Having beaten the Russian team, the Americans became the first semi -finalists of the World Hockey Youth Championship to take place in the Czech Republic. The match in Russia - the USA, held in Liberets, ended with a score of 3: 2. The wards of Sergei Nemchinov often violated the rules, for which they were twice punished by Tyler Rugsegger and James Van Rimsdike; Mike pocket also distinguished himself as part of the Americans. For the Russians, Alexei Cherepanov and Viktor Tikhonov were scored.

Former Croatian General Malen Markach was again transferred today to the international tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (MTBU) in the Hague. A loud political scandal that erupted in Croatia is associated with his name, as a result of which the Minister of Internal Affairs of the country Ivitsa Kirin resigned. The fact is that the Markach, released from the Hague home for Christmas holidays, was supposed to hold them under house arrest.

The Turkish police arrested five activists of the Al-Qaeda International Terrorist Network, local media reports on Sunday. They were taken into custody as part of an operation conducted by special services in four provinces of the country, including in Ankara, Istanbul and the city of Adan in the south of Turkey, NTV television company notes. In total, 20 people were arrested.

Four goals and one effective program of the Washington leader Alexander Ovechkin brought his club victory over Ottava - 8: 6. The forward "Capitals" thoroughly reduced the distance that separated him from the compatriot Ilya Kovalchuk in the list of the best league snipers. After the match with Senators, Ovechkin had 30 goals, while the striker of Atlanta, which also distinguished himself on the night from Saturday to Sunday in Moscow, is now 32 goals.

Representatives of the country of Basque, Catalonia and Galicia demanded that their "national" teams in various sports, said in the press on Sunday, the joint document of these autonomous regions of Spain, said.

On New Year's Eve, Russian policemen promise to deliver the tipsy citizens home, but drunk drivers will be punished in all severity of the law.

"Pushkari" played later their main opponent - Mu. The Red Devils lost (1: 2 "West Ham"), so Arsen Wenger’s wards could not only regain the first line in the standings, but also create a gear of 2 points (subject to the victory over the Mersisans). From the beginning of the first half, a dense struggle ensued in the center of the field. There was a minimum hit on goal, but there are plenty of joints and hard martial arts. It was possible to score with such a game only from standards.

In the capital of Dagestan, mass riots occurred last night, reports Echo of Moscow . They were provoked by shutdowns of light and heat in some areas of Makhachkala. In protest, residents erected barricades in the center of the capital of Dagestan and blocked the main highways. Hundreds of people participated in a rally. People demanded the resignation of the mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov and President Dagestan Muh Aliyev.

Employees of utilities and rescue services are trying to eliminate accidents who left over four hundred residents of two settlements of Yakutia without heat, where 50-degree frosts have been established in recent days, the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation reported on Sunday. So, in the village of Artyk (Oymyakonsky district), the heat supply of two residential buildings was restored during the day.

The head of the Russian Imperial House Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna will fight for the rehabilitation of the royal family in his homeland and will not rush to appeal to international instances. "I will fight for the rehabilitation of my relatives until justice is triumphantly. But I will do this only in my homeland. I can turn to the international instance for a legal assessment of the procedural violations of my rights, I can do it at one time in Russian courts.

The question of the removal of the body of Lenin from the Mausoleum on Red Square is premature, according to the manager of the affairs of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Kozhin. “The mausoleum is kept in normal condition. The Federal Security Service receives a little money for this: to maintain Lenin’s body and create a certain temperature regime in the mausoleum. Everything. You don’t have to do anything else with the mausoleum. Neither today nor tomorrow.

The police calls on Muscovites and guests of the capital to be more attentive when making purchases, so as not to become victims of pocket thieves. According to statistics, it is on New Year's Days that the number of pocket thefts and thefts from cars accounts for the number of pocket thefts and TASS was said by the Deputy Head of the Department of Information and Public Relations of the Moscow Central Internal Affairs Directorate, Moscow Yevgeny Gildeev.

The most popular metropolitan baths will not work on New Year's Eve, only saunas invite the townspeople to hear the chimes fight in the steam room. As shown by Interfax, a survey of representatives of enterprises providing bath services will work on New Year's Eve mainly numerous small saunas located in the basements. At the same time, the most famous metropolitan baths reported that Muscovites will not be able to hear the chimes fighting, being with them on New Year's Eve.

The deterioration of weather conditions in Europe caused delays in charter flights in the peak period of transportation, a representative of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosavision) told RIA Novosti . "The Russian aviation authorities pay special attention to the regularity of the fulfillment of charter flights. A deterioration of weather conditions in Europe led to a series of delays," the agency’s interlocutor said.

Konstantin Zyryanov: "The Russian team is stronger than Croatia and England" The best footballer of Russia Konstantin Zyryanov shared his opinion about whether the Russian team deservedly made his way to Euro 2008 and what are the chances of the team at the European Championship. "This year, the national team left the most pleasant impressions. We fulfilled the task that we set before us and reached the European Championship. Even though we were opposed by very strong national teams.