“The point today is not only in Chechnya: the fact is that in the world there are people who have appropriated the right to consider that they are able to influence the minds of those people who adhere to Muslim traditions,” V. Putin said on Thursday, answering the questions of Russians, Interfax reports. “And not only to influence their minds: they believe that they have the right to put under control of the territory of compact residence of Muslims,” the head of state continued.

The Communist Party will appeal the results of the parliamentary elections in court. This was stated in an interview with Interfax Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party Sergey Potapov, commenting on the current decision of the Central Election Commission.

The conference of European churches once again spoke out that the contribution of Christianity to the European heritage was noted in the European Heritage Constitution, Interfax reports. “For many years, the churches have tirelessly worked on strengthening relations between peoples and cultures throughout Europe,” the final appeal of the Central Committee of the Conference, whose session ended today in Geneva, says.

In the coming days, sharp temperature changes are expected in the metropolitan region. This was reported on Thursday in Roshydromet. Now in the capital of 6-8 degrees of frost, in the suburbs-minus 3-8. The wind is southwest. In the afternoon is also cold. In the capital there will be minus 4-6, in the suburbs-3-8 degrees of frost, northern wind. At times, light snow, ITAR-TASS reports. On the night of Thursday to Friday, the frost will increase.

Employees of the 3rd department of the city of Taganrog detained two criminals for a group rape, which almost ended in the death of a girl. The 20-year-old brother of the victim announced that the police were mocking his sister. The operatives left for the scene. To hack the door, I had to call the Ministry of Emergencies. It turned out that the girl came to this apartment at the invitation of her friend, but her herself was not at home.

The Israeli Foreign Intelligence Service "Mossad" warned the Italian intelligence services about a possible terrorist attack in Italy on Christmas holidays. According to the MSNBC television company, Mossad has information about the upcoming one of the large Italian cities, possibly in the Vatican, a series of terrorist acts, like those that were committed in Istanbul.

The International rating agency Standard & Poor's retained the rating of Sibneft OJSC at the B+level and left it under control with a “developing” forecast after a message about a probable refusal from the merger from Yukos. According to the agency’s press release, the Sibneft rating was placed under control in the Creditwatch list with a positive forecast on April 22, 2003 following a report on a fundamental agreement on the association with Yukos.

The prosecutors of the Tokyo District Court demanded to deprive of a period of 18 months a young man who in April painted the walls of a public toilet in the park in the park of graffiti with slogans against the war in Iraq, today The Japan Times (translation on the website inopressa.ru ). “Graffiti, inscriptions on the walls of public buildings, become a serious social problem.

Instead of an indefinite “until the end of the week”, the exact time became known when Michael Jackson would be charged with sexual harassment to children. This will happen on Thursday afternoon (at about 13:00 Pacific time, 21:00 Greenwich), reports Reuters. Details of the prosecution have not yet been disclosed. After the charge, the press conference of the district prosecutor Santa Barbara Tom Sneddon will be held.

Moscow CSKA made the first significant acquisition after the end of the champion season. The 23-year-old midfielder of the national team of Russia and the Volgograd Rotor Evgeny Aldonin signed a five-year agreement with the Red-Sinimi. The cost of its transition, according to ITAR-TASS, is estimated at about 2 million euros. Aldonin preferred CSKA to a number of leading clubs in the Russian Premier League, including Moscow Spartak and Lokomotiv, as well as the St. Petersburg Zenit.

The Ukrainian opposition journalist, who was found hanging on the handle of the refrigerator at home, according to the official version of the authorities, died as a result of an accident. According to investigators, 47-year-old Vladimir Karachevtsev, while intoxicated, caught the sweater by the handle of the refrigerator, as a result of which death came from suffocation. However, both relatives and reporter’s colleagues do not agree with this version, The Times reports.

Vice-Champion of the World chess, Russian Alexander Kostenyuk gave a charity session in Chicago for 40 boards to the US Championship among schoolchildren. She also became the first chess player to live on CNN. Vice-Champion of the World chess, Russian Alexander Kostenyuk gave a charity session in Chicago for 40 boards to the US Championship among schoolchildren. Recently, the "face" of the Swiss company "Balmain" handed each opponent gifts - beautiful watches and a fountain pen.

Russian Pavel Datsyuk helped his club "Detroit Red Wings" to beat "San Jose Sharks" in the next match of the regular championship of the National Hockey League. The best attacking NHL player of the past week 21 seconds before the final siren with a score of 2: 1 in favor of San Jose, he transferred the meeting to overtime with an accurate throw. In an additional five -minute, luck again smiled at Detroit - in the fourth minute, Brendan Shanean abandoned the decisive puck.

On Thursday evening, the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon spoke with a political appeal to the nation, in which he stated that "Israel was not going to wait for peaceful negotiations with the Palestinians forever." According to the Israeli leader, if the “road map” plan fails, then, despite the fact that this is the best plan to achieve peace in the Middle East, Israel will take unilateral steps to separate from the Palestinians. It is reported by Reuters.

It turns out that a person’s activity causes not only global warming, but also “global darkening”. Scientists argue that in recent years, the volume of sunlight that reaches the surface of our planet has decreased by almost 20 percent. This is due to air pollution, which leads to the fact that sunlight is reflected back into the cosmic space, as well as that more massive and stable clouds are formed, The Guardian writes today (translation on the website inopressa.ru ).