21:55 // 16.02.2007 The administration of the head of the White House George Bush accused three Iranian companies of "supporting the spread of weapons of mass destruction" and imposed sanctions against them, RIA Novosti reports. "The Ministry of Finance takes these actions in order to deprive Iran access to materials and services that support its nuclear ambitions," the US Deputy Minister of Finance for the fight against terrorism and financial intelligence of Stuart Levy said in Washington.

16:12 // 16.02.2007 The Prosecutor General’s Office instructed the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia and the Federal Tax Service to conduct massive inspections in relation to the so-called “one-day companies”.

10:19 // 16.02.2007 In Rio de Janeiro, the main cultural event of Brazil-the famous carnival. Traditionally, the Carnival is preceded by the Jutovsk procession along the streets of the city, during which King Momo - one of the most fat residents of Rio - sits on the throne. The king is chosen from the number of several applicants, the weight of which should be at least 100 kilograms, RIA Novosti clarifies.

10:15 // 16.02.2007 Voluntary marking of food products that do not contain genetically modified organisms will be introduced in Moscow from July 1, 2007, the city administration said. The decision "On additional measures to ensure the quality and safety of food products, consumer informing in the city of Moscow" was signed by the mayor of the capital, Yuri Luzhkov, RIA "Novosti" said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised that support from the library budget for replenishing books will increase .. Russian President Vladimir Putin promised that support from the library budget for replenishing books will increase. "We plan to increase subsidizing issues related to the completion of libraries," the president said, speaking at a meeting with young writers, poets and playwrights, RIA Novosti reports.

11:44 // 16.02.2007 The bill on an increase in the amount of insurance compensation for bank deposits of citizens up to 400 thousand rubles passed in the State Duma of the first reading procedure, during which the concept of the document was approved. Currently, compensation for deposits in the bank, in respect of which the insured event has occurred, is paid to the depositor in an amount not exceeding 190 thousand rubles.

13:30 // 16.02.2007 The metropolitan parliamentarians are sure that the Moscow City Telephone Network (MGTS) must be canceled for the metropolitan residents of the subscription fee for using the telephone line, which today is 125 rubles. This was stated by the chairman of the Commission of the Moscow Parliament on Social Policy and Labor Relations Mikhail Antontsev.

11:21 // 16.02.2007 In Iraq, in a clash of militants with local military units, the leader of the Iraqi cell of Al-Qaeda Abu Ayub al-Masri was wounded and one of his assistants, Abu Abdulla al-Mayemai, was killed, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the representative of the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs, General Abdul-Karima Halaf. Galaf refused to report the source of information confirming the wound of al-Masri.

13:06 // 16.02.2007 In the next two years, a children's pool with a free swimming school will appear in Moscow in the Taganskoy Children's Park, RIA Novosti was told in the press service of the Cao Prefecture. “A children's pool with a free swimming school will be built in the Tagansky children's park. Moreover, the construction will be carried out at the expense of the budget and the pool will belong to the city.

11:03 // 16.02.2007 The chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Fradkov instructed the First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov and Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Naryshkin formulate the goals and the expected specific results of his upcoming work.

21:03 // 16.02.2007 The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia published the details of the new criminal case against the ex-head of Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky and the head of the MFI Menatep Platon Lebedev, already convicted of eight years in prison for fraud and tax evasion, RIA Novosti reports.

10:24 // 16.02.2007 The new Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Naryshkin will retain the functions of the head of the apparatus of the Government of the Russian Federation. This was announced by Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov, opening a meeting of the government, ITAR-TASS reports. Source: gzt.ru All materials of the section "

17:00 // 16.02.2007 By 2009, the Ministry of Emergencies will be canceled by military service, the head of the Ministry of Emergencies Sergey Shoigu said at a meeting of the Public Council at the Ministry. "By the beginning of 2009, the ministry will take place in the ministry, we will no longer call for military service," Shoigu said. At the same time, he specified that the Ministry of Emergencies will still wear epaulets, but "this will be a law enforcement service," RIA Novosti reports.

The case of the "well fluid" was completed by the Prosecutor General’s Office completed the investigation of a new criminal case against the ex-head of Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Recall that accusations of laundering of funds and embezzlement were brought by the Khodorkovsky and former head of the MFI Menatep Platon Lebedev on February 5 at the Chita Regional Prosecutor's Office. Now Khodorkovsky is still in the Chita pre-trial detention center.

12:56 // 16.02.2007 The main stage in the reform of the housing and communal services in Russia should be completed by 2010, when the term allotted for the privatization of apartments will end. By the same year, the transition should be completed to full payment of the cost of housing and communal services, ITAR-TASS reports.