A crazy Englishman broke into Waltham Abbey (Eskes) and, wielding two axes, caused damage to the temple in the amount of 200 thousand pounds, reports the Air Force. According to eyewitnesses, the offender looked like a man who had completely lost his mind. He walked along the main street of the town of Waltham Cross, which is in Hertfordshire, neighboring Essex, destroying cars and chopping gaping passers-by along the way.

Mobile phone throwing competitions took place in the center of Riga. According to RIA Novosti, almost 300 people took part in the unusual competition. The goal of the competition is to set a world record for throwing mobile phones. Until now, the farthest throw - 82 m - was made at similar competitions in Ukraine. Nobody managed to improve this result in Riga.

In the south-west of Moscow, three people died in a fire in a building utility room, RIA Novosti reports. At 04:00 on Saturday, remote control "01" received a signal about a fire on 2nd Volskaya Street near house 32. A building utility room was on fire there. Only three and a half hours later the fire was extinguished. The fire area was 15 square meters. During the dismantling of the charred wreckage of the building, three charred corpses were found. One person was hospitalized with burns.

Vladimir Putin is confident that the salaries of teachers and researchers in the country will double in 2003 compared to 2002. According to RIA "Novosti", the President said this at a meeting with teachers of the Ufa State Oil Technical University.

International inspectors working in Iraq are expanding their search for possible evidence that the country has weapons of mass destruction. According to Interfax, in order to speed up the pace of inspections, they deployed an additional headquarters in the city of Mosul, located 375 kilometers north of Baghdad. "The new headquarters will speed up and expand inspections of facilities located in the northern part of the country," the mission spokesman said.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation regards the transfer of the Church of St. Simeon the Divnogorets in Dresden to the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (ROCOR) as a violation of international obligations assumed by the FRG after unification with the GDR. Previously, this church was under the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. And in June last year, according to Ekho Moskvy, the Supreme Court of Saxony decided to transfer the church to ROCOR.

In Brazil, a cockroach became the cause of a serious bus accident, Ekho Moskvy reports. The driver lost control after one of the passengers began to scream hysterically when he saw an insect in the cabin. As a result of the accident, 27 passengers were injured.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/space/01/03/Jupiter.moon/ Astronomers from the University of Hawaii announced the opening of a new satellite of Jupiter, bringing the total number of famous Yupiterian satellites to 40. The new satellite was discovered on October 31, 2002 by Scott Sheppard with the help of a 2.2-meter telescope installed at the top of Mauna Kaa. Scott S. Sheppard is an experienced "Moon Hunter", his team over the past three years opened the 22 previous satellites of Jupiter.

US President George W. Bush explained why he is pursuing a different policy towards Iraq and North Korea, which, he believes, threaten the world with weapons of mass destruction. According to The Washington Times, the president explained his policy during a speech at a military base in Texas. "Different strategies are dictated by different circumstances," Bush explained.

The jurisdiction of the garden. Photo by the Air Force A 44-year-old householder of derby was sentenced to 4 months in prison for non-maintenance of order in his own garden, reports the Air Force. In court it was noted that Graham Allison for many years ignored the complaints of neighbors about a terrible mess in his garden and did not take away bricks and boards there. Then he ignored the decisions of the local court.

The Ukrainian government commission to investigate the causes of the An-140 crash in Iran has completed the decoding of the aircraft's flight recorders and has begun flight simulation. According to RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the report of Ukrainian specialists is not yet ready.

Estonian ports may be closed for the entire winter period due to ice conditions. According to Interfax, Estonian Minister of Transport and Communications Liina Tõnisson said in an interview with local television that the country's only icebreaker is unable to cope with the ice. Renting another vessel from Finland will cost $50,000 per day. The ministry does not have such funds and they are not included in the state budget.

In Germany, motorists are ordered to crush small dogs and cats that throw themselves under their wheels, Ananova reports, citing the Kurier newspaper. If they slow down in such a situation, and another car crashes into them from behind, then they will not be paid insurance, and even vice versa, they can be sued for creating a dangerous situation. The first precedent was dealt with recently in a court in Berlin.

Photo from the satellite of the nuclear object in Yonben. Photo by ar Seoul proposed a compromise exit from the confrontation of the United States and the DPRK, which announced the defrosting of a nuclear program, reports Reuters. According to this plan, Washington undertakes not to attempt to overthrow the North Korean regime, while Pyongyang again freezes his nuclear program and undertakes to never start projects in this area again.

During the holidays in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, 213 fires occurred, 20 died, 22 people were injured. This was reported to RIA Novosti on Saturday at the center of fire prevention propaganda and public relations of the UGPS of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. On New Year's Eve in St. Petersburg, 4 people died in a fire. As a result of a fire in one of the apartments in house number 75 on Stachek Avenue, the kitchen and bathroom burned out.