The world famous musician Mstislav Rostropovich became an honorary citizen of Florence. The solemn ceremony took place in the Florentine Palazzo della Signoria last Saturday.

The Iranian Ministry of Education will hold lessons on the history of Zionism for Tehranism, reports Newsru Israel with reference to the YNET news agency for schoolchildren in Tehran. The curriculum was prepared by the head of the Palestine History Department at the Ministry of Education Ahmad Sarush-Nejad.

In 68 constituent entities of the Russian Federation on Sunday, a single elected day was held. 14 million voters chose local deputies and heads of municipalities. 14 parties put forward their lists to participate in the elections to local legislative assemblies.

Despite the fact that Playboy is now going through the best times - a drop in demand and reducing advertising income - it still remains the most famous and popular adult magazine. Its creator, 80-year-old Hugh Hefner, confidently claims that the magazine will always be released. According to The Washington Post (the full text on the website inopressa.ru ), it really seems that Playboy has never lost ground.

The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the holding of North Korea of ​​Nuclear Test on Monday. "The national means of nuclear control of Russia recorded at 05:35 Moscow time on Monday the conduct of a nuclear explosion in North Korea," Interfax told in the management of information and public relations of the military department. “It was an underground test of a nuclear charge,” the department noted.

In Vyborg, the Leningrad Region on Monday morning, the wall of a residential building fell. A three-month-old child was extracted from under the ruins. Due to injuries, he died in the hands of rescuers, said Vladimir Yaroshevsky, head of the emergency rescue service of the Leningrad Region.

The register of Yukos lenders will be closed on October 12. All requirements submitted after this date will be satisfied last. Compared to the initial requirements, the volume of debt has decreased. The claims of the tax authorities decreased, a significant part of the requirements of the shareholders of the Yukos is not included.

In the Belgorod region, the number of deaths from poisoning by surrogate alcohol increased to 30, ITAR-TASS reports. In total, more than 800 people have already become victims of the illegal turnover of the “left” vodka, which since late August, took over 800 people in Old Oskol and Gubkin . On the day, hospitalization of patients with a diagnosis of “toxic hepatitis” still reaches 15-20 people.

The underground nuclear tests carried out by the Korean People’s Democratic Republic forced investors nervous. The exchange indices of the countries of the Asia-Pacific region went down sharply. The business and the economy of South Korea and Japan were most affected. Japanese yen fell in relation to the US currency to an eight -month minimum. Oil prices that again passed $ 60 again reacted. During the auction, Asian stock indices fall.

The 28-year-old Russian biathlete, the world champion and the Olympic Games in the relay of Olga Zaitseva married a former member of the Slovakian national biathlon team Milan Augustin. Her spouse currently works as an assistant for winter Universiades in the International Student Federation. This was reported to the Sports Information Agency "All Sports" was reported by the sister and personal coach of Olga Zaitseva-Oksana Rochev-Zayitseva.

On Monday, in the Moscow sports complex Olympic, the 16th Tennis tournament "Kremlin Cup" starts. The total prize pool of the competition will be 2 million 340 thousand dollars. Moreover, for a more representative tournament - female - 1 million 340 thousand dollars are intended, and for men - exactly 1 million dollars. In this regard, the Kremlin Cup champion will receive almost 197 thousand dollars, and the winner of men - 142 thousand dollars. The winners will be known on October 15.

Georgia can apply to the European Court of Human Rights in connection with the discrimination of people of Georgian nationality in Russia, Interfax reports.

The United States does not intend to take any military measures in response to a nuclear test in the DPRK. This was announced on Monday in Washington by the press secretary of the White House Tony Snow. At the same time, he said that the constant representative of the United States at the UN John Bolton intends to ask for a security advice to gather at an emergency meeting.

The number of Americans injured due to eating infected spinach has grown up to 200 people. All of them were hospitalized in connection with complaints of acute intestinal infection, which had already struck 26 US states. This was reported on Monday by representatives of federal centers for the control and prevention of diseases. According to them, today three people have already died. Flying cases were recorded in the states of Aidaho, Maryland and Nebraska.

The second day, the search for the killer of the Novaya Gazeta observer Anna Politkovskaya has not yet brought any result. During the first hours after the murder on the Forest Street, Plan-Revez, it was not possible to detain one of the suspects. However, it became known that the killer was not alone, but the Politkovskaya was conducted surveillance. To date, law enforcement agencies do not have a clear portrait of a murder suspect.