At the place of the explosion in Tbilisi. Frame "Rustavi-2" In Tbilisi, an attempt was committed to one of the leaders of the United opposition - a deputy of the Georgian Parliament Georgy Tortladze. According to the News-Georgian Agency, on Sunday evening at the election headquarters of the presidential candidate from the United opposition Levan Gachechiladze under the Tortladze car, unknown persons threw an explosive device.

RGD grenade. Photo from the site Yugmedia.ru Passenger of the Moscow-Vyazma train at Gagarin Station (Smolensk Region), noticing the policemen approaching him, blew himself up with a manual grenade, Interfax reports. On the evening of December 30, the police noticed on the platform a man who was supposedly landed on a platform from the Moscow-Vyazma train. According to their estimates, the man was drunk.

Vladimir Putin. Photo Times The "Union of Right Forces" is ready to sue President Putin, if he does not present evidence of the activities of the ATP in the "interests of foreign states", and will also not bring public apologies to members of the party. As the Echo of Moscow reports, this is stated in the statement of the leader of the ATP of Nikita Belykh.

Fire engine. Photo SFN One person died as a result of an explosion in a residential building not southern Moscow. According to ITAR-TASS, this was reported in law enforcement agencies of the capital. The explosion occurred in one of the residential buildings on Kolomenskaya embankment. Smoke is observed on the 12th floor of the house, also glass is knocked out. “According to preliminary data, household gas exploded in the apartment,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

Karl del Ponte. Photo by ar On December 31, the term of the stay of Karl del Ponte is expired as the chief prosecutor of the international tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. According to RIA Novosti, the powers del Ponte from January 1, 2008 will officially go to Belgian Serge Brametz, del Ponte will become the Switzerland ambassador in Argentina, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. The new head of MTBU Brametz was appointed in November by the Secretary General of the UN Pan Hi Moon.

Kenyan soldiers. Photo by ar 120 people died in Kenya during the mass riots who swept through the country after the presidential election on December 27, ITAR-TASS reports. Supporters of the opposition who believe that the results of the elections are falsified, the tourniquet of houses and refueling stations are robbing stores. According to the Air Force, at least 43 people were killed by police in the city of Kisum in the west of the country.

Drunk behind the wheel. Photo from the site Lenta.ru The police on New Year's Eve promises to be loyal to drunk citizens, reports Echo of Moscow. According to Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Alexander Chekalin, law enforcement officers can even "deliver those who were walking home." In the event that the tipsy citizens are not able to name the address, they will be accepted into the detachment.

I riots in Pakistan. Photo by ar The Pakistani opposition opens against the transfer of the parliamentary elections planned for January 2008, which is proposed by the ruling party and the Central Election Commission, RIA Novosti reports with reference to Pakistani TV channels. The Party of the Pakistani people, headed by Benazir Bhutto, said that categorically against any transfer of elections to a late term. “We are ready for the elections and do not want any transfer.

Explosion in the Bangkok market. Photo from the site Yahoonews 27 people were wounded as a result of a series of explosions in the south of Thailand, the Air Force reports. At least five explosions are reported. They thundered on the night of Monday in the city of Sungaikolok, when people have already begun to celebrate the New Year. According to police, explosive devices were laid next to two hotels, a disco and karaoke bar. So far, no one has taken responsibility for what happened so far.

Fireworks. Photo from the site FireWorld.ru The Moscow police will not prohibit the use of pyrotechnic funds on New Year's Eve. According to Interfax, the head of the Department of Information and Public Relations of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate Viktor Biryukov announced this on Monday. Earlier information appeared with links to the head of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate in Moscow that the police will prohibit the launch of fireworks and firecrackers.

Eduard Limonov. Photo by A. Karpyuk/Grani.ru In the last days before the New Year it makes sense to reflect on life in general, "about the city and the world", so to speak. About where we live. Unfortunately, we live in society that Putin and a group of people around him created for us. And this society is a world of hatred. In fact, he managed to divide us into two opposing antagonistic groups: those who obeyed him, and those who did not obey him.

London. Photo from the site www.news.yahoo.com Rososh security culture will issue permission to export Russian paintings to London due to the fact that a law that protects works of art from confiscation has entered into force in Britain, Echo of Moscow reports. “The Federal Service regards the attitude of the UK government very positively, which emphasizes respect for the Russian national treasure,” said the deputy head of the department Anatoly Vilkov.