Several dozen people gathered on Saturday afternoon in the Novopushkinsky Square in the center of Moscow for a protest against the celebration of Halloween. According to Interfax, the picketers held a poster with a pumpkin drawn on it - a symbol of this holiday, crossed out by a red line.

The fair Russia: Homeland/Pensioners/Life, Speaker of the Federation Council Sergey Mironov, chosen by the leader of the new party, said that he would work for the benefit of Russians at his post. “I promise to you that at my post I will honestly serve Russia, honestly work for the benefit of Russians, and I will also fully contribute to our party to win,” Mironov said on Saturday after his election.

US President George Bush confirmed his support from the Iraqi government led by Nuri al-Malika during their current communication in the television conference mode. This was reported to reporters by the press secretary of the White House Tony Snow. At the same time, he argued that there were no disagreement between the two leaders.

In connection with the flood in St. Petersburg, it was decided to temporarily close two metro stations. Flooding occurred in the Neva and Fontanka area. Near the underground entrance to the Sportivnaya station, the water from the Neva was overlapped on the roadway. The station began work as usual - to the input and exit, but at 06:20 Moscow time it was closed due to fears that the water will leak into the tunnels.

The second power unit of the Leningrad NPP was stopped under the influence of automatic protection, RIA Novosti was told on Saturday in the press service of Rosenergoatom. "The reason for the current freelance situation was the most difficult weather conditions, in particular, a storm raging in the region," said a representative of Rosenergoatom.

The final of the Miss Europe-2006 contest ended in Kyiv, the representative of France Alexander Rosenfeld won, Ukrainian Alena Avramenko became the first vice-miss of Europe, Interfax was told on Saturday at the organizing committee of the competition. In total, the competition lasted more than two hours.

A week ago, the ex-coach of the German football team of Jurgen Klinsmann was read to the post of mentor of the Mexico team, but now world information agencies are reporting a new turn of events. Jurgen Klinsmann has been living in the United States for eight years. It was the unwillingness of moving that became one of the reasons that the coach refused to be a mentor of the German team, which he led to an honorary third place in the 2006 World Cup this summer .

On the night of Saturday to Sunday, the hours of hours were transferred an hour ago. If the energy sections agree that the transition to winter time allows you to save electricity, then doctors and experts in different ways assess the influence of the new time regime on human health. The transition to winter time can lead to an exacerbation of chronic diseases, said candidate of medical sciences, psychotherapist Mark Sandomirsky.

If the Belarusian athletes conquered gold awards at the upcoming Olympic Games in 2008 and 2010, they and their coaches, according to the new presidential decree, will earn $ 100 thousand. According to RIA Novosti in the press service of the head of the Belarusian state, the corresponding decree was signed by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. In accordance with the decree, for a silver medal, athletes and coaches will be awarded $ 50 thousand, for bronze - $ 30 thousand.

In the Chechen city of Urus-Martan, 11 people were injured as a result of a mass fight. All victims were taken to the hospital. According to Interfax on the night of Saturday at the local police department, in the evening, on one of the streets of the Urus-Martan, strong riots began, caused by a large conflict between the two families of the city. "The fighters of the fight inflicted stab, as well as firearms to each other," said the representative of the police department.

In Tbilisi from Moscow on Saturday evening, 48 citizens of Georgia were delivered deported from Russia. To the homeland of Georgian citizens were delivered by a humanitarian flight on an airplane of Georgian national airlines.

The Committee on the Status of the Players of the Russian Football Union (RFU) began checking the authenticity of the Russian passport of the football player of the Kazan Rubin Alexander Gatskan, a legionnaire from Moldova. This became known from sources in the RFU. During this audit, the RFU may send a request to authorized bodies, which will make decisions.

The mayor of Moscow considers it “strange and a priori wrong” the decision of the Supreme Arbitration Court to change the investor to the construction of the Rossiya Hotel.

The legendary cycling "Tour de France" -2007 will become "English" for a while. The 94th bike professional competitions for the first time since 1903 will start in London. As their organizers announced, an 8-kilometer prologue will be held in the very center of the British capital on July 7. He starts on Whiteholl, and finishes half-Mol on the avenue leading to the Buckingham Palace. In addition to London, two more individual races are planned - July 21 and 25 in France.

The delegates of the Russian Academy of Congresses of the Russian Party of Life (RPZH), the Russian Party of Pensioners (RPP) and the Rodina Party voted for the unification in the Russian Academy of Congresses of the Russian Academy of Congresses. According to RIA Novosti , the delegates of the Russian Party of Life voted to transform the RPG into the public movement "Charter of Life", whose leader Sergey Mironov became.