Aeroflot airline intends to file another lawsuit against Sheremetyevo Airport. This was reported in a press release from the air carrier. The reason for the lawsuit was flight delays caused by unscheduled repairs of the runway at Sheremetyevo. According to the airline, since October 1, the airport has been experiencing massive flight delays ranging from 16 minutes to seven hours.

Jordan Mechner's remake of Karateka will be released for the Xbox 360 console on November 14th. This was reported on the game's page on Xbox.com. The first screenshots of the new Karateka were also published there. As previously reported, the new Karateka will be a rhythm fighting game.

The rapid decline of the Iranian rial is explained by the economic war that the West is waging against the Islamic republic, trying to force it to abandon nuclear development. This , as reported by Agence France-Presse was stated by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad . According to him, the efforts of the “enemies” were unsuccessful. Imports of goods into Iran in the first half of this year amounted to $26 billion.

In the Stavropol Territory, former policeman Vladimir Mokhonchenko, who provided patronage to a criminal group, was sentenced to one year and 11 months in a penal colony. This was reported on October 2 on the website of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. Mokhonchenko was found guilty under Article 285 of the Criminal Code (abuse of official powers). According to the Kommersant newspaper, initially Mokhonchenko’s accusation was much more serious.

An unusual cold region has been discovered in the atmosphere of Venus. The scientists' article appeared in the Journal of Geophysical Research ( pdf ), and a summary is available on the website of the European Space Agency (ESA). The layer is located at an altitude of 125 kilometers, and its temperature reaches minus 175 degrees Celsius.

Matt Reeves has been attached to direct Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Heat Vision reports. The film "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", which became a restart of the famous science fiction franchise, was released in August 2011. The film was directed by Rupert Wyatt. The film grossed over US$481 million against a budget of US$93 million. In mid-September 2012, it became known that Wyatt did not want to work on the sequel.

The website of the Georgian Central Election Commission experienced a malfunction on the night of Tuesday, October 2, Interfax reports, citing technical staff of the Central Election Commission. Apparently, this happened due to the fact that thousands of users tried to open the site at the same time.

The income of the five largest banks from stock trading on Wall Street at the end of this year will be the lowest since 2006. Bloomberg reports this. Thus, in the third quarter, traders’ earnings fell by 14 percent compared to July-September last year. Last year, trading in stocks and other securities brought in $40 billion for the nine most active banks in the market.

The captain of the NHL club "Boston Bruins" Zdeno Chara will play for the Prague "Lion" during the lockout. This was reported by the official website of the KHL team. In the near future the player should sign a contract with Lev According to the Slovak publication iSport.cz, Hara will join the new team on October 3. The 35-year-old defender is expected to make his debut for Lev on October 6 in a home match with SKA St. Petersburg.

Publishing house Egmont has acquired the rights to publish books and magazines on the game Minecraft from the Swedish studio Mojang. This was reported by the Techcrunch portal. It is unclear what Egmont's Minecraft print editions will represent. However, representatives of the publisher explained that they are going to release several products based on this game, and their release will take place next year.

Organizers of the Australian Open have announced that the 2013 tournament's prize fund will increase by four million dollars to $31 million. reports Associated Press . This amount will be the largest in the history of Grand Slam tournaments. The prize fund of the 2012 Australian Open was also greater than that of other Grand Slam tournaments. In 2012, the total prize money of the French Open (Roland Garros) and Wimbledon was 24 million each, and the US Open was 22 million.

Scientists working with the Cassini probe have published photographs of Titan taken during the device's final approach to Saturn's moon. The photographs and their descriptions are available on the UniverseToday portal. The Cassini probe passed near Titan between September 26 and 27, 2012, but the photographs have only just been released. The device entered from the night side of the satellite.

A survey conducted for German Unity Day by the newspaper Bild showed that significant differences remain between residents of the former GDR and West Germany. In particular, the trait of obsession with money was considered typical of West Germans by 36 percent of respondents, while only 17 percent attributed it to East Germans.

The Vatican court has ordered the opening of an investigation into the city's law enforcement agencies in connection with complaints from the Pope's valet about the brutal conditions of his detention. According to ANSA, Paolo Gabriele said that for the first 15-20 days after his arrest he was kept in a small room in which the light was constantly on.

The Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company intends to build a new aircraft for Russian regional lines over the next two to three years. writes about this Vedomosti in its issue dated October 2. The liner will be built in Kunovice, Czech Republic, at a plant controlled by UMMC. Now this plant produces L-410 aircraft (16 units per year), which have been mass-produced since 1969.