In Norway, in the southeast of the country, an explosion occurred at a dairy plant, it is likely that several people were killed, the Associated Press reports , citing a Norwegian agency. The explosion occurred on Monday afternoon in the city of Fredrikstad. Rescue spokeswoman Ola Vaage told Norway's NTB news agency that there were fears the blast had killed people and injured many others. At the moment, a rescue team and a helicopter have been sent to the dairy plant.

The parents of a 9-month-old girl, whose father reported her abduction and then confessed to her murder, were declared sane, said official representative of the Russian Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin . According to him, such conclusions were made based on the results of forensic psychiatric examinations.

April 24, 2012, 10:21 Culture Dreams about something that happened "Between" by Francis Ford Coppola is released in theaters Vladimir Lyashenko close You can view the full gallery in a separate report See photos Francis Ford Coppola's new film "Between" is being released - about a horror writer who makes friends with a little vampire and Edgar Allan Poe.

Muscovite Andrei Borodin , who earlier on Monday attacked Tagansky Court judge Elena Ivanova with an ax, became a defendant in a criminal case. This was announced by official representative of the Investigative Committee of Russia Vladimir Markin. “Borodin is currently detained; according to preliminary data, the man was not intoxicated,” Interfax quotes Markin . Borodin will be charged and a preventive measure in the form of detention will be chosen.

Spanish airline Iberia has canceled 138 flights scheduled for April 23, including flights from Madrid to Moscow and back, due to a strike by pilots' unions. Of the 138 canceled flights, 72 were domestic routes, the rest were international, including transatlantic flights to New York, Mexico City, Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires.

Famous film director Leonid Menaker died in a hospital in St. Petersburg at the age of 83, told RIA Novosti . a representative of the Lenfilm film studio, where Menaker shot many of his famous films, “Leonid Isaakovich passed away on Saturday,” said the agency’s interlocutor. According to her, information about when and where the director’s farewell will take place will appear later. “We turned to the governor of St.

Deputies of the Moscow City Duma are going to develop a city law prohibiting “propaganda of sexual relations among minors,” said the speaker of the capital’s parliament, Vladimir Platonov reports , Interfax . “Such a law banning propaganda of not only non-traditional, but also any sexual relationships should be in Moscow.

April 23, 2012, 10:41 Business The case for the iPad is in the excited stage FAS sees signs of violation in the import of iPads to Russia Anastasia Matveeva close 100% The antimonopoly service saw “signs of violation” in the abolition of import duties on Apple tablets. In March, customs decided to exempt iPads from duty, leaving a five percent fee on other tablets. Apple's competitors are confident that the company has gained a price advantage - 1,000 rubles per gadget.

Train traffic on the Sokolnicheskaya line of the Moscow metro was interrupted during rush hour, told RIA Novosti . an employee of the Moscow subway information service “For technical reasons, trains have not been running at the Park Kultury station since 18.13,” he said. Currently, the train, which should travel from the Park Kultury station towards the Kropotkinskaya station, has stopped at the entrance to the tunnel. A large number of people gathered on the platform.

MICEX-RTS resumed trading at 21.50, shares of the main issuers are falling within 4%, Interfax reports . The main trading mode will last until 22.10 Moscow time; it will be possible to conclude RPS and REPO transactions until 22.20 Moscow time, after which the main trading session will be completed. The trading system was restored as of 17.41.21 Moscow time with all orders and transactions registered at that time.

The Ukrainian parties “Front of Change” and “Batkivshchyna” created a united opposition, and four more parties entered the coalition, Interfax reports . “We declare our unity to win the parliamentary elections, restore democracy and justice in Ukraine,” first deputy chairman of Batkivshchyna, Alexander Turchynov , read out a declaration of unity at a press conference on Monday .

The British regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into a Sky News journalist who hacked the email of John Darwin, the “canoe man”, accused of faking his own death, The Guardian newspaper writes . Ofcom is examining whether Sky News breached privacy rules. Earlier this month, Sky News admitted it had twice hacked emails , but said the measures were justified and taken in the public interest.

April 23, 2012, 21:16 Society There will be no sex in Moscow Moscow city law banning propaganda of homosexuality among minors may appear in the near future Varvara Petrenko , Vyacheslav Kozlov close 100% A Moscow city law banning the promotion of homosexuality among minors may appear in the near future. The speaker of the Moscow City Duma even spoke about the prohibition of propaganda of not only non-traditional, but also any sexual relationships.

Armenia proposes to limit the number of designated airlines on the Moscow-Yerevan route to two carriers on each side. This is stated in the protocol of consultations held between the Russian Ministry of Transport and the General Directorate of Civil Aviation of Armenia. The document was published on the website of the Federal Air Transport Agency . Regulation of air traffic frequency (number of flights per week) between the two countries was canceled back in December 2009.

The fire in the nightclub building in the center of Moscow has been extinguished, there is no information about casualties, a source in the capital’s law enforcement agencies said . According to preliminary data, the area was 50 square meters. The fire started early on Monday morning in the semi-basement of the club, located at Zemlyanoy Val, 50. Furniture and musical equipment were burning. According to security, there are no people in the club - all events ended around two in the morning.