On September 28, British police reported that a week ago a pilot instructor who trained four of the nineteen terrorists who carried out attacks on Washington and New York was arrested in London. According to the Associated Press, 27-year-old Algerian Lotfi Raisi was summoned to London Magistrates' Court on September 28 after US intelligence agencies asked Britain to extradite him. He was arrested on an international warrant issued by the United States.

On September 27, the first of 24 Japanese whose names were included in the list of missing persons as a result of the terrorist attacks in New York was officially declared dead. His identity has been established as 53-year-old Keiichiro Takahashi, who served as vice president at the American financial company EuroBrokers. Together with his family, Keiichiro Takahashi lived in the United States for more than ten years.

On September 27, a meeting between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the EU delegation took place in Damascus. One of the central topics of the negotiations was the possibility of Arab countries, and in particular Syria, joining the American anti-terrorist coalition.

One of the popular radio stations in Washington announced a competition among listeners for the strongest curse word addressed to the international terrorist Osama bin Laden. As a RIA Novosti correspondent reports, the first stage of the competition was held on September 27 in the morning. At this time of day, people usually listen to the radio in their cars on the way to work. Listeners could call on the phone and offer, in their opinion, the most “successful” curse words against bin Laden.

The evil investigator does not give him a lawyer 17 1 min. ... Yesterday the summer vacation in the Constitutional Court ended: it began checking the provisions of the law “On the detention of suspects and accused of committing crimes,” as well as two articles of the still in force Criminal Procedure Code of the RSFSR. It is possible that soon it will become easier for residents of pre-trial detention centers to communicate with their defenders.

Yesterday the ultimatum presented by the Russian President to the Chechen fighters expired 27 4 min. ... Yesterday the ultimatum presented by the Russian President to the Chechen militants expired (see page 1). 72 hours have passed. What's next? Gennady Seleznev, Chairman of the State Duma: — But in my opinion, there was no ultimatum, there was a demonstration of Russia’s good will.

On September 28, reports appeared about “amazing improvements” in the health of actress Natalya Gundareva. Having recovered from a severe coma caused by a massive brain stroke, the actress is now fully conscious, communicates with visitors (for now, their number is very limited, so as not to tire the patient) and has already begun to walk. Let us remind you that Natalya Gundareva has been in the hospital for two months.

Yesterday, the heads of the largest US stock exchanges - NASDAQ and NYSE - said 17 1 min. ... Yesterday, the heads of the largest US stock exchanges - NASDAQ and NYSE - announced the completion of the development of a joint action plan in emergency situations. The bitter rivals were forced to join forces by recent terrorist attacks. Other actions of the American authorities and market participants are also aimed at reducing the impact of force majeure on the market.

35 1 min. ... Australian dollar 14.29 Austrian schilling* 19.64 English pound 43.30 Belarusian ruble** 19.83 Belgian franc*** 66.98 Dutch guilder 12.26 Greek drachma** 79.33 Danish krone* 36.35 U.S.

On December 28, the Washington Post published excerpts from instructions found in the luggage of one of the hijackers. Luggage was mistakenly not loaded on board the airliner that later crashed into WTC. The newspaper report said the luggage belonged to a terrorist registered on American Airlines Flight 11 under the name Muhammad Atta. The quoted document contains instructions and spiritual guidance to terrorists.

The Turkish Parliament has begun a process of constitutional reform designed to facilitate 123 1 min. ... The Turkish Parliament has begun the process of constitutional reform designed to facilitate the country's accession to the European Union. One of the most important decisions concerns the abolition of the death penalty. True, it has not been completely abolished - for persons convicted on terrorism charges, this penalty remains in place.

The 49th San Sebastian International Film Festival continues. Contrary to expectations 89 3 min. ... The 49th San Sebastian International Film Festival continues. Contrary to expectations, its competition program, although uneven, was not so badly affected by festival competition and the global crisis. From San Sebastian - ANDREY Ъ-PLAKHOV. The most critical arrows went to “The Gray Zone” - built on facts and diaries of the history of the 12th Sonderkommando.

At a press conference held at ITAR-TASS on September 28, the head of the delegation of the US House of Representatives, Curt Weldon, thanked the Russian people for their sympathy in connection with the terrorist attacks in Washington and New York.

On September 28, during a special operation carried out by federal forces in the Vedeno region of Chechnya, a militant camp was destroyed. The ground operation of the special forces was accompanied by powerful air support. Salvo missile attacks on the militant camp were carried out by Mi-24 combat helicopters. As a result of clearing the area, special forces found 6 corpses of militants. The documents found on them leave no doubt that their owners were from Arab countries.

Nina Ricci turned to Russian bedroom classics It is quite natural that Russian motifs in clothing have come back into fashion. Firstly, fashion is generally cyclical. Secondly, folklore has always been a source of inspiration for fashion designers, and nothing specifically Russian has been seen on the catwalks for a long time. Thirdly, various stages of the 20th century are in fashion today, but most of all - the 20s and the era of the 60-70s.