Alvaro Khil-Robles and his successor Thomas Hammarberg, who left the post of European Council for Human Rights, flew out on Friday to the North Caucasus. On Saturday, they will be in Grozny. As Interfax was reported on Friday surrounded by Hil Robes, during a two-day visit to Chechnya, he and Hammarberg plan to meet with representatives of the Chechen authorities, the public, and visit the Chernokozovo pre-trial detention center.

At the Olympic Games, a final match at the Kerling tournament took place. In a decisive duel, the men's team of Canada defeated the Finnish team with a score of 10: 4. It is curious that the Finnish Kerlingists stopped the dispute after the 8th End in view of the indecent account and the foggy prospect of the final success.

In Moscow, the Supreme Commissar of the UN Human Rights Louise Arbur was satisfied in Russia, Alexander Yakovenko told reporters on Friday the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. According to him, "in Russia they are ready for an open discussion of any topics." "We actively support the activities of Arbur.

The intention of a number of political forces of Ukraine to hold a referendum on the entry into NATO and the Unified Economic Space (EEP) is a political provocation, said Boris Tarasuk Minister of Foreign Affairs. “This is a political provocation due to the fact that the issue of NATO is related to the issue of joining the EEP, to an organization that does not yet exist,” he said at a briefing in Chernigov.

The famous American director Spike Lee announced that his next film would be a ribbon about the famous heavyweight champion Joe Louis. According to the Hollywood press, Terrens Howard is being exposed to the main role in this film, who was put forward among the Oscar applicants for the best male role in 2005.

The Norwegian biathlonists at the Olympics in Turin are most annoyed by thieves. “Many athletes turned out to be victims of thieves,” said Alf Coxwick, General Secretary of the Biathlon of Norway, General Secretary of the Biathlon Federation of the Norwegian agency. As RIA Novosti reports, according to him, this week on Wednesday and Thursday thieves penetrated the rooms of Norwegian biathletes in San Sikario, taking things and money. Moreover, according to Coxwick, this is not the first time.

According to Ari Zakaryan, the manager of the Russian skater Irina Slutskaya, the future athlete, who won a bronze medal in the Olympic competitions in the Olympic competitions is still unknown. “What is happening now in Irina’s soul, no one will be able to understand,” the Zaryan told the entire sport to the Aria of the agency. “For four years she went along the same road, and the road is difficult, with bumps and potholes: to Turin, to the Olympic Games, for a gold medal.

The President of the Philippines Gloria Macapal Arroio announced on Friday the introduction of a state of emergency in the country in connection with the attempt of a coup, reports Reuters from the capital of Manila. “I announced a state of emergency,” said Arroo, whose performance was broadcast on Philippine television and radio.

In Baghdad, a commandant hour is introduced on Friday in the daytime, reports Reuters. This decision was made by the Iraqi government in order to prevent clashes between religious fanatics. In particular, it will not be possible to go out into the streets until 16:00. The police will arrest all persons noticed on the street, even if these are people going to the mosque.

France has the "most perfect mechanism for the fight against" bird flu "not only in Europe, but also in the world," said the country's Prime Minister Dominic de Vilpen. He made such a statement today before journalists in Lyon, where the first large -scale exercises are held in the event of an epidemic of this disease. The prime minister said that work in this direction has been going on for three years.

The mayor of London Ken Livingston is removed from the performance of his duties for 4 weeks to insult the journalist. The incident with Fainhold took place in February 2005. Livingston, whom Fayngold inflated himself to questions at a private party in London, asked the journalist if he was a German military criminal and compared with the escort in a concentration camp. Fiengold in response said that he was a Jew. This story caused the anger of Jewish organizations of Great Britain.

The director of the GUP "Basmann Market" Marc Mishiev was detained as part of the investigation of the case of the collapse of the roof of the market, which occurred last Thursday and led to human victims. “Today, the director of the Moscow Mishiev city of Moscow, Mishiev, was detained as a suspect in the commission of a crime,” Zuev told reporters.

The US State Department expresses "serious doubts" in the readiness of the Belarusian authorities to hold presidential elections in accordance with international standards.

Former Army Commander of the Bosnian Serbs, General Ratko Mladich, is negotiating with his environment regarding the possibility of his surrender to the international tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (MTBU). This was announced on Thursday in the Dutch parliament of the Foreign Minister of the Netherlands Bernard Bot. According to him, he heard this from Serbian representatives during his visit to Belgrade this week.

Russian skater Irina Slutskaya is happy that another Olympic medal appeared in her collection. Of course, the reward could have been another dignity, but Irina did not talk about it. “Today I am happy to have another medal. This is another page in my story,” Slutskaya said at a press conference at the end of the competition in women's single skating at the XX Winter Olympic Games in Turin, where she won a bronze medal.