Photo from Newsru.com In Arkhangelsk, as a result of the explosion, the entrance of a 9-storey residential building completely collapsed, the Echo of Moscow reports. 76 people were registered in the destroyed apartments, and 7 more unwritten residents lived. So far, 21 deceased and 24 victims were removed from under the rubble, RBC reports. 15 wounded hospitalized. Among them are two children. The seven victims are in serious condition.

During the inspection by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia Giorgi Baramidze of the posts of the police and internal troops set up on March 15 in the Poti region (Western Georgia) near the Choloki River near the administrative border of Adjara, several shots from automatic weapons were fired from the other side of the river. It is reported by news agency Novosti-Georgia.

Yevgeny Shaverin, a resident of the city of Kharovsk in the Vologda region, blew himself up protesting against the presidential elections in Russia, Arkhangelsk News reports. The police and the FSB have not yet commented on the incident. The Kharovskaya district hospital reported that all this happened on March 12 in the afternoon, but they tried to keep the fact a secret.

On March 16, in the village of Mezhdurechka, Sayansky district, 60 cows died at night. At about 6 o'clock in the morning in JSC Zhivotnovodchiskoye, one of the workers was repairing electrical networks, replacing wires. One of the wires with electric current fell on the chain that connected the cows in the stalls. As a result, 60 animals died. At the moment, investigations are underway on this fact.

A train passenger traveling from Germany to Holland accidentally dropped the money he had saved up for the car - 11,000 euros - into the toilet, Reuters reports. An unstretched bundle of banknotes fell into the hole. The clown immediately reported to the police. The next train stopped at the indicated place, and one of the conductors got out to collect money. Several passengers rushed to help. As a result of friendly work, only 4,000 euros were raised.

On Lenin Avenue in Tula, an unidentified car hit a woman who was carrying a one-year-old daughter in her arms, reports REGNUM news agency with reference to the Tula State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. The mother escaped with bruises, and the girl received a craniocerebral injury, a contusion of the brain and a fracture of the lower jaw. The driver fled the scene.

The certificates of assistants to deputies will be changed. It is planned to make an entry in this document indicating on what basis the assistant to the people's choice works - on a full-time basis or on a voluntary basis, RIA Novosti reports. State Duma speaker Boris Gryzlov told reporters that the corresponding amendment to the law "On the status of a deputy" was discussed on Monday at the presidium of the United Russia faction.

Charles A. McCoy Jr., 28. Photo AP On Monday, the OGIO police named the name of the suspect in the attacks on cars on the highway in the vicinity of the city of Columbus, AP reports. This is a 28-year-old resident of Charles Maccu Jr.. The warrant was issued to his arrest. His location is unknown. The police warns that he is "armed and very dangerous." According to the latest data, he recently bought a new weapon.

Tensions remain along the administrative border of the Adzharian autonomy (Georgia), Interfax was told on Tuesday night by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Adjara, Jemal Gogitidze, who maintains law and order near the administrative border. "After the expiration of the Georgian president's ultimatum, no active actions were taken by any of the parties," he said.

The victims and families of those killed in the explosion in a residential building in Arkhangelsk will be paid monetary compensation. This was reported to RIA Novosti by the press service of the administration of the Arkhangelsk region. The corresponding order was signed by and.about. head of the regional administration Alexander Polikarpov, the press service said.

On Monday, the jury began consideration of the merits of the case of the former Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko, a jury of the federal court of San Francisco began, reports AP. Presenting the case file, Martha Bersh, head of the Organized Crime Unit of the U.S. District Attorney's Office, said of Lazarenko: million dollars." Lazarenko was charged with 53 counts.

The competition for a place next to the monument to Admiral Nelson in London's Trafalgar Square was won by sculptor Mark Quinn, who presented a portrait of an armless pregnant woman, reports AFP. In total, 6 artists competed for a place near Nelson. Reduced models of the competition entries were exhibited at the National Gallery. The model for Quinn was his acquaintance - a cripple artist Alison Lapper, who posed for the 8th month of pregnancy.

The head of Adjara, Aslan Abashidze, sent a letter to US President George W. Bush asking him to use his possibilities to resolve the relations between this republic and the central authorities in Tbilisi, which have deteriorated in recent days, in order to prevent bloodshed. This was reported to Interfax in the press service of the President of Adjara.

The Russian military has strengthened the security of the parks of military equipment, weapons, as well as the places of residence of families of servicemen of the 12th military base in Batumi (Adzharia). This was reported to Interfax-AVN by the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces - Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Nikolai Kormiltsev.

A 35-year-old resident of Florida tried to kill his colleague, deciding that he was a vampire, and he himself was a vampire fighter, reports Local 6 News. He shot the unfortunate man twice in the face. The criminal - the employee of a pizzeria Timothy White - is detained. His victim - David Harrison - is in the hospital in critical condition. Friends told the police that White was obsessed with zombies and vampires.