Nikolai Bordyuzha, relieved of his duties as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Denmark, will receive a high position in the structure of the Ministry of Defense. This is reported by Nezavisimaya Gazeta, citing a source in Russian military-industrial circles. It is possible that he will become a deputy minister or receive a position equivalent to this.

FSB Director Nikolai Patrushev, Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov, and Deputy Interior Minister Vladimir Vasiliev have been invited to the plenary session on April 23, RIA Novosti reports. They are expected to speak in connection with the assassination of deputy Sergei Yushenkov. The decision to invite representatives of law enforcement agencies was made at today's meeting of the Council of the lower house of parliament.

In Moscow, the apartment of the head of the department of the oil company Lukoil was robbed, law enforcement agencies reported on Tuesday. Having picked up the keys to his apartment on Novocherkassky Boulevard, the thieves stole gold and jewelry, two mink coats. The owner estimated the damage at one million rubles, Interfax reports.

The traffic police of Baghdad confiscated about 400 luxury cars belonging to the sons of former President Saddam Hussein Uday and Kusai, RIA Novosti reports. This was reported to the Arab newspaper "Az-Zaman" by the chief of police, Major General Naji Abdou Jaber. He showed the correspondent of the newspaper the car "Porsche" of Kusai Hussein, made on a special order - with gold lining, door handles and a plate with the name of the owner on the hood.

President of Abkhazia Vladislav Ardzinba on Tuesday appointed Raul Khadzhimba as the new prime minister of the republic. The President instructed the new Prime Minister to present the personal composition of the new government within two weeks. Prior to his appointment as head of government, Raul Khadjimba served as Acting Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Interfax reports.

In the Grozny district of Chechnya, a seven-year-old boy was blown up by a mine, the administration of the village of Belgatoy said on Tuesday, on the outskirts of which the tragedy occurred. According to ITAR-TASS, the wounded child was promptly taken to one of the hospitals in Grozny, where he died from his wounds. Law enforcement agencies are investigating the fact of the explosion, the circumstances of the incident are being clarified.

On Tuesday, the pilot issue of the new edition of the former editor-in-chief and general director of Novye Izvestia Igor Golembiovsky, The Russian Courier, was released. 12-page number, issued in 999 copies. Golembiovsky noted that the first issue of the publication is planned to be released in mid-May.

29 children were discharged from hospitals, poisoned by hydrogen sulfide as a result of an accident at an oil refinery in Volgograd on April 17. As RIA "Novosti" was informed in the health department of the city administration, the children who left hospitals, students of gymnasium # 8, were admitted to medical institutions on the first day of the accident. All of them were diagnosed with toxicological poisoning.

The US Department of Justice supported the Recording Industry Association of America in the latter's litigation with Internet service provider Verizon Communications . The Department of Justice said that the requirement of copyright holders to provide them with information about a user that the RIAA intends to sue for copyright infringement does not contradict the US constitution.

Muhammad Hamza Zubaidi, a member of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council and commander of a military district, was detained in Iraq. This was reported to Reuters by sources in one of the main Iraqi opposition groups - the Iraqi National Congress. Zubaidi - 18th on the list of the most wanted officials of Saddam Hussein's regime - is the most senior member of the Iraqi leadership among those who managed to be captured alive. It has already been handed over to the Americans.

The Moscow branch of the Kuwaiti Islamic organization Society for Social Reforms will be liquidated, Interfax reports. The decision to liquidate the company by the Supreme Court of Russia on the basis of an application filed by the General Prosecutor's Office of Russia. The Prosecutor General's Office proceeded from the fact that during the inspection by the Ministry of Justice, numerous violations were revealed in the activities of this organization.

In the city of Syracuse, New York, police shepherd Rennie became the victim of a drunkard, reports Reuters, citing the local Post-Standard newspaper. 33-year-old Paul Russell Jr. got drunk and was kicked out of the bar. Since he did not intend to leave the bar, the expulsion process was noisy and chaotic. Russell's friend stood up for him. Russell ended up on the sidewalk with a broken nose and black eyes. The police came up to the noise.

In the Californian city of Clearlake, Dosha's dog survived a car accident, a gunshot to the head and two hours spent in a freezer within one day, reports AP. First, she was hit by a car. The policeman decided to stop the torment of the animal and shot her in the head, and hit. Civil servants decided that the dog was dead, took it to a special morgue for animals and placed it in a freezer.

On April 22, the first prosecutor of the International Criminal Court was elected, ITAR-TASS reports. They became a lawyer from Argentina, Luis Moreno Ocampo. He was elected by secret ballot by representatives of 78 states that signed and ratified the treaty establishing the ICC. Voting took place at the UN headquarters in New York.

Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov refuted reports of an increase in import duties on foreign cars aged 3-7 years, RIA Novosti reports.