A trial court in New Jersey issued a ruling requiring the state to allow same-sex marriages. CNN reported this on September 27. The court found that “civil unions,” which currently can formalize same-sex couples, are discriminatory because they do not allow them to receive benefits and benefits from the federal budget.

Players of the Russian beach soccer team defeated the host team of the tournament in the semifinals of the World Championship, which is taking place in Tahiti. The meeting, held on Friday in Papeete (Saturday Moscow time), ended with a score of 5:3 in favor of the Russians, RIA Novosti reports . As part of the winners, Dmitry Shishin scored a hat-trick (9th, 17th and 35th minutes), Alexei Makarov scored a double (33, 35).

Ukrainian fans during the match with San Marino. Photo: Sergey Supinsky / AFP Ukraine will play a World Cup qualifying match against Poland without spectators. This decision was made by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee on September 27, according to the organization’s official website.

The Russian men's team defeated the Serbian team in the semi-final match of the European Volleyball Championship, which takes place in the cities of Poland and Denmark. The meeting ended with a score of 3:1 (25:19, 24:26, 25:23, 25:15), ITAR-TASS reports . The Russians' opponent in the final will be determined in the second semi-final between the national teams of Italy and Bulgaria. The final of the tournament will take place on September 29 in Copenhagen.

Zenit beat Spartak Moscow at the Petrovsky Stadium in St. Petersburg with a score of 4:2. The match was broadcast live by the NTV-plus channel “Our Football”. The hosts opened the scoring in the 20th minute - Alexander Kerzhakov scored. Nine minutes later, Kim Kjellström equalized the result - 1:1. In the second half, Zenit again took the lead - in the 69th minute, Hulk made an accurate shot from outside the penalty area, but a minute later Yura Movsisyan equalized the score.

Texas authorities, who announced in early August that there was a shortage of phenobarbital, a drug used in lethal injections used to execute criminals, said they were resupplying supplies. reported this on September 27 Agence France-Presse . A spokesman for the state Department of Criminal Justice said the drug shortage had been resolved, but did not specify who would supply phenobarbital for future executions.

Ministers from Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party have left the Italian government, Reuters reports on Saturday, September 28 . This decision was made due to the “unacceptable” ultimatum put forward by Prime Minister Enrico Letta, the party said. He demanded that parliament pass a vote of confidence in his cabinet, which was unable to agree on raising tax rates to reduce the budget deficit.

One of the buildings of Moscow school No. 740 in the Molzhaninovsky district will be repaired by November 11. about this The director of the educational institution, Galina Velikanova, told RIA Novosti on Saturday, September 28. According to Velikanova, one of the two school buildings cannot be repaired, but in the second building, which is located on Leningradskoye Shosse, “all shortcomings will be eliminated.” Repair work in emergency rooms has already begun and will last about a month.

In Armenia, from January 1, 2014, they will begin to replace old-type passports with biometric ones. This was announced on Saturday by the head of the passport and visa department of the police, Vardan Bichakhchyan, RIA Novosti reports . At the same time, residents of Yerevan, Gyumri and Vanadzor could receive biometric passports and identification cards from mid-2012.

Federal Drug Control Service officers interrupted the concert of the Israeli electronic group Infected Mushroom at Moscow's GlavClub. reports this RIA Novosti with reference to a correspondent present at the concert. According to Rock Cult, the concert was interrupted when the band only managed to play two songs. climbed onto the stage , after which the music was turned off and the musicians and technical workers were taken off stage.

At the end of September, the Belarusian BelAZ announced the creation of the largest dump truck in the world: the company managed to build a truck capable of transporting up to 450 tons at a time. Lenta.ru decided to look at other giant dump trucks to find out with whom BelAZ will compete in the market.

The Norwegian budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle has suspended flights of one of its two “Dreamliners,” the Associated Press reported on Saturday, September 28 . As noted in the company's statement, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was transferred to the manufacturer to eliminate technical deficiencies. Representatives of Norwegian Air Shuttle did not specify what exactly was wrong with the plane. The airline recognized the plane as not reliable enough, which is why passengers faced flight delays.

On the night of September 28, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution demanding the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons. According to the Associated Press , the document was unanimously supported by all 15 members of the UN Security Council. The resolution provides for harsh consequences for the Syrian authorities in case of non-compliance, however, foreign military intervention in this situation will be possible only if the UN Security Council adopts a separate resolution.

The vice-chairman of the British Conservative Party has been arrested on suspicion of rape, The Guardian reports. The alleged victim claims Alan Lewis raped her around Manchester in the late 1960s when she was a teenager. Lewis, now 75, has already been released on bail. According to Agence France-Presse , the police are providing the necessary support and assistance to the victim. Lewis's party, whose leader is British Prime Minister David Cameron, declined to comment on the allegations.

The Miss World beauty contest, the final of which took place on Saturday in Bali, was won by 23-year-old representative of the Philippines Megan Young, reports Agence France-Presse . Besides her, Miss France, Miss Ghana, Miss Brazil and Miss Spain reached the finals. The top ten most beautiful girls on the planet also included representatives from Jamaica, Indonesia, England, Nepal and Australia, according to the event website. In addition, Miss Gibraltar won the People's Choice Award.