Bell Helicopter has handed over the first seven Bell 429 multi-role helicopters to the Turkish police, the American company said in a statement. The vehicles were delivered in September-October 2013 ahead of schedule. All helicopters transferred to Turkey have already entered service and are used for surveillance and ensuring safety on highways. Bell 429s are equipped with multi-mode cameras and video recording systems.

A police officer during a search of the Helly Nahmad Gallery in New York. Photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters Well-known New York gallery owner Helly Nahmad, accused of having ties to the American-Russian “gambling mafia,” admitted his guilt. Nahmad gave a confession at a court hearing held on Tuesday, November 12, reports the Associated Press .

In Vietnam, a new law came into force on November 11 that introduced increased fines for adultery, local newspaper Nguoi Dua Tin reported. According to the new law, cohabitation, as well as remarriage with a legal spouse, will be punishable by a fine of one to three million Vietnamese dong ($46-$146). In addition, spouses who happen to be relatives within three generations will have to pay the same fine. The same punishment is prescribed for marriage between adoptive parents and children.

Scientists have discovered in the mountains of Tibet the remains of extinct animals that are the ancestors of modern leopards and leopards. Bone fragments from at least three different individuals, including a jaw with several preserved teeth, indicate that the fossil leopard was comparable in size to its descendants. Details with reference to the publication of scientists in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B are provided by Nature News.

Gaddafi never dreamed of the Supreme Leader of Iran being named among the most powerful investors in the world Portrait of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo: Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters Reuters conducted a special investigation, which revealed that Iran's spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is one of the largest investors in the world. According to Reuters, he completely controls the company Setad ("Imam's Order Execution Center") with total assets of $95 billion (as of 2008).

The National Bank of Belarus has denied rumors about limiting the circulation of dollars and euros. agency reported this on November 13 The Interfax with reference to the representative of the National Bank, Alexander Timoshenko. According to him, such rumors “are absolute nonsense.” In a country with an open economy, it is impossible to implement a ban on the circulation of currency, the official noted.

Israel plans to build about 20 thousand new houses in Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. reported this on November 12 Agence France-Presse , citing the non-governmental organization Peace Now, which monitors construction in the Palestinian territories. According to the organization, in late October, Israel's Ministry of Construction issued tenders for the construction of new houses in settlements including the Jerusalem suburb of Gush Etzion and Efrat, south of the city.

The Verkhovna Rada failed to pass a law on sending prisoners for treatment abroad. Consideration of the issue on which the future fate of ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, as well as the European integration of Ukraine, depends, has been postponed, reports Ukrayinska Pravda . Tymoshenko's release, or at least sending her abroad for treatment, was an EU condition, subject to which Ukraine could count on signing an association agreement and a free trade zone.

The facts established during the audit of the intended use of bonded loans and loans secured by state guarantees at Rusnano indicate an irrational and ineffective waste of funds. This was reported in a press release from Rosfinnadzor. As a result of a random audit, the department found that funds from two bond loans in the amount of 20 billion rubles, raised in 2011, were not used for their intended purpose for 16 months.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the country's Ministry of Construction to reconsider plans to build new houses in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. reported this on November 13 The Associated Press . In a statement, the prime minister said the announcement of settlement expansion plans had caused "unnecessary conflict" with international society.

The Moscow football club "Spartak" wrote statements to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Yaroslavl region and the regional prosecutor's office with a request to initiate criminal cases against the team's fans who hung a Nazi flag at the Russian Cup match with Yaroslavl "Shinnik". This was reported by Championship.com with reference to its own sources.

The Government Commission on Foreign Investment approved the purchase by the Chinese company Jilin Horok of a blocking stake in Geotechnologies, which owns nickel, copper and cobalt deposits in Kamchatka. reported this on November 13 Interfax with reference to the head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service Igor Artemyev.

A small mining corporation, Alix Resources (Canada), will pay contractor Ridge Resources for geological exploration work at a tungsten deposit in bitcoins. This was reported in a company press release . Upon completion of the work, Ridge will issue an invoice in Canadian dollars, after which Alix will transfer the funds to Bitcoin and pay the contractor. The company calls this payment method innovative and original.

The Russian Navy may receive the first ship built on a modular basis by 2018-2020. This as reported by RIA Novosti was stated by the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Viktor Chirkov, . According to him, building ships on a modular basis from ready-made blocks will speed up the design and make their production cheaper. “In the process of implementing a long-term shipbuilding program, new ships for the Navy must be built on a modular basis.

The Moscow hockey club CSKA on its official website announced the termination of the contract with the bronze medalist of the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, defenseman Daniil Markov. Cooperation between the parties was terminated by mutual consent. This season, the 37-year-old Russian played 12 games for CSKA, scoring one goal and giving one assist. Markov has been playing for the capital's club since January 2013.