16:55 // 12.03.2007 Helicopters who fired on the eve of the Kodor Gorge the day before, entered Georgia from the territory of the Russian Federation. The speaker of the Georgian parliament Nino Burjanadze made this statement today.

A press conference was held on the exhibition "Book of Russia" tomorrow will begin the largest book event in the country-the National Exhibition-Fair "Book of Russia". The forum will be organized for the tenth time and, accordingly, will become anniversary. It will last within six days and will take place in the same place as the September Moscow International Book Fair, in the 57th ATC pavilion. The features of the current exhibition-fair were spoke at a press conference.

The British historian found evidence of the “inconsistent” attitude of the prime minister towards Jews in the UK in a dispute over the alleged anti -Semitism of Sir Winston Churchill. According to the professor of Cambridge University Richard Toy, the British leader of the Second World War distinguished the “inconsistency” of views on the Jewish people.

The President signed a decree on the reduction of military service yesterday Vladimir Putin signed one of the most discussed and controversial decrees - "On amendments to the Regulation on the procedure for military service." This decree provides the federal law "On military duty and military service" in accordance with the amendments adopted by the State Duma in October 2006. These amendments are established for military personnel called up before January 1, 2007, two years of service.

16:37 // 12.03.2007 The incident in the upper part of the Kodor gorge is investigated by a four -sided investigation group. It will include representatives of the Abkhaz and Georgian sides, Oonites and peacekeepers. This was announced by ITAR-TASS by the commander of the collective forces of the CIS to maintain the world (KSPM CIS) in the zone of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, Major General Sergei Chaban.

The Eastern Conference of the NHL has not decided on the participants of the playoffs "New York Rangers" scores in seven matches in a row. A month ago, it was impossible to believe in this. A spineless, weak-willed team, alternating brilliant matches or segments of matches with mediocre failures (which is typical for any New York team in any playing sport), did not seem to be an ideal candidate for the playoff. And today it is extremely difficult to resist the "rangers".

10:06 // 12.03.2007 The film "300 Spartans" ("300") over the past weekend raised $ 70 million in the American and Canadian rental. According to local media, the picture was shown in 3 thousand 103 cinemas and made the largest fees from one screen - $ 22 thousand 567. This is the most successful March premiere - the previous record of the glacial period -2, which is in the VSK Last year, the premiere weekend raised $ 68 million.

14:52 // 12.03.2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin with his decree established new terms of military service, ITAR-TASS reports. The President signed a decree "On amendments to the Regulation on the Procedure for Military Service, approved by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 16, 1999", the Kremlin press service reports.

The “real boars” with John Travolta reached Russian screens in the saddle of Harley, even a newcomer easily feel like the king of the road. Still: you sit straight, imposingly, with a high -raised head, you do not cling to the steering wheel, like racer on sports motorcycles.

The return of the fathers of the punk and metal not every rock musician has been living as many years as the group of The Stoogenes needed to "relax", reunite and release a new album. For a long time it was believed that the last studio plate of these heroes Rock -n Roll - "Raw Power" - was published in 1973. Few people could seriously occur to that in the 21st century, Stooges would gather together and release a completely new disk in 2007.

Sergey Finagin was questioned in court as a witness Sergey Finagin and Imran Ilyasov, accused of organizing the so-called Kingisepp criminal group, were questioned yesterday in the Moscow City Court as witnesses in the criminal case of the former detectives of the Federal Drug Control of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region Yuri Vasilieva And Denis Pinchuk. The latter is charged with the activities of the gang, which specialized in the commission of custom -made murders.

17:12 // 12.03.2007 In Russia, a unified data bank on crimes related to drug trafficking and persons who committed them has been created, RIA Novosti reports. There will also be information about the seizure of drugs and psychotropic substances, as well as tools and equipment used for their production. "In our service, the creation of a single data bank on the circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances to counteract their illegal trafficking is completed.

A decrease in prices for “black gold” slowed down the growth of the stock market yesterday RTS index opened at the level of 1810 points and, having made several oscillatory movements during the first hour of bidding, eventually rushed up, practically reaching a 1530 point of 1830 points. The “main“ driver ”of its growth was the shares of RAO UES, which have risen strongly due to the successful sale of shares of OGK-3 in favor of Norilsk Nickel.

15:37 // 12.03.2007 In search of “terrorist number one”, the US Laden’s Usama Ben Laden will participate in the US Indians from the United States Armed Forces, REGNUM reports. The unit has already been delivered to Afghanistan, where, supposedly, the leader of Al-Qaeda is hiding. Created in the early 70s. The unit is recruited from the Indian tribes of Navajo, Siu, Lakota, Apachi.

Military beliefs were saved in the Kodor gorge of more than 20 dungeons of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia that last night, at about 23.00, there was a shelling of the villages of Gentsvishi, Ajara and Chkhalt in the Kodor Gorge. Georgian security forces claim that several helicopters flew into the gorge from the neighboring territory of the Russian Kabardino-Balkaria.