source told Interfax A judge in the Frunzensky district of the city and members of his family were killed in Kharkov, a law enforcement . According to the source, the headless bodies of the judge, his wife, son and his son's common-law wife were found in the apartment on Saturday. The press service of the Kharkov Regional Prosecutor's Office confirmed the information about the murder and promised to give a more detailed comment in the near future.

An armed man opened fire at a hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, injuring three people, CBS42 reports . The incident occurred early in the morning at St. Vincent's Hospital. An unfamiliar man wandering around the hospital was noticed by staff and the police were called. Seeing the police, he started shooting and was killed. Birmingham police have launched an investigation. No other details were provided.

About a dozen buses and army trucks with law enforcement officers are located in the vicinity of Lubyanka Square in the center of Moscow, where an opposition rally not coordinated with the authorities is scheduled to take place on Saturday. In particular, cars are parked on the side of Lubyansky Proezd. reports this RIA Novosti . According to the agency, on Lubyanka Square itself there is only one traffic police vehicle and snow removal equipment.

The Freedom March, agreed upon with the authorities, began in St. Petersburg, and Ridus broadcast live from the action. People gather at the Gorkovskaya metro station and will march to the Champ de Mars. As can be seen in the video, a large number of paddy wagons, riot police and police cars are parked in a row at the station.

A referendum on a constitutional declaration began in Egypt, provoking clashes between government supporters and oppositionists that lasted for several weeks. reports this Reuters . Voters have the opportunity to vote up or down on the constitution during the day. Polling stations will be open from 8 am to 7 pm, but this time may be extended if many people turn out to vote. The voting itself will take place in two stages, which will cover different regions of the country.

Moscow police posted a photo of Lubyanka Square on their website to prove the veracity of their estimate of the number of protest participants. “This photo was taken from a monitor broadcasting video of the events taking place from a police helicopter as of 16.00,” the message says. Meanwhile, Gazeta.Ru correspondents noted that at that time there was already an outflow of people from the action.

The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) under the US government intends to inspect the work of the Russian edition of Radio Liberty after sharp criticism from the human rights organization Freedom House. reports this The BBC .

December 15, 2012, 07:56 News Source: UN can deploy up to 10 thousand peacekeepers in Syria The UN is considering the possibility of sending from 4 to 10 thousand peacekeepers to Syria, told RIA Novosti .

Moscow police decided to check information that a riot police officer hit a journalist from the Ekho Moskvy radio station, Interfax reports . “We are extremely interested in an objective verification of this fact and therefore ask a media representative to submit an official statement to the internal affairs bodies to conduct a comprehensive verification.

A new meeting of the “six” on Iran’s nuclear program will take place in Istanbul immediately after the New Year holidays, The Washington Post writes , citing its sources. “This will be the first high-level meeting since June,” the newspaper writes, noting that preliminary consultations could take place as early as next week.

December 15, 2012, 06:20 Society A warehouse is on fire in the Nevsky district of St. Petersburg, the fire area is 3 thousand square meters. m, the roof collapsed In the southeast of St. Petersburg, a warehouse caught fire on Saturday morning, Interfax was told by the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the region. “It is located in the Nevsky district of St. Petersburg. A separate building on the warehouse grounds is on fire. The fire area is 3 thousand square meters.

The Moscow Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a statement about the number of civil activists who came to the Lubyanka.

A truck carrying 15 tons of fuel oil overturned in the Primorsky Territory. This was reported on the website of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the region . “While driving along the Osinovka - Rudnaya Pristan highway, approximately in the section from 304 to 307 km, the driver of a Mitsubishi Fuso, transporting a container with fuel oil, lost control and drove into a ditch.

Ecologist Suren Ghazaryan reported that he was put on the federal wanted list. He wrote about this on Twitter . “I was put on the federal wanted list at the request of investigator Gordeev from Gelendzhik, my lawyer reports,” wrote Ghazaryan. A criminal case against Ghazaryan was opened in August. An environmentalist is accused of threatening to kill a security guard at a building in the Krasnodar region , which activists call the "palace" of President Vladimir Putin .

December 15, 2012, 17:21 Politics The West is waiting for the collapse of the Assad regime The US, EU and NATO predict the imminent fall of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.