Tony Blair denied rumors about his emigration in the United States after resigning from the post of Prime Minister of Great Britain, which, as expected, he will declare in early May. The head of the Government of the United Kingdom said this in an interview published today by the Observer weekly. “I don’t know why people continue to talk about America,” Blair remarked.

"Zenit" in the first match of the 1/8 finals of the Russian Cup in its field with a score of 1: 0 was defeated by the Ramensky "Saturn". The star newcomers of the St. Petersburg attack by Alejandro Dominges and Pavel Pogrebnyak could not be marked. The Argentine Dominges was active throughout the match and repeatedly threatened the guests gates, but his blows lacked accuracy.

All enterprises of Vladivostok are recommended today to declare Monday the day off. Also canceled classes in grades 1-5 of educational schools in Vladivostok. This was reported to ITAR-TASS in emergency headquarters created under the city administration. The headquarters also warned of the possible termination of ferry communication with Popov Islands and Russian due to a strong storm. The reason was a strong cyclone that fell upon the Primorsky Territory today.

The condition of all three victims during the collapse of the house in the center of Moscow is satisfactory, said Yevgeny Bobylev, head of the press service of the Main Directorate of the Russian Emergencies Ministry of Emergencies for the city , RIA Novosti . "The last victim, who was removed from under the rubble at about 11:00, was taken to the hospital. He has a chest bruise and a concussion. Infant injuries, threatening to life, the doctors did not find him," Bobylev said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law "On the Removing of Slause for certain international treaties", adopted by the State Duma on February 16, 2007 and approved by the Federation Council on February 21, 2007, the press service of the head of the Russian state studied.

The departure from big sport did not stop the famous football player Zinedine Zidan again to become a champion - this time in terms of annual income. According to estimates carried out by the French sports weekly L'Equipe Magazine, Zidan earned 13 million euros in 2006. Despite the fact that this figure is 1.6 million lower than the 2005 indicator, it provides Zidan's first place in the ranking of business athletes.

So far, there are no conditions for the resumption of negotiations with Georgia, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia Sergey Shamba.

The DPRK is completely ready to curtail its nuclear program and provide access to nuclear objects to the IAEA inspectors, said the representative of South Korea at negotiations in New York Chun Jung Wo. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Korea Kim Ge Gwan has been in New York on Tuesday, as part of the first official visit of a similar level in the United States since 2000, Reuters reports.

The Government of the National Unity of Palestine will be formed by March 11. This was announced today by the leader of the political wing of the Palestinian movement "Hamas" Haled Mashaal during a meeting with the Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Akhmad Badavi.

West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand apologized to the club leadership for a gross violation of the regime, which he allowed last week on the eve of the match with Charlton. Recall that the "Hammers" were defeated in that meeting with a score of 0: 4 and worsened their position in the struggle for survival. On the eve of that match, West Ham players were provided with a 4-day vacation and each football player spent this mini-vacation at his discretion.

The Snow avalanche went down in Krasnaya Polyana (Sochi), as a result, four people were under it, Interfax told the press service of the Southern Regional Center of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation on Sunday. "The Snow avalanche went off at 15:10 Moscow time on the top of the mountain of the Salymovsky circus on the fourth stage of the rope-peas-lift. As a result, four people were filled up," the press service said. Rescuers began to search for an avalanche.

One of the flights with Anapa-Moskva with a delay of three hours, as the crew was not allowed to control the aircraft. “During the audit, residual alcohol phenomena were identified. I can’t say that someone was drunk, but residual phenomena are also serious,” Interfax told Boris Ageikin Airport Airport Anapa. According to him, the incident occurred last Thursday.

The number of victims of poisoning in Krasnoyarsk increased to 150 people, all of them are located in city hospitals, ITARS was reported in the Siberian regional center of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation, noting that "the state of hospitalized mild and medium severity." Previously reported 134 cases.

Parliamentary elections in Estonia are declared that are held. This was reported to ITAR-TASS in the Central Election Commission of the republic. "In Estonia, the legislation does not have a threshold of turnout. As of 12:00 (13:00 Moscow time), 32, 3 percent of voters voted, we can state that the elections to the parliament took place," said the representative of the CEC Mikhkel Pielving.

Eight Afghan civilians died on Sunday during a shootout, reports Reuters citing local authorities. According to the agency, the shootout, in which international military units participated, began after the Harror-Household undermined the car. “According to initial data, eight people died,” said Abdul Gafur, a representative of the local police. The incident occurred in the east of the country in the city of Jalalabad.