In the city of Kiselevsk, the Kemerovo region at mine number 12 "Powerful layer" has a collapse. According to a source in the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation, two miners were cut off from the exit. According to the official representative of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation Viktor Beltsov on Thursday morning, the collapse of the breed at the mine occurred at 7:52 Moscow time.

President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko visited the central synagogue in Kiev and congratulated Jews with Hanuka - a holiday of light and good. He emphasized that as the president will make every effort so that representatives of all nationalities and religions in Ukraine have the opportunity to maintain and develop their traditions, culture, language, Interfax-religion reports with reference to the press service of the head of the Ukrainian state. V.

The Figure Skating Federation (FFKR) called the composition of the national team to participate in the European Championship, which will be held on January 16-22 in French Lyon. Maria Petrova - Alexei Tikhonov, Julia Obertas - Sergey Slavnov, Tatyana Totmyanina - Maxim Marinin will go to the European championship. Totmyanina and Marinin are considered the third number of the national team, as they missed the championship of the country, held in Kazan, due to injury to a partner.

The State Bank of Israel has published the results of a study that shows that the liquidation of the "political leaders" of terrorists negatively affect the mood of investors, and the elimination of militants contributes to the growth of shares. The authors of the study are Dr. Asaf Zusman, an economist from the University of Cornell, and his brother Nooam Zusman, who works in the research department of the Israeli Bank.

Almost half of the Russians (46%) at a time or another visit the bathhouse, more than a third (36%) went there before, while 17%of citizens have never been to the bath. These are the data of the survey conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation . Every second of the visiting the bath - 23% of the sample in general - does this at least once a week; Another 6% of respondents - 2-3 times a month.

The criminal police officers detained the leader of the youth group in Moscow, who attacked foreigners. According to Interfax, Igor Zirulnikov, 32-year-old Yuri Krivodubsky, nicknamed "Bely N.S." Detained the day before in his apartment. “The man actively contacted the police and colorfully described all his“ exploits, ”Tsirulnikov said.

Chinese doctors are preparing for the first face transplant in the history of the country. The candidate for conducting a complicated surgical operation was the eleven -year -old Liu Fanjuan, whose face was disfigured three years ago by sulfuric acid, reports China Daily. The girl also transferred the strongest psychological shock - her native aunt splashed acid in her face, demanding her brother’s family in hereditary housing.

According to the romantic representation of many foreigners, siesta is a very interesting cultural feature that distinguishes Iberov among other Spartan societies of Northern Europe. Meanwhile, a larger number of critics of Spain is accused of a siesta (a long afternoon vacation, when a lunch break in institutions lasted from 14:00 to 16:00, and the working day ended at 20:00. - Approx.

In the capital of Dagestan, near the main mosque of the city, at about 11:30, an explosion occurred on Irchi-Kozak Street. As a result, a man died, his personality is established. The wounds received one passerby, reports to ITAR-TASS.

On Thursday, the Moscow City Court will choose a jury in the case of the murder of July 9, 2004, the editor of the Russian version of the Forbes magazine Paul Khlebnikov, the court said. There are three accused in the dock - the Moscow notary Fail Sadretdinov, as well as two Chechens - Musa Vakhaev and Kazbek Dukuzov. The state prosecution in court is supported by the prosecutor Dmitry Shokhin.

The powers of the British police have expanded significantly - now law enforcement officers have the right to detain people for any offense, including those who rubbish, are not fastened with a seat belt and commit other minor misconduct. The instruction that comes into force on January 1 is the largest expansion of the rights of police officers for decades in relation to imprisonment.

In the Moscow City Court on Thursday, the selection of a jury was completed to consider a criminal case on the murder of July 9, 2004, the editor of the Russian version of the Forbes magazine Paul Khlebnikov. The next court hearing, at which the hearings of the case will begin, are scheduled for January 10, 2006. The jury college included 12 main and four reserve assessors. Eight of the jury are women, reports Interfax.

In the city of St. Adrien, in the southwest of Belgium, a valuable wooden figurine of the 16th century of the Virgin Mary with a baby was stolen from the main cathedral. According to the local media reported on Thursday, the kidnappers opened the forged grate of the niche in which the figurine was located, RIA Novosti reports. The abbot of the church believes that the theft could occur during the daily fair and sale fair.

The Russian military called statements about the use of the Lebanese group "Hizballah" Russian missiles SA-18 (MANPADS ") for the shelling of Israeli territory. According to Israeli data, recent shelling from the territory of Lebanon was led by rockets of Russian production. “These missiles are intended exclusively to defeat air targets, and they are excluded by the application of targets on ground objects,” the representative of the Russian General Staff said on Thursday anonymity.

Maria Sharapova learned English in 4 months, loves suses and herself develops the design of accessories. According to ITAR-TASS, she told about all this in the TV show shown on Thursday, which was recorded in Tokyo a few days ago during a tour in three cities of Japan. There, the Russian tennis player held demonstrative matches with Japanese women, talked with numerous fans and demonstrated bags and decorations of her own design.