Chairman of the Council of Russia, Shaikh , Ravil Gainutdin, called on Shiites and Sunnis to joint participation in religious life in the Russian Federation. He stated this today, speaking at the second congress of the All -Russian Azerbaijan Congress, Interfax reports. In particular, R. Gainutdin said that he made a request to the authorities to provide land for the construction of the Shiite mosque.

The rank of consecration of the temple in the name of the great martyr and healer Panteleimon was performed on the eve of the Bishop of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas George (Danilov) on the eve of Sarov, the Blagovers-Info reports. The church erected on the territory of the hospital town, on the laying of which Patriarch Alexy II was present four years ago , became the second active church in the federal nuclear center.

US President George Bush on Monday signed the "Law on Human Rights in the DPRK-2004", in accordance with which the rights of citizens of this country who want to obtain a political refugee in the United States expand. In addition, under this law, until 2008, the humanitarian needs of the North Korean refugees will be allocated at $ 24 million a year.

Israeli extremists may try to kill Prime Minister Ariel Sharon because of his plan for a one-sided department from the Gaza sector . Such fears were expressed on Tuesday by the leader of the parliamentary opposition and the Labor Party Shimon Perez. In recent weeks, Ariel Sharon called threats many times, and the protection of the prime minister has been significantly strengthened, reports Reuters.

The prayer for the repose of the defenders of Kazan, who fell during the capture of the city with the troops of Tsar John the Terrible in 1552, was committed by members of the Tatar Public Center (Tots) on the eve. They gathered at the foot of the Suyumbike tower in the Kazan Kremlin. The event was held as part of a rally dedicated to the memory of the fallen, which took place in Freedom Square, the Blagovest-info reports.

The Moscow Arbitration Court on Tuesday confirmed the validity of an investment competition for the sale of 40% of the shares of the Tyumen oil company. As reported to reporters in court, thus, the court rejected the lawsuit of Alfa Service LLC. Representatives of TNC said earlier that, in their opinion, the lawsuit is unreasonable, since it is not proven that the plaintiff is a shareholder of TNC.

The First Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov was appointed adviser to the plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation in the Southern Federal District Dmitry Kozak. This was announced at a meeting of the Government of Chechnya, President of the Republic ALU Alkhanov, RIA "Novosti" reports. According to him, the corresponding order was signed by Dmitry Kozak.

In the UK, the laureate of Buker will be announced for 2004 - one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world. According to RIA Novosti in the organizing committee of the ceremony, it will be broadcast live by BBC2 and BBC4 television channels. This year, six books were included in the short list of the Buker Prize.

The new leadership of Tulabumprom OJSC, the largest Russian manufacturer of notebooks and wallpaper has begun a large-scale verification of the financial and economic activities of the previous management. The first results of the audit confirm the worst fears: the assets of the enterprise were displayed "to the left", says the general director of the enterprise Alexander Osarov, who began to fulfill his duties last week.

The court hearing to consider the complaints of the presidential candidate of Abkhazia Raul Khadimby was postponed to Wednesday, October 20. The court is transferred due to the fact that the judicial board rejected the request of the lawyer Hadjimby to divert the presiding judge George Akaba. After that, the lawyer Khadimby and the representative of the CEC of Abkhazia refused to participate in the trial.

Law enforcement agencies detained three suspects in the case of the murder of two activists of the Rodina party in Irkutsk. This was reported to ITAR-TASS by the first deputy prosecutor of the Irkutsk region Igor Melnikov. According to him, two of them were detained in Irkutsk, and the main suspect - October 17 in Omsk.

The Ministry of Justice and the Russian federal property fund on Tuesday should determine the parameters of a closed auction for the sale of shares of Yuganskneftegaz JSC, which, as Interfax sources suggest, will be scheduled for November 22.

The honored artist of Russia Nikolai Baskov will first perform on the stage of the Nizhny Novgorod Opera and Ballet Theater on November 23 at the concert "Nikolai Baskov representing". This was reported by the College for the Development of Nizhny Novgorod as the capital of the Volga Federal District.

The Russian tourist died on Monday with a tragic death in Peru. He was struck by a lightning on the top of the Mount Wine-Picchu ("Young Mountain"). This is the famous peak that rises above the "lost city" of the Inca Machu Picchu, reports Reuters with reference to the local police. The police reported the name of the deceased Russian, this is 35-year-old Denis Pankin.

About 20 thousand houses were damaged as a result of an earthquake in southern China in the Yunnan province, near the border with Vietnam. Several houses are completely destroyed, reports Xinhua. According to preliminary data from the agency, five people were injured. At the same time, the agency’s report emphasizes that there is no complete information about the damage from the earthquake.