19:15 // 01/01/2008 The number of foreign citizens who have registered in the Federal Migration Service (FMS) of Russia in 2007 reached eight million people, said the head of the service, Konstantin Romodanovsky, RIA Novosti reports. This is almost twice as much compared to previous periods when about 4-5 million migrants were recorded, Romodanovsky noted. According to the FMS, this year the number of registered migrants increased by 20% compared to the previous year.

20:14 // 06/01/2008 As RIA Novosti recalls, on Wednesday, nine aircraft of Atlant-Soiuz airlines could not fly out of Vnukovo due to the lack of fuel. Some of the passengers were sent to the hotel. On Thursday, the airport provided the Atlant-Soiuza reserve fuel so that the company would still be able to send flights.

20:39 // 06/01/2008 The elections passing in the Macedonia recorded numerous serious violations provoked mainly by supporters of the Albanian parties, RIA Novosti reports. The most serious incident occurred in the village of Grushino in the area of the city of Arachinovo, ten kilometers north of the capital in the morning. A supporter of one of the Albanian parties in the polling station wanted to vote several times.

15:54 // 01.06.2008 The European Forum on Tolerance has been created in Europe, reports Echo of Moscow . The president of the Russian Jewish Congress, Vyacheslav Kantor, has announced his institution today. According to him, now the main thing is to emphasize the global importance of the fight against anti -Semitism, the most obvious form of xenophobia.

18:20 // 06/01/2008 Participants in the rescue operation discovered two more dead miners at the scene of the accident at the Lenin mine in the Kemerovo region, RIA Novosti said Deputy Governor of Kuzbass Andrei Malakhov. The accident at the mine in the city of Mezhdurechensk in the south of the region occurred on May 30. "The bodies of the dead were discovered, work is underway to extract from under the blockage.

11:56 // 06/01/2008 An extensive festive program, consisting of more than 100 events, was prepared in Moscow for the International Children's Day on June 1, RIA Novosti reports. In all parks of the city, mass festivities will be organized and festive performances will be held. The main site of the holiday on June 1 will be the All -Russian Exhibition Center. The VVC will turn into a huge children's "game", the owners of which will become young Muscovites.

19:27 // 06/01/2008 The helicopter of the Armed Forces of Italy crashed near Rome, RIA Novosti reports. There were three people on board. One of the victims died shortly after he was taken to the hospital in extremely serious condition. The fallen NH-90 is a helicopter of the last generation. Source: gzt.ru

10:39 // 06/01/2008 Police officers are looking for those involved in the murder tonight in the Cherkessk deputy of the People’s Assembly of Karachay-Cherkessia, a source in the republic’s law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti .

15:17 // 06/01/2008 Activists of the youth movements of the Fair Russia - Victory and the Justice League - held a picket on the International Children's Day with a demand to introduce the Institute for the Commissioner for Children's Rights in Russia and tighten punishment for pedophilia, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the party’s press secretary Dmitry Gudkov. According to him, about 50 people gathered at the monument to Karl Marx in the center of the capital.

10:33 // 06/01/2008 The British government for a more efficient combat of smoking among young people plans to legally ban the machines for the sale of tobacco products and ten cigarettes mini-bundles, RIA Novosti reports. The publication of a document, which is submitted to a three -month public discussion, is timed to the day of the tobacco refusal, which was held yesterday.

19:20 // 06/01/2008 The Russian national team has won a ticket to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, RIA Novosti reports. Today, in the decisive match of the qualifying tournament hosting in Tresh (Croatia), the wards of Vladimir Maksimov outplayed the Japanese team with a score of 44:31. This victory brought the Russians the second place in the tournament and a ticket to the 2008 games. Source: gzt.ru

20:45 // 06/01/2008 The establishment of a dialogue between civilizations is the main idea of the East -West International Film Festival, which opened today in Baku. The current festival is an anniversary, 10th in a row, ITAR-TASS reports. By tradition, the festival program includes films already marked by awards of various film forums.

15:31 // 06/01/2008 One person died from wounds in a shootout during elections in Macedonia, RIA Novosti reports. Extraordinary elections to the Macedonia parliament for security reasons were suspended in the village of Arachinovo in the north of the country, where the Albanians live mainly. The commission did not report the details of the incident.

15:47 // 06/01/2008 The Russian team turned out to be the youngest team at the upcoming Euro 2008, Rosbalt reports. The average age of football players is 26.25 years. The course taken by the Hiddin husset to rejuvenate the national team fully justified itself. The average age Sergey Semak (32 years) and Konstantin Zyryanov (30 years) are “spoiled”. They are winners and in several more “nominations”.

13:42 // 06/01/2008 The terrorists held a series of terrorist attacks in large Afghan cities, including Kabul, RIA Novosti reports. As a result of the explosion, which thundered today in the 5th municipal district of Kabul, one died and five civilians were injured. Yesterday, terrorists blew up a high -explosion for the international security forces in Afghanistan (ISAF) in the province of Nangarhar. Two foreign military were killed, four were injured.