The prosecutor's office of Bashkiria has charged two more police officers with abuse of power as part of a criminal investigation into the mass beating of citizens in Blagoveshchensk, Gazeta.Ru reports citing Interfax.

On February 1, 2005, the Bank of Russia switched to using the value of a basket of currencies, consisting of €0.1 and $0.9, as an operational reference point for the exchange rate policy. According to Gazeta.Ru, this is stated in the message of the Central Bank. “The transition to the use of a dual-currency operational benchmark is aimed at reducing the intraday volatility of the ruble exchange rate against foreign currencies significant for Russia.

Militants. Photo from Newsru.com In Chechnya, for three days, not a single case of an attack or sabotage shares was recorded by militants, reports Radio Liberty with reference to the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs. This situation allows us to assume that Chechen separatists really fulfill Maskhadov’s instruction of a one -sided suspension of hostilities until the end of February of the month of this year, Chechen security officials say.

Yulia Tymoshenko and Viktor Yushchenko. Photo by ar The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by the vast majority of votes agreed to the appointment of Yulia Tymoshenko with a new prime minister, reports Reuters. 373 deputies voted for the candidacy of the closest ally of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko with the necessary minimum support of 226 votes. Yushchenko in the parliament hall signed a decree on the appointment of Tymoshenko as head of government.

In Iraq, a new kidnapping of a journalist - this time a woman. Italian Giuliana Sgrena was kidnapped on a Baghdad street from her own car. She was taken away to an unknown destination, according to sources in the Iraqi police. According to ITAR-TASS, the journalist conducted a population survey together with her Iraqi colleague. She is a correspondent for the Manifesto newspaper. The kidnappers have not yet made themselves known, they have not put forward any demands.

A Boeing 737 operated by Kam Air has gone missing in Afghanistan, AP reports. According to preliminary data, about a hundred people were on board. According to a Kam Air official, the missing plane was on a Herat-Kabul flight. After the estimated time of arrival, the Boeing pilot tried to contact the control service of the Kabul airport, but he was denied boarding due to a snowstorm. An hour later, the crew requested a landing in Peshawar, Pakistan, but never landed in Pakistan.

The house in which the Zhivani was killed. Frame NTV Contrary to the existing rules, the protection of the Zurab gum did not check in advance the technical serviceability of household devices in the apartment, where the Prime Minister of Georgia died. According to RIA Novosti, a source in the Investigative Department of the Prosecutor General of Georgia reported this.

In the near future, restrictions on the movement of foreign citizens will be introduced throughout the Amur Region. Governor of the Amur region Leonid Korotkov announced this on Friday at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Gazeta.Ru reports citing Interfax. "The FSB and the border service are working on the appropriate solution to this issue," the governor said.

Cork. Photo from the site genesis.sannet.gov The Department of Transport and Communications of Moscow summed up the contest "We will win car traffic jams in Moscow." The jury selected 50 of the most interesting projects for the organization of traffic. The winners were determined in three nominations: the most realistic project, the most fantastic project and a prize of sympathy.

The Constitutional Court of Georgia considers the decision of President Mikheil Saakashvili to head the country's government after the death of Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania to be lawful. As RIA Novosti was told in court, the law on the structure and rules for the functioning of the executive power states that from the moment of the death of the prime minister, his powers are considered suspended.

The Verkhovna Rada on Friday approved the program of activities of the Cabinet of Ministers headed by Yulia Tymoshenko, whose candidacy for the post of prime minister was also approved by the Verkhovna Rada on Friday. 357 deputies voted for this decision. Thus, the new government cannot be dismissed for a year before the parliamentary elections to be held in March 2006.

Admiral Vladimir Masorin is expected to be appointed as the new Chief of Staff of the Russian Navy. This was announced on Friday by a high-ranking representative of the main headquarters of the Navy, Gazeta.ru reports with reference to Interfax. Currently, Masorin is the commander of the Black Sea Fleet. His place will be taken by Vice-Admiral Alexander Tatarinov, who now holds the position of Chief of Staff of the Black Sea Fleet.

Pinocchio from the site www.forextrader.ru/ltsland/ltsburatino.html Debt is red with payment. Early The issue of Russia's debts to international creditors, the largest of which - the International Monetary Fund, London and Parisian clubs - became one of the key to the post -Soviet economy.

In the case of Moscow traffic police officers involved in the massive theft of foreign cars, a state secret has emerged, writes Vremya Novostey. The trial that has begun is only the first episode of a large-scale case of theft and resale of foreign cars, the investigation of which is still ongoing. However, unexpectedly for everyone, the court hearing was declared closed, and both parties - the prosecution and the defense - flatly refused to comment on it.

Astronomers found a hole from the bagel With the help of "Chandra" ( Chandra ) - the NASA space X -ray observatory - it was possible to identify the whereabouts of two vast clouds of sparse hot interstellar gas, which can be associated with some of the mysterious hidden matter. Computer modeling shows that this invisible matter should form a spider -like structure from gas clouds, inside of which the accumulations of galaxies are formed.