Lord Jadd in Chechnya. From the site kavkaz.strana.ru On Wednesday, the co -chair of the working group PACE in Chechnya Lord Jadd and his colleagues arrived in Grozny, where they met with the leaders of Chechnya. In addition, on the same day they will visit the tanning. On Thursday, it is planned to meet a delegation with the President of Ingushetia Murat Zyazikov and a visit to the tent towns of forced immigrants from Chechnya.

About a thousand people blocked traffic on Rustaveli Avenue, in front of the Georgian Parliament, demanding the withdrawal of the Russian peacekeeping forces stationed in the zone of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict. It is reported by RIA Novosti. A group of supporters of the ex-President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia, led by his widow Manana Archvadze-Gamsakhurdia, is participating in the action.

The Moscow government is asking the Tver Intermunicipal Court of the capital to refuse to satisfy the claims of victims of the Dubrovka terrorist attack, RIA Novosti reports. This was announced on Wednesday at a court hearing by a representative of the city authorities Andrei Rastorguev. According to him, the Moscow authorities did not take any actions that would cause moral and material damage to the hostages.

Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov intends to appeal the decision of the Moscow City Court on the election of the post of vice-mayor of the capital, RIA Novosti reports. This was announced to the agency by lawyer Pavel Astakhov, who represents the interests of the Moscow authorities. Lawyers are now preparing a joint complaint between Luzhkov and the State Legal Department of the Moscow Mayor's Office. The complaint will be submitted to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation this week.

In China, Li Haixing, who was one of the thirty richest citizens of China according to Forbes magazine, was shot dead in his own office. In 2002, the fortune of 47-year-old Haixing, president of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, head of a steel company, was $195 million. According to AP, the killer, a certain Fen Yinlang, shot himself at the scene of the crime. Police have arrested Yinlang's wife, who has already been charged with illegal possession of firearms.

A hurricane wind hit Krasnoyarsk, Gazeta.ru reports with reference to the regional department for civil defense and emergency situations. The wind in the city reaches 25 meters per second. The forces of the Ministry of Emergency Situations have been transferred to an enhanced mode of operation. Particular attention is paid to high-rise structures, masts and cranes. Drivers are advised not to park cars next to trees. Forecasters explain this wind with the upcoming change in weather.

The Department of the Federal Tax Police Service (FSNP) for Chechnya is investigating two former members of the Chechen government. According to RIA Novosti, they are accused of misuse of budget funds. According to representatives of the Department of Information and Public Relations of the Federal Tax Service of Russia, we are talking about an amount of more than 40 million rubles. Representatives of the Office did not provide any other details of the investigation.

The Moscow authorities have decided to transfer the studios rented from the city to members of creative associations of artists for free use, Interfax reports. This is done to provide financial support to Moscow artists. Leasing for free use assumes a 25-year period. Previously, artists paid preferential rent for their workshops - 25 rubles per square meter of total area per year. In addition, artists will now pay utility bills for their workshops at the rates for the population.

On Tuesday, a helicopter crashed in the Canadian province of Ontario. As a result, four people died, reports AP. The crashed helicopter belonged to the country's Ministry of Natural Resources. Ministry officials confirmed the deaths of those on board. Rescuers, firefighters and police are on the scene of the helicopter crash.

Ahmad Kadyrov. Filming NTV The head of the Chechen administration Akhmad Kadyrov said that the conflict around the Minister of Finance of the Republic has been exhausted, RIA Novosti reports. Kadyrov said literally the following to reporters: "It all ended." And he added that "there are no complications with the minister." Kadyrov emphasized that the administration of Chechnya will solve internal issues independently.

From left to right: Rainbow and SS. Photo by ar A healthy cloned CS cat was born a year ago at Texas University, reports Ar. Scientists report that it is completely different from its original - a cat Rainbow. Rainbow has a brown, gruel and golden shades on a white background. SS has gray strips on a white background. Rainbow is a serious and closed cat, and the SS is curious and playful. DNA analysis showed that SS is indeed a clone of Rainbow.

On Wednesday, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin will hold a meeting on the appointment of a Chechen government finance minister. Minister Stanislav Ilyasov, head of administration of the Chechen Republic Akhmad Kadyrov, chairman of the government of Chechnya Mikhail Babich and presidential envoy to the Southern Federal District Viktor Kazantsev will take part in the meeting, RBC reports.

Negotiations were held in Seoul between representatives of the governments of South Korea and the DPRK. At the first meeting, it was mainly about Pyongyang's decision to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, according to the BBC. According to the South Korean side, this decision of Pyongyang caused deep concern not only for South Korean diplomats, but for the entire world community.

In the US, they made another poster based on the cover of the Beatles album "Abbey Road", reports the BBC. At the same time, the artists removed a cigarette from Paul McCartney's hand - without enlisting the permission of Paul or Apple Records, the owner of the rights to this photo. Apple Records expressed bewilderment at this step, McCartney called this action wrong, but philosophically noted that nothing could be changed. Anti-smoking enthusiasts are delighted.

The Supreme Court adjourned the hearing in the case of Viktor Tikhonov, who is accused of organizing an assassination attempt on the Kemerovo governor Aman Tuleev. According to RIA Novosti, on Wednesday the Presidium of the Supreme Court was to consider the protest of the Prosecutor General's Office against the earlier decision of the Constitutional Collegium of the Supreme Court in the case of Tikhonov. However, the meeting was adjourned without setting a date for the next hearing.