A terrorist attack was prevented in the Dagestan city of Khasavyurt, the Interfax agency reported on October 25 . During a special operation in the Vinsovkhoz area, two militants were killed who opened fire while checking a car at a traffic police post. The criminals managed to wound one policeman. During a search of the car, two improvised explosive devices were found, which were 50-liter containers with explosives and fuses. Weapons and ammunition were also found in the car.

Psychologists from the University of Cologne found that hand washing increased volunteers' confidence in performing test tasks. The study was published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science (this relatively young publication has not yet received an impact factor ). A brief summary of the work can be read on the university website. The study involved 98 people, divided by experimenters into three groups.

Naftogaz of Ukraine and the European Union have agreed on a new route for gas supplies to Ukraine from Croatia through the territory of Hungary along the so-called Adriatic Corridor. As UNIAN reported on October 25, this was stated by the Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Eduard Stavitsky after negotiations in Brussels. A day earlier, Ukrainian media wrote that Hungary, Croatia and Ukraine agreed to expand existing pipelines to create the Adriatic corridor.

Scientists from the University of Cambridge have figured out the process of sound formation in the whistle of a boiling kettle. The scientists' article appeared in the journal Physics Of Fluids . A summary of the work is provided on the university website. According to scientists, in this way they were able to solve a 100-year-old physical problem posed in The Theory of Sound by John William Strett, known as Lord Rayleigh.

The price of one share of the microblogging service Twitter during the initial public offering (IPO) will be from 17 to 20 dollars per share. reported this on October 24 Reuters , citing the IPO prospectus provided by the company. In total, Twitter plans to sell 70 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange. Thus, the company's income as a result of the IPO could range from $1.25 to $1.44 billion.

Nintendo chief designer Shigeru Miyamoto has clarified the publisher's policy regarding remakes of old games. According to the Polygon portal, Miyamoto explained that the company prefers to develop new projects for its new Wii U console, rather than releasing HD versions of already published ones. He noted that the company may release remakes of old games in the future, but currently most of Nintendo's internal developers are working on new projects.

The criminal, who barricaded himself in a pharmacy in Belmont (North Carolina) after an unsuccessful robbery attempt, surrendered to authorities, reports the Associated Press . The surrender of the criminal was preceded by telephone conversations with him, which the police conducted for several hours. The criminal, armed with a rifle with a telescopic sight, initially also took hostages from among the pharmacy employees, but later released them.

The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense has agreed with the European consortium Eurocopter to supply three multi-role AS365 Dauphin helicopters, Jane's reports . The contract will be signed soon and its cost will be 180 million litas ($71.9 million). Funds for the purchase of multi-purpose helicopters were provided to Lithuania from the structural funds of the European Union.

The creator of the file hosting service and Internet forum UploaderTalk.com announced the closure of the site and said that all this time he had been collecting information about the piracy activity of the resource’s users. The corresponding post was published by the owner of UploaderTalk on October 23. “I gained the trust of many important people. I collected personal data, hostnames and website names.

On the territory of the "Gardener" market, located at the 14th kilometer of the Moscow Ring Road, a major shopping center "Bird Market" will be built. The Moscow Urban Planning and Land Commission approved the urban planning plans for the sites. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a representative of Moskomstroyinvest. The area of ​​retail space in the Bird Market shopping center will be 20.141 thousand square meters.

Metallica will play a concert in Antarctica. The performance will take place on December 8, 2013 at the Argentine scientific station Carlini. This was reported on the group's official website. Musicians will perform in a tent near the helipad. Their performance will be broadcast on the Internet. Only 10 participants of a week-long tour to Antarctica, tickets for which are being given away by Coca Cola, will be able to attend the concert.

Automatic protection disconnected the second power unit of the South Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant from the Ukrainian energy system. this . reports The station's press service The power unit was shut down on October 25 at 8.26 local time. The reasons are currently being investigated. Since the first and third power units of the station are undergoing scheduled repairs, the South Ukrainian NPP is currently completely shut down.

During restoration, a fragment of a painting by Leonardo da Vinci was discovered on the wall of the Sforza Castle in Milan. Corriere Della Sera reports. The fresco was found in the so-called Plank Hall (Sala della Asse), so named because of the wooden panels that once covered its walls. The hall is located on the first floor of the north-eastern part of the castle. Restorers discovered part of a large monochrome fresco painted with charcoal.

The Polish Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with Wojskowe Zaklady Mechaniczne Siemianowice for the supply of an additional batch of 307 Rosomak armored personnel carriers, Defense News reports. The transaction amount was 1.65 billion zlotys ($545.3 million). Under the terms of the agreement, delivery of new vehicles should begin in 2014 and be completed in 2019.

Cocaine was found in the body of a Belgian racing pigeon, reports Agence France-Presse . Traces of the drug were identified after samples were analyzed in a laboratory in South Africa. It is noteworthy that tests carried out in the pigeon’s homeland in Belgium did not reveal the presence of cocaine. Apparently the cocaine given to the pigeon was used as a doping agent. The cocaine pigeon was not the only “athlete” who was caught doping by South African experts.