The results of the survey, published on Tuesday, showed that almost two -thirds (58%) of the Americans want the US troops to be immediately (21%) or during the year (37%) to be withdrawn from Iraq, as well as the majority (47%) trust the determination of the country's military policy, not the president. In order for American troops to remain in Iraq as much as required, 39% of the respondents speak out, CNN reports.

The metropolitan authorities have found an original way to reduce the line of 640 thousand people awaiting improvement in housing conditions. It is planned to create specialized housing and construction cooperatives (SZHSK) from the solvent waiting lists, which, with the support of the city administration, will build their future home, says MK .

During the day, warm weather is expected in the metropolitan region. According to the forecast provided in Roshydromet, in Moscow the air will warm up to 6-8 degrees above zero, in the region - from 3 to 8 degrees. Forecasters note increased heat flows from the west, due to which the temperature indicators ahead of the norm by almost a month. Variable cloudy is expected, without precipitation. The wind is west, southwest, 3-8 meters per second.

Employees of Russian law enforcement agencies were detained and for more than three weeks have been detained in Moscow by the representative of the Iran of the Chess Federation (SPPI) Afshin Technina. According to Interfax , Iranian official media reported on Tuesday with reference to the president of the SCFI Mohammad-Ibrahim Maddahi. Techrani was detained at the Moscow airport more than three weeks ago when leaving Russia.

At the airport of the Japanese city of Koti on Tuesday morning, the DHC-8 passenger plane made an emergency landing. The aircraft had to land without a front chassis. On board the airliner, which was traveling No. 1603 from Osak to Koti, were 56 passengers and four crew members. This was reported in Tokyo by the Ministry of State Lands, Infrastructure and Transport.

The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) continues the investigation of the case of Eduard Khusainov, President of the Boxing Federation of Russia (FBI) and the European Amateur Boxing Association (EABA), accused of belonging to a terrorist group. The investigation is carried out despite the statements of the Russian side that Khusainov was confused with his full namesake.

The Organizing Committee of the Marshal of the Disagent decided to hold a joint opposition in Moscow in mid -April in Moscow, ”the press service of the organizing committee, widespread on Tuesday, said in a statement . According to the report, the action will take place in Moscow on April 14, and on April 15, such a protest rally will be held in St. Petersburg. In addition, the "march" is planned in Nizhny Novgorod on March 24. A specific place of shares will be announced later.

The chairman of the United Committee of the Chiefs of Staff of the US Army, General Peter Pace, said on Monday that gays and lesbians are immoral, and if they serve in the army, they should not openly declare their orientation. According to Pace, the command should not allow gays and lesbians-military persons to openly declare their orientation. The general said that he considers homosexuality a variety of adultery, writes the newspaper Chicago Tribune .

The American magazine Fortune has compiled another rating of the 50 most respected international corporations in the world. After interviewing representatives of the business community, the publication evaluated the reputation and business renom of transnational companies according to criteria such as the level of innovation, product quality, global coverage, financial stability, relations with society, investment in the future and other characteristics.

The leader of the "Union of Right Forces (ATP) Nikita Belykh is not satisfied with the number of votes that were scored by his party during the Sunday regional elections , and believes that in order to pass to the State Duma, the right one needs to gain 15-17% of votes. "The results expressed in numbers - 7-8-9 percent - are insufficient for such a political party as the" Union of Right Forces ".

The Commission on Fundamental Arts under the Moscow City Duma at a meeting on Tuesday unanimously rejected the proposal to establish the monument to the heroes of the film by the film George Danelia Mimino. According to Interfax, members of the commission noted that the area of ​​pure ponds, where it was proposed to erect a monument, and so oversaturated with monuments.

The famous American actor Sylvester Stallone in Australia can be fined 96 thousand dollars for the fact that he illegally put 48 bottles with a growth hormone across the border, RIA Novosti reports. Stallone came to Australia as part of the advertising campaign of the next part of the film "Rocky" . According to the Australian Customs Service, Stallone was detained at Sydney Airport on February 16: a drug prohibited for import into the country was found in his baggage.

Today, during the working trip of the President of Russia, his first meeting with Pope Benedict XVI will take place to the Apennines. Earlier in 2000 and 2003, Vladimir Putin visited the Vatican and met with Pope John Paul II . Visiting the head of the Vatican are furnished with a strict protocol that does not undergo significant changes for many years.

In the United States, all the media, including information Internet sites, lose their audience, but the current situation cannot be considered hopeless, according to an annual study conducted by American experts, Interfax reports. According to the head of the study, Tom Rosensstil, people have not lost interest in obtaining information, but the current variety of its sources contributes to the spread of consumers.

The Court of the Central District of Voronezh decided to reimburse 3.5 million rubles as moral damage to a resident of the city, who was transfused by HIV-infected blood. And although the initial amount of compensation was reduced almost three times, this case has no precedent in the history of Russian justice.