The order for officers will be reduced to 7 thousand a year of the Ministry of Defense for the first time formulated the reasons for the reform of military education, which will begin on February 1. The state secretary - Deputy Minister of Defense Nikolai Pankov yesterday admitted that the existing 64 military universities and 45 team schools are too heavy financial burden for the department, which halves the personnel order for officers.

18:38 // 21.01.2009 Russia and Belarus in the first quarter of 2009 intend to sign an intergovernmental agreement on the peaceful use of atomic energy, which allows you to build the first nuclear power plant in Belarus without a tender, a representative of the Rosatom State Corporation said. The parties agreed on the signing of interconnection on Wednesday during the negotiations held in Minsk between the Government of Belarus and the delegation of the State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom".

The ambassadors of Egypt and the Palestinian autonomy talked about what should be done to normalize the situation in Palestine Israeli Defense Army (IDF) left the gas sector almost simultaneously with the inauguration of the American President Barack Obama. The press service of the IDF yesterday at 08:45 reported that the last Israeli soldier left the territory, where the operation “cast lead” was unfolding for three weeks.

12:44 // 21.01.2009 The meeting of the heads of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and Armenia Elmar Mamedyarov and Edward Nalbandan will be held on January 27 in Zurich (Switzerland), said the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan. On December 3, 2008, during a meeting of Smid OSCE in Helsinki, a meeting of Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia Elmar Mammadyarov and Edward Nalbandan with the participation of the co -chairs of the MG OSC was held.

10:37 // 21.01.2009 The ruble continued the strengthening to the bivalyut basket (0.55 dollars and 0.45 euros) at the beginning of trading at MICEX - 28 kopecks. As RIA Novosti recalls, on the eve of the ruble to the basket increased by 38 kopecks against the backdrop of the start of tax payments and verbal interventions of government officials.

21:13 // 21.01.2009 This was announced by football player Claudio Vigorelli. “I can say that in the last few days the real interest in Marco has shown Tottenham. Now we are at the very early stage of negotiations. Spurs turned to Inter and discuss options with the player. Then the club and Marco will decide whether it is worth taking the proposal,” Vigorelli quoted Calciomercato.it. Source: gzt.ru

12:01 // 21.01.2009 In the capital of Buryatia, the second hotel of the class "Four Stars" appeared. The certification commission of the Federal Agency for Tourism appropriated this category of Siberia Hotel, ITAR-TASS reported in the press service of the Ulan-Ude City Hall. "Documents for certification were submitted by the Hotel Directorate in August last year during the conference" Baikal region in Buryatia.

19:37 // 21.01.2009 The Moscow City Court declared the legal sentence to the Mercedes driver Anatoly Siluyanov, convicted of 7 years for the fact that he had beaten a pedestrian who prevented him from touched at a traffic light, said the head of the court’s press service Anna Usacheva. Thus, the court rejected the cassation appeal of the accused and his defense, RIA Novosti reports. This case caused a wide resonance.

22:05 // 21.01.2009 Almost nine hours spent in the cold in the forest of the Sverdlovsk region a 22-year-old student. On Tuesday, he went to ski and got lost, despite the good equipment (GPS navigator, map, compass and matches). At about 7 o’clock in the evening, the guy called his parents, and they called the salvation service. Rescuers were able to find the skier only by 4 o’clock in the morning of Wednesday. From frostbite at -18 c, he was saved by the fire. Source: gzt.ru

14:11 // 21.01.2009 Russian gas, the supply of which Europe was interrupted due to problems with transit through Ukraine, began to enter France on Wednesday in full, representatives of GRTGAZ gas transportation company said. On Wednesday morning, on January 21, new supplies to Obergaylib (gas -measuring station) became comparable to those that were recorded until January 6, RIA Novosti reports. Source: gzt.ru

19:46 // 21.01.2009 The Norwegian government intends to open the country's honorary consulate in Arkhangelsk, today was said by the Deputy Head of the Norway Foreign Affairs Elizabeth Valaas at a meeting with the leadership of the administration of the Arkhangelsk region. "The creation of the consulate will contribute to the expansion of cooperation between Norway and the Arkhangelsk region," said Valaas.

11:36 // 21.01.2009 The training aircraft of the Indian Air Force "Kiran" crashed on Wednesday morning in the state of Karnataka in the south of the country. The catastrophe occurred for reasons unclear while during the training flight a few minutes after taking off. The plane fell on the wasteland a few kilometers from the air base in the city of Bidar, RIA Novosti reports. An investigation of the causes of the accident has begun.

21:24 // 21.01.2009 The British department for advertising standards did not reveal violations of the advertising code in atheistic posters with the inscription "There is no God" located on buses in London and other cities of the country, the department said. In early January, at the initiative of the British Association of Humanists, an advertising campaign with a budget of 140 thousand pounds started.

15:32 // 21.01.2009 A Citizen of Armenia committed suicide in the Moscow metro, rushing to the arriving electric train, a source in the Internal Affairs Directorate on the subway said on Wednesday. According to him, the emergency occurred on the eve of 10.45 at the Believa metro station. As RIA Novosti reports, after a while it was possible to establish the identity of the deceased. It turned out to be a visiting from Yerevan G.

22:16 // 21.01.2009 Zenit is interested in the midfielder of Lazio Paskuale Foji, Goal.com reports. A 25-year-old football player cannot yet agree to extend the contract with the Roman club. This may lead to its sale to the St. Petersburg club, which is able to provide him with more favorable financial conditions. Source: gzt.ru