In the capital of Buryatia, Ulan-Ude, on the morning of Monday, February 13, unknown persons beat up the head of the republican public organization “Center for Business Protection and Anti-Corruption,” Vladimir Migunov. reports this Interfax with reference to representatives of the center. “Migunov was beaten by two unknown people in the morning after he took his son to kindergarten,” the organization told the agency, adding that the human rights activist was first stunned and then kicked.

Organizers of the “For Fair Elections” rallies submitted a notice to the mayor’s office to hold a rally on February 26 on Revolution Square in Moscow. reports this Interfax with reference to one of the members of the organizing committee, coordinator of the “Left Front” Sergei Udaltsov . The stated size of the event is one thousand people.

Rental rates for class B office space in St. Petersburg in 2011 increased by 9 percent to $368 per square meter per year. This is stated in a study by Colliers International. As experts note, the increase in rates in class A at the end of last year amounted to 2 percent (up to $465 per square meter per year). According to analysts, fluctuations in dollar rates are possible in 2012 due to changes in exchange rates. At the same time, the level of rental rates in ruble equivalent will be stable.

Saoirse Ronan has been offered the lead role in the Disney film "Order of Seven", reports Heat Vision. The film was originally conceived as an unusual version of the fairy tale about Snow White, the events of which would unfold in China. Over time, the idea of ​​the project has changed a little, but parallels between the plot of the new film and the famous story of the girl and the seven dwarves can still be drawn. The events of the film will unfold in the 19th century.

The Panavia Tornado fighter upgraded to the ASSTA 3.0 standard made its first flight, Defense Aerospace reports. The plane took off on February 8, 2012, but this became known only now. Thanks to modernization carried out in the interests of the German Air Force, Tornado fighters will be able to remain in service until at least 2025. Delivery of the first modernized aircraft to the customer is scheduled for the middle of this year.

In the 2013 fiscal year, the US Department of Defense plans to allocate 179 billion from the total military budget of 525 billion dollars for the renewal and development of equipment, Defense News reports. will present the draft budget for the 2013 fiscal year to Congress on February 13 US President Barack Obama . According to the publication, the draft military budget provides $109 billion for the purchase of new aircraft, helicopters, ships, ground transport, missiles and satellites.

On February 13, the trial of seven Americans suspected of belonging to an armed Christian extremist group will begin in Michigan. reports Associated Press . The parties will make opening statements in court on Monday. According to the police, the accused, who belonged to the Hutaree group, intended to stage a rebellion against the federal authorities. In particular, according to the prosecution, they wanted to kill a policeman and organize a terrorist attack at his funeral.

The Wolverhampton club, occupying 18th place in the English football championship, dismissed head coach Mick McCarthy. This was reported by the official website of Wolverhampton. The 53-year-old specialist was sacked after a devastating defeat in the match with West Bromwich Albion (1:5). This meeting took place on February 12. Terry Connor, who previously worked as an assistant coach, has been appointed interim coach of Wolverhampton.

Journalist Hamza Kashgari has been arrested in Saudi Arabia on charges of blasphemy for tweeting about the Prophet Muhammad, Agence France-Presse reports . According to Arab News, 23-year-old Kashgari was accompanied by representatives of the Saudi authorities during his flight from Malaysia to Riyadh. Upon arrival at the airport he was detained. An arrest warrant was issued by Saudi King Abdullah . For insulting Islam, the journalist faces the death penalty.

Blogger and lawyer Alexei Navalny earned 2.4 million rubles in 2011, according to his own calculations. He provided such data in a conversation with the Vedomosti newspaper. The material was published on February 13. The text of the article names two sources of Navalny’s income for the specified period - former Yukos lawyer Pavel Ivlev and the Kobyakovskaya wicker weaving factory. According to Ivlev, since November 2011 he has been paying his lawyer 10 thousand dollars a month.

The opposition faction BYuT-Batkivshchyna agreed to use money received as a result of an operation to expose bribery in the Verkhovna Rada for the treatment of sick children. Kommersant-Ukraine writes about this.

13.02.2012, 17:26:40 version Print | PDA/PDA Sincerely yours Grammy 2012 capitulated to Adele Official awards that serve the interests of mass culture are usually criticized for being biased, narrow-minded, predictable, short-sighted and thousands of other things. All this, to varying degrees, can be attributed to the Grammy Award, in fact the main music award in the world.

In Venezuela, on February 12, for the first time in the country's history, the opposition held primaries, Reuters reports . The presidential candidate from the opposition coalition was the governor of the state of Miranda, Henrique Capriles, who received 62 percent of the vote. His closest rival, Pablo Perez, received 30 percent of the vote. After the results were announced, thousands of his supporters gathered outside Capriles' headquarters to celebrate his victory.

Billionaire Alexander Lebedev wrote an open letter to the founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, Alexei Navalny , asking him to investigate the situation surrounding the transfer of half of Shalva Chigirinsky's business to the wife of former Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov , Elena Baturina , in 2003. According to Lebedev, Chigirinsky transferred his assets to Baturina in exchange for patronage from Luzhkov.

At the time of the December fire, there was nuclear ammunition on board the Ekaterinburg nuclear submarine. Kommersant-Vlast writes about this on February 13. According to journalists, when docking a nuclear submarine, removing nuclear weapons from the boat is not a prerequisite. Moreover, this process can take up to two weeks, which means a very long stay at the docks, which in turn can disrupt the schedule for the nuclear missile carrier to go on combat duty.