An invasion of giant spiders unknown to scientists has caused panic in the north of the Indian state of Assam. Presumably, two residents of the city of Sidiya have already died from poisonous insect bites. Seven more people were saved using antibiotics. Scientists have still not been able to determine the type of poisonous arthropods that look like tarantulas, writes The Wall Street Journal .

05 June 2012, 20:59 Society Pussy Riot are waiting for freedom The trial of Pussy Riot may end with suspended sentences for the defendants Daria Zagvozdina , Ekaterina Vinokurova , Alexandra Koshkina close 100% Lawyer Mark Feigin and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova ITAR-TASS Lawyers for the alleged Pussy Riot participants said that the investigator in the case has changed, and they themselves will begin studying the materials collected by the investigation only by the beginning of July, and the trial for

Former world number one Marat Safin and the head of North Ossetia Taimuraz Mamsurov opened the only Tennis Academy in the North Caucasus Federal District in Vladikavkaz. After the opening ceremony , State Duma deputy Safin was shown a sports complex consisting of three indoor and nine outdoor courts, as well as an ice palace located in close proximity.

Sales of the flagship smartphone Galaxy S III from the Korean company Samsung will start in Russia on Tuesday at 19.00 Moscow time at a price of 29,990 rubles. The device is considered by many experts as a technological leader in the smartphone segment, at least until the next version of the Apple iPhone, which is expected to be released only in the fall.

The Altimo Fund, which manages the telecommunications assets of the Alfa Group investment consortium, accused the Norwegian Telenor and the Nagib Sawiris Weather group of violating the charter of the cellular operator Vimpelcom Ltd (operating in Russia under the Beeline brand). Alpha's statement was sent to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Altimo's claims were caused by the February redistribution of shares between the Norwegian concern and Sawiris.

"Prometheus" Ridley Scott's took first place at the Russian box office over the weekend: the prequel to the 1979 film "Alien" earned about 315 million rubles - more than in any other country in the world. True, the film has not yet been released in the United States - its premiere will take place in a week, but in the rest of the world the film earned a frivolous $35 million.

The board of directors of the united MICEX-RTS exchange has decided on the timing of the initial public offering of shares, as follows from materials at the disposal of Gazeta.Ru. February 2013 was chosen as the optimal period for an IPO, with spring or summer of next year as alternatives. “It was decided to conduct the placement in February, based on reporting for the nine months of 2012,” the exchange documents say.

An 18-year-old resident of Norilsk ended up in intensive care as a result of an explosion of a pot with hair curlers, Interfax reports with reference to the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Krasnoyarsk Territory. “The incident occurred in an apartment in a multi-storey residential building in Norilsk. The girl put a pot of curlers on the stove to cook and forgot about it, and when she remembered, all the water had already boiled away.

05 June 2012, 17:07 Business The shareholder dissolved in trust Source at Transaero: the lawsuit against the airline “resembles a scam” Alina Chernovanova close 100% Eskerkhan Mutalibov, who demands 1.6 billion rubles from Transaero and its registrars, according to his lawyer, entrusted his shares to the current owners of the company, the Pleshakovs, with whom the Mutalibovs were “family friends.” The airline considers the claims unfounded and suspects a scam directed against existing Transaero

05 June 2012, 14:23 Society Post is killing hazing The only surviving border guard from the Gorny border post was detained in Kazakhstan. Zhanna Ulyanova close 100% The cause of the fire at the Gorny post has not yet been identified ITAR-TASS The last border guard from the Gorny checkpoint was found alive in Kazakhstan. He was found at one of the winter camps in the mountains of the Alma-Ata region, with the commander’s weapon.

The only survivor of 15 border guards at the Arkankergen border post in the Alma-Ata region of Kazakhstan (on the border with China) was discovered, Interfax reported , citing a source in local authorities. “Yesterday he himself came to the post. He had a pistol with him. Apparently, his psyche is disturbed, he is in a stupor,” the source said.

Sport "Sharapova plays inconsistently" Gazeta.Ru expert Viktor Yanchuk about the current Roland Garros Victor Yanchuk close 100% Gazeta.Ru expert Viktor Yanchuk said that Maria Sharapova remains the main favorite at Roland Garros. In his opinion, Sharapova’s main competitor is Petra Kvitova. Yanchuk believes that all Russian tennis players who stopped playing at the tournament played at their level. At the moment, only one Russian remains in the tournament - Maria Sharapova .

The Italian authorities have found a new way to reduce public debt and strengthen the country's financial position - to sell herds of rare sheep, writes The Telegraph newspaper . Mouflon sheep are endangered. They were brought from Corsica and Sardinia 20 years ago. Currently, these animals live in inaccessible mountains and forests. However, the herds have grown significantly and are now too large for the regional government to pay the bills to care for them.

The United Russia faction in the State Duma, on the third attempt, decided on a candidate for the post of vice-speaker: he will be the first deputy secretary of the party’s general council, Sergei Zheleznyak, a Gazeta.Ru correspondent reports from the meeting room of the lower house of parliament. United Russia managed to choose a candidate for the post of deputy chairman of the State Duma only in the third round of voting.

The former first racket of the world, Danish Caroline Wozniacki, will begin producing her own line of underwear from September this year, reports Ekstra Bladet . Every year, at least two lines of a collection called “This is me” will be created under Wozniacki’s personal brand. “This is women's clothing for everyday life, for active recreation. I wanted to come up with stylish and perfectly fitting underwear of very high quality.