The Moscow Regional Election Commission attributed the low turnout in the mayoral elections in Khimki to a “scandal.” reports this Interfax with reference to the Chairman of the Moscow Regional Election Commission Irek Vildanov. “Unfortunately, the turnout in Khimki was affected by the negative atmosphere and scandalousness. We planned a turnout of no lower than 20-25 percent for the middle of the day there,” Vildanov said.

The culprit of the accident in which actress Marina Golub and another person died was detained for 48 hours in accordance with Article 91 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation. reports this RIA Novosti with reference to a representative of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow. One of the grounds for detention was that the suspect tried to hide from the investigation.

The single autumn voting day began on October 14 with the opening of polling stations in Chukotka, Kamchatka and Kolyma at 8:00 local time (0:00 Moscow time), RIA Novosti reports . In the three easternmost regions of Russia, about two dozen different elections have begun, including elections for the City Duma of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and additional elections for a deputy of the Kamchatka Legislative Assembly in one of the districts.

Mauritanian President Mohamed Abdel Aziz was wounded on Saturday as a result of shelling, Reuters reports , citing the state's information minister. Initial reports of the incident stated that the president was shot by an unknown man from a passing car. Later it turned out that a military patrol opened fire on the motorcade, which did not recognize the car of the head of state and his escort.

The President of Mauritania, Mohamed Abdel Aziz, who was wounded as a result of shelling, will go for treatment to the former metropolis of the state he leads - France. This was reported by Agence France-Presse , citing a source close to the president. Abdel Aziz will undergo treatment in Paris. It is expected that he will fly there on Sunday, October 14. According to Reuters , the President of Mauritania was slightly wounded in the stomach (earlier media reported a wound in the arm).

On Sunday, October 14, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko of Moscow and All Russia presented Patriarch Kirill with the Belarusian Order of Friendship of Peoples. reports this RIA Novosti . The presentation of the award took place during the patriarch's visit to Minsk, where he arrived to participate in the Feast of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Transaero Airlines has denied information about the emergency landing of a Boeing 767 aircraft at the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk airport. reports this ITAR-TASS with reference to a company representative. “When approaching the destination airport, an indication of the non-synchronous position of the slats briefly went off, which the crew reported to the ground. During the landing approach, the slats came out as normal,” said a Transaero representative.

The cottage of the singer Slava (Anastasia Slanevskaya) near Moscow was robbed on the evening of October 13. reports this RIA Novosti . The criminals stole money and valuables worth about 1.6 million rubles. As Lifenews clarifies, a handmade crocodile leather bag worth about a million rubles was stolen, as well as six and a half thousand euros and 350 thousand rubles in cash. A set of kitchen knives on a stand and an electric kettle were also missing.

Elections to the Seimas of Lithuania began on October 14 at 7:00 local time (8:00 Moscow time), ITAR-TASS agency reports . About 2 thousand people are vying for 141 mandates, of which 71 are distributed according to the majoritarian system and 70 according to party lists. 17 political parties and one coalition are participating in the elections; there is a five percent entry threshold for parties, and a seven percent threshold for coalitions.

Journalist Olga Romanova was interrogated by the Investigative Committee in connection with the information presented in the film “Anatomy of a Protest-2”. This was reported on October 14 by the Ekho Moskvy radio station. The journalist was summoned for questioning during her meeting with her husband Alexei Kozlov , who was found guilty of stock fraud and is currently serving a sentence in a colony. The NTV channel's film "Anatomy of Protest-2" was aired on October 5.

The turnout in the elections for the new City Duma in Vladivostok was less than 11 percent. reports this Interfax . Polling stations in the city have already closed. Two hours before the end of voting, 10.89 percent of voters turned out to vote, that is, about 49 thousand of the approximately 435 thousand registered voters in Vladivostok. The secretary of the Primorye Election Commission, Roman Okhotnikov, explained the low turnout by the good weather.

" Live Journal " announced the winners of the "Rynda of the Year" award for 2011, awarded to the most active bloggers. The award ceremony took place on October 14 at the Dolkabar restaurant hosted by blogger and traveler Sergei Doli. There were 30 nominations in total in the competition. 12 of them were determined by statistical indicators.

The Proton-M launch vehicle with the Intelsat-23 communications satellite successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. reports this RIA Novosti with reference to a representative of Roscosmos. The launch took place at the estimated time - 12:37 Moscow time. The separation of the spacecraft from the Briz-M upper stage is scheduled for 22:07. The hybrid communications satellite Intelsat-23 was developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation for the US telecom operator Intelsat.

The US Navy cruiser USS San Jacinto and the nuclear submarine USS Montpelier collided during a training exercise off the east coast of the United States, Reuters reported on Sunday . The incident occurred on October 13 around 15:30 local time (23:30 Moscow time). The Navy did not specify where exactly the ship and submarine collided off the east coast.

Türkiye has closed its airspace to passenger flights from Syria. This was reported by Agence France-Presse with reference to a statement by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu . “Yesterday (October 13 - Lenta.ru note) we closed the airspace for Syrian passenger flights, just as we had previously done for military aircraft,” Davutoglu said.