As follows from the Federal Tax Service published on Friday on the results of tax collection in January-November 2007, the service has not yet been fulfilled by the annual plan. In 2006, according to the results of 11 months, the annual task was already completed by 102.7%, for the same period of this year - only 92.5%. In rubles in the consolidated budget during this time in 2007, much more was collected than in 2006 - 6.67 trillion versus 5.22 trillion.

In Pakistan, the suicide bias blew himself in the location of a military town in the city of Kohat in the north-west border province. The head of the Army press service, General Vakhid Arshad, confirmed the death of 13 soldiers. Another 11 soldiers were injured. Five victims are in critical condition. The victims of the attack were members of the football team of the military unit who conducted training at the sports ground, ITAR-TASS reports.

In the Moscow City Court on Monday, after a long break, the trial in the case of the murder of the editor of the Russian version of the Forbes magazine Paul Khlebnikov resumes. This was announced by the head of the press service of the Moscow City Court Anna Usacheva. "The process of the murder of Khlebnikov begins with the stage of consideration on the merits," she said.

Greenpeace environmental activists in Belgium overwhelm the doors to the residence of the EU Council - the Justus Lipsius Palace in the European quarter, ITAR -TASS reports. It was an action against active fishing. During the night before the main entrance to the building, a three -meter wall of concrete blocks about 20 meters long was erected. The other seven entrances to the building were blocked by barriers covered in fishing nets.

The administration of St. Petersburg and the Hyundai Motor Company on December 17 in Seoul signed an agreement on the construction of a plant in St. Petersburg. According to Interfax, the agreement was signed by the governor of the city Valentina Matvienko and the leadership of the Korean automobile concern. Investments in the construction of the plant will amount to about $ 400 million, performance - about 100 thousand cars per year.

According to Interfax in the State traffic inspectorate of Ukraine, on Monday on Monday on Victory Avenue in Kiev, about fifty cars collided on the road on the road. As a result of such a mass accident, some cars turned onto their side, and some even on the roof. There are people injured. As a result, several people were injured. The accident stretched about half a kilometer, because of this, the movement of vehicles was completely blocked.

In 2008, the construction of one of the Moscow regions of the new formation, which lasted nearly eight years, will be completed: in the Kurkino area it is supposed to put into operation all final projects. Among them, a microdistrict is distinguished favorably? 1 , also having a poetic name "New Palmyra".

26 years passed after the death of Bob Marley, and his albums continue to beat all sales records. So, according to the Billboard, the Forever Bob Marley record took first place in the rating of reggae albums. In addition, the joint album of Bob Marley and The Wailes - Africa Unite: The Singles Collection "was in ninth place, and the Gold album was in the tenth. Both were included in the Stir IT UP and Get Up hits, Stand Up, Reuters reports.

The Pope Benedict XVI , turning to numerous believers who gathered last Sunday on St. Peter Square in Rome, urged not to strive for happiness at any cost. "Those who worship happiness, like an idol, are mistaken. Unfortunately, this is what the cultures that build individual happiness to the place of God. This way of thinking encourages the search for pleasures at all costs, the use of drugs in an attempt to escape from reality, " RIA Novosti quoted Benedict XVI.

The film with the participation of Will Smith "I Legend" headed the rating of cash fees in the North American box office following the results of the past weekend. Warner Bros. I raised $ 76.5 million, much exceeding the expectations of the film studio. It was assumed that the film starts with a result of about 40 million. Thus, the tape became a record holder among films that were released in December.

The Canadian media on weekends expressed concern to Russia's efforts aimed at creating a new professional hockey league in Europe, which would play the world stars of this popular game, Interfax reports.

Stephen Sistanovich is a senior employee of Council on Foreign Relations, a professor of international diplomacy of Colombian University evaluates in the newspaper Wall Street Journal the prospects of the Russian economy (full text on the website inopressa.ru ). After his recent meeting with the leaders of the European Union countries, Vladimir Putin praised that the rapidly growing Russian economy was already ahead of the Italian, and in 2009 he would leave behind the French.

The recent diplomatic conflict between Moldova and Romania can lead to the transformation of the Orthodox Church into Moldova into a bargaining map in the conjunctural game of Chisinau politicians, said political analyst Victor Zhos. "For the ruling party of the Communists of Moldova and its leader, President Vladimir Voronin, the escalation of tension in relations with Romania is beneficial in all respects.

The government has approved rules for allocating maternity capital funds to improve housing conditions. Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov signed a corresponding decree, RealEstate.Ru reports. According to the document, persons who have received a state certificate for maternity capital have the right to use funds or part of the funds of maternity capital for the acquisition or construction of residential premises, including through a mortgage or shared construction.

The low-power explosion occurred on Monday in the high-rise building of the News Corp media group. In New York, one person suffered. The incident occurred at 10:39 local time on the 45th floor, where the heating and cooling systems of the 47-story building are located. The exact cause of the explosion has not yet been established, however, apparently, we are not talking about a terrorist attack, Interfax reports. Presumably, there was an ignition of a small amount of chemicals.