Festival logo In Germany, the first large film festival of the year ended - Berlin, 56th in a row. To the joy of some and the surprise of others, the "Golden Bear" went to the modest debut film Yasmila Zhbanich "Grbavitsa", who represented Bosnius-Hertzegovin in the competition. Otherwise, there were no surprises during the distribution of prizes.

Ratko Mladich. Photo from the site CNN Serbian newspapers publish conflicting reports about the fate of Ratko Mladic, who is accused of committing war crimes. According to the Air Force, on Wednesday some publications suggested that General Mladic was either already arrested or negotiations on the conditions under which he is ready to surrender. There was a message that the authorities are conducting an operation to detain it, but nothing is known about its results.

Mi-8 helicopter. Photo by ar Georgia accused Russia of violating airspace. According to RIA Novosti, the corresponding application is published on the website of the Georgian Foreign Ministry. According to the statement, on February 21, Russia twice violated the airspace of the country. "The Mi-8 military helicopter, completely equipped with combat weapons, took a flight in the area of ​​the Senak military garrison in Western Georgia.

Labbation. Frame from the Newsru.com archive In Chechnya, militants were detained, who are suspected of communes to kill policemen and attacks on federal forces. This was reported to RIA Novosti by a source in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic. According to him, a member of illegal armed groups was detained, suspected of attacks on policemen.

Former headquarters of Yukos. Photo by D. BORKO/Brani.ru The Federal Arbitration Court of the Moscow District confirmed the decision on the recognition and execution of the decision to recover from Yukos in favor of the syndicate of foreign banks $ 482.23 million, RIA Novosti reports. Thus, the court rejected the cassation appeal of the oil company against the decision of the Moscow Arbitration Court.

Google. The Los Angeles court ruled that Google’s Internet corporation violates copyright, AFP reports. Such a decision was made on Wednesday by the district judge Howard Matz. The lawsuit against the corporation filed in 2004 by Perfect 10 Inc. She accused Google of violating copyrights for pornographic images. The statement of the Perfect 10 applies to the function of searching for pictures, in which the page opens a preview corresponding to the user's request.

Hizb U-Tahrir. From the site www.religio.ru In Kazan, the prosecutor's office of Tatarstan opened a criminal case against a participant in the Islamic organization Hizb Ut-Tahrir. This was announced by RIA "Novosti" on Wednesday a source in law enforcement agencies of the republic. "The criminal case was opened under Article 210 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (the organization of the criminal community) against the previously arrested participant in the organization.

Minsk. Photo from the site www.etominsk.land.ru The State Security Committee of Belarus has opened a criminal case on the publication of caricatures at the Prophet Muhammad in the newspaper Zgoda. As Interfax reports, this was reported on Wednesday in the prosecutor's office of the country. "The criminal case was instituted based on the results of the audit conducted by the Republican prosecutor's office and the KGB.

Nikita Khrushchev. Photo from the site www.ill.ru Fifty years ago, February 25, 1956, Nikita Khrushchev spoke at the twentieth Congress of the CPSU with the exposure of the “personality cult” of Stalin. What is the meaning of this event in the history of our country? Historians, sociologists, cultural figures answer this question.

The mass case of hens from bird flu in Dagestan. Frame RTR In the seventeen districts of Dagestan, quarantine was declared in connection with the epizooty of bird flu. According to RIA Novosti, the corresponding decision was made by the Veterinary Committee of the Government of the Republic.

Russian visa. Photo from the site www.russian-touurs.spb.ru Georgia began the issuance of visas to Russian military. As Interfax reports, the head of the Georgian Foreign Ministry Gela Trahjuashvili announced. "All problems are settled, and we began the issuance of visas and we are waiting for similar actions from Russia," said Philohashvili.

Mahmoud Abbas. Photo from the site www.miff.no The head of the Palestinian administration, Mahmoud Abbas, officially instructed Hamas to form a new government. According to AFP, the corresponding letter received one of the leaders of the Ismail Hania movement, nominated to the post of Prime Minister of the Palestinian Autonomy. On February 20, Hamas began official negotiations with other armed groups on the formation of the coalition government.

Iranian nuclear enterprises. Magate shooting. Frame NTV On February 20-21, the Iranian side said in Moscow on February 20-21 that it was not satisfied with the linking of the issue of creating a joint-joint-free Uranus enterprise with Russia with the return of Tehran to a moratorium on nuclear research. This was announced on Wednesday by a diplomatic source close to the negotiations.

Meeting Vladimir Putin with journalists. Frame RTR Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Georgia against searches for an external enemy due to internal problems in the country's economy. According to RIA Novosti, during his visit to Azerbaijan, the Russian leader expressed the hope that positive trends in relation to Georgia will prevail to Russia. According to Putin, in the days of the USSR, the standard of living in Georgia was one of the highest.

Vasily Livanov in the film '' The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson '' The Queen of Great Britain awarded the Russian actor Vasily Livanov by the Order of the British Empire, reports Echo of Moscow. According to the British Embassy, ​​he was awarded for his contribution to friendship of Russia and Great Britain as the best performer of the role of Sherlock Holmes. Vasily Livanov was born in Moscow on July 19, 1935.