Alexander Osovtsov. Photo '' Independent Gazeta '' I am absolutely sure that those who on the blog of "faces" ask me about the hippo do this for provocative purposes . Nevertheless, I answer. The hippo dumplings live normally, does not throw anyone, does not ask stupid questions, in general it is calm, funny and reasonable. By the way, it belongs to the so-called liberian, or dwarf, hippos, which are 4-5 times smaller than the most common.

Soldiers of the Russian Army. Photo Borko/Grani.ru In the Gudermes district of Chechnya, two military personnel of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia disappeared, RIA Novosti reports with reference to sources in the law enforcement agencies of the republic. The absence of two contractors was discovered on Thursday evening during the check of the barrier for the protection of the railway.

Plato Lebedev in the Moscow City Court. Photo by ar Relatives of Platon Lebedev will be notified of his whereabouts within ten days, reports on Friday RIA Novosti with reference to sources in the Yamalo-Nenets prosecutor's office for the supervision of compliance with the laws in the correctional institutions of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. “Relatives under the law are notified within ten days,” the source said.

Minibus. Photo from the site www.yaroslavl.rfn.ru Specialists of the Moscow Technical Bureau propose to install black boxes in the minibus taxi similar to well -known aviation devices. According to Vesti.ru, the corresponding order came from the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. With the help of these devices, the police hopes to reduce the accident rate of minibuses on the roads.

Samir Azzuz, detained in The Hague. Photo from the site www.rtl.nl The Netherlands police on Friday detained seven people on suspicion of terrorism. They are accused of preparing terrorist attacks, reports Sky News. The police cordoned off the Hague Center. The ANP agency, citing an official police representative, reports that emergency measures were taken on Binnenhof Square in connection with a terrorist threat.

Vladimir Putin is a straight line. Frame RTR Vladimir Putin signed the law on the creation of a new subject of the Federation as a result of the association of the Krasnoyarsk Territory with Taimyr and Evenki Autonomous Districts. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the President of Russia. In accordance with the adopted law, the new constituent entity of the Russian Federation will have the status of the region and the name "Krasnoyarsk Territory".

A vaccine was created against cervical cancer. Photo from the site www.nature.com A vaccine was developed against cervical cancer - a disease that annually takes the lives of 290 thousand women around the world. Merck, the American pharmaceutical company Merck, announced the successful completion of the III stage of clinical testing of the vaccine. The study was attended by 10 thousand women aged 16 to 26 years. Half of them was introduced by a vaccine, the other half - a placebo.

Behind bars. Photo from the site www.sport.comcor-tv.ru At least 86 prisoners of colony No. 12 in Mordovia declared a hunger strike in protest against bullying and physical violence by the administration. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the press service of the Mordovian branch of Yabloko. According to the chairman of Yabloko, Vladimir Gritin, the hunger strike was started on October 10.

Boris Yeltsin. Photo from the site www.guardian.co.uk The first President of Russia Boris Yeltsin underwent an ophthalmological operation. This was announced on Friday by the head of the protocol of the first president Vladimir Shevchenko, Interfax reports. According to Shevchenko, the operation on the lens was "not very difficult." “Shortly before that, Yeltsin felt that he sees the right eye worse than before,” Shevchenko said. - We turned to specialists in the 52nd hospital.

Oil Production. Photos from the archive of the faces The State Duma on Friday adopted in the second reading the draft federal budget for 2006. According to RIA Novosti, with the necessary 226 votes, 334 deputies voted for the bill, and 88, there were no abstained. The document provides for income at the level of 5 trillion 46.1 billion rubles, expenses - 4 trillion 270.1 billion. The surplus is planned in the amount of 776 billion rubles.

The militants are in Nalchik. Frame '' Vesti '' The militants who captured the Souvenirs store in Nalchik destroyed at dawn on Friday, the premises were unlocked, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press service of the Kabardino-Balkaria Ministry of Internal Affairs. Previously, those militants who were in the building of the 3rd ATS Nalchik were also destroyed. The hostages that they held are released, reports Interfax.

Skinheads. Photo from the site www.fontanka.ru On suspicion of attacking foreign students in Voronezh, four people were detained. This was reported by RIA "Novosti" with reference to the prosecutor's office of the Voronezh region. As the senior assistant to the prosecutor Galina Gorshkova said, all four were detained in the region. According to her, the investigation already has evidence of their involvement in the murder of the Peruvian based on the Olympic recreation on October 9.

Nalchik: Operation on the capture of the ATS and the release of hostages. Photo by ar The special forces of the Federal Penitentiary Service on Friday unlocked the building of the Republican Directorate of the FSIN in Nalchik and liberated nine employees. This was reported by Interfax, acting deputy head of the FSIN Valery Kraev. “All 12 bandits are destroyed, there are no losses from our fighters,” Kraev said.

Oleg Lundstrom. Photo from the site www.live.kiev.ua The famous jazz musician Oleg Lundstrom died in the 90th year of his life. This happened on the night of Friday at his dacha near Moscow. It is reported by "Echo of Moscow." The time and place of the funeral of Oleg Lundstrem will be reported additionally. The jazz orchestra led by Oleg Lundstrom, was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest continuously existing jazz team.

Cocaine. Photo from the site www.beseder.co.il The Spanish police detained a dry cargo near the Canary Islands, on board of which there were 3.5 tons of cocaine. According to Reuters, the captain of the vessel is Russian. The Spanish police announced this last Thursday. The ship, which went under the Panama flag, had a double bottom, where drugs were hidden. All 10 crew members, including the Russian, were arrested.