Launch of a ballistic missile. Photo from the site ITAR-TASS The Pentagon has activated the US anti -missile defense system in connection with the preparation of the DPRK for testing the ballistic missile. The American authorities said that any launch of a large -range missile made by Pyongyan will be regarded as a “provocative action”, Washington Times writes on Tuesday.

Su-27. Photo from the site www.armstass.su In the Kaliningrad region at the Military airfield of the Baltic Fleet, located in the village of Chkalovsk, the Su-27 front-line fighter exploded, Interfax reports. As a result of the explosion, the sailor of the contract service, which was driving the fuel supplyer, suffered. A soldier who received burns was taken to the Baltic Fleet’s naval hospital. The plane exploded as a result of a fire on a fuel truck.

House in Butov. Frame NTV The workers who were hired for the demolition of a residential building in the metropolitan microdistrict of South Butovo refused to do work. As RTR reports, soldiers of the local military unit were forced to engage in the demolition of buildings. Meanwhile, residents of South Butovo filed an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the letter was also addressed to representatives of executive and legislative bodies.

Trinity Church in Nikitniki. Photo from the site e-project.redu.ru The Moscow Trinity Church in Nikitniki on Tuesday has a prayer standing of believers protesting against the seizure of an old iconostasis from the temple. According to RIA Novosti, Rector of the Temple Archpriest Arseniy Totev, the State Historical Museum ordered the icons to take the icons.

Sergey Tsoi. Photo from the site www.lenta.ru The Moscow authorities accused the members of the Public Chamber, who are on the side of the inhabitants of South Butov, calls for non -fulfillment of the law. This was stated on Tuesday on the air of "Echo of Moscow" by the press secretary of the Moscow Mayor Sergei Tsoi. “Gentlemen Kucheen and Svanidze are either curved in their souls or do not possess the situation,” Tsoi said.

ARCELOR logo The European steel company Arcelor canceled the emergency meeting of shareholders scheduled for Wednesday. This happened immediately after one of the largest shareholders of the company - the French businessman of Polish descent Roman Zaleski - announced that he increased his share in Arcelor’s share capital to 7.4 percent.

Sergey Lavrov. Photo from the site informacia.ru American military personnel, taken hostage by the same organization as Russian citizens, were found dead on Tuesday. According to Inerfax, the message about this was distributed on the Internet by the Iraqi branch of Al-Qaida. The information that American military were killed was confirmed by the Pentagon.

Mobile phone. Photo from the site www.russianla.com The company "Mobile Teleessystems" intends to reconsider the existing tariffs towards their increase, the Echo of Moscow reports. The company claims that they are forced to take such a step in connection with the recently adopted law, according to which all incoming calls to mobile phones will now become free, and the caller will pay for the connection.

Match Ukraine - Saudi Arabia. Photo by ar The Ukrainian team won the first victory at the World Cups. On Monday, she defeated in the group N the team of Saudi Arabia with a score of 4: 0. In the fourth minute of the match, Andrei Rusol opened the bill, Sergey Rebrov scored on the 36th goal. The second half began with a goal performed by the star of the Ukrainian national team Andrei Shevchenko (46th minute). Maxim Kalinichenko (84th minute) distinguished himself under the curtain.

Handcuffs. Photo from Newsru.com The Kiev Court of Appeal sentenced two Russians accused of trying to undermine the election headquarters of the presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko, to six and four years in prison. About this writes on Tuesday "Ukrainian Truth". Having examined all the materials of the case, the court removed from them the charge of preparing for the attack. In court, Mikhail Shugai and Marat Moskvitin found themselves guilty only in fake documents.

Antalya. Photo from the site svali.ru In Turkey, there are 67 Russian tourists who suffered due to the fault of the company "Luke-Tour". They have to be transported to their homeland, the Russian Foreign Ministry of the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday. "The situation with our tourists in Antalya remains tense, however, as before, continues to be under the control of the consulate," the report said. Antalya has already left 187 vacationers.

Mobile communications. Photos of faces Calls from fixed phones to "direct" mobile numbers will remain free until January 1, 2007. According to RIA Novosti, this was announced on Tuesday by Deputy Head of the Federal Tariff Service Vitaly Evdokimenko.

George Bush. Photo by ar The United States will begin negotiations with the leadership of Iran only after it will suspend the enrichment of Uranus. This was stated on Monday by US President George Bush, reports Ar. He also said that if Iran does not accept a proposal to resolve the nuclear problem put forward by the "six", sanctions will be imposed against him. “Iran’s leadership has a clear choice,” he said.

"Local". Photo by D. BORKO/Brani.ru Activists of the youth movement "Local" held in Moscow an unauthorized protest against the uncontrolled cutting of forests near Moscow, RIA Novosti reports.

Handwords. Photo from RIA '' News' Deputies of the Samara Regional Duma turned to the State Duma with the idea of ​​introducing "curfew" in the country for children under 14 years of age. According to the newspaper on Tuesday, Samara deputies offer to fine parents (or guardians and other persons responsible for a minor child) if their child is noticed outside the house after 10 pm. The fine for parents is from one to three minimum wages, that is, 300 rubles.