05.11.2006, 14:23:06 version Print | PDA/PDA Saddam Hussein in the courtroom.

An increase in electricity consumption due to cold weather in Western Europe has caused massive power outages in a number of countries, AFP reports . France was hit hardest by network congestion, where about five million people - about 10 percent of the population - were left without electricity. Electricity was cut off in some areas of Paris and its suburbs, and the departure of high-speed trains was delayed on the railway.

The court acquitted former Iraqi Baath Party functionary Mohammed Azzawi al-Ali, who was involved in the same case of mass murder of Shiites as former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein reports , AFP . It is expected that before the end of the court hearing, Hussein himself and six other accused will be sentenced. Al-Ali was accused of killing 148 Shiites in the village of Dujail, where an assassination attempt was made on Hussein in 1982.

US President George W. Bush called the death sentence of Saddam Hussein an important milestone in the history of Iraq. He made this statement at the airport in the Texas city of Waco, commenting on the verdict announced in Baghdad against the ex-president of Iraq. "The trial of Saddam Hussein was an important milestone in the desire of the Iraqi people to overthrow tyranny and establish the rule of law.

A 12-hour curfew has been imposed in the Iraqi capital and three surrounding provinces in anticipation of the verdict against Saddam Hussein , which is expected to take place on Sunday, AP reports. The airport in Baghdad is also closed. Starting from 6 a.m.

The Federal Reserve, the Treasury Department, and the Secret Service prepared a report, “The Use and Counterfeiting of United States Currency Abroad.” The document states that Russia is the record holder for the volume of American cash accumulated by the population. According to American analysts, out of 450 billion dollars located outside the United States, more than 80 billion are concentrated in Russia, and each Russian has an average of $550 in savings.

On Sunday, the German energy company E.ON took responsibility for a large-scale power outage in several European countries that occurred overnight from Saturday to Sunday, Reuters reports. In a statement issued by the company, it said that, based on the results of a preliminary analysis, the cause of the blackout in Europe was an overload of the power grid in northwestern Germany.

The march that never happened Nationalist and anti-fascist rallies took place in Moscow and other cities with varying degrees of authenticity The newest holiday on November 4, National Unity Day, is celebrated for the second time and for the second time in a row it has not been possible to avoid a scandal.

The Russian Foreign Ministry called the trial of the ex-president of this country Saddam Hussein an internal matter of Iraq . This is stated in a statement by the official representative of the ministry, Mikhail Kamynin, regarding the death sentence against Hussein.

Roszarubezhtsentr does not intend to change the candidacy of the director of the Russian Cultural Center, which should open in the near future in Tel Aviv. Let us recall that Alexander Kryukov, a professor at the Faculty of Oriental Studies of Moscow State University, was approved for this position, but Israel has not yet issued him an entry visa.

A goal from Brazilian midfielder Daniel Carvalho brought victory to CSKA Moscow in the match of the 26th round of the Russian Football Championship with Zenit St. Petersburg. Carvalho converted the penalty awarded by match referee Vladimir Pettai for a violation by Korean legionnaire Kim Dong-jin on Brazilian Vagner Love. A television replay of this episode of the match, which was broadcast on Channel One, showed that the referee made a controversial decision.

On Sunday, four people died as a result of a fire in the south of Moscow, RIA Novosti reports . “The fire started at 5:21 Moscow time in an apartment on the top floor of a 9-story building on Krasny Mayak Street,” the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in Moscow reported. At the same time, according to Interfax , a two-room apartment on the eighth floor of building 11, building 1 was on fire.

Israeli police have declined responsibility for ensuring security in Jerusalem if the gay pride parade scheduled for November 10 does take place, the Jerusalem Post reports. The police said they could not guarantee the safety of the parade participants. As possible alternatives, the head of the Israeli police, Moshe Karadi, suggested abandoning the procession and holding the celebration in a park in Jerusalem, or even moving the event to Tel Aviv.

On the evening of November 5, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko , accompanied by his political and economic advisers, arrived in Iran for a two-day official visit. According to the Iranian news agency IRNA , the Belarusian leader was met at Tehran International Airport by Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and Minister of Trade of the Islamic Republic Massoud Mir-Kazemi. Alexander Lukashenko's meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled for Monday morning.

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death by hanging for crimes against humanity. He was found guilty of killing 148 Shiites in the village of Dujail, where an attempt was made on Hussein's life in 1982. "Long live Iraq. Long live the Iraqi people. Allah is stronger than the occupiers," declared the former dictator, after which four guards led him out of the courtroom, AFP reports .