The US military command in Iraq decided to transfer to the Iraqi authorities the cousin of Saddam Hussein-Ali Hassan al-Majad, better known as “Chemical Ali”, ITAR-TASS reports. On February 29, the Iraq presidential council approved the death sentence to Al-Majid, who was brought to him last year for crimes against the Kurds in the late 80s of the last century.

At a meeting of the parliamentary commission on external affairs and defense, the head of the Israeli government, Ehud Olmert, made it clear that he was ready to resume a dialogue with Damascus. According to the Ha'aretz newspaper, two weeks ago, Syrian President Bashar Assad invited Olmert to negotiate in Moscow, reports Newsru Israel . “If this helps to exclude Syria from the“ Evil axis ”, then the possibility of peaceful negotiations should be taken seriously,” the Prime Minister said.

Deputies of the House of Communities of the British Parliament today rejected the idea of ​​holding a national referendum in the United Kingdom with a majority of 63 votes to join the country to the EU constitutional agreement. As ITAR -TASS reports, 248 deputies voted for holding a referendum, 311 against - 311. The proposal of plebiscite was put forward by an opposition conservative party - it wants to weaken the pace of European integration.

Unknown criminals on Wednesday day shot a 40-year-old resident of the village of Lyubuchan, Chekhovsky district of the Moscow region. According to Interfax in the law enforcement agencies, the murder was committed in the entrance. The police officers who arrived at the scene of the murder established that shortly before the incident, an unknown person called and asked the owner of the apartment to go down the street. When the man went into the porch, he was shot from two pistols.

The Russian Orthodox Church believes that the introduction of the Juvenal Institute (aimed at protecting the rights of children and adolescents. - approx. Ed. ) Justice should not be contrary to family traditions existing in Russia. "Any reforms of the judicial system should not contradict the basic values ​​of society. For Christians, Muslims and Jews, the fifth commandment on the veneration of parents is sacred and inviolable.

The Government of Serbia decided to cancel the visa regime with Russia, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the message of the Cabinet of Ministers. The terms of entry into force of new rules of entry into Serbia have not yet been reported. Belgrade made a decision to abolish visas for Russian citizens unilaterally. Until now, in order to enter Serbia, citizens of the Russian Federation need to put a visa in a passport, or purchase a tourist voucher or get a special invitation.

The famous Georgian actress Sofiko Chiaureli, who died on March 2 at the 71st year after a long illness, was buried in the pantheon of outstanding public figures of Georgia in Tbilisi next to her husband - actor and sports commentator Kote Maharadze.

The financing of the Nord Stream gas pipeline threatens, according to Die Welt , a serious danger. The Minister of Economy of Poland Valdemar Pavlak said that due to political counteraction, financing of the project from public funds is impossible: “Nord Stream will not receive additional funds.

The Investigative Committee at the prosecutor's office (SCP) of the Russian Federation announces the detention of suspects in the organization and execution of the murder of the prosecutor of the Saratov region Evgeny Grigoryev, Interfax reports. This coincided with the arrival of the chairman of the Investigative Committee at the prosecutor's office of the Russian Federation Alexander Bastrykin to the Saratov Region.

In May of this year, a limited series of BMW 525ia Sport Individual cars will appear on the Russian market. All machines of this series will be painted black and equipped with a sports package of the M "M of series M, which includes an aerodynamic bag, sports suspension and seats, as well as a leather three -spoke sports steering wheel with multifunction and steering wheel switches. In addition, the model will receive a 6-speed automatic transmission of STEPTRONIC and the “winter package”.

The Rossvyazhkuzclyazhih security officer demands to withdraw from the auction of the Stockholms Auktionsverk auction house (Sweden), which are scheduled for March 13, five watercolor drawings of sailing ships "Russia", "Fershampenois" and "Empress Alexander", RIA Novosti reports.

The State Security Service of Abkhazia on Thursday released from the guard of the employees of the Georgian television company MILHAZ BASHALA and David Tsotsoria. As emphasized at the Center for Public Relations of the State Security Service of Abkhazia, journalists are released as an act of goodwill, without any conditions. "Journalists were transferred to the UN Mission to observe in Georgia, who will deliver them to Georgia by their transport," the center said.

On Thursday, the World Court of the Oktyabrsky District of Novosibirsk recognized the deputy chairman of the Novosibirsk branch of the Union of Photo -Artists of Russia Evgeny Ivanov guilty of disobedience to the legal requirements of the police officer (Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation). According to the representative of the court, Ivanov was sentenced to pay a fine of 700 rubles in state revenue.

Pope Benedict XVI is going to rehabilitate Martin Luther . In the justification of the great reformer, Pontiff intends to declare that he did not want to split Christianity at all, but only wanted to clear the church from filth. Revaluation of the activities of Martin Luther will, apparently, is made at the annual meeting of the theologists close to the pope, known under the name "Circle of Ratzinger's Pupils" (Ratzinger Schülerkreis).

The flood waters flooded 14 settlements in two regions of the Volgograd region, the representative of the press service of the Southern Regional Center for the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia Oleg Grekov told RIA Novosti . About 10.5 thousand people were in the emergency zone.