Mom, dad, me Police killers detained in Rostov region Photos of the suspects. Image: press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Rostov region On the night of September 8, a gang whose members were connected to each other by family ties was neutralized in the Rostov region. Presumably the group was engaged in robbery (for the sake of earning money) and killing police officers (“for the soul”).

Workers involved in the completion and maintenance of the largest radio astronomy complex ALMA have ended their strike. Their demands to shorten the working day and introduce additional pay for work at high altitudes above sea level were satisfied. Details are provided by the observatory's official website.

Rosoboronexport and the Chinese Ministry of Defense will sign a contract for the supply of 24 Su-35 fighters in 2014. This as reported by RIA Novosti was stated by Deputy General Director of Rosoboronexport Viktor Komardin, . According to him, the parties are currently negotiating the technical appearance of the aircraft. In addition, the possibility of supplying suspended weapons for fighter jets is being discussed, but they will be purchased by China under a separate contract.

Stanford University employee Anatoly Sokolov, together with fellow physicists, has developed a method for producing carbon transistors based on DNA strands. A description of the method was published in Nature Communications ; a summary of the article is retold on the website of the Stanford School of Engineering. During the experiment, bacterial DNA was applied to a silicon substrate, where the nucleic acid was stretched into almost even straight strands.

The Moscow City Election Commission published the results of processing 80.37 percent of the protocols for the mayoral elections in the Russian capital. According to these data, acting mayor Sergei Sobyanin gains 51.40 percent of the votes. RPR-Parnas candidate Alexei Navalny receives the support of 27.20 percent of voters.

Acting governor of the Moscow region Andrei Vorobyov won the election for head of the region. This was reported by the Interfax agency with reference to a statement by the Chairman of the Moscow Regional Election Commission Irek Vildanov. According to data from one hundred percent of precinct election commissions, Vorobyov was supported by 79.15 percent of voters.

Apple has scheduled another presentation for September 10. Traditionally, those invited to the event are not told in advance what exactly will be shown, but almost no one has any doubt that it will be a new iPhone. Lenta.ru decided to summarize everything that is written about the device on the Internet. Invitation The Apple presentation will take place on September 10 in Cupertino, the city in California where the company's headquarters is located.

In August 2013, the average supply price on the Moscow new buildings market decreased by 1.1 percent and amounted to 217.9 thousand rubles per square meter. As stated in the review of the MIEL company, in the territories annexed to the capital, the price of a “square” increased by 2.3 percent over the month to 87.6 thousand rubles.

The Zamoskvoretsky District Court refused to release Mikhail Kosenko, a defendant in the Bolotnaya case, to attend his mother’s funeral, RIA Novosti reports citing lawyer Vladimir Rzhanov. “The court was informed that there is no such practice and the presiding judge Moskalenko will not give permission,” Rzhanov said. The death of Mikhail Kosenko’s mother became known on September 6. At the same time, the defense appealed to the court with a request to release the defendant.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that his country is not planning any aggressive actions against the US Embassy in Iraq, as reported by American media, CNN reports. According to the minister, Iraq is a fraternal and friendly country to Iran, so there can be no talk of any sabotage in Baghdad.

In the second quarter of 2013, Russia ranked 30th in the world in terms of residential real estate price growth. According to RIA Novosti , the Global House Price Index, which included 55 countries, was compiled by Knight Frank. According to the survey, the cost of housing on average across the country increased by 1.1 percent in April-June. In the first quarter of this year, Russia occupied 19th position.

All members of the Iranian cabinet of ministers have created accounts on the social network Facebook, access to which is officially blocked in the country. reports this with reference to the local press The Associated Press . Hassan Rouhani, who recently became president of the country, also started a Facebook page. However, Iranians will be able to see both his account and the ministers' pages only by bypassing the blocking using proxy servers.

Sponsors of sporting events fear the consequences of Russia's law banning gay propaganda among minors during the Sochi Olympics. This as reported by Reuters . was stated by International Olympic Committee Marketing Director Gerhard Heiberg, According to him, American sponsors are most afraid of the consequences of the law. As noted by the IOC, the leadership of the committee is still unclear what could happen to a person who publicly declares his sexual orientation during the Games in Sochi.

The Yekaterinburg City Electoral Commission published interim data on the results of counting votes from approximately 500 of the city's 565 polling stations, Interfax reports . Civic Platform candidate Yevgeny Roizman is in the lead with 33 percent of the vote. The second place is taken by the vice-governor of the Sverdlovsk region, candidate from United Russia Yakov Silin with 30 percent of the votes.

In Bucharest on Sunday, September 8, a demonstration against stray dogs took place, in which several hundred people took part. BBC News reports this. The rally participants supported the city authorities' plans to euthanize stray dogs. The demonstration was attended by the grandmother of a four-year-old boy, who was mauled to death by a pack of stray animals a few days before the protest. It was this incident that sparked renewed discussions about the need to fight dogs.