The underwear of the current mayor of the city, Ivan Mayer, was stolen from the underwear museum at a bar in Brussels, The Daily Telegraph reports. The incident occurred on Sunday, January 19. Who is behind the theft of the underwear has not yet been established. The owner of the bar De Dolle Mol, anarchist and film director Jean Biqua noted that he always considered the museum of panties funny and of no interest to thieves.

The leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist network, Ayman al-Zawahiri, addressed the Islamists and oppositionists fighting in Syria, calling on them to stop the civil strife and unite against the regime of Bashar al-Assad. reports that an audio recording of Zawahiri has appeared on the Internet Agence France-Presse . “Our hearts bleed... when we see the Syrian mujahideen fighting each other,” CNN quotes the appeal.

Russia was ranked 18th in the ranking of the most innovative countries according to Bloomberg. This year, 30 countries were included in the Global Innovation Index. In 2013, were included 50 countries in the list; Russia then took 14th place. In the current ranking, Russia, in particular, is seventh in terms of concentration of high-tech density.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov promised that Russia will not interfere in the situation in Ukraine, where the political crisis has continued since November 2013. Peskov made a corresponding statement in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda. According to Peskov, the Russian authorities consider any interference in the internal affairs of Ukraine unacceptable and under no circumstances do they intend to take such a step.

They are already flying after you. Why are motorists in Europe and America uniting? Photo: Kim Graf/AP At the beginning of the week, the front pages of German newspapers were full of headlines about a scandal in one of the country's largest public organizations - the All-German Automobile Club (ADAC). Articles about fraud in the voting for the best car of the year overshadowed all other news stories.

The second pilot of the Tu-154 airliner that crashed at Moscow's Domodedovo airport in 2010, Magomed Shamalov, did not undergo initial flight training. reported this with reference to the former deputy general director of the company that owns the Dagestan Airlines aircraft, Alexey Dzhabrailov Interfax . “He studied either at DOSAAF or somewhere else. And as far as I remember, I had an amateur pilot certificate,” said Dzhabrailov.

Mick Jagger decided to make a TV series and a Broadway musical about backing singers. THR reports that The Rolling Stones singer and Victoria Pierman are in talks to make a TV show and stage production based on the documentary Twenty Feet from Stardom. THR writes that the Broadway musical may feature some of the backing singers who appeared in the film.

223 Russian athletes will compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko announced this on January 23. On Thursday, the composition of the Russian team will be approved at a joint meeting of the executive committee of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and the board of the Ministry of Sports, RIA Novosti reports .

David O. Russell has begun work on a drama television series for ABC, writes The Hollywood Reporter. The project does not yet have an official name. Russell serves as a producer on the series and is also the author of the idea. The film's script was written by Suzanne Grant (Pocahontas, Erin Brockovich, Charlotte's Web). It is known that the events of the series will unfold in a private country sports club. ABC intends to air at least one season, which will include 13 episodes.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine confirmed the detention of Lenta.doc project director Andrey Kiselev in Kyiv. A source in the ministry reported this to Lenta.ru. Kiselev is in the Obolonsky District Department of Internal Affairs. The reason for the arrest remains unknown. The fact that Kiselev, who was working in Kyiv on instructions from the editors of Lenta.ru, was detained by the police became known on the morning of January 23.

The return of capitalism How the United States and other developed countries managed to overtake Russia in GDP growth Photo: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the International Monetary Fund published a new forecast for the global economy. It states, in particular, that the growth rate of the world economy will outpace the rate of GDP growth in Russia.

The head coach of the Russian national hockey team, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, named the list of players who will be reserves during the Olympics in Sochi. As the executive director of the Russian Hockey Federation (RFH) told the R-Sport agency, there are eight hockey players on this list - one goalkeeper, three defenders and four forwards. All substitutes represent KHL clubs.

The weighted average exchange rate of the euro during the trading session on the MICEX on January 23 rose by 65 kopecks to 46.62 rubles. At the same time, the dollar strengthened by 22 kopecks to 34.15 rubles, which is the maximum since April 2009. The bi-currency basket, calculated based on the last transaction, added 41 kopecks, reaching 39.76 rubles.

Neil Young has announced a new album. He spoke about the record, which is called “A Letter Home,” in an interview with Rolling Stone. The singer said that the disc would go on sale in March, but did not name the exact release date. According to Young, "A Letter Home" is one of his more "low-tech" recordings. The announcement of the record also appeared on the official website of the Third Man Records label, which will presumably publish it.

Bolivian President Evo Morales announced plans to build the country's first nuclear power plant, BBC News reports. According to Morales, creating its own peaceful nuclear technologies is a strategic priority for the South American state. Speaking at the Bolivian Congress, Morales said that France, Argentina and Iran decided to help the country create the project. In the near future, a high-level commission will be created that will directly study the issue.