The mentally ill, contained in the hospital in the British county of Kent, struck the medical staff with their virtuoso playing piano. The young man was discovered by the police in early April in a wet suit with a tie. Since he behaved strangely, the unknown was sent to the hospital. Until now, he did not say a word, not showing the desire to communicate with others.

In St. Petersburg, the Vice-Consul of Finland in St. Petersburg and the judge of the Court of Appeal of Maryland, the USA were robbed. This was reported to "Interfax" in the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. On weekends, the Vice-Consul of Finland turned to law enforcement agencies, who said that on the night of May 13 on Suvorovsky Prospekt, an unknown person took cash, credit card and documents under the threat of violence.

Three Iraqis, who worked in the Kuwaiti television company, were killed south of Baghdad, Reuters reported with reference to the representative of the Iraqi military. Employees of the television company - two journalists and a driver - returned to Baghdad from the Shiite city of Karbel. They ambushed between the cities of Mahmudia and Latifia. This Iraqi area became a mass grave for hundreds of Iraqi police and foreign journalists.

The world champion in Motogp Motogp Valentino Russia indignantly denied rumors that since 2007 he would perform in the Formula 1 car races. Earlier, 26-year-old Russia has not once stated that I would like to take new heights in the world of engines.

On Monday, the Italian newspaper writes about the changes that befell Nefteyugansk after the transition of Yuganskneftegaz, the pearls of Yukos, under the control of the state company Rosneft. Now in Nefteyugansk, a city with a 100,000th population and an economy, inextricably linked with the name of Yukos, there are only a few faded signs reminiscent of the former empire. One in the amusement park, the second is at the sports center, several advertising shields at waste boxes.

Metropolitan of Smolensky and Kaliningrad Kirill performed the on the eve of the Katynsky memorial the ceremony of the embedded stone of the future temple in honor of the holy princes Boris and Gleb, ITAR-TASS reports. The memorial in Katyn, a few kilometers from Smolensk, was built five years ago in memory of the tragic events of 1930-1940, the victims of which were the citizens of Poland and Russia.

Moscow drug police seized about 100 kilograms of mercury stolen from a defense enterprise. According to Monday, the press service of the Federal Service of the Russian Federation for Control of Drug Control in Moscow, on May 13, the investigators detained two people during the sale of a large batch of mercury. In total, offenders planned to sell 107 kilograms of poisonous metal for 1.4 million rubles. The suspects were detained during the sale of the first batch of mercury (about 51 kilograms).

The first President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin and his wife go to Kislovodsk on Monday to rest, said the chief of the protocol of the first president of Russia Vladimir Shevchenko. It is expected that Yeltsin will arrive at the resort about noon. "Boris Nikolaevich, together with his wife, Naina Josephovna, will go to Kislovodsk today, where they plan to relax within two weeks," Shevchenko said.

The Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop of San Francisky William Levada with a new prefect of the Vatican Congregation of the doctrine, reports Reuters. Before his election to the throne of St. Petra Joseph Ratzinger in the dignity of Cardinal headed this congregation for 23 years. The 68-year-old Archbishop of Levada is considered a theologian-conservative. Since 1995, he headed the archdiocese of San Francisco, and before that he was Archbishop of Oregon.

Seven people, including four children, were injured as a result of a series of traffic accidents, the culprit of which was an 83-year-old driver. According to police, leaving from the parking lot near the city of Hartheim (the land of Baden-Würtembeg), the elderly woman did not oriented and went to meet the movement. A total of 21 kilometers drove against the flow of cars, RIA Novosti reports. Oncoming cars only had to dodge. As a result, three accidents occurred.

The captain of the Russian national team 32-year-old Alexei Kovalev from the Kazan Ak Bars was recognized as the best striker of the 69th hockey championship , which ended on Sunday evening in the capital of Austria. The directorate published such a decision at the closing ceremony of the 2005 World Cup, ITAR-TASS reports.

The final match of the UEFA Cup between the Moscow CSKA and the Portuguese "Sporting", which will be held on Wednesday in Lisbon at the Zhose Alvalada stadium, will be judged by the English referee Graham Polle. Earlier, the 41-year-old sales manager from the suburbs of London never served the finals of tournaments under the auspices of UEFA. Paulla will help his compatriots - Linesmen Glenn Turner and Mike Tinja. Steve Bennett was appointed the fourth referee.

The Georgian government will be as liberal as possible in the issue of determining the deadlines for the withdrawal of Russian military bases from Batumi and Akhalkalaki, said the Minister of Defense of Georgia Irakli Okashvili. "We will be as liberal as possible so as not to aggravate the situation and ultimately achieve the agreement," he told reporters on Monday. At the same time, Zaashvili said that the Georgian side has serious levers of pressure on the Russian side, RIA Novosti reports.

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) international human rights organization is concerned about the possible escalation of repression in Uzbekistan. "After the mass demonstrations on Friday -Subbot in the east of Uzbekistan, the government may again resort to use against demonstrators of excess force and unleash wide repressions against peaceful protesters and dissenters," the statement received by Interfax from the Moscow office of the HRW.

In the village of Antipyuta, a 9-year-old boy was lost in Yamal. On May 13, the child, returning from school, went out for a walk. He did not return home anymore. The searches were started immediately. Police, local residents and rescuers examine the territory of the village and nearby Tundra, ITAR-TASS reports with reference to the press service of the district police department.