State Duma deputy Igor Zotov, elected from the A Just Russia party, has prepared a bill according to which Russians will have to contribute 2% of their salaries to their retired parents. “The capabilities of the current state pension system do not meet the needs of citizens. In order for the purchasing power of pensioners to correspond to reality, it is necessary to increase pension payments, at least at the expense of their children,” the parliamentarian told the Izvestia newspaper.

A court in Primorye sentenced two former employees of the interdistrict examination department of the regional traffic police, who issued driver's licenses for bribes. The Primorye prosecutor's office reported that one of the defendants was sentenced to a fine of 1.5 million rubles. and was deprived of the right to hold positions in law enforcement agencies for three years.

An ex-police major who is suspected of receiving bribes from traders at the Matveevsky market has been detained. State Duma deputy, member of the presidium of the Officers of Russia organization Tatyana Moskalkova commented on the situation to presenter Anna Kazakova. Photo: Yuri Martyanov, Kommersant / buy photo According to investigators, the suspect provided protection for an illegal entrepreneur and received more than 180 thousand rubles for this.

The Russian embassy in the UK transferred its accounts to Barclays bank after HSBC bank refused to work with the accounts of diplomatic missions. A source at the embassy told RIA Novosti about this.

The plant in the Leningrad region will expand its product line and begin supplies to Kazakhstan The Elektromonoblok plant of the international concern Schneider Electric, located in the Leningrad region, plans to begin exporting its products. In the fall, the company expects to make the first regular deliveries of equipment to Kazakhstan. It is planned to export new products - expanded RM6 cells, which Schneider Electric is localizing in Russia.

Al-Qaeda militants may use a new generation of liquid explosives at their disposal, ABC News reports, citing senior US officials. Earlier it became known that almost two dozen American embassies were closed after an intercepted letter from the leader of the terrorist organization Ayman al-Zawahiri, which discussed carrying out several terrorist attacks targeting American citizens.

The possible killer of a priest from Pskov, Pavel Adelgeim, graduated from VGIK. As the RIA Novosti agency was informed at the educational institution itself, he studied at the cinematography department. “Sergey Sergeevich Pchelintsev graduated from VGIK in December, defended himself, studied at the correspondence department and at the paid camera department.

During a raid conducted in St. Petersburg by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation on the territory of a large fruit and vegetable warehouse, more than 300 illegal migrants were detained. “The raid was carried out on the territory of a fruit and vegetable base located on Nepokorennykh Avenue. Based on its results, about 500 citizens were tested.

The house of a serial maniac is for sale. Dennis Nielsen's two-storey mansion is up for sale in London's Muswell Hill. In the 80s he killed 15 people. Realtors call the offer exclusive. "Neighborhood charm" and "respectable neighbors" are included. Details are in the material by Svetlana Belova. Photo: Alexander Chizhenok, Kommersant / buy photo London realtors are luring buyers with a rare opportunity to buy a house in a prestigious area for literally nothing.

Police lifted the cordon on Komsomolskaya Square in Moscow after a loud bang in an asphalt crack. “Specialist dog handlers examined the area; no explosive devices or explosives were found. The threat of a gas explosion is also eliminated. Most likely, the electrical wiring sparked,” Gazeta.Ru reports, citing a source in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Investors expect the Fed to reduce asset purchases this year Gold prices did not stay above $1,300 per troy ounce for long. Today, at the beginning of the trading day, they dropped to $1,288 per ounce, which is 1.2% lower than the previous day’s close. New statements by representatives of the US Federal Reserve System (FRS) about the need to reduce the volume of asset repurchases have reduced investor interest in precious metals.

Part of the group of large OTP Bank (Kyiv), it issued a loan to the agro-industrial company KSG Agro (Dnepropetrovsk region) for UAH 40 million, the bank said in a statement. “In July 2013, OTP Bank JSC and the KSG Agro group of companies reached an agreement to provide financing for a total amount of UAH 40 million,” it says. Intended use is to finance expenses associated with the production and cultivation of agricultural products.

In central Yemen, an army helicopter came under heavy fire from militants. Two pilots and six military personnel were killed in the crash. The helicopter provided air cover for sappers who were repairing an oil pipeline damaged by an explosion in the province of Marib. “The helicopter was at low altitude when it came under heavy fire and crashed as a result,” Xinhua reported, citing a Yemeni Interior Ministry spokesman.

Diplomatic missions will be closed to visitors until the end of the week The decision by the administration of US President Barack Obama to suspend the work of diplomatic missions in two dozen countries was made after intelligence services intercepted an order from the head of Al-Qaeda to the leader of the Yemeni cell of the terrorist group. The American newspaper The New York Times reported this with reference to government sources.

At the Meadowhead horse farm in the Scottish county of South Lanarkshire, an unknown person opened fire, killing two people and injuring another, Sky News reported. The police are not looking for anyone in connection with the incident, and there is no threat to local residents. According to preliminary data, the perpetrator of the shooting has been detained, but his name has not been released. The farm's official Facebook page states that all riding lessons and races have been cancelled.