A Turkish prosecutor who was taken hostage in a court building in Istanbul died in a hospital where he was taken with severe injuries after the police stormed the building. The terrorists shot him five times, two bullets hit him in the head. According to Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, these shots were the reason for the assault. Earlier it was reported that the prosecutor received injuries that did not pose a threat to life.

The national film award "Nika" for 2014 in the nomination "Best Feature Film" was awarded to Alexei German's film "It's Hard to Be a God". Herman, who died in February 2013, was also awarded Best Director. The award for the best male role was received by Leonid Yarmolnik ("It's hard to be a god"). Elena Lyadova (“Leviathan”) was recognized as the best actress. Awards for supporting roles went to Roman Madyanov (Leviathan) and Daria Moroz (The Fool).

The new director of the Novosibirsk opera Vladimir Kekhman met with the troupe. Complete decoding Photo: Evgeny Kurskov / TASS / Vida Press On March 29, the Ministry of Culture of Russia resigned the director of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater Boris Mazhrich due to the production of Wagner’s opera Tangeyer.

At the crash site of an A320 passenger plane in the Alps, fragments of a mobile phone were found, in whose memory a video recording of the last seconds of the airliner's flight was preserved. It was made by one of the passengers or crew members of the aircraft. The recording was seen by journalists from the German newspaper Bild and the French magazine Paris Match. It has not been published in the public domain.

Shot: Jaypee / YouTube The first of April is the day of stupid, unbearable draws (as well as attempts to guess whether it is a joke or not). In order for lovers of jokes in the spirit of “look, you have a back in white” (usually they are the only ones who laugh at their own joke - just like a cat from our header ) felt their worthlessness, the “Medusa” is represented by an extremely cruel draw.

A friendly match between the national teams of Russia and Kazakhstan, which took place on March 31 at the Khimki arena, ended with a score of 0:0. Since the match was friendly, both teams made a large number of substitutions, and initially not all the leading players entered the field. The match was broadcast in Russia by the Rossiya-2 TV channel. The game with Kazakhstan is the second match of the Russian team in 2015.

Continued: Turkish terrorists killed the prosecutor taken hostage The police stormed the courthouse in Istanbul, where the terrorists took the prosecutor hostage. As a result of the operation, all three terrorists were killed. The hostage was injured. Eyewitnesses reported gunfire and at least one explosion in the building. The prosecutor is hospitalized with injuries that do not pose a threat to life (English).

Shot: Warner Bros. Pictures / YouTube Warner Bros. Published a new trailer for the film Mad Max: Road Road. In the video for two and a half minutes long, shots are shown that did not fall into the previous trailers to the film. Mad Max will be rented in mid -May 2015. The main role in the film will play Tom Hardy. Warner Bros. Pictures Mad Max: Fury Road - Official Main Trailer [HD] See also: sand, spikes, and the roar of motors . Posters to the film "Mad Max: Road Road."

The jury returned a guilty verdict in the case of the Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists, whose members were accused of murders. The jurors answered yes to nearly all of the 69 questions the judge asked them. They acquitted only Yuri Tikhomirov, who was accused of arms trafficking and participation in a gang in connection with the murder of anti-fascist Ilya Dzhaparidze. However, he was found guilty of the murder of Dzhaparidze in 2012, he is now serving a sentence.

The executive director of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, Vladimir Ashurkov, received political asylum in the UK. He himself told Vedomosti about this. According to him, he submitted a petition to the British authorities in the summer of 2014; they approved the request at the end of March. Asylum was granted due to the fact that in Russia he is being persecuted for political reasons. Ashurkov's common-law wife Alexandrina Markvo also applied for asylum.

In the case of a “bad good person”, Navalny was interrogated. Reporting Andrei Kozenko Photo: Zurab Javahadze / TASS / Canpix In the October Court of Vladimir, the criminal case of the theft from the treasury fence of the painting by Sergey Sotov “Bad Good Man” continues. The theft is accused of one of the close associates of the opposition Alexei Navalny, an employee of the Foundation for Combating Corruption (FBC) George Alburov. On Tuesday, March 31, Navalny himself spoke in court.

Photo: Amawestergren / Twitter The iron throne is one of the main symbols of the series “Game of Thrones”, even for people who have not seen a single series. Not only is the throne itself remembered at first glance, but the Queen Elizabeth II , then Snup Dogg, also come to see it. The queen, by the way, did not sit on the throne out of etiquette , but the hip-hop artist not only sat on it, but also smoked a cigar in the process.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, by his decree, created an agency for nationalities. One of the tasks of the new department will be "strengthening the unity of the multinational people of the Russian Federation (Russian nation)". The agency will also deal with the prevention of discrimination based on nationality. The agency will be subordinate to the government of the Russian Federation. The head of the department will also be appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers.

Complete decoding of the discussion of Sergey Parkhomenko and Alexander Nevzorov Photo: Anna Gruzdeva / "Open Library" On March 29, a series of discussions was held as part of the Open Library project in St. Petersburg. Medusa represents a complete decoding of the conversation of the journalist, one of the founders of the Dissernet project, Sergei Parkhomenko and journalist Alexander Nevzorov. The declared theme of the discussion is the “end of history”.

At a fire station in a suburb of Philadelphia, a gunman took three to five people hostage. According to the police, the hostages were taken by a former fireman. He has already been arrested by the police. There were no reports of casualties in the incident.