The head of the Komi Republic, Vyacheslav Gaizer, suspected of fraud and the creation of a criminal group, was detained in Moscow when he was on vacation and was about to fly abroad. to Interfax This was reported by a law enforcement source.

US Secretary of State John Kerry called on Russia and Iran to facilitate the start of negotiations with Bashar al-Assad to resolve the conflict in Syria. Kerry once again demanded Assad's resignation, but agreed that it could be postponed for some time. According to the Secretary of State, when and how the Syrian president will lose power is a matter of negotiation. “We are ready for negotiations. Is Assad ready for negotiations, for real negotiations?

Streaming service Netflx has changed the synopsis of Pocahontas due to allegations of sexism, signs of which were seen in its previous description. The author of the blog Native Appropriations Adrienne Keane criticized the announcement of the cartoon, which seemed to her one-sided and focuses only on the romantic aspects of the story. It said that Pocahontas should marry the best warrior in the tribe, but she wants something more and soon meets Captain John Smith.

Frame: enjoykin / youtube The video blogger Enjoykin turned the legendary performance of the Minister of Sports Vitaly Mutko in English in the song. In it, Mutko sings that Russia represents new horizons for “Sports number one”, about the beginning of the “new era” and the destruction of the “symbolic wall”. Enjoykin Enjoykin - From My Heart Enjoykin specializes in creating clips from runette popular in runet.

Photo: Elma / Flickr (CC by 2.0) On September 17, Harvard was awarded the Shnobel Prize for dubious achievements in science. The prize was received by studies of the urination of mammals, pain of bees bites in various parts of the body and other interesting work . The scientific publication N+1 has prepared a selection of seven studies of the last year, which undeservedly were left without the Shnobel Prize.

The Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case against the head of the Komi Republic Vyacheslav Gaiser and his deputy Alexei Chernov. The case was opened under articles on fraud and the creation of a criminal community. In the message of the Investigative Committee it is said that in total 19 people are suspected in the case. The criminal group, according to the investigation, operated from 2006 to 2015.

Frame: 1tv / youtube TV presenter Maxim Galkin will again appear on the air of Channel One after a seven-year break: he will take part in the new season of the project “Exactly”. To note the return of the artist, the TV channel shot the mini-best-handle of the Soviet film “Watch out the car”, where Konstantin Ernst appears in the role of love, and Galkin itself actually in the role of Detochkin.

For the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Pentagon has begun reviewing and updating plans for action in the event of an armed conflict with Russia, which could pose a potential threat to NATO member countries. It is reported by Foreign Policy, citing sources in the US State Department and the US Department of Defense. Russia's invasion of the Baltic states is considered as a possible scenario. The Pentagon is exploring two options for action - within NATO and outside it.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to conclude an agreement on the creation of a Russian air base in Belarus. According to the president's order , the agreement should be signed following the results of negotiations between the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation with the Belarusian side. In early September 2015, the government of the Russian Federation approached Vladimir Putin with a proposal to create a Russian air base in Belarus .

A bar weighing 75 kilograms disappeared from the top of Elbrus, which was raised there in early September by Andrey Rodichev, the master of sports and the judge of the first category in powerlifting. Abdul-Khalim Olmezov, President of the Federation of Mountaineering, Rock Climbing and Sports Tourism of Kabardino-Balkaria, said that he was at the top of the mountain on September 16 - there is no barbell there.

Japan's upper house of parliament has approved a bill allowing the use of military forces abroad. In mid-July, this document was supported by the lower house. Since 1945, after the end of World War II, the Japan Self-Defense Forces were not authorized to conduct overseas operations.

The government of the Russian Federation supported a bill allowing Russians to have two international passports at once. The response to the bill says that this initiative is in the interests of the citizens of the Russian Federation, and can also provide additional revenue to the federal budget. The government's response stipulates that the issuance of two foreign passports is possible only if one of them is a new generation passport.

The Prosecutor General's Office refused to approve the indictment in the case of the Falcon plane crash at Vnukovo, which killed Total CEO Christophe de Margerie. The case has been sent for further investigation, said the wife of one of the accused, dispatcher Alexander Kruglov. Her words were confirmed by Alexander Karabanov, the lawyer of the main defendant in the case, Vladimir Martynenko.

The most expensive news of the Frankfurt car dealership Frankfurt car dealership - the largest automobile event in Europe is in full swing. The exhibition, which takes place every two years, was opened on September 17 and will close the 27th. Medusa studied that automobile concerns were introduced in Frankfurt, and gathered a gallery of the most expensive and unusual innovations: from Bentley with built -in hours for 150 thousand euros to Gran Turismo 6 cars.

US President Barack Obama nominated Eric Fanning, who is openly gay, for the post of Secretary of the US Army. Fanning has been Deputy Minister since June 2015. In 2013, Fanning served as Acting Secretary of the United States Air Force for six months and then as Deputy Secretary of the Air Force. In addition, Fanning held high positions in the US Department of the Navy. If approved, Fanning will become the first openly gay person to hold the position.