Boris Mironov. RTVI frame In the Central District Court of Novosibirsk, hearings in the criminal case against the former head of Rospechat Boris Mironov, who were accused of inciting national growth, began, Interfax reports.

Sergey Stepashin. Image from the site nns.ru The head of the Accounts Chamber, Sergei Stepashin, believes that the use of former special services officers with criminal groups poses a threat to Russia. According to him, retired employees of the GRU, the FSB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other law enforcement agencies are involved in the criminals "for other money and for other technical capabilities," RIA Novosti reports.

Mikhail Kasyanov. Photos of faces The leader of the Russian People's Democratic Union, ex-prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov was called to the Prosecutor General. On February 26, he must appear to testify in the case against Senator Andrei Vavilov, who is suspected of abuse of official powers and fraud. This was reported to the faces.ru in the apparatus of the leader of the RNDS.

Ferry. Photo by ar A passenger ferry "Levin I" is burning off the coast of Indonesia, on board of which there are about 350 people. According to AP, at least six people died, including two children. At the time of fire, the ship was about 80 km from the Jakarta port. The ferry was headed to the island of Bangka, located near the southeastern coast of Sumatra, 500 kilometers north of Jakarta. Five warships and two aircraft were sent to the fire site. Other details have not yet been reported.

Moscow police: search and verification of documents. Photo by Andrei Hammer In Moscow, the activities of an international criminal group engaged in the manufacture of fake documents for illegal migrants are suppressed, Interfax reports. The members of the group had citizenship of Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan.

Bird flu. Photo Reuters The presence of bird flu virus is confirmed in three more areas of the Moscow region. According to RIA Novosti, as a result of laboratory tests, the virus was detected in carcasses of birds scored in Volokolamsk, Ramensky and Dmitrovsky districts.

With the help of the European Space Gamma-Ray Integral Astrophysics Laboratory = Integral ), launched on October 17, 2002 from the Baikonur cosmodrome, through the Russian missile system, the astronomers managed to detect the most fast-quickly A neutron star of all known at the moment. This compact residue of a long-standing stellar explosion (the size of the order of a dozen kilometers and a mass comparable to the mass of the sun) manages to turn around its axis 1122 times in one second (i.e.

Red Square. Photo by A. Karyuk/Grani.ru At the direction of the Presidential Affairs Management, an architectural monument was demolished in Moscow - the middle shops. Why was this possible despite the lack of permits? How will the demolition of monuments affect the ensemble of Red Square? Read the comments of Andrei Batalov, Sergey Mitrokhin, Evgeny Bunimovich, Yuri Avvakumov and David Sargsyan.

The form of the insurance certificate "Rosno". Illustration from the site tn.ru Allianz SE bought up 49.2 percent of shares of one of the largest Russian insurers of RNOSO with AFK Sistema. According to Kommersant on Thursday, the transaction amount amounted to $ 750 million. As a result of the transaction, the share of Allianz SE in the insurer increased to 97 percent. At the same time, the "system" will continue its participation in the insurer, owning about three percent of the shares.

Vladivostok. Photo from the site www.valter.by.ru The prosecutor's office of Vladivostok opened a criminal case against the sale of land at low prices against officials of the city administration. This was reported by RIA "Novosti" with reference to the press service of the prosecutor's office of the Primorsky Territory. "The investigation established that the city administration concluded a number of contracts for the sale of land with legal entities at a clearly low price.

Victor Yushchenko. Frame of Channel One. President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko calls on the authorities of Crimea to abandon the Russian language to provide the status of the regional language, as well as other speculations around the status of the state language, reports the online publication of Prua. “One of the fundamental factors of the integrity of the nation is the language factor.

The evolution of man. Illustration from the site Restena.lu On Wednesday, the St. Petersburg court rejected the lawsuit of the schoolgirl Maria Shreiber, demanding from the Ministry of Education and Science to prohibit teaching Darwin's theory at school. According to the Echo of Moscow, the plaintiff’s demand for the Ministry of Education and Science brings her written apologies for insulting religious feelings during the study of this theory.

At the place of demolition of buildings. Photo from the site "Novaya Gazeta" Near Red Square, four buildings of the architect Roman Klein, belonging to the Ministry of Defense, were secretly demolished. According to the New Gazeta on Thursday, they are going to build a five -star hotel, diamond exchange, office centers and other establishments at this place.

Pavel Anisimov. Photo from the site www.favoritam.net The former head of the Yukos subsidiary OJSC Samaranneftegaz Pavel Anisimov was convicted for a year and a half conditionally for illegal entrepreneurship, RIA Novosti reports. "Anisimov fully pleaded guilty. The prosecution required three years conditionally, the defense asked for a fine," the Leninsky district of the Samara region explained.

Ferry. Photo by ar Seven people, including two children, died in a fire on a ferry in Indonesia. According to AP, the fire on the ferry is extinguished. To evacuate hundreds of passengers, aviation had to use. Military sailors evacuated 210 people from a burning ship. The fate of about 140 passengers and crew members is still unknown. None of the Russian citizens were on the ferry.