In the Japanese prefecture of Fukushima, a dam burst after a strong earthquake, reports Agence France-Presse citing the Kyodo agency. Flows of water washed away several houses. According to Japanese police, at least 337 people were killed in the March 11 earthquake. 531 people are listed as missing, more than 600 people sought medical help. Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa said 300 military aircraft and 40 ships would be sent to the affected areas.

On the afternoon of March 11, an earthquake occurred 130 kilometers from the northeastern coast of the Japanese island of Honshu. Tremors with a magnitude of 8.9 triggered a tsunami: waves reaching a height of 10 meters hit coastal cities. By the end of the day, 32 deaths were announced, but authorities fear that the final number of victims will be in the hundreds: seismologists promise new tremors throughout the next month.

The Russian government has begun discussing the relocation of Aeroflot and its subsidiaries from Sheremetyevo to Domodedovo airport, the Kommersant newspaper reports . However, the participants in the meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov , dedicated to the problems of the Moscow air hub, were unable to develop an agreed position on this matter.

The head of the Japanese government, Naoto Kan, admitted to receiving donations from a foreign citizen, which is prohibited by the country's laws, BBC News reported on Friday, March 11. At the same time, Naoto Kan stated that he was not going to resign because of receiving funds from a foreign citizen. The prime minister told members of a parliamentary committee that a South Korean citizen was among those who donated to the fund that financed his political campaign.

tablet have begun in the United States Sales of the second generation Apple iPad . Starting at noon Moscow time (1 a.m. West Coast time), the device can be purchased on the official Apple website, according to an official press release. Sales of the iPad 2 in retail stores will begin at five o'clock in the evening local time.

's correspondent The Guardian in western Libya, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, has been detained by soldiers loyal to Muammar Gaddafi , the newspaper reports, citing the Libyan Foreign Ministry. According to the publication, Andrei Netto, a correspondent for the Brazilian newspaper Estado , who was promised to be released on March 10, remains in custody along with Abdul-Ahad.

The most likely version of the explosions at the departmental house of the FSB in the capital on March 11 is considered to be hooliganism. journalists about this RIA Novosti The official representative of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate for Moscow, Viktor Biryukov, told . Law enforcement officers are interviewing residents of nearby houses, and dog handlers are examining the area adjacent to the explosion site.

In the United States, scientist James Elliot, who discovered the ring system of Uranus and discovered the atmosphere of Pluto, died at the age of 67. The astronomer's death was announced in a press release from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where Elliott worked for many years. The scientist, who suffered from cancer, died on March 3.

The Russian Orthodox Church has identified three basic values, which, from the point of view of experts from the Synodal Department for Relations between Church and Society, should become basic in the 21st century. reporters about this told Interfax The head of the department, Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, . According to Chaplin, the triad of core values ​​was faith, homeland and freedom.

The command of the US Marine Corps has approved the adoption of Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopters, Defense Aerospace reports . The use of the new helicopter by US troops is expected to begin before the end of 2011, and full operational capability (FOC) will be achieved in 2020. FOC means that all AH-1Zs ordered and the equipment to repair and maintain them will be transferred to the troops. The start of full-scale mass production of the AH-1Z was approved at the end of November 2010.

The Moscow football club "Spartak" won against the Amsterdam "Ajax" in the first match of the 1/8 finals of the Europa League. Spartak won with a score of 1:0, and the only goal was scored by team captain Alex. In another meeting, Zenit St. Petersburg lost 0:3 to the Dutch Twente. Ajax attacked for most of the match and significantly outnumbered Spartak in the number of shots on goal.

Men's relay Leader of the Russian national team Ivan Tcherezov. Photo © AFP On March 11, at the Biathlon World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, a men's relay race of 4 to 7.5 kilometers was held. Anton Shipulin, Evgeniy Ustyugov, Maxim Maximov and Ivan Tcherezov performed for the Russian national team in this type of program. The Russians won silver medals, losing only to the Norwegians. The Ukrainians came third to the finish line.

Aeroflot, the largest Russian air carrier, received a 47 percent discount on the purchase of 8 new Boeing 777 airliners. The Vedomosti newspaper writes about this with reference to Aeroflot data, which was published on the company’s website for just one day. Initially, the cost of the transaction was not reported, but it was known that the list price of one B-777 aircraft ranged from 232 to 284 million dollars.

Following a powerful earthquake, a tsunami hit the northeastern coast of Japan. According to the Japanese television channel NHK , the wave height in some places exceeds ten meters. According to several other media reports, we are talking about approximately 4-meter waves. CNN warns that wave heights could reach 6 meters. People are urged to take shelter in safe places. Japanese TV reports from the scene show cars and buildings being washed away by water.

Magnitogorsk Metallurg won against Omsk Avangard in the second match of the 1/4 finals of the Gagarin Cup. The main time of this meeting ended in a draw (3:3), and in overtime the winning goal was scored by Metallurg. In the series of up to four wins, Magnitogorsk leads with a score of 2:0. Avangard opened the scoring already in the fourth minute of the match - Alexander Perezhogin scored. In the seventh minute, Roman Chervenka doubled the Omsk team's lead.