Russian military officer Yevgeny Borisov on the wanted list for terrorism. He is accused of organizing five explosions in Tbilisi last fall. One of these explosions killed a woman.

March 24, 2011, 1:01 pm Sport Four Volga players called up to national teams Volga players Sanzhar Tursunov , Lasha Salukvadze , Gogita Gogua and Otar Martsvaladze went to the location of their national teams, the press service of the Nizhny Novgorod club reports. Tursunov will take part in the Uzbek national team in a friendly match with Montenegro.

Russia has banned the import of products from Japan. The ban applies to food supplies from 6 prefectures: Gunma, Fukushima, Chiba, Ibaraki, Nagano and Tochigi. The decision is based on data from the International Network of Food Safety Authorities, which reported excess levels of iodine-131 and cesium in products from these regions. Japan already has a ban on the circulation of a number of products from prefectures in the Fukushima area.

Vladimir Chamov , the ambassador to Libya fired by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev , likes the “clear, short and succinct” definition that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave to the actions of the coalition against Gaddafi , who earlier this week spoke about a “crusade” on Tripoli. “Vladimir Vladimirovich, what I especially like about him, is that he gives definitions very clearly, briefly and succinctly. Here, I think, he is not far from the truth,” Moskovsky Komsomolets quotes Chamov.

Sport Salavat won in handball “Salavat Yulaev” beat Magnitogorsk “Metallurg” in the first match of the semi-final series Stanislav Yankovsky “Salavat Yulaev” beat Magnitogorsk “Metallurg” with a score of 4:3 in the first match of the semi-final series. The match was remembered for the extremely controversial refereeing in favor of the Ufa team, which played a key role in the outcome of the match.

Another criminal case was opened against the alleged organizer of a casino chain in the Moscow region, Ivan Nazarov, and other defendants in the “gambling case”: illegal use of computer programs and copyright infringement, the official website of the Investigative Committee (GSU IC) of Russia for the Moscow region reported on Thursday.

A wall collapsed in one of the Kiev hotels in the very center of the city, killing one person, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Ukraine reported on Thursday. “Today in Kyiv, in the Kozatsky hotel (on Maidan Nezalezhnosti - Gazeta.Ru note) on the ninth floor there was a partial collapse of a brick wall. The approximate area of ​​destruction is two square meters,” the message says. One person died who was on the sidewalk near the hotel building.

Russia's GDP in January-February grew by 4.4% compared to the same period last year, and in February - also by 4.4%. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Economic Development Elvira Nabiullina. “GDP in February 2011 increased by 0.2% compared to January, excluding seasonal factors,” she added.

Ingush human rights activist Magomed Khazbiev was detained by about two dozen people in masks and camouflage uniforms in the presence of several police officers with their faces uncovered, as it turns out from a video that appeared on the Caucasian Knot website on Thursday . On Wednesday, Khazbiev, along with his two brothers, were initially reported to have been kidnapped.

Sport Russian track athletes won silver at the World Championships in the team pursuit The first day of the Track Cycling World Championships took place on Wednesday in Apeldoorn (Netherlands). Russians Alexey Markov , Evgeny Kovalev , Ivan Kovalev and Alexander Serov became silver medalists in the 4000 m team pursuit. The last time the Russian team won medals in this type of program was at the 1999 World Championships, when it came third. The Australians won gold and the British won bronze.

March 24, 2011, 13:55 Cars Cars lack Japanese parts Car factories around the world are experiencing a shortage of Japanese auto components. Mikhail Lobachev Problems with the supply of automotive components from Japan due to the consequences of the earthquake affected the European automobile industry: the Peugeot-Citroen concern announced a reduction in engine production, the problem previously affected Renault, and a possible shutdown of Toyota's American plants is also possible.

The Canadian company IMAX Corp., a developer of large format IMAX cinemas (Image MAXimum), together with the largest Chinese operator Wanda Cinemas, plans to open 75 cinemas in China over the next four years. There are currently 45 IMAX theaters operating in China. By 2016, the company expects to expand the network to 300 cinemas. At the same time, IMAX Corp does not exclude that other local operators may become partners of the company.

Nuclear reactors similar to those used at the Japanese Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant will be replaced on British submarines, writes The Guardian . The conclusion about the dangers of the reactors currently serving the British submarine fleet is contained in a report by the UK Ministry of Defense , which was published earlier in March on Channel 4 news.

Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has ruled for 32 years, on Thursday promised a "peaceful" transfer of power in the country but made no mention of a time frame. Saleh's presidential term ends in September 2013. Previously, he had already proposed holding elections in January 2012, but the opposition rejected this proposal, demanding his immediate resignation.