The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) Cardinal Lyubomir Guzar will be happy to receive the P-Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II as a high guest, to “move the place” of the resolution of relations between faiths, Interfax reports. This is stated in the appeal of Lubyr Guzar, published today in connection with a possible visit to Ukraine, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church .

The former pilot of the Formula team is 1 '' Minardi ', and now the racer' Jaguar 'Mark Webber is recognized as a beginner of the year according to F1RACING. Webber with a wide margin was ahead of Felipa Mass, Alan Maknesh and Takuma Sato. After such a successful debut in the “big prizes', they expect from Webber next season, if not victory, then at least the seats in the best of the best according to the results of the championship.

The Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation can soon be combined into one department, Victor Khristenko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, told reporters. According to him, the question is on the agenda in connection with the reform of railway transport and the allocation of an economic entity - RAO Russian Railways. In other words, when a joint -stock company will be managed by the railways, the need for the ministry will disappear.

In seven of the 70 single-mandate districts of the Krasnodar Territory, the election of deputies of the regional legislative assembly was recognized as failed, reports ITAR-TASS. These final data were announced today by the chairman of the regionalism, Vera Galushko. The main reason for this was the low voter turnout. Of these districts, five are located on the territory of Krasnodar, two in Sochi. In the first constituency of Krasnodar, almost 40% of voters voted against all.

From Monday, AvtoVAZ sharply reduces the volume of production. In accordance with the order of the head of the plant, Vitaly Vilchik, signed on November 22, the plant will operate only 30 hours a week: 5 days in one six -hour shift with two days off. The reason is traditional: reducing the volume of car sales and the need to take measures to reduce the production and cost program. The 30 -hour schedule will be valid until the New Year - only if the conveyor of the plant is not stopped before.

In the Trinity Cathedral of the Serafimo-Diveevsky Monastery of the Nizhny Novgorod region, cancer with the relics of the Monk Serafim Sarovsky is desecrated, ITAR-TASS reports with reference to the information of the district internal department of the Diveevsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod region. According to the headquarters of the district police, the attacker entered the cathedral under the guise of a pilgrim, who wished to attach to the relics of the old man.

Five Jewish settlers suspected of theft of shoes and olive seedlings were detained on Monday of the Israeli Security Service. This was reported by AFP with reference to the representative of the Israeli police Gila Kleiman. Two settlers, including one minor, were detained for the theft of more than 200 pairs of shoes from Palestinian shops in Hebron, not far from the Kiryat-Arb settlement, Kleiman said.

The latest weapons will be tested by the United States during a military operation in Iraq. These are Hi-Tech weapons, fast-acting and destructive, as the Italian Panorama calls it, which publishes the article in the translation of Inopressa . Among the deadly innovations are invisible helicopters, more and more “smart” bombs, shells that break through bunkers or violate communication systems. For example, the famous Apache helicopter has changed significantly.

Two former hostages and the father of the young man who died during the Dubrovka terrorist attack appealed on Monday to the Tver court of the capital with claims to the Moscow government to compensate for moral and material damage. The lawsuit on behalf of the three victims was filed in the Tver court by lawyer Igor Trunov, Interfax reports.

The authorities of the Spanish region Galicia introduced a ban on fishing and collecting mollusks by 500 km of the coast due to an increase in the oil spot from the sunken Prestige tanker, RIA Novosti reports. Recall that earlier this ban was extended to 400 km of the Spanish coast. Oil spots spread farther north and threaten the neighboring Autonomous region of Kantabria.

The number of victims of bloodshed to 15 people that occurred last night in the Indian state Jammu and Kashmir. A group of militants, presumably belonging to the Lashkari Toyba group, broke into the Hindu temple complex of Raghunatch in the city of Jamma late in the evening. According to updated data, 15 people became victims of attacks, including two security forces. More than 50 people received wounds of varying severity.

The famous American tennis player Pete Samps has become a father. His wife, the famous actress Bridget Wilson, gave birth to a son on Sunday. Pistol Pete (Petya Pistol), like his long -time rival Andre Agassi, decided to settle down. Recall that Agassi also in his free time from tennis nurses his boy, whom the German tennis player Stefi Graf gave him. Journalists immediately after the birth of Samprass Jr. spoke about the possible rivalry of children of two tennis celebrities in the future.

From the New Year, planning a tour to Egypt, Russian tourists may encounter the same problems as in the summer when traveling to Spain. The fact is that on New Year's Eve, Egypt will probably “please” Russian aviators by introducing a ban on the flights of noisy Russian aircraft. In particular, the country of the country will be closed for the IL-86 widely used in charter flights. And this will lead to at least an increase in prices for tourist vouchers, predicts the "News Time" .

At least two British students sold their eggs to the American agency. According to the Air Force , one of them received 6 thousand dollars for the exotic “product”, and the other - all 8 thousand in the UK are illegal transactions: a woman cannot sell her fertilized eggs. However, to pay for their studies, the student found an American company - Egg Donation Inc. - And in the USA it is a legal business with decent turns.

Vladimir Putin imposed a veto on the amendments to the media law adopted by both chambers regarding the prevention of the propaganda of terrorism in the press, as well as amendments to the law on the fight against terrorism. The Russian president announced this on Monday evening in the Kremlin at a meeting with media leaders. The head of state said that he "covered" the mentioned amendments literally before meeting with media representatives.