In the UK, the court sentenced the photographer to seven years in prison for sexual attacks on young models, which he raped in his studio. The jury of the Royal Court of Bristol found the 40-year-old Dean Coles in two cases of sexual crimes guilty. Previously, he was found guilty of two rape, two attempts to rape and four cases of violent actions committed in the period from 1994 to 1999. The jury of the jury consisted of seven men and five women.

In the Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in St. Petersburg, a joint ecumenical prayer for the victims of Stalinist repressions was committed on the eve of the Blagoverst-Info . Believers from Russia, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia took part in the service. The rector of the Catholic parish, Stefan Katinel, at the beginning of the worship, welcomed the clergy who came to the northern capital - the rector of the church of St.

The author of Harry Potter Joan Rowling has already begun to write the sixth book about the adventures of the young wizard. According to the Bloomsbury Publishing House, which owns contractual rights to all novels, until the final deadline for passing a new work has not been established. The fifth book of Potteriana Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix will be on sale in bookstores of many countries of the world next Saturday.

The New York Times devotes an editorial article to the assessment of Russia's policy in Chechnya, as well as the attitude to this West.

Iraq appointed by his representative to the UN female diplomat Agil al-Hashemi. According to the Al-Bayan newspaper published in the UAE, Agil Khamhey has extensive experience in diplomatic work, was invariably included in the Iraqi delegations in large international forums. She worked under the leadership of the tariff of Aziz, Muhammad al-Sahhaf and Naji Al-Hadisi, who have been the posts of Foreign Ministers Iraq in recent years.

Six members of the Jemaa Islamii regional terrorist organization, in prison in Malaysia and Singapore, will be interrogated during the television in Jakarta as witnesses on the trial on charges of a radical Muslim preacher Abu Bakar Baashira. He is accused of preparing a conspiracy to overthrow the legitimate government of the country and proclaim of Indonesia with an Islamic state, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the newspaper Kompas.

In the Astrakhan region, the first fatal case from the disease of the Crimean hemorragic fever is registered this year. A resident of the Krasnoyarsk district of the region died on Friday in a hospital, where he was hospitalized with a diagnosis of Crimean hemorragic fever, the head of the epidemiological department of the regional center of the state -owned Superior Superior Lyudmila Baseltsev said on Friday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a press conference in the Kremlin about the upcoming reduction in a number of taxes. "The government is holding a number of meaningful steps in this regard," the president said. In particular, from January 1 of next year, value added tax will be reduced by 2%, as well as sales tax, the president said. In addition, the structure of taxes for mining will be improved, as well as the structure of individuals on individuals, ”Putin said.

In Singapore on Friday, a fully automated metro line was commissioned, on which trains follow without driver. More than 500 computers are controlled by the composition of the composition using an optical-fiber network that monitors all the parameters of their movement. Inside the wagons, tracking cameras are installed, which provide communication between passengers and the personnel of the subway. The line has a length of 20 kilometers and includes 16 stations.

In the Perm Regional Court on Friday, the process began over the journalists of the Zvezda newspaper Konstantin Bakharev and Konstantin Vrylay, who are accused of disclosing state secrets. The guilt of civilian journalists is insisted by employees of the regional department of the FSB in the Perm region, who conducted an eight -month investigation in this criminal case. The position of the Chekists is also supported by the regional prosecutor's office.

The Iraqi team intends to take part in the World Cup in Barcelona, ​​which will be held in July, but now their participation is in question. Swimmers have to train in the muddy waters of the Tiger River, which are not intended for this, Middle East Online reports. The US Army sergeant Bil Thierry, who is responsible for the protection of the al-Kadissiya basin, said that the members of the Iraqi team were allowed to swim daily from 6 to 8 in the morning. “This is completely insufficient.

Senior Deputy State Secretary of State John Bolton, responsible for control of weapons, said the Air Force that the American leadership was reserving the right to take military operations against Iran in connection with the nuclear program of this country. However, Bolton noted that now Washington is “far from making this decision. The diplomat added that such an intervention is the last way to solve the problem. However, he emphasized that Iran should stop developing nuclear weapons.

In the Staropromyslovsky district of Grozny, on Tikhaya Street, which is located next to the Staropromyslovskoye Shosse, at 16:20 Moscow time there was an explosion of high power. The explosion partially brought down the building of the territorial administration of the Ministry of Justice in the Chechen Republic. As a result of the explosion, a funnel was formed with a depth of four to five meters and with a diameter of up to six meters.

Not far from the Tunisian coast on Friday, a vessel with 250 illegal immigrants on board sank on Friday. The ship was heading to Italy. The tragedy occurred near the port city of Sfax. At the moment, it is precisely established that 12 people died and 197 are listed as missing. The Tunisian coast guard with the help of local fishermen managed to save 41 people. According to the authorities, illegal immigrants were citizens of several African states, including one of them was a Moroccan.

In the residence of the Russian ambassador in Washington, an evening was held dedicated to the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. The name of Tolstoy, being forever inscribed in the cultural history of the world, has become a kind of "trademark" of Russian culture, Yuri Ushakov, the Ambassador of Russia to the United States, said at the evening.