Today, October 7, the head of the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office, Yuri Boychenko, announced that the Supreme Court extended the detention of former head of criminal intelligence of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Alexei Pukach, accused of murdering journalist Georgy Gongadze, until December 8. Thus, the period of detention of Alexey Pukach has been extended to a total of 17 months.

Today, October 7, it became known that the federal court in the city of Tyler in the US state of Texas made a decision against the largest IT company Apple, accused of violating a number of patents. The court upheld the claim demanding the recovery of $625.5 million from the iPhone manufacturer. The lawsuit was filed back in 2008 by a small company, Mirror Worlds, headed by Yale University professor David Gelernter.

Mullah Omar wants to go to Saudi Arabia Afghan authorities have begun secret negotiations with the Taliban. According to media reports, in exchange for a cessation of hostilities, the Taliban demand that the exact date for the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country be determined, that they be given a quota for government posts, and that all charges against the leader of the Taliban, Mullah Mohammad Omar, be dropped.

Today, October 7, in the south of Pakistan near a Sunni sanctuary in the city of Karachi, as a result of two explosions, 10 people were killed and more than 50 people were injured. According to eyewitnesses, explosions occurred in the sanctuary of Abdullah Shah Ghazi within a few minutes of each other. The first explosion occurred at the entrance to the sanctuary. When security tried to stop the suicide bomber, he detonated an explosive device.

On October 7, the Parliament of Belarus issued a statement regarding relations with Russia. In it, he defended President Alexander Lukashenko from criticism in the Russian media and emphasized friendly relations between the countries. The statement was adopted at a meeting of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the country.

The Parliament of Belarus adopted a statement on Russian-Belarusian relations. It, like the address of Russian deputies, contains a call for peace and the preservation of fraternal relations between countries.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced on October 7 that, in accordance with the programs he approved, the Arctic, North-Eastern and Ural Federal Universities will receive 5 billion rubles each by 2014. “Today, government orders have been signed approving the programs of three more federal universities - Arctic, North-Eastern and Ural. All of them will also receive 5 billion rubles from the federal budget.

717 1 min. ... September 27, 2005 . First flight test, surface launch. There was a malfunction in the third stage. Partially successful launch . December 21, 2005 . First launch from underwater position. The combat units reached the Kura training ground (Kamchatka). Successful launch . September 7, 2006 . Due to a failure in the control system, the rocket fell into the sea a minute after launch. Launch failed . October 25, 2006 .

As Kommersant learned, the investigative department for the Kirov district of the regional Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee refused to initiate a criminal case into the explosion at the Perm Powder Plant. According to the interlocutor in the Investigation Department, the decision to refuse to initiate a criminal case under Part 1 of Art.

The Ministry of Economy wants to insure workers against the insolvency of employers Since 2013, the Ministry of Economy plans to introduce in the Russian Federation the so-called compulsory insurance of employees in the event of company bankruptcy. Currently, work is underway on a corresponding project. Since the middle of last year, insurers have been offering an anti-crisis product - insurance against loss of earnings to bank borrowers; they are ready to extend their experience to everyone.

Personnel 276 1 min. ... The head coach of the Russian cross-country skiing team will be Mati Alaver, who has been heading the Estonian team since 1992. Alaver trained two-time Olympic champion, two-time world champion Andrius Veerpalu and Olympic and World Championship medalist Jaak Mäe. “I have already said that among our coaches I do not see a person who would meet the requirements initially set for this position.

Belgorod Governor Evgeny Savchenko found an unconventional way to reach voters The communists of the Belgorod region demanded that the regional election commission check the actions of Governor Yevgeny Savchenko. The reason for the appeal was pension receipts sent throughout the region, on the back of which was printed an appeal from the head of the region to “dear dads, moms, grandparents” with a request to vote for “United Russia” (elections will take place next Sunday).

Today, October 7, a strike of public sector workers began in Greece. Government institutions, schools, universities, and public services are closed. Hospitals operate only in emergency mode. Air traffic controllers plan to hold a 4-hour strike from 15.00 to 19.00 local time. The country's airspace will be closed. The strikers are protesting against the government's plan to sharply cut budget spending as part of measures to combat the acute financial crisis. Based on materials from Radio Liberty

The Moscow City Planning Council has changed museum projects Architecture power Yesterday the first meeting of the Moscow City Planning Council took place after the resignation of Yuri Luzhkov, which was chaired by acting. O. Mayor Vladimir Resin. The meeting was mainly devoted to two sore subjects - the depository of the Moscow Kremlin museums and the project of adapting the food warehouses to the Museum of the History of Moscow. GRIGORY REVZIN regrets that these stories were not connected.

Today, October 7, it became known about the decision of the Russian government to terminate the contract for the supply of S-300 air defense systems to Iran. The amount of this contract exceeded $800 million. The reason for the cancellation of the contract was the UN sanctions against Iran, which prohibited the sale of several types of weapons to the country. In September, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev also signed a ban on the sale of weapons to Iran.