The Government of Japan is studying the issue of introducing a package of new sanctions against the DPRK in case Pyongyang does not fulfill the obligations taken following the last meeting of participants in six -way negotiations, and will not take steps to turn its nuclear program, the Yomiuri Japanese newspaper reports on Monday. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on the DPRK not to delay the dismantling of a nuclear program, since the patience of Tokyo is notorious.

The Tyumen Regional Court sentenced 24-year-old Andrei Gulyaev, 20-year-old Sergei Dmitriev and 19-year-old Vladimir Shukst, found guilty of rape and murders. As the investigation established, on May 18, 2006, at 11 o’clock Dmitriev with friends at the building of the West Siberian Humanitarian Institute in Tobolsk robbed a 17-year-old student, taking her cell phone from her. After that, the girl was dragged into a private house and the three of them were raped.

The Presidium of the United Russia faction at its meeting on Thursday will consider the reception of the richest deputy of the State Duma - billionaire Suleiman Kerimov in the faction. Previously, Kerimov was a member of the LDPR faction.

On May 10, the Japanese government decided to resume the provision of direct economic assistance to the Palestinian autonomy, RIA Novosti reports with reference to The Daily Yomiuri . In June, representatives of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs will visit the Palestinian National Autonomy (PNA) to discuss details.

Almost all the organizers of the Samara "marsh of disagreements" in recent days are arrested or drafted into the army, and the remaining at large are hidden from the authorities. Over the past day alone in Samara and Tolyatti, 11 activists of the Opposition coalition "Other Russia" were detained.

The US Armed Forces Committee of the U.S. Nizhny Chamber approved the country's military budget for the future financial year on Wednesday evening, while deciding to postpone $ 160 million to post elements of the missile defense system on the territory of Poland. These funds were requested by the administration of George Bush for the construction of mines and the placement of 10 anti -tanks in them.

US President George Bush signed an order to extend one more year of the US unilateral sanctions against Syria, introduced in 2004, RIA Novosti reports. "The actions and politics of the Syrian government continue to create an extraordinary and extreme threat to national security, foreign policy and the US economy," the disposal said by Bush.

The assembly production of the German automaker Volkswagen in Kaluga is scheduled for October 2007. About this, according to RIA Novosti , said the Minister of Economic Development of the Kaluga Region Nikolai Lyubimov on Thursday. According to him, at present, the construction of a assembly workshop with an area of ​​12 thousand square meters is in full swing, but with a slight lag behind the schedule.

Stars of domestic cinema, theater and pops take part in the “Give Life” charitable campaign, which will go to the treatment of children with cancer. Currently, as part of a weekly campaign, from May 6 to 13, in the Moscow clubs "Mayak" , "Jean-Jacques", "Apshu" , "Apartment 44" and "Gogol" special charity boxes for collecting funds. On the next Sunday, May 13, at 17:00, a charitable reception will take place in the Mayak club, which finishes a weekly campaign.

Over time, residents of the capital will not have to rack their heads, or not to buy an insurance policy for the apartment. The city authorities intend to solve this problem for Muscovites themselves by introducing compulsory housing insurance. This was announced on Tuesday by the First Deputy Mayor Yuri Roslyak. Experts believe that the results of the innovation will cause no less complaints from the consumer than the current "auto -citizen".

Argentina’s military forces conducted successful biofuel tests, which was developed specifically for military aircraft. About this, as Interfax reports, said the Minister of Defense of Argentina Nilda Garre. During the tests that took place at the Buenos Aires Airport, one two-engine aircraft engine was filled with a new type of fuel, while ordinary aviation kerosene entered another motor.

In Estonia, sites created by the defenders of the Bronze Soldier were subjected to hackers. Materials posted on sites in defense of the monument to the warrior-liberator Tallinn from the Nazis and criticism of the actions of the Estonian authorities in relation to the monument on Wednesday were removed.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow extended until August 13 the term of detention of banker Alexei Frenkel , accused of organizing the murder of the first deputy chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Andrei Kozlov. Thus, the court granted the petition of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation to extend the deadline for his pre -trial detention for another three months, Interfax reports with reference to the lawyer Frenkel - Igor Trunov.

The new manifestation of protest against the election of the president of France by the representative of the right -wing forces Nicolas Sarkozy was held in Paris on Thursday night, Interfax reports. It was not accompanied by acts of violence and vandalism, like the previous ones . About 300 people, mainly students of extreme left -wing views, walked along the streets of the Latin quarter of the French capital.

A student of one of the most prestigious universities in the world, Yale University, is suing his leadership and other student, who accuses of sexual harassment. As compensation, the girl asks for an amount of $ 20 million, ABC News reports. In August 2005, this student, whose name is not called, as well as a newcomer named Gregory Corb together at celebrations on the occasion of dedication to students. There, as reported, young people took alcohol.