Lawyers of an oil company employee Yukos Alexei Pichugin filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights. This was announced on Thursday at a press conference in Moscow by the lawyer Pichugina Tatyana Akimtseva.

Russian citizen, 37-year-old Andrei Kharitonenko, is considered missing after he fell into the water from the side of the South Korean vessel in the Sea of ​​Japan. The tragedy occurred on Thursday aboard the South Korean ferry "Tonchun-Ho", 24 miles east of the port of Sokchekho, at 11:25 Moscow time. The ship where Kharitonenko was located was headed to the Far Eastern port of Zarubino, reports ITAR-TASS. About an hour, the ferry crew was searching for a Russian.

Representatives of the World Jewish Congress (Age) and the European Jewish Congress (Each) on Wednesday in Geneva in the sharpest expressions condemned the growth of anti -Semitism in Europe - the phenomenon, which they called "unthinkable sixty years after the Holocaust." This is written today by the publication Le Temps , the translation of the article of which is published by Inopressa.ru .

In 2004, 550 billion rubles will be invested as investments in natural monopolies in Russia. This was announced by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Kasyanov, opening the next meeting of the government at which investment programs of the subjects of natural monopolies are considered. "The scale of investment in the gas industry, electric power and railway transport will be more than 20% of all investments in the country," the prime minister said.

The President of Lithuania on Thursday returns from Iraq to his homeland, where he rages a scandal around assumptions about his connections with the “Russian Mafia”, which threatens to undermine his presidency. About this writes The Guardian in the material, the translation of which is published by Inopressa.ru .

Two weeks ago, the astronomer Yoshiaki Taniguti first opened the oldest galaxy located at a distance of 12.83 billion light years from the Earth. This discovery enables scientists to determine the age of the universe, today Yomiuri writes, the article of which is published by Inopressa . "The detection of a galaxy located at a distance of 12.8 billion light years from the Earth means that the part of the Galaxy available to our review has the age of 12.8 billion years," Taniguti said.

On November 20, in Veliky Novgorod they will change cigarettes to balloons. According to RIA Novosti in the Novgorod City Hall, the exchange of cigarette butts for balloons on the International Day of Smoking Refusing will be held as part of the Youth against cigarettes.

A kind of unrecognized extreme sport, a variety of Russian roulette, only in the subway, is gaining momentum around the world. Some call him Skylacking (literally "fun", from Skylark - a lark). Those who are engaged in them have a more suitable name - Surfer Suicide (suicidal surfing), Corriere Della Sera writes today. Full translation on the website inopressa.ru . First, they choose two wagons at the end of the train, wait until the train arrives at the station.

In Vladivostok, the life support service is brought into a state of increased readiness in connection with the approach of the cyclone. According to the Hydrometeorological Center, on Friday night and in the first half of November 21, strong precipitation in the form of wet snow is expected. The air temperature will drop sharply. Holding is expected on the roads, sticking snow on wires and trees, RIA Novosti reports.

Police Tel Aviv arrested the rabbi of David Agaron, who sold the parishioners a place in paradise. According to the reports received today, a criminal case was opened against a 43-year-old clergyman on charges of fraud and corruption, ITAR-TASS reports. The investigating authorities managed to shoot a hidden camera by the moment of Agaron in the synagogue of the Marketing Campaign for the sale of land in paradise. Calculations with "buyers" were captured on the film.

The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation in exact accordance with the payment schedule held a payment on Thursday to pay off the debt of Russia to the International Monetary Fund in the amount of about $ 60 million. According to Interfax, the payment was made in the euro and Japanese yen.

The European Parliament is preparing to condemn the statements of the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Chechnya, made by him as the chairman of the European Council during the final press conference as part of the Roman Summit of the Es-Russia. About this writes La Stampa in the material, the translation of which is published by Inopressa.ru .

The world establishes the latest role model of relationships, and contributes to the behavior of actors and pop stars. Now the photos of American actress Demi Moore and her lover Aston Kutcher, who is 15 years younger than her, decorate the pages of the yellow press; The British film "Mother" about the love of an elderly woman for a friend of her daughter causes conflicting criticism.

American troops left their base in the center of Kirkuk in the north of Iraq, the French media reported with reference to a senior representative of the Iraqi police. According to him, the command decided to withdraw military personnel in connection with repeated attacks on the base over the past six weeks and a tense situation in Kirkuk. The representative of the Iraqi police did not specify where the American units are re -bought up, RIA Novosti reports.

In the United States, the White House was urgently evacuated, British Skynews said, citing the official representative of the American administration. This happened around 17:00 Moscow time. The secret service (SS) reported that the employees were evacuated from the White House in connection with the emergency. According to preliminary data, at the moment, the "danger" has passed and employees are returning to their jobs.