In Japan, a pyrotechnic factory burned down on Friday. In the afternoon, three powerful explosions thundered at the Fireworks and firecracker production plant, after which the complex was covered by fire. Fire crews, rescue brigades and police vehicles were pulled to the scene in an emergency order. According to the latest data, at least seven people were killed, three are considered missing. Three more were hospitalized with injuries, reports ITAR-TASS.

On April 11, an egg made in the workshop of the famous Russian jeweler Karl Faberge was put up at the Christie's auction. It was donated by Emperor Alexander III to his wife Empress Alexander Fedorovna at Easter 1892. The egg is made of boenite, it is covered with a thin mesh of platinum and silver sieves, with a large diamond at the top. The evaluative cost of the masterpiece offers the auction house offers $ 2-3 million.

The Georgian Defense Minister David Tevzadze signed an order to start the training of 100 military personnel for sending to Iraq. This was reported by the Tbilisi television company Rustavi-2, according to which the Georgian military will go to Iraq in the next 2 months. Official representatives of the Georgian Ministry of Defense do not comment on this message, but note that we are talking about the direction to Iraq, not a combat unit, but military engineers and doctors.

In the Iraqi capital, pogroms and robberies continue . According to data obtained from British sources, on the banks of the Tiger River, the crowd of marauders was robbed by the private villa of the eldest son of the Iraqi dictator of the Udeus. In fact, everything was made from the premises - expensive wine, collection weapons. White Arabian horses are stolen. The yacht of the udee, standing on the pier near the mansion, was also submitted to a total plunder.

This week ended the disqualification period of Russian gymnasts Alina Kabaeva and Irina Chashchina, and they will perform at the international rhythmic gymnastics tournament 'Baltic Hook'. The tournament, in which representatives of 11 countries are going to take part, will be held on April 12-13 in Riga, ITAR-TASS reports.

Combat losses The dead and missing journalists (11 died, 10 were missing) Grouping of troops of the USA, Great Britain and Iraq Chronicle of War (by day) 22:30 - Russia is ready to write off debts of Iraq . This was stated by Vladimir Putin at the end of the tripartite summit in St. Petersburg in Iraq with the participation of Gerhard Schroeder and Jacques Shirak. 21:45 - The allies began television broadcasting in Baghdad in Arabic .

The UK announced that she would begin to send illegal Iraqi refugees to his homeland, as soon as the war ceases in Iraq. Answering the questions of the parliamentarians, the state minister of the internal affairs of Biverley Hughes said: "It is important that the Iraqis who are denied asylum begin to return to their country immediately after the conflict is completed." “We will begin to deport such refugees as soon as it becomes possible,” Hughes emphasized, ITAR -TASS reports.

British military personnel shot five men trying to rob the bank in the Basra, who opened fire on them, the representative of the US command said on Friday. “The robbers joined the battle with the patrol,” said the official representative of the US Armed Forces, adding that the British were forced to open fire. The incident occurred on Thursday, reports Reuters.

All efforts of both intelligence and the US regular army in Iraq are now focused on the discovery of Saddam Hussein , who mysteriously disappeared from sight with his environment. The American newspaper The Washington Post writes about this on Friday.

Morpesh distributed a list of Iraqi leaders who should be captured or destroyed. The list compiled by the central command is 55 surnames. As said, speaking at a daily briefing, the representative of the military command, brigade General Vincent Brooks, Iraqi leaders are trying to escape from the country to other states, and the coalition forces seek to prevent this. His American colleague, General Tommy Franks, said that Iraqi leaders are either dead or running like devils.

In the center of Moscow, on Staraya Basmannaya Street, a citizen of Ukraine Timofey Ponomarenko was killed near the house 26. As Interfax was informed in the capital's Central Internal Affairs Directorate, at about 0:20 Friday, an unknown criminal shot at Ponomarenko near his house on Basmann. As a result of the gunshot wounds received, he died on the spot. The police noted that the driver Ponomarenko was seriously injured and was hospitalized in one of the city hospitals.

Next week, warm weather will be established in Moscow, mainly without precipitation, said Alexei Lyakhov, director of the Hydrometer of the Moscow and Moscow Region on Friday. According to him, in the first half of the week at night in the city there will be 0 - minus 2, and in the daytime air will warm up to plus 8-10 degrees. In the second half of the week, in the capital at night it will be 0 - plus 2, and in the afternoon - plus 9-11 degrees.

Coalition forces began on Friday to television broadcasting in Baghdad in Arabic using military technical capabilities. This was announced at a briefing in Qatar, a representative of the Central Command of the US Armed Forces Brigadier General Vincent Brooks. At the same time, he admitted that this measure has so far have a limited effect due to the fact that a significant part of the city is de -energized.

As a result of hostilities on Thursday and last night, the coalition troops captured key cities in the north of Iraq - Mosul and Kirkuk. According to the US Minister of Defense Donald Ramsfeld, the troops of Americans and Kurds entered the night of Mosul in the north of Iraq on Friday night.

To allow without the consent of citizens to conduct their medical examination for HIV infection and sexually transmitted diseases is offered by the Mosgorduma Health Commission. At a meeting on Friday, a document was prepared, which is proposed to the city parliament for consideration, ITAR-TASS reports.