The General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation (RF) appealed to the Chita court with a request to extend the term of detention of the ex-head of the Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky and the head of the International Financial Association (MFI) Menatep Lebedev in the investigative insulator of Chita. "The petition of the Prosecutor General’s Office to extend Khodorkovsky will be examined on April 3," Interfax quoted Yuri Schmidt's lawyer.

The legend of world football Diego Maradona was delivered on Wednesday by an ambulance by one of the hospitals of the Argentine capital in connection with poor health. What diagnosis was made by the doctors to the former captain of the Argentinean team is not yet known. It is only reported that the deterioration of his health is in no way connected with the drugs that he used in the past.

The authoritative international human rights organization Human Rights Watch published on Thursday the 40-page report “The Scheme of Guantanamo” , which accused Russia of the persecution and torture of former guantanamo prisoners returned to the country in 2004 under the “diplomatic certificates” of Moscow in humane circulation.

The Government of the Russian Federation at a meeting on Thursday approved a bill on paid roads. "The purpose of the bill is the development of a network of roads, improving the conditions and safety of road traffic, attracting investment in the road sector," said the Minister of Transport Igor Levitin, who acted as a speaker on this issue, Interfax reports. He emphasized that according to the bill, paid roads can only be in state or municipal property.

The Pentagon sends another aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf area, which is headed by Nimitz atomic aircraft carrier. As the representative of the American military department Jeff Davis specified, this should not be considered as an increase in forces in the region, since Nimitz will have to replace the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower. The new ship, accompanied by several destroyers, frigates and one submarine, will be departed on Monday from San Diego, reports Reuters.

The professor of the Moscow Theological Academy Deacon Andrei Kuraev objects to the adoption of a bill proving the ban on publication of information on nationality and religious affiliation of victims and offenders. "The bill makes a very strange impression, as if if something is not called, then it does not exist. This is such a magical mythological thinking: if you do not talk about the nationality of people committing unseemly acts, they say these actions will disappear by themselves.

Toyota announced its plans to develop its own standards for its cars. The Japanese auto giant forced to go to overtake their competitors when cars are equipped with complex computerized systems, which increases their cost in the market, Reuters reports. The company has already created a team of specialists who will have to develop the working version of the software until 2015. Two corporations will help them with this: Denso and Aisin. In the future, Toyota may create its own software company.

In Moscow, the day before, a picket of the Orthodox community was held against the exhibition "Forbidden Art-2006" , which opened in the public center named after Sakharov. The action, in which more than 100 people took part, took place at the center of the Center on the Earth Val in Moscow. Its participants lined up at the entrance, holding banners with the requirements to close the exhibition. The rule of law at the place of the action was provided by several dozen police officers.

Russian entrepreneur Maxim Kurochkin, boldly killed in Kiev at the exit from the court building where his case was listened, did not immediately die in the heart in the heart. According to the testimony of the escorts accompanying him, before his death, he managed to whisper "here is BL ... di!". The investigation now continues to restore the picture of the murder, which has received a wide resonance among both politicians and local security forces.

US President George Bush took part in a traditional annual dinner with representatives of the Association of radio and television journalists at the Hilton Washington Hotel. Following the "frivolous" traditions of these meetings, the head of the White House allowed himself several jokes that tore off the applause of the audience, reports AP.

The chairman of the Palestinian National Administration (PNU) Mahmoud Abbas called on Israel to accept the Arab peace plan and not to miss the chance to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Abbas stated this, speaking at the final meeting of the Mezharab summit in Riyadh , ITAR-TASS reports. “I confirm the readiness of the Palestinians to stretch the hand of the world to the Israeli people,” said Mahmoud Abbas.

The General Secretary of the Supreme Council of the National Security of Iran Ali Laridzhani said on Thursday that the British soldier Fei Terni, who was detained with the other 14 British military border guards for violating the border with Iran in the Persian Gulf, will not be released , Interfax reports.

In Spain, 17 alleged members of the international group were detained, including Russians and Ukrainians who were financial fraud using the Internet. On her account, according to investigators, the abduction of money from 40 bank accounts totaling 165.5 thousand euros.

The Zamoskvoretsky court of Moscow extended for 6 months the term of detention of Vladimir Khutseshvili, accused of the murder of Ivan Kivilidi, chairman of the board of Rosbusinessbank. Thus, the request of the prosecutor's office was satisfied, ITAR-TASS reports. The consideration of the case will begin on April 11.

The special bearer of the President of South Korea, it turns out, met with the North Korean official only a few days later from the moment of the declared nuclear test of the DPRK in October . According to AFP, this fact was confirmed by the representative of the Office of the South Korean President of RO Hyn, but only on Thursday. The official said that the meeting was held in Beijing on October 20.