Maumun Abdula Gayum. Photo by ar In the Maldives on Tuesday, an attempt was made on the president of the country Maumun Abdul Gayum. According to Reuters with reference to the press secretary of President Muhammad Sharif, an unknown young man tried to attack Gayum with a kitchen knife. “The president was in the north on the launch of one of the energy projects,” Sharif said. “He shook his hands to the supporters when the young man came up and tried to hit him with a large kitchen knife.

Levan Gachechiladze. Photo by ar The presidential candidate from the United opposition of Georgia Levan Gachechiladze intends to declare a hunger strike in protest against violations during the election campaign. As RIA Novosti reports, he will begin a hunger strike if the authorities do not fulfill two opposition requirements. The opposition requires it to provide it with a direct television and appoint a second round of the presidential election.

Nicolas Sarkozy. Photo from the site Yahoonews France President Nicolas Sarkozy said that journalists may learn about his marriage with Carla Bruni after his registration. As the Air Force reports, an athm he answered the journalist’s question if he would marry his girlfriend. “Carla and I do not want to lie,” Sarkozy said.

Vladimir Putin at the Christmas service. Photo by ar US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not have a soul. As Reuters reports, she stated this, speaking to the voters in the state of New Gampshire. Clinton mentioned Putin, criticizing the manner of current President George Bush to build foreign policy based on personal relations with the leaders of other states.

Andrey Bogdanov. Photo from the site cnews.ru The leader of the Russian Democratic Party Andrei Bogdanov announced the completion of the collection of signatures in support of his candidacy for the president of Russia. The number of collected signatures "exceeded two million", quotes his words "echo of Moscow." "We are cleaning the tails in the regions and are engaged in design," Bogdanov said.

UN Security Council. Photo Reuters France President Nicolas Sarkozi advocated the expansion of the composition of the permanent members of the UN Security Council. According to Echo of Moscow, Nicolas Sarkozy said this on Tuesday at a press conference. In it, in the Champs Elysees there are more than 650 journalists from five dozen countries.

'' Golden Globe '', logo The Golden Globe ceremony of the American film award, which is considered the second most prestige after Oscar, will be held in its history for the first time in its history. According to Bloomberg, this is due to the boycott. Which was announced by the ceremonies of the guild of the screen of the screen.

Maria Coleda. Photo from the blog of Olga Ivanova Activist of "Other Russia", 16-year-old Maria Kolea is brutally beaten near the entrance of her house. On Monday evening, two men attacked her. As Kasparov.ru reports, the victim herself told about this. Before the attack, the unknown specified the girl’s name. Koleda turned to the emergency room, where she recorded a heavy concussion, numerous bruises, fracture of her finger and other injuries.

Artem Skoropadsky In Moscow, the correspondent of the newspaper, Artem Skoropadsky, is beaten. He himself reported this on the air of "Echo of Moscow", clarifying that he was attacked on Tuesday at the beginning of the first night. “The young man called me out, I turned around, he hit me several times and ran away, not trying to select either money or a mobile phone,” the victim said.

Mikhail Kasyanov on a picket to collect signatures. Photo by A. Karpyuk/Grani.ru In support of the candidate of the leader of the Russian People's Democratic Union Mikhail Kasyanov, 1.7 million signatures were collected to the presidency of Russia. This was reported on Tuesday by Kasyanov’s press service with reference to his election headquarters. In total, the headquarters plan to collect 2.4 million signatures, of which 2.1 million will be selected and handed over to the CEC.

Opposition rally in Georgia. Frame "Vesti" The opposition coalition said that she would not hold a protest planned for Tuesday. Supporters of presidential candidate Levan Gachechiladze decided to prove their innocence in the courts, reports civil.ge. According to the results of 3070 sites published by the Georgian CEC, Mikhail Saakashvili received 52.1 percent of the vote, and Gachechitze - 24.98.

Yulia Tymoshenko. Photo by ar Well, Ukraine began preparations for the repayment of the debts of the former Sberbank of the USSR to individuals. The country's authorities promise that the population will receive compensation for burnt deposits for two years, Echo of Moscow reports. From Tuesday in Ukraine, they begin to create a register of citizens whose deposits were burned in Sberbank of the USSR until January 1992.

Oil storages. Photos from the archive of the faces The New York Production and Smart Exchange concludes contracts for the purchase of oil at a price of $ 200 for a barrel at the end of the year. According to Bloomberg, traders make such rates based on the latest information about the upcoming shortage of oil in connection with the rapid depletion of large deposits in the Persian Gulf countries and in the Gulf of Mexico.

Elections in Georgia. Frame NTV Mikhail Saakashvili retains leadership in the elections of the President of Georgia after processing 87.4 percent of the ballots. According to News-Georgia, he gains 52.1 percent of the vote, which provides him with victory in the first round. The website of the Georgian CIK says that ballots are calculated from 3070 plots out of 3512. On Tuesday, the Central Election Commission, as expected, will complete the calculation of the ballots.

Levan Gachechiladze. Photo from Newsru.com Representatives of the United Georgian opposition and their presidential candidate Levan Gachechiladze on Tuesday morning entered the office of the Chairman of the Central Election Commission Levan Tarkhnishvili and demanded his resignations, RIA Novosti reports. Gachechiladze accused the head of the CEC of a data tank and claimed that the United Opposition has a documentary confirmation of its victory in the early presidential elections on January 5.