The investigation into the murder of former Colonel Yuri Budanov has been completed, the Ekho Moskvy radio station reported on July 12. According to investigators, the crime was committed out of revenge by Yusup Timerkhanov. According to a source familiar with the investigation, the father of the accused was killed and burned by the Russian military. Previously, he appeared in the case as Magomed Suleymanov, but then the investigation changed his data after work to establish his identity.

The nephew of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who died in 2004, Nasser al-Kidwa, accused the Israeli authorities of poisoning his uncle with radioactive polonium. The Qatari television channel Al Jazeera conducted its own months-long investigation, which showed that the Palestinian leader may have died from the effects of polonium radiation exposure. The channel's journalists published the results of the investigation a week ago.

The head of Buryatia, Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn, yesterday signed a decree on the reassignment of seven heads of ministries, a representative of the government of the republic said. Mr. Nagovitsyn after his early resignation and re-empowerment On May 12, he accepted the resignation of the previous government of the republic and then, according to republican legislation, with the consent of parliament, reappointed the deputy prime ministers, the minister of economy and finance.

The company was able to raise $450 million Despite the sluggish market and a significant volume of placements, Globaltrans managed to raise the amount it needed during the SPO - $450 million. The securities, as Kommersant expected, will be sold in the middle of the price range. Moreover, if as part of the placement the price of one receipt does not exceed $16.5, Globaltrans shares were already worth more yesterday.

The TV presenter starred in a commercial for the Tinkoff Credit Systems bank. The plot of the video partly repeats the real situation with the search in Ksenia Sobchak’s apartment. There is no need to look for a political background, experts say; the video, first of all, is beneficial to Tinkov himself as an image project. They came to Ksenia Sobchak again with a search. This time in an advertisement for the Tinkoff Credit Systems bank.

The former shareholder of the company was demanded to be sentenced in absentia to eight years The Zamoskvoretsky Court in Moscow is completing the trial of former State Duma deputy and YUKOS shareholder Vladimir Dubov.

Cable operators are required to broadcast digital TV The National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting has complicated working conditions for cable operators. Now they will have to include in the social package all 32 channels that have received a license for digital broadcasting. This means that they will be able to receive profit from only half of all transmitted channels.

Deputies of the Kiev City Council agreed on the allocation of land for development in the zone of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra and the Ancient Kyiv nature reserve. 62 out of 110 deputies registered in the hall voted for the allocation of a land plot for the construction and operation of an administrative and public center with parking on Ivan Mazepa Street, 42-A.

Yuri Tyrtyshov was appointed to the post of vice-governor and chairman of the government of the Stavropol Territory. At the next meeting, the regional Duma agreed on his appointment. The candidacy of Yuri Tyrtyshov was proposed by the Governor of the Stavropol Territory, Valery Zerenkov, the press service of the regional parliament reported. Yuri Tyrtyshov is a native of the Stavropol Territory, knows the specifics of the region and has experience working at the federal level. Previously, Mr.

On July 11, miners held a protest in Madrid against cuts in government subsidies for the coal industry. As a result of clashes between protesters and police, more than 70 people were injured. The miners came to the capital from northern Spain on foot. It took them several weeks to travel to Madrid. Spanish miners are expressing dissatisfaction with government plans to cut funding for mining companies. The police had to use rubber bullets and batons.

"Coppelia" by Roland Petit at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater Premiere ballet Towards the end of the season, the Stanislavsky Music Theater presented a ballet premiere - “Coppelia” by Leo Delibes in the version by Roland Petit. TATYANA KUZNETSOVA looked at the theater's new French toy. The ancient "Coppelia" is a dual-purpose ballet.

The US Department of Justice and its Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have begun reviewing thousands of criminal cases whose defendants may have been wrongly convicted, The Washington Post writes, citing its own sources. According to the publication, the ongoing audit is the largest in the history of the FBI. It will cover cases involving all of the Bureau's Fiber and Hair Materials Laboratory experts since 1985.

On Friday, the State Duma plans to adopt in the third reading a law that will return to the Criminal Code the article on libel, which was removed from there less than a year ago. Journalists are collecting signatures online against this bill, which could complicate the work of the media. Special correspondent of Kommersant Publishing House Oleg Kashin does not believe that this will convince anyone of anything.

Processes Two Russians who were serving sentences in a Polish prison for participating in riots during the European Football Championship will be deported to Russia in the coming days. This decision was made on Wednesday by the head of the Masovian Voivodeship of Poland, Jacek Kozlowski.

Sales of cars of the SOLLERS group of companies, which represents the brands UAZ, SsangYong and ISUZU, amounted to 46,846 units in the first half of 2012, which exceeds the result of the same period in 2011 by 23%, when 37,946 cars of these brands were sold, the department reports. public relations LLC SOLLERS - Far East. “In particular, sales of SsangYong cars increased by 63% in the first 6 months of this year and amounted to 14,877 versus 9,107 units. in 2011,” the message says.