Capital police are looking for a driver who shot down two women in the southeast of Moscow. This was announced by a source in the capital's law enforcement agencies. On Monday, the driver, presumably, the car of the Volga brand, drove into the oncoming lane on Tikhoretsky Boulevard. As a result, he shot down two women - 25 and 28 years, crossing the road. One of the victims fell on the roadway of the oncoming direction, where it was already shot down by the other Zhiguli brand car.

Vladimir Putin congratulated all the women of Russia on the holiday of March 8. “I want to congratulate all the women of Russia on the holiday of March 8, to contact you and congratulate you not only as the president, but also as the Supreme Commander,” Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with women in the Kremlin.

Every year, a quarter of a million Brazilian schoolgirls are forced to throw school due to pregnancy. This is evidenced by the results of a study conducted by UNESCO and published in Brazil, RIA Novosti reports. According to UNESCO, annually more than 250 thousand girls quit their studies due to pregnancy. In 2001-2003 alone, more than 82 thousand girls aged 10 to 14 years old became mothers in the largest South American country. Two million young mothers - from 15 to 17 years old.

Russians consider flowers the best gift for women on March 8 - 44% of men are going to give them, and 46% of women would like to get. This is evidenced by a survey of the analytical center of Yuri Levada, conducted among 1,600 Russians on the eve of March 8. According to sociologists, the most inclined to give loved ones a man under 40 years old, half of which are going to make such a gift, and among men over 55 years old - every third.

In the trial in the case of a group of right extremists from the so -called "southern partnership" in the Supreme Land Court of Bavaria, two of the four defendants admitted the preparation of the attack. According to the German media, the 28-year-old defendant said that the explosive confiscated from the group was intended for a terrorist act. This was confirmed through his lawyer and the second member of the extremist group.

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine made official accusations detained on suspicion of involvement in the murder of journalist George Gongadze . This was announced by President Viktor Yushchenko to reporters on Tuesday in Berlin. According to him, the charges were put forward on Monday. Yushchenko noted that he was satisfied with the dynamics of the investigation of this case.

Laughter is good for health, proved American scientists. Daily laughter improves blood circulation and has a positive effect on cardiac activity. Depression, on the contrary, increases the risk of death from heart disease. This was stated by two groups of American scientists at a meeting of the American college of cardiology in Orlando. Their studies show how psychological factors affect human health, reports Reuters.

The association "For Human Rights in the United Latvia" (Stevel) and the Latvian National Democratic Party (LNDP) intend to hold an anti-fascist action on March 16 in Liepaja, despite the refusal of the city authorities to allow them on this day street processions. This was reported by RIA "Novosti" in the Council of Stevele.

On Tuesday, six Grands of European club football will play three tickets to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. The central match of this saturated tour will be the confrontation between the favorites among the bookmakers - the English Chelsea and the Spanish Barcelona at the London Stamford Bridge stadium. The first match of these teams, held two weeks ago, met the expectations of even the most sophisticated football fans.

The Russian national tennis team retained fifth place in the new version of the Davis Cup rating. Despite the unexpected defeat in the first circle from the Slovaks, the Davis-2004 Cup, the Spain team retained the first line in the rating list. The second place is occupied by the Australian national team, which squeezed the French from this position. And the Americans, sensationally losing to the Croats last weekend, remained in fourth place.

The owner of the control package of Group Menatep shares, Leonid Nevzlin, live the echo of Moscow radio station, said the “loud scandal” with money laundering on Tuesday has already become “quiet”. At the same time, he emphasized that even if it was “talking about the Russians”, today the 2nd Canal of Israeli Television is already talking about the French direction of this matter.

In Greece, an armed man seized and soon freed 10 hostages. According to Greek television, the incident occurred at the city hall of the city of Fesprotikos, in the northern region of Perevazes. The unknown captured the mayor of the city and 9 employees of the city hall. Soon after the arrival of the police, the criminal surrendered to the authorities, RIA Novosti reports.

The Kazan football club "Rubin" was replenished with the second player from the American MLS. Following Igor Simetenkov in Kazan, 24-year-old striker Damani Ralph from Chicago Fire moved to Kazan. The player of the Jamaica national team Ralph played two seasons in Chicago, and his contract with Rubin, according to UEFA.com , is designed for three years. “The time that I spent in Chicago was wonderful,” Ralph said. “I hope I will ever return to Fire.

A rally under the slogan of "Beslan Mother Against Terror" in Vladikavkaz on Tuesday criticized the leadership and law enforcement agencies of North Ossetia for the investigation of the September attack insufficiently active, according to participants in the action. According to the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of North Ossetia, Marierbek Mouravov: “67 people came to a rally from Beslan and in Vladikavkaz joined them more than 300 people themselves gathered in the square,” Mouravov said.

The White House has not yet received confirmations of the liquidation of Aslan Maskhadov , said the press secretary of the US President Scott McLellan. “I have no official confirmation of the message that I saw,” MacLella told reporters at a briefing in the White House on Tuesday. The approach of the US administration to the situation in Chechnya "remains unchanged" and provides for the "need for a political resolution" of the issue.