The role of the leader of the so-called Ingush “Jamaat”, the emissary of al-Qaeda, destroyed in Ingushetia, the international terrorist Abu Dseit, known by the nicknamed “Little Omar” and “Abu Omar Kuwait”, is greatly exaggerated. The local threat operatives are convinced of this, Kommersant reports.

The famous violinist Vanessa May will perform in Moscow in March. As the organizers of the artist’s tour of the artist reported on Tuesday, on March 7, she will give the only concert at the State Kremlin Palace. As part of the European tour, Vanessa May's concerts will also take place in St. Petersburg, Samara and Yekaterinburg. The world famous violinist will introduce his fans to the compositions from the album "Choreography", published in the fall of last year.

In 2004, more than 600 Catholic priests and deacons were accused of sexual harassment to minors. A significant number of lawsuits belongs to the period of time between 1970 and 1974. Some clergymen had previously been charged with accusations of this kind. By the time of filing of claims, many of the suspects of committing these crimes (71%) had already died or were excommunicated.

Russian Vasily Rochev won the sprint race at the World Sports Championship, which takes place these days in German Oberstdorf. This highest sample medal was the first for a long time for the Russian male team at the largest tournaments, and the first for Vasily Rochev personally.

The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation does not yet plan to review the inflation forecast for 2005, the finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said at a briefing in St. Petersburg on Tuesday. “In the summer we had years when there was no inflation at all, there was deflation.” He reminded. “So it is too early to change plans.” The government forecast for inflation in the Russian Federation for 2005 is 8.5%.

The national television (ONT) of Belarus reported that the law enforcement agencies of Belarus handed over to the Russian side of two suspects in the murder of the former editor of the Russian Forbes magazine Paul Khlebnikov. They have already been delivered to Moscow. "The negotiations of the special services of the two countries ended with the issuance of suspects who are natives of Chechnya to the Russian side," ONT said, noting that by now they have already been delivered to Moscow.

The Kremlin is alarmed after the performance of the former American friend: the only good news is Washington's support when joining the WTO. "If the condition for dialogue is accusations against our democracy, then there will be no dialogue in Bratislava." Bush warning to Putin does not reach the houses of Russians. Radio and television are silent about calls for freedom of speech, to the legal state and the separation of powers, writes La Repubblica (translation on the website inopressa.ru ).

The Vita Protection Center turned to the mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov with an appeal to ban public sacrifice of animals in the capital of the main Islamic holiday of Kurban Bayram in the capital. “We believe that cruelty cannot be justified by religious norms and traditions or any other dogmas. The perception of scenes of cruelty and violence as norms contributes to the bitterness of people and affects the well -being of society as a whole,” the center was addressed today to Interfax.

The Ukrainian footballer of the Italian club "Milan" Andrei Shevchenko, who received an injury on Saturday during the match of the Italian championship, was operated on the eve of the Milan Clinic "Villa Letica". The operation was carried out by Professor Bruzatti, who was assisted by the official doctor of the Milan club Sala. Doctors conducted an operation to restore the cheekbones and left eye sockets damaged as a result of injury. The football player will not be able to play 20-30 days.

The next general ranks were awarded to 60 Russian military leaders on the eve of the Defender of the Fatherland Day. This was announced on Tuesday by the head of the personnel and educational work of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Nikolai Pankov.

The commander of the Israeli Air Force, Major General Elizer Shaucy, stated at a press conference that Israel, in the light of Iranian nuclear activity, should prepare for the application of air strikes through the territory of Iran. Nevertheless, Shaucky did not say whether he considers it possible to make such a decision in solitary order, as was the case in 1981, when the Israeli Air Force destroyed the unfinished nuclear reactor in the suburbs of Baghdad.

Currently, about 2 thousand people are engaged in private detective activities in Russia. This was announced on Tuesday by the expert of the State Duma Security Committee Valery Shestakov, speaking at an expanded meeting of the Committee of the Trade and Industrial Chamber of Entrepreneurial Activities. According to Shestakov, 10 years of experience in detective activity indicates that it is in demand in Russia, ITAR-TASS reports.

The Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan said that the operation on his left eye President Saparmurat Niyazov was successfully carried out. "On February 22, an important ophthalmic operation was successfully carried out at the International Medical Center in Ashgabat to the President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, transferred by Interfax.

The earthquake by force 6.4 on the Richter scale occurred on Tuesday at 5:55 local time in the southeast of Iran in the province of Kerman in the city of Zarand, which is 700 kilometers southeast of the capital of Tehran. 20 settlements located in the area of ​​the epicenter of the earthquake were completely destroyed, in another 20 there are serious destruction.

In St. Petersburg, 25 Trotilly checkers were found in a landfill. According to the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation for St. Petersburg, at about 21:00 Moscow time at a landfill located near Leni Golikov Street (Kirovsky district), 25 TNT checkers and four fuses were discovered. Currently, explosive equipment, who will neutralize ammunition, arrived at the place, RIA Novosti reports. Recall that in the morning of Tuesday, the police of St.