On Madagascar, fossilized remains of a toad were found, which once could eat dinosaur cubs and other small animals. According to the remains, the age of which is 70 million years, the researchers recreated the image of a “slightly flattened frog the size of an inflatable ball” - it was called a velzezhab (Beelzebufo, a frog -dog), writes Daily Telegraph .

The parliament of Serbia (buying) at an extraordinary meeting on Monday annulled the declaration of independence of the region adopted on the eve of the Kosovo parliament, RIA Novosti reports. The deputies unanimously voted for this decision. Thus, they supported the decision of the Government of Serbia, adopted last Thursday, even before the unilateral proclamation of the independence of Kosovo.

The boss of the powerful mafia group of the South Italian region Calabria was arrested the day before. This was reported by Ansa Agency with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Italy. The 57-year-old Paskual Condello was captured in his house in the city of Rezho-Di-Calabria (administrative center of Calabria) as a result of a police blitz operation, in which about 100 agents took part. The criminal did not resist, despite the fact that he was armed with a gun.

Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow found the ex-head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Evgeny Adamov in embezzlement of more than $ 30 million. The court considered it proven to guilt in fraud and abuse of authority, ITAR-TASS reports.

Kosovo Parliament on Tuesday adopted 10 legislative acts, including the creation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Passport System and Citizenship, AFP reports. The parliament also adopted the bills on the establishment of the Kosovo police, the protection of cultural heritage, Orthodox monasteries and churches, on the self -government and determination of the borders of administrative units.

In Australia, the jury will be a verdict to a man who is accused of a brutal murder of his ex -wife's lover. A 57-year-old resident of the Australian city of Sydney Gabor Zikha was in the dock. The jury, among which there is one woman, among other things, have to decide whether he had committed the murder of intentional or not, writes The Daily Telegraph .

From 5? 10 thousand to 25 thousand dollars? These are the framework in which the price per square meter in the historical building of Moscow fluctuates (development until about the middle of the 20th century),? writes the Internet magazine about real estate Metrinfo.ru . Prices for the most expensive old meters are at the level of elite housing.

In connection with the new requirements adopted in the United States for the average fuel consumption, automakers will have to seriously revise the designs of their models. Currently, almost all companies make efforts to facilitate their cars, reduce fuel consumption and cost. The most simple and cheap way to achieve these goals is to use lightweight components made not of metal, but from plastic.

On the Day of the Defender of the Fatherland, February 23, Muscovites will see the first festive salute consecrated by the Russian Orthodox Church, said Vyacheslav Paradnikov - commander of a separate salute division of the Moscow military commandant’s office located in Vatutinka near Moscow.

A large fire on board the Japanese helicopter carrier Siranhe, which actually disabled this warship, was caused by a faulty household heater, illegally carried on board. This was announced today by the Tokyo Ministry of Defense of the country, a conducting investigation of the incident, which caused damage to 6 billion yen - more than $ 55 million. The fire on Siranhe occurred on December 14, when he was on the basis of the Yokosuk Navy at the entrance to the Tokyo Bay.

Serbia continued the recall of its ambassadors from countries that have recognized as unilaterally the independence of Kosovo. Following the ambassador to the United States Ivan Vuyachich, the instructions to leave the place of service within 48 hours and arrive in Belgrade for consultations received ambassadors of Serbia in France and Turkey, Pravdog Simich and Vladimir Churgush. This was reported by the Serbia Foreign Ministry in a common official message.

Poland has not yet made an official decision to cancel its veto on the beginning of negotiations on the conclusion of a new basic agreement between the Russian Federation and the EU, said Peter Pashkovsky, Press-Attache on Tuesday, Press- Attash .

On Monday, the Prosecutor's Office of St. Petersburg announced the recognition of extremist statements by Alexander Tulkin , convicted in 2006 "for the initiation of hatred and enmity." A year earlier, he promised on the Internet to kill the governor Valentin Matvienko. Given this, now any citizen who has publicly quoted Tutulkin can be recognized as an extremist and planted for up to five years. And the media, which printed from a forbidden list, can be closed, reports RBC Daily .

The body of a spray soldier, which was covered with an avalanche in the area of ​​the northern portal of the Rock Tunnel, was found on the Transkavkaz highway, the 58th Army (Vladikavkaz) headquarters on Tuesday reported.

Following Abkhazia and Southern Ossetia , the third unrecognized autonomy of the post -Soviet space - Transnistria asked. The Kosovo precedent should be applicable to other territories that achieve the recognition of independence, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Unrecognized Republic said. At the same time, according to Interfax , the Transnistria is ready to have a plan with whom and how to talk about independence in the light of recent events.