Police stopped a mass brawl in the Lyubertsy district of the Moscow region, Interfax reported on Saturday , citing the press service of the regional Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. 78 people were taken to police departments, 60 of whom were minors. Some had bats and masks with slits with them, RIA Novosti notes .

In China, the mayor of Nanjing was removed from his post. As the Xinhua agency reported on Saturday, October 19, this decision was made due to suspicions of malfeasance against the mayor Ji Jianye. The report does not specify what exactly Ji Jianye is suspected of. According to The South China Morning Post, the politician was detained on the morning of Friday, October 18, and taken to Beijing. Several employees of the Nanjing City Hall have already been questioned in connection with the case.

On October 18, Edgar Wright's new film "Armagedman" (original title - "The World's End") - a comedy about friends who decide to remember their youth and an alien invasion - was released in Russian theaters. It is the final installment in the Blood and Ice Cream trilogy, which also includes Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.

“We acted like hyperactive kids on amphetamines” Simon Pegg on Armageddon, beer culture and hobbit feet Simon Pegg in the movie "Armaged Man" On October 18, Edgar Wright's new film "Armagedman" (original title - "The World's End") - a comedy about friends who decide to remember their youth and an alien invasion - was released in Russian theaters. It is the final installment in the Blood and Ice Cream trilogy, which also includes Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.

US authorities condemned the prolonged siege of the Damascus suburbs by government forces and called on the Syrian authorities to open access to these areas for humanitarian aid. The corresponding statement by US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki was published on October 18 on the department’s website.

The police of the Krasnodar region are investigating the circumstances of the death of a priest, whose body with a traumatic brain injury was found in the trunk of his own car. this on Saturday, October 19 . reported The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation The crashed Audi of the 61-year-old priest was discovered by traffic inspectors. They said she crashed into a tree. When examining the car, the body of its owner was found in the trunk.

Five natives of Dagestan and Armenia were detained in Moscow, suspected of counterfeiting banknotes in denominations of one thousand and five thousand rubles. reported this on Saturday, October 19 Interfax . All detainees, including the alleged leader of the criminal group, have already been placed in custody by a court decision. At the same time, the police believe that the suspects had several more accomplices, but their identities have not yet been established.

In the UK, the violin on which the head of the ship's orchestra played to the passengers of the sinking Titanic has gone under the hammer. According to Agence France-Presse , the instrument was sold for 900 thousand pounds (about a million euros). The starting price of the violin was 50 pounds, but immediately after the start of trading it began to rise sharply. The main struggle took place between four anonymous auction participants who participated by telephone.

A light plane carrying paratroopers crashed in Belgium. reported this on Saturday Agence France-Presse . As a result of the disaster, everyone on board died, presumably 10 or 11 people. It is reported that the disaster occurred near the city of Namur, located in the central part of the country. The plane took off from the Tamplu airfield and crashed ten minutes later, falling into a field near the village of Marshovlet, 250 meters from the houses.

On Saturday, October 19, a rally was held in Novopushkinsky Park in Moscow in support of the city’s only boarding school for blind children. This was reported to Lenta.ru by Elena Nasibulova, a member of the school’s governing council and the head of the parent committee. According to her, about 200 people took part in the event. It was timed to coincide with International White Cane Day, celebrated on October 15.

A Milan court has banned the former head of the Italian government, Silvio Berlusconi, from holding public office for the next two years. reported this on Saturday, October 19 Agence France-Presse . Berlusconi has the right to appeal this decision to a higher authority. In addition, the court's ruling in this regard cannot come into force without the approval of the upper house of the Italian parliament, of which the politician is now a member.

Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels on the set of Dumb and Dumber 2. Photo: Jim Carrey's Twitter Unknown people stole a camera worth $500,000 from the cameraman of the second part of the comedy “Dumb and Dumber,” Atlanta Business Chronicle reported on October 19. The incident occurred on October 12. According to the publication, the cameraman who was transporting the camera to the set went off to have a snack, leaving it in the car.

Suspects of the murder of the judge of the Arbitration Court of the Chechen Republic Adam Agakhadzhiev and businessman Isa Atayev were arrested on October 18 by a court decision. This was reported on the official website of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. The department reported that the suspects confirmed the earlier testimony about the murder, and also told where the car of the dead was destroyed and the weapon was hidden.

At least twenty people became victims of a road accident that occurred in the Philippines on the night of October 19, and another 44 people were injured. reports this The Associated Press with reference to the police. According to police, a truck coming down the road crashed into a passenger bus in front. At the same time, the local police chief said that the driver of the passenger bus was allegedly responsible for the accident.

The meeting of the Opposition Coordination Council scheduled for October 19, which was supposed to be the last due to the expiration of the term of office, did not take place due to lack of quorum. The date for the election of a new council has not yet been set. reports this ITAR-TASS , stating that CSR has ceased to exist. Of the 40 members, only nine attended Saturday's meeting. Two more were ready to participate in the work via video link.