On Monday, the Novosibirsk garrison military court sentenced to 3.5 years the colony of the general second -year cadet of the Novosibirsk Military School of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Stanislav Kalmykov for non -reliable relations. In the role of the victim, the cadet of the school Yevgeny Krasnyuk, the GTRK "Novosibirsk" acted. In December 2004, he, without removing the beatings and bullying, grabbed the Kalashnikov assault rifle and left unauthorized part.

Among the cardinals that can be elected by the new head of the Roman Catholic Church , several people in their youth played sports at a professional level, Interfax reports with reference to the Italian media. So, among the 115 cardinals participating in the conclave that began today, the 61-year-old Peruvian Juan Luis Sipiani Torne, Archbishop of Lima, who played in the basketball championship of his country, appeared, and later worked as a coach of the pen of Peru in this sport.

In a fire near the Krasnokholm bridge, one person died in the center of Moscow, the capital was reported in the fire service. The fire arose in building households, RIA Novosti reports. "The bridge is on reconstruction, and workers who are repairing the construction live in construction households. One dead person was discovered during the extinguishing," the agency’s interlocutor said. 12 fire combustions were involved in extinguishing.

In Moscow, the Central Exhibition Hall "Manege" was opened after the fire on March 14, 2004. At the official ceremony was the mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov, who returned from a business trip to Germany during the day. "Today we have a holiday of our capital and the whole country. On the day of historical heritage, we presented a symbolic gift to the country, the state and people," said Yuri Luzhkov. According to the mayor, "this event reflects our true attitude to the country," reports Interfax.

Earthlings will be able to see a giant space object called 2004 MN4 already in 2029. Asteroid will fly in the immediate vicinity of the planet, at a distance of only 25 thousand miles. This is approximately one tenth distances from the ground to the moon. The danger lies in the fact that the power of attracting the Earth can change the orbit of the cosmic guest. In this case, when he goes to a new circle in five years, the clashes cannot be avoided, American scientists say.

For technical reasons, the movement of trains on the Zamoskvoretskaya line of the Moscow metro was delayed on Monday evening, around 18 hours. Passengers were offered to use other branches of the subway, RIA Novosti reports. The compositions filed to the platform of the Tvyadalnaya station in the direction of the Krasnogvardeiskaya station were crowded. Also, according to Newsru.com correspondent, the movement from the Belorusskaya station to Dynamo was closed.

The Moscow Arbitration Court announced a break until April 19 in the consideration of the Yukos’s claim for recognition by illegal decisions of the Interregional Inspectorate of the Federal Tax Service for the largest taxpayers number 1 on the commissioning of the company about 170 billion rubles of taxes for 2003. On Monday, the court began to study evidence in this case, RIA Novosti reports.

Russian tourists will facilitate the entrance to Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered the study of ways to facilitate the issuance of entry visas. A special commission will be created for these purposes, according to the official commander of the Israeli Ministry of Tourism, which was widespread on Monday.

Pensioner-traveler Boris Silkin, after a 10-day voyage along the east coast of Sakhalin, was removed from a homemade raft from wood and plastic bottles, and was hospitalized in the city of Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsk. After the doctors examine Boris Silkin, he will be sent to the village of Mangidai, where he lives, the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies in the Sakhalin Region reported.

Leonid Nevzlin, the main shareholder of Group Menatep, called the guilty in the defeat of Yukos. Nevzlin told Vedomosti that he was going to file lawsuits against international courts against a group of persons involved in the destruction of Yukos. The defendants may be the head of the presidential administration Dmitry Medvedev and Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin.

Sibneft managed to find a common language with the tax authorities, and it turned out that billions of tax claims did not necessarily lead to the destruction of the business. According to Vedomosti , the company decided not to contact the courts and paid about $ 300 million to the treasury. Recall that in March 2004, when information appeared about the claims of the tax service to the company of Roman Abramovich, it was a completely different amount - $ 1 billion for 2000 and 2001.

Over two thousand guests visited the last Sunday on the territory of the future temple of Krishna on Leningradsky Prospekt to take part in the popular Indian festival by ramps - in honor of the phenomenon of the god -king of Rama. Among the guests were followers of the Hindu communities of the capital, cultural figures, orientalists. The holiday was also visited by the Ambassador of the Republic of India to Russia K. Sibal and the President of the Association of Indians of Russia S.K. JHHA. K.

The Russian Orthodox Church is ready to join the efforts with the state in the fight against AIDS, but opens against condom propaganda. This was stated by the representative of the church, priest Mikhail Prokopenko. "In the fight against the most severe ailment of our time - AIDS - state bodies and religious organizations, it is necessary to cooperate," a priest at the International Conference on HIV/AIDS, which was held in Moscow, said today.

People who snore, have sex less often than those who do not snore, believe scientists. More than 25% of the snoring almost never have sex, and 60% regularly go to sleep in another room, writes The Daily Telegraph . Data of the British Association on Sleep and Surpage Confirm that the problem exists and every year it is aggravated. A snoring can even cause a divorce. More than half of couples said that they would have sex more often if there were no snoring.

On May 30, the State Kremlin Palace will be a concert of Michel Legrand. The famous French composer and conductor wrote music to more than 200 films, several musicals, recorded more than 100 albums. At the age of 20, Legrand created his own orchestra and began to compose the first songs and write music for the ballet troupe of Roland Petit. At 23, he released his first album "I love Paris", which became a bestseller among instrumental music albums.