Agatha Christie's novel "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" is recognized as the best detective story of all time. This was reported on the website of the Crime Writers Association (CWA), which, in honor of its 60th anniversary, conducted a survey among 600 crime writers. The competition included 10 works, which also included Christie’s novel “Murder on the Orient Express,” “The Hound of the Baskervilles” by Arthur Conan Doyle and “The Deep Sleep” by Raymond Chandler.

Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon voted in the elections, following which he intends to be re-elected for a new term. Asia-Plus reports this. The head of the republic voted at one of the polling stations in Dushanbe. The process took place without the participation of journalists. The presidential elections in Tajikistan began at 06:00 local time. Voting will continue until 20:00.

There has been a war going on at the Moscow Academic Art Lyceum for six months now. In July 2013, academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, architect Valery Rzhevsky, author of the projects for the frost-resistant city “Umka”, the buildings of the “Crystal” and “Golden Palace” casinos, winner of the FSB award, was appointed to the position of director of the educational institution.

US Democratic Party representative Bill de Blasio won the New York mayoral election, The New York Times reported on November 5, citing exit poll data. The publication notes that de Blasio has won the support of the majority of the population in New York. According to preliminary data, more than 60 percent of voters voted for de Blasio. De Blasio became the first Democratic candidate in the last 20 years to win the New York City mayoral election.

Colorado has approved a tax on the cultivation and sale of marijuana. reported this on November 5 Coloradoan.com . By the end of the referendum, nearly 65 percent of state residents agreed with a 15 percent excise tax on marijuana cultivation and a 10 percent sales tax. It is expected that taxes on soft drugs will bring in up to $70 million annually to local budgets.

In the Tyumen region, the alleged killers of five lumberjacks, whose bodies were found in the Uvat region, have been detained. This was reported on the website of the regional department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. Three previously convicted residents of the Kurgan region, who worked in the same brigade as those killed, were detained in a rented apartment in Kurgan.

The presidential elections in Tajikistan, taking place on November 6, have been recognized as valid. reports this Avesta with reference to data from the Central Election Commission of the Republic. According to the Central Election Commission at 14:00 local time, voter turnout was 68 percent. In accordance with the legislation of Tajikistan, elections are considered valid if more than half of the voters included in the lists take part in them.

The temporary administration of Pushkino Bank, whose license was revoked in September, discovered “drawn” assets in the financial institution. reports this RIA Novosti with reference to information published in the Bulletin of the Bank of Russia. According to Central Bank experts, by the time the license was revoked, Pushkino’s assets could be valued at 15.7 billion rubles, and not at 30 billion, as was done in the bank itself.

“This is the rehabilitation of a comic book into a movie” Interview with Thor and Loki - actors Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston Still from the film "Thor 2: The Dark World" At the beginning of November, a new film about Thor, a superhero from Marvel comics, was released in Russia with the subtitle “The Dark World”. The main role, as in the first Thor, released in 2011, was played by Chris Hemsworth. Loki, the half-brother and rival of the main character, was played by Tom Hiddleston.

Four suspects in the murder of the head of the Krasnogvardeisky district of the republic, Murat Kudaev, committed in 2006, have been detained in Adygea. agency reported this on November 6 The Interfax . The names of the detainees are not disclosed; it is only reported that among them are those who ordered the murder. All suspects are local residents. In 2006, only one suspect, a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, was arrested as part of this criminal case. His further fate was not reported.

In Yekaterinburg, the police stopped a meeting of criminal authorities, in which Timur Mirzoev, a relative of Aslan Usoyan, better known as Ded Hassan, who was killed in early 2013, was supposed to take part. This was reported on the website of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Sverdlovsk Region.

The Dzerzhinsky District Court of St. Petersburg upheld the joint claim of representatives of the New Artists group, who demanded that Sergei Bugaev-Afrika return their paintings. According to Fontanka.ru, Bugaev must give them 20 works that the authors themselves - Oleg Zaika, Evgeny Kozlov, Inal Savchenko and Oleg Maslov - considered lost.

C'et yung disasters What to do for a boar and a llama in France Lama Serge and his kidnappers. Photo: Facebook In France, representatives of the artiodactyl order have been in the news more than once over the past few days. All three heroes of these news belonged to different biological species and found themselves in completely different, but equally strange situations. “Lenta.ru” decided to tell about their misadventures in more detail.

Actor and athlete Oleg Taktarov was fined 1.5 thousand rubles for insulting a waitress in one of the restaurants in the city of Sarov. This was reported on the website of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court.

Lubok and oak tree How two directors of an art lyceum argued: an essay by Lenta.ru Classes at the Moscow Academic Art Lyceum. Photo: art-release.rf There has been a war going on at the Moscow Academic Art Lyceum for six months now.