Photo from Newsru.com In conditions of controlled democracy, as the elections turn into a tool for legitimation, and not real selection, the authorities are concerned not so much by the substantive results of the will of voters as by the decorum. However, this decorum is increasingly problematic: the voter is losing interest in the elections, but is not yet ready to go to them for the sake of demonstrating his loyalty to the authorities.

The funeral ceremony in memory of the deceased vice-president of Kenya Michael Wamalwa ended in a fight between relatives who could not share the clothes of the deceased. Among the items in question are shirts, jackets, shoes and mosquito nets. Michael Vamalva's family members accused his wife Yvonne of hiding things that belonged to him, and offered her to share everything fairly.

On Tuesday, a major accident occurred in South Korea. A bus with 40 tourists fell into a mountain gorge. As a result, at least 16 people died. Another 16 passengers were injured, most of them in critical condition. The bus fell into a mountain gorge from a height of 20 meters. The incident occurred near the town of Bongwa, located 170 kilometers southeast of Seoul.

In Vladivostok, an investigation is underway into a severe gas leak in one of the city's schools, Yulia Lychko, spokeswoman for the city's rescue service, told RIA Novosti on Tuesday. According to her, on Monday afternoon, students and teachers of one of the schools in Vladivostok, located on Russkaya Street, were evacuated due to the threat of an explosion. It arose due to the strongest gas leakage, which accumulated on the top floor of a two-story building.

At the APEC summit, the text of the oral statement of the chairman of the forum on North Korea was agreed upon. In the document, the parties are in favor of a political solution to the problem, taking into account the interests of all parties, including the DPRK, RIA Novosti reports. "Progress has been made on the text of the document," an agency source said at the summit.

www.thanatosoft.freeserve.co.uk Physicists working on the European accelerator of particles said that they managed to find a never previously seen elementary particle composed of five fundamental particles called quarks and antique. As you know, protons and neutrons (nucleons) contain three quarks, heavier quasistabil particles (hyperones) can consist of a pair of quark and antique, but do not exist at all.

Russia and Lithuania are discussing a draft bilateral agreement on mutual assistance in eliminating accidents during the development of oil fields in the Baltic Sea, Interfax reports. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov told journalists about this following the results of Russian-Lithuanian talks. According to him, the proposal to conclude such an agreement was made by the Lithuanian side, which expresses concern about possible damage from the development of deposits.

On Tuesday morning, the body of a girl was found in the courtyard of kindergarten #1375 on Belorechenskaya Street (South-Eastern District), the capital’s police department told Interfax. Newsru.com reports this. There were traces of beatings on the naked body; clothes lay nearby. The deceased has red hair, appears to be 18-20 years old, and is about 160 cm tall. An operational investigation team is working at the scene.

An An-26 plane with 21 people on board made an emergency landing at the Yakutsk airport, RIA Novosti reports. The territorial air transport department of the republic specifies that the incident occurred on Monday evening. There were 5 crew members and 16 passengers on the plane. The aircraft was flying to the city of Verkhnevilyuysk. As the plane took off, the pilots discovered that the right landing gear had not retracted. The commander of the ship decided to return.

The investigation is deciding on the transfer of the head of CJSC MFO Menatep, co-owner of Yukos, Platon Lebedev, to another pre-trial detention center, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office told RIA Novosti.

The Amur defense plant "Vympel" was disconnected from electricity for debts, RIA Novosti reports. The Khabarovskenergo campaign claims that the plant owes it more than three million rubles for electricity and almost 78 million for heat. Electricity is supplied only to provide life support systems. The city-forming enterprise was stopped, the workers were sent on vacation until November.

According to United Press International , the sensational agreements were reached during a brief visit by Saudi Prince Abdullah to Pakistan. According to the agency, Abdullah held talks in Islamabad with President Musharraf, concluding an agreement on nuclear cooperation. According to UPI editor Arnaud de Borchgrave, in exchange for nuclear technology, Saudi Arabia will supply Pakistan with its oil for free or at extremely low prices.

Ahmed Zakayev. Photo by ar On Tuesday, the final debate of the parties in the case of extradition to Russia by the representative of Chechen separatists Ahmed Zakayev, in the London Magistar Court on Bow Street. The royal prosecutor James Lewis was the first to set out his arguments. According to the London correspondent of the faces, Mr.

In the Consistory of the Vatican, Pope John Paul II announced the names of 31 new cardinals and put on them cardinal caps, AP reports. Many of the "recruits" will participate in the election of a successor to John Paul II. In September, the pope nominated 30 new cardinals, and also announced that another archbishop, whose name was not disclosed, would be promoted to the dignity.

During the APEC summit, the United States proposed the creation of a fund to finance antiterrorist activities. RIA Novosti learned about this from a source close to the forum participants. "Recently, some APEC member countries have declared that they are politically ready to fight terrorism, but this is a very costly business," the source said.