16:57 // 12.12.2007 The First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is very pleased with the new statistical data indicating an increase in the birth rate in the country, ITAR-TASS reports.

18:17 // 12.12.2007 The Moscow Spartak, published at the UEFA Poles Office, after the incident with fans in Prague, called on the European Union of Football Associations (UEFA) to prohibit the police to use noise grenades in stadiums. “We urge UEFA to strictly prohibit the use of pyrotechnic grenades within the stadiums, as this contradicts the purpose of the UEFA Rules (Article 2),” RIA Novosti quotes the appeal widespread by the press service of the capital's club.

The Turkish tour operator came for Russian VIP tourists Turkish tour operator Tursal Travel entered the Russian market. The other day in Moscow, the office of his representative office earned, which from January next year will begin the sale of tours.

18:22 // 12.12.2007 The issue of extradition of the former Minister of Defense of Georgia Irakli Okabashvili from Germany to Tbilisi will be resolved until January 6. And in the coming days it will become known whether Germany will provide him with political asylum. This was announced at a briefing on December 12 by the lawyer of the district - Eka Beselia.

Nikolai Patrushev told the widows of the dead FSB officers about the prospects for the war with terrorists, the war with terrorism in the Russian Federation was practically won, said the director of the FSB Nikolai Patrushev. "The war that was declared to us, not only terrorists, the leaders of gangs, but also those who supported, financed, made it possible to treat (militants), it was practically won by us," Patrushev said at a meeting with the widows of the dead FSB officers.

The post offices will become universal financial centers of the business community as soon as possible to correct anti-missile legislation and allow post offices to provide a full range of financial services. If this happens, in any branch of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Russian Post" it will be possible not only to pay for utilities or on a loan, but also to open an account with any bank, open a deposit, apply for a loan.

13:17 // 12.12.2007 In connection with the identification of the focus of bird flu in the Rostov region in the neighboring region, preventive measures and control were strengthened in the Stavropol region. As ITAR -TASS reported in the regional Ministry of Agriculture, "the order was sent to cities and regions on extraordinary inspections, strengthening control over vaccination and revaccination of the bird liveliness.

17:56 // 12.12.2007 Russia is ready to become a strategic partner of India for the supply of grain for the long term. This was announced today by the head of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia Alexei Gordeev at a meeting with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to the Russian Federation Prabhat Shukla.

13:41 // 12.12.2007 From January 1, 2008, most divisions of the Moscow Migration Service will issue biometric passports. This was announced today by the head of the Department of the Federal Migration Service (FMS) of Russia in Moscow Fedor Karpovets. He noted, reports Prime-Tass that the introduction of a fundamentally new passport-visa system is in stages.

15:07 // 12.12.2007 Russia's GDP will grow by at least 7.5%by the results of 2007, said Arkady Dvorkovich, head of the expert department of the President of the Russian Federation. “The year has not yet ended until it is early to summarize the final results. But I think that GDP growth (in 2007) will be at least 7.5%,” RIA Novosti quotes Dvorkovich’s word. According to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), Russian GDP growth in January-September 2007 amounted to 7.8%.

Serbia has decided on the state Naftna Industrija Srbije Serbian Government and Gazprom prepare an agreement that provides for the inclusion of Serbia in the South Stream gas pipeline and the acquisition of Gazprom in the Serbian oil monopoly NIS.

20:21 // 12.12.2007 General Secretary Pan Hi Moon promised to revise measures to ensure the safety of the UN missions around the world in connection with on December 11 in Algeria the terrorist attacks that have claimed the lives of at least 11 employees of the organization, RIA Novosti reported.

12:28 // 12.12.2007 On the territory of the Kolomenskoye Museum -Reserve, an outstanding architectural monument is opened today after restoration - the first stone tent of the Holy Ascension of the Lord, built by Prince Vasily III in honor of the birth of the son of Ivan, the future autocrat. The opening of the church is timed to the significant date - this year marks the 475th anniversary of the construction of the temple in Kolomensky.

16:30 // 12.12.2007 The Naples prosecutor’s office began another investigation against former Italy Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. He is suspected of involvement in corruption, reports ITAR-TASS . We are talking about his attempt to attach to state TV four actresses, for whom one of the senators from the left center in turn, in turn.

The test drive of the Parkatnikov growth of the segment of light SUVs, or crossovers, in the Russian market for the first half of this year amounted to 95%, during which time about 65 thousand such cars were sold. The components of the success of these cars are an enlarged clearance, all -wheel drive, independent suspension, a high level of equipment, spaciousness - and, of course, an expressive appearance.