The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine accused a number of employees of the Naftogaz of Ukraine and GazUkraine-Commerce companies of theft of state property worth $148 million. “On this fact, criminal proceedings have been registered against these persons by the main investigative department on the grounds of the crime of “misappropriation, embezzlement of property or taking it by abuse of official position,” according to the official website of the department.

He is temporarily suspended from work during the investigation. Yesterday, the Bank of England actually admitted that one of its employees may be involved in bankers' manipulations with exchange rates. The Central Bank employee has been suspended from work during the investigation.

Today a specialized military unit was opened in Saratov. A meeting was held at military unit No. 5204 to mark the start of the battalion’s work. Last year, the unit was reorganized into a separate special motorized battalion. “Today we are launching an important project in the life of Saratov to ensure law and order and the safety of citizens. We were all looking forward to the entry into service of a separate battalion of internal troops.

The Saratov regional branch of the LDPR reported on a campaign to register volunteers willing to go to Ukraine. “All calls, as well as messages received by email, are now being processed. We are forming a list of those who are ready to go with us to the territory of a fraternal country. There are already more than two thousand people interested today, and the list continues to grow daily. The LDPR party has always stood for the Russians, for the Slavs!

The second part of "Nymphomaniac" by Lars von Trier The second part of “Nymphomaniac” is being released in a truncated form, and its full version will be available only at one of the upcoming festivals. Making allowances for this circumstance, the preliminary result of Lars von Trier’s large-scale experiment is summed up by ANDREY PLAKHOV.

Yesterday, the Arbitration Court of the Omsk Region began to consider the claim of the Lyubinsk Milk Canning Plant CJSC to declare the Lyubinskaya Poultry Farm CJSC bankrupt. The company's debt is 447 thousand rubles. At the court hearing, Nadezhda Lokotkova, a representative of the poultry farm, explained that the enterprise was not actually operating. “The situation at ZAO Poultry Farm Lyubinskaya is difficult. There are large accounts payable in the amount of 69 million rubles.

The Thai authorities appealed to the country's Constitutional Court demanding that anti-government protests be declared illegal, ITAR-TASS reports citing the kingdom's Department of Special Investigations. Evidence has been submitted to the court that the opposition rallies are illegal and not peaceful.

The death toll during the unrest in Ukraine has reached 100 people, according to the website of the Ministry of Health. “According to operational data, since November 30, 2013, 100 people have died in Ukraine. On March 5, one person died in the Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No. 12, who had been undergoing treatment since February 28,” the report notes.

A British politician was kicked out of his party for comparing Muslim women to garbage bags. The Conservative Party of Great Britain has expelled Enfield member Chris Joanidis from its ranks for offensive remarks on the Internet, writes the British edition of The Daily Telegraph. Presenters Maxim Mitchenkov and Oleg Bogdanov discussed the situation with the famous artist, writer and restaurateur, and psychiatrist by training, Andrei Bilzho.

Tatyana Aleshicheva about “Klondike” The mini-series “Klondike”, produced by Ridley Scott for the Discovery Channel, with which the channel opens its own serial production, started in Russia on March 6. Based on true material, the history of the gold rush of 1896 and subsequent years, the Western represents at its best all the beauties and joys of the genre.

The Cabinet of Ministers appointed Igor Alekseev as head of the State Registration Service, the Cabinet of Ministers said in its order. “To appoint Igor Alekseev as chairman of the State Registration Service of Ukraine,” the document says. The Cabinet of Ministers also dismissed Dmitry Vorona, head of the Ukrainian State Register, from his post. Based on materials from Interfax-Ukraine news agency

The Cairo Criminal Court in Egypt has decided to suspend the trial of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in the case of the death of demonstrators near the Al-Ittihadiya presidential palace. Mr. Morsi, as well as several other representatives of the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood, were accused of inciting the murder of people at the height of the confrontation between the Islamist authorities and the opposition in December 2012, ITAR-TASS reports.

As the head of the “A Just Russia” faction in the State Duma, Sergei Mironov, said, the lower house of parliament may next week consider a bill on the possibility of annexing Crimea to Russia. “I think that given the date of the referendum - March 16 - there is time for the law to be considered as normal. The bill will be considered next week,” RIA Novosti quotes Mr. Mironov. According to the agency, the State Duma will hold three plenary sessions next week - on March 11, 12 and 14.

Deputy of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Sergei Shuvainikov announced that residents of Sevastopol, which has the status of a city of national importance in Ukraine, will participate in a referendum on the status of Crimea, scheduled for March 16.

Russia will simplify the procedure for obtaining citizenship for foreigners who are recognized as native speakers of the Russian language, Interfax reports. “We will take one more step in this direction - we will discuss a draft federal law that will simplify the acquisition of Russian citizenship for foreign citizens and for stateless persons who are recognized as so-called native speakers of the Russian language,” Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said today at a government meeting.