During the ten days of the New Year and Christmas holidays, 158 accidents occurred in the Moscow region, in which 25 people died and 238 were injured. Such data is published by Rossiyskaya Gazeta with reference to the regional traffic police department. Directly on New Year's Eve, only one accident occurred - on the M-2 "Crimea" highway. According to the State Traffic Inspectorate, the culprit of the accident was a drunk driver.

As a result of an accident in Gorny Altai, five people died, including the head of the administration of one of the local settlements. reports this RIA Novosti . At about 9 a.m. local time, a Volga and a Hino cargo van collided near the village of Myyuta, Shebalinsky District. There were five people in the car - the head of the Ongudai rural administration Andrei Pismennykh and his employees - all of them died. The official was heading in an official car on a business trip to Gorno-Altaisk.

The beaver, who has been living in a wastewater treatment plant on the territory of the Kyiv enterprise Pleso for several months, was given a booth, Segodnya reports. It is unknown who exactly made the beaver house. According to a market worker located near Pleso, the beaver was seen sitting in the house, but apparently he does not use his new home very often.

On January 2, German federal prosecutors charged an Afghan citizen living in the country with promoting terrorism. According to a January 10 message posted on the prosecutor's office website, 22-year-old Omid H. was arrested back in July 2011. According to investigators, from July 2010 to June 2011, Omid, together with his accomplices, posted messages, as well as photos and videos of an extremist nature, on the Islambruederschaft (Islamic Brotherhood) website. In total, they posted 59 posts.

Vladivostok airport was evacuated due to reports of an explosive device, Interfax reports . According to airport spokeswoman Evgenia Khamitsevich, the women were taken to the Venice Hotel, while the men remained on buses near the airport terminal. Law enforcement officers are looking for a bomb, which was anonymously reported to the police. According to RIA Data, an unknown person called the police at 14:00 local time (7:00 Moscow time). Planes ready for departure depart as scheduled.

11.01.2012, 18:33:03 version Print | PDA/PDA Police in Zhanaozen. Photo ©AFP Admitted to the elections State of emergency will not interfere with voting in Zhanaozen Kazakh authorities have decided on the issue of elections in Zhanaozen, a city in the southwest of the country where riots occurred a month ago.

Canadian skier Sarah Bourque, competing in acrobatic freestyle competitions, fell into a coma after falling during training. The accident occurred on January 10 in the American Park City, where Bourque was preparing for the X Games 2012, writes the Canadian newspaper The Toronto Star. The 29-year-old athlete was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Salt Lake City, her condition is assessed as extremely serious. Doctors diagnosed Bourque with a severe head injury and other injuries.

Biologists have found that global warming can be beneficial for lizards - high temperatures have a positive effect on their intelligence. The scientists' article appeared in the journal Biology Letters , and a summary is given by New Scientist. The object of study was lizards of the species Bassiana duperreyi .

An American attacked a police officer by hitting him with a stuffed monkey, the Des Moines Register reports. The incident occurred on the street in Des Moines, Iowa, after an intruder stole a toy monkey from a local convenience store. Policeman Andrew Pirtle's report states that when he was about to apprehend the monkey thief, he behaved strangely - his mood changed quickly.

In the Vladimir region, criminal cases have been initiated regarding the creation of two fictitious polling stations. This was reported on January 11 on the website of the regional department of the Investigative Committee. According to investigators, on November 30, 2011, election commissions decided to open two voting stations - in the administrative building and the canteen of the Ladoga tourist center in the Vladimir microdistrict Kommunar. The sites were numbered 452 and 453.

French IKEA organized an unusual promotion by housing five people in a specially created apartment in the Paris metro. This was reported on page the IKEA Facebook . The 54 square meter apartment, completely furnished with furniture from IKEA, was created on the Auber station platform. Five young people will spend 6 days in it (January 9-14), while their lives will be watched through glass walls by all people passing along the platform.

Secretary of the Presidium of the General Council of United Russia Gennady Sergei Neverov accused the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Zyuganov of ignorance of election legislation. Neverov's statement was posted on the party's website. “Despite the fact that Gennady Andreevich has been involved in parliamentary activities for almost 20 years, apparently, he still does not know the basic fundamentals of electoral legislation,” United Russia said.

Colombia has begun negotiations with the Israeli company Elbit Systems to purchase Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicles, Defensa reports. The potential deal is valued at $50 million. With this money, Colombia plans to purchase two drones and a ground control center. The agreement will also include an option to purchase two more devices. Hermes 900 will enter service with the Colombian police.

Allies failed Bank tax splits Merkel's ruling coalition The ruling coalition in Germany has split due to new measures to overcome the European crisis, which German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have almost agreed on. They agreed among themselves on the introduction of a tax on banking transactions. Not everyone in the European Union likes this proposal: Great Britain and Sweden are categorically against this idea.

Russian director Alexei Popogrebsky joined the jury of the Sundance Film Festival, Variety reports. The director will evaluate international feature films. Popogrebsky’s colleagues in this section will be actress Julia Ormond (“The Barber of Siberia,” “Legends of the Fall”) and program director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center Richard Peña. Sundance is an American festival dedicated to independent cinema. The event program includes both documentary and feature films.