The opposition Communist Party of Moldova appealed to the Constitutional Court to challenge the law banning communist symbols, adopted several months ago. Publika.md reports this. Communist deputy Sergei Sarbu, commenting on the party’s position on this issue, said that the ban on symbols “violates the rule of law.” He added that the communists do not intend to comply with the law, since they consider it inconsistent with the constitution.

Three suspects in the robbery of a German citizen were detained in Irkutsk. This was reported on September 18 on the website of the regional Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. A German citizen named Daniel came to Irkutsk to study Russian at a linguistic university. While walking around the city and sightseeing, he noticed a group of young men and women drinking beer. One of the young people knew German, which was the reason for our acquaintance.

Slovak authorities announced a ban on the import and sale of Czech alcohol due to a series of fatal alcohol poisonings, reports Agence France-Presse . The ban will come into force on September 18 at 17:00 local time (19:00 Moscow time). Meanwhile, Slovakia imports a quarter of the Czech Republic's alcohol products. According to the Prague Daily Monitor, 22 people became victims of alcohol poisoning containing methanol. More than 30 people are in hospital.

According to the preliminary version of the investigation, the culprit of the accident that led to the death of Krasnodar prosecutor Dmitry Lopatkin was the driver of a Nissan car that collided with an SUV in which Lopatkin was located. reports this RIA Novosti with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies.

In Irkutsk, a pre-investigation is being carried out against a policeman who wounded two teenagers with a traumatic pistol. This was reported on September 18 on the website of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. According to RIA Novosti , a conflict between a drunk employee of the canine service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and two 17-year-old teenagers occurred on the night of September 18 on Zakharova Street. One of the teenagers required hospitalization.

The Lviv Museum of Ideas closed the photo exhibition Touch Faith, which featured photographs of models posing at military graves at the Lychakiv Cemetery (one of the oldest cemeteries in Ukraine). Gazeta.ua reports this. The publication clarifies that the background for some photos was the white crosses of the “Lviv Eaglets” memorial.

Irkutsk communists submitted an application to the regional election commission to hold a referendum. According to Kommersant, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation intends to ask residents of the Irkutsk region whether the recently appointed governor Sergei Eroshchenko should confirm his powers in the elections. The communists are dissatisfied with the fact that the new head of the region was appointed two days before the law on gubernatorial elections came into force.

The Taiwanese company Acer convened Chinese journalists at the beginning of September for the presentation of the A800 smartphone. The device uses the Aliyun OS operating system, which was developed by the Alibaba Group holding. The event, however, never took place - Google intervened in the course of events, declaring to Acer: either you cancel the release of the device, or you are no longer our partners.

The rebel Free Syrian Army has offered a reward of $25 million for the extradition of the country's President Bashar al-Assad "dead or alive . reported this on September 18 " ITAR-TASS with reference to the Turkish Anatolia agency. As one of the rebel commanders said, first of all, the offer of reward is directed to members of the Syrian president’s inner circle. According to him, some businessmen who support the Free Syrian Army are ready to pay the promised money.

A resident of the village of Krasnokholm, Orenburg region, died while trying to cut a multiple launch rocket system jet engine. This was reported on September 18 on the website of the regional department of the RF IC. On the evening of September 17, a 47-year-old man tried to cut the engine housing with a gas cutter in the yard of his house. An explosion occurred and a man was injured. He soon died in the hospital.

The German military was criticized for an advertising campaign in the popular youth magazine Bravo, whose audience is teenagers aged 12 to 19 years. The Bundeswehr decided, through this publication, to attract young people to the Bundeswehr sports camps, in which they were supposed to be introduced to the service of soldiers. However, politicians decided that this kind of propaganda misleads teenagers and presents the army as an exciting adventure.

18.09.2012, 13:04:06 version Print | PDA/PDA Secondary school No. 82. Photo by RIA Novosti, Vitaly Ankov Paperwork is raining "Lenta.ru" talked to teachers who got bogged down in reports A few days ago, the Ministry of Education and Science made teachers very happy: the department sent out a letter to the regions recommending reducing the number of reports requested from schools. Having to fill out endless paperwork is one of the main complaints teachers have had lately.

18.09.2012, 16:37:02 version Print | PDA/PDA "Vikramaditya". Photo by the press service of Sevmashpredpriyatiye Not omnipotent Tests of the aircraft carrier Vikramaditya failed Tests of the aircraft carrier Vikramaditya, purchased by India from Russia in 2004, ended in failure - when trying to bring the ship to full speed, seven of the eight steam boilers failed.

AvtoVAZ intends to modernize its flagship model Lada Priora. As Avtosreda reports with reference to the company's press service, at the end of 2012 Priora will receive new seats with side airbags. Currently, Lada Priora is equipped with only two front airbags. According to the publication, by mid-2013 the flagship model will also receive an updated interior. In particular, it is planned to change the style of the dashboard.

Sea trials of the aircraft carrier Vikramaditya (formerly Admiral Gorshkov) failed due to the unsuccessful design of the boilers installed on the ship. newspaper about this the Vedomosti The former director of the Baltic plant, Oleg Shulyakovsky, told . According to him, the operation of such installations on the aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov and Project 956 destroyers often ended in breakdowns.