The weapon used to kill the deputy was lost somewhere case of Galina Starovoitova Yesterday in the St. Petersburg City Court, during the trial of the murder of State Duma deputy Galina Starovoytova, Pavel Stekhnovsky, who was handed over to Russian justice by the Belgian authorities at the end of 2004, was interrogated. Mr. Stekhnovsky spoke about how he bought the Agram-2000 submachine gun, from which, according to investigators, deputy Starovoitova and her assistant Ruslan Linkov were shot.

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Gennady Kommersant-Sysoev reviewer Having agreed with Iran on the launch of its satellite, Russia formally removes Tehran from under American attack. After all, if Iran had undertaken to launch a satellite on its own and with its own launch vehicle, this could have been the last straw that would have overflowed the Americans’ patience.

Its substantive consideration will begin today 12 2 minutes. ... Yesterday in the Pervomaisky Court of Krasnodar, preliminary hearings continued in the criminal case against the former chairman of the city duma of the capital of Kuban, Alexander Kiryushin, accused by the regional prosecutor's office of exceeding official powers.

with Arina Kommersant-Borodina 671 5 minutes. ... Last week did not bring significant changes to the balance of power among the main TV channels. Both in the capital and in the country as a whole, the leader is the same - Channel One, although its figures have decreased somewhat. According to preliminary data from TNS Gallup Media, the average daily share in the country for “First” was 24.8%, while for “Russia” the figures remained at the same level - 23.3%.

no earlier than in a month process On Monday, preparations began for a trial in Santa Maria, California, in which Michael Jackson, one of the most popular performers of our time, accused of committing indecent acts against minors, will act as a defendant. The process will begin in at least a month, when 12 jurors will be selected from 750 candidates.

But the reorganization of the company did not create competition in the energy market 90 2 minutes. ... Yesterday, the Department of the Federal Tax Service for the Kursk Region registered OJSC Kurskenergosbyt and OJSC Kursk Generating Company. Thus, the reorganization of OJSC Kurskenergo received legal formality, which, after the separation of the sales and generating companies from it, retained the distribution networks and functions of the management company of the energy complex.

and a grenade after 14K 1 1 min. ... Last Monday evening, Oleg Bulatov, director of West Marketing LLC, who was involved in the export of scrap metal abroad, was killed in Khabarovsk. An unknown criminal shot him with a pistol near the garage where the deceased parked the car, and threw a grenade towards the private house where the businessman lived, after which he disappeared.

14 1 min. ... Delivery immediately Delivery in 3 months SettlementPrev. ClosingLastPrev. closing Aluminum 1855 1868.5 1843 1852 Copper 3243 3270 3037 3084 Nickel 14515 14567 14513 14550 Zinc 1273.5 1292 1282 1300 Tin 8055 8046 8025 8030 Lead 984.5 991.5 922 934 London Metal Exchange quotes ($/t). According to Reuters. Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 17 dated 02.02.2005, page 18

16 2 minutes. ... Yesterday it was expected that the governor of the Novosibirsk region, Viktor Tolokonsky, would sign a decree on reforming the regional administration apparatus. At the end of the working day, the press service of the Kommersant administration stated that they had not received the document. But, as Kommersant learned from unofficial sources, the resolution will significantly expand the powers of the current deputy heads of the regional administration.

Writer Ephraim Kishon dies obituary Yesterday, the body of Israeli writer Ephraim Kishon was delivered to Tel Aviv from Zurich. The writer died of a heart attack at his home in Switzerland, where he lived in recent years. Ephraim Kishon will be buried in Tel Aviv. Ephraim Kishon is revered as Israel's most famous satirist and even as the creator of Israeli humor itself.

On February 2 , Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian tennis player Marat Safin on his victory at the Australian Open . The 25-year-old Russian won the first of four Grand Slam tournaments this season on January 30 in Melbourne, Australia. In the final match, he defeated the host of the court, the best Australian player Lleyton Hewitt (1:6, 6:3, 6:4, 6:4), Gazeta.Ru reports with reference to ITAR-TASS .

monetization Yesterday, yielding to pressure from the US Congress, the Pentagon unveiled a plan to increase payments to the families of American military personnel killed in combat zones. One-time payments to relatives of soldiers killed after October 2001 will double to $500,000. On January 24, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions introduced a bill he called the Heroes Act, which would increase compensation paid by the state to the families of fallen service members.

two candidates for the position of CEO 29 2 minutes. ... Yesterday, the board of directors of Volgograd OJSC Khimprom heard the election programs of two candidates for the post of top manager, who is planned to be elected at an extraordinary meeting of shareholders on February 18.

Sergey Bogdanchikov, President of Rosneft Oil Company will take part in a meeting of the Russian-Japanese Council of Wise Men, which will be held in Tokyo. At the meeting it is planned to develop proposals that can be used during the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Japan. The Russian delegation to the Council of Wise Men is headed by Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov .