The goalkeeper "San Jose Sharks" Evgeny Nabokov was recognized as the best hockey player of the past week in the regular championship of the National Hockey League. During the accountable time, Eugene held three games, and in all achieved victory, and twice defended "to zero." In the match with the "Kalgary", which the "sharks" won with a score of 2: 0 , he reflected 27 shots, and the Karolina hockey players, who lost 0: 4, tried to prevent his gate 24 times.

The European Commission on Tuesday approved the issuance of residence permit or permits for the stay of the European Union to immigrants, which "report important information about smugglers engaged in illegal transfer of people into the European Union." About this, as RIA Novosti reports, reported in the representative office of the European Commission / EC / in Austria.

On Tuesday, the Japanese mafioso shot the house of the former boss of one of the largest criminal Cocousy-Kai criminal syndicate in Japan, RIA Novosti reports. The incident occurred at 5:30 a.m. local time in the city of Cookies in the site of the site nearby with Tokyo. The 31-year-old fighter of the gangster group, which is part of Kokusui-Kai, fired six shots from the pistol at the house of the former ex-head of the syndicate.

In the east today, the New Year's Eve has begun on the lunar calendar. The eastern zodiac sign of the coming year is a horse, the element is water . The origin of this holiday is not directly related to Buddhism, but since the participation of Buddhist monks in the state New Year celebrations was mandatory everywhere, this gave the holiday an increasingly sacred character and turned it over time into one of the main holidays of the Buddhist annual cycle.

The Supreme Court of Russia began to consider the legality of the order of the Ministry of Defense on secret information. As RIA Novosti reports, the hearing is held closed. The press from the hall is removed.

The ancient Russian cities of Pskov and Izborsk are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. This is stated in a letter of the Permanent Representative of Russia under this international organization Evgeny Sidorov, who was today at the administration of the Pskov region. Pskov √ one of the oldest Russian cities. The first mention of him dates back to the chronicle of "The Tale of Bygone Years", and his fortress was first -class by the eighteenth century.

In terms of the number of customers served in Moscow, Vimpelcom was ahead of its main competitor to MTS. Such data are contained in the report of the United Financial Group, Renaissance Capal and Brunswick UBS Warburg, published by Bloomberg . In January, the Bi-Lina subscribers became about 170 thousand Muscovites, while the total Moscow base of the company grew to 2.11 million MTS was able to increase the subscriber base by only 20-30 thousand people to 2.06 million.

Igor Kravchuk will replace the veteran of the Kalgary team as part of the Russian Olympic hockey team Dmitry Yushkevich, who injured the last Tuesday during the NHL regular season match. According to the general manager of Russians Vyacheslav Fetisov, Kravchuk was chosen "mainly because of his international experience." 35-year-old Igor Kravchuk, who plays his 11th season in the NHL, won two gold Olympic medals-as part of the Soviet team in Kalgary in 1988 and four years later in Alberville.

In Moscow, an exhibition of the Russian folk toy "Fun" opens. The initiator of the action was the Society "Tradition", whose executive director Alexei Sankin in an interview with RIA "Novosti" said: "The main task of the exhibition is to arouse an interest in a folk toy, bring it into the world of Russian fairy tales and entertainment. Our parsley, bunnies and chanterelles are an excellent alternative to all kinds of poems and telepusics.

In Pakistan, the trial of the suspects of the abduction of the American reporter Wall Street Journal Daniel Porela, who disappeared in Karachi on January 23 , when he tried to make contact with representatives of Islamic radical groups. Meanwhile, the main suspect in the organization of the abduction of journalist Ahmed Omar Sad Sheikh is still free , and the fate of Daniel Pall remains unknown. Representatives of the authorities admitted that there is serious reason to worry about his safety.

A rally is held near the US Embassy on Novinsky Boulevard in Moscow in protest against the trial of the ex-president of Yugoslavia Slobodan Miloshevich. According to RIA Novosti , the rally is dedicated to the anniversary of the transfer of Milosevich to the international tribunal in the former Yugoslavia and the beginning of the process over the ex-president. The audience act in support of Milosevich and accuse the United States and NATO countries of violent acts regarding Yugoslavia.

The eldest son of the Iraqi leader Uday Hussein responded with great approval about the organizers of the attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001. As the Russian News Service reports, he called terrorist attacks on American cities "a bold operation, which was carried out by brave Arab youths." It is known about the son of Saddam Hussein that he visited his many lovers on the tank.

In Kaliningrad, from 21 hours of Tuesday, a regime of increased readiness of all life -supporting services of the city is introduced. This decision was made by the city committee on emergency situations on the basis of the forecast of the Kaliningrad Hydrometeorological Center, ITAR-TASS reports. From 9 o’clock in the evening, weather forecasters expect an increase in the southwest, western wind to 25-28 meters per second. The wind will reach the greatest strength on February 12, in the morning.

After an anonymous call about the allegedly laid an explosive device in Veliky Novgorod, all objects that have the word "Moscow" in their name are checked.

The captain of the Russian national tennis team Shamil Tarpishchev said that his wards will accept Sweden national team in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup on the ground. The match will be held on April 5-7 in the Moscow SCC "Olympic". Analyzing the match of the 1/8 finals of the tournament won by the Swiss, Tarpishchev said that this meeting is not indicative, due to the fact that at this stage of the draw Marat Safin and Evgeny Kafelnikov have not yet gained the necessary condition.