The Microsoft Corporation said that the control of accounts (UAC) in Windows Vista was created specifically for user irritation. Indeed, this system function is disconnected by most users of one of the first after installing the system, as it constantly bothers with requests of confirmation of actions. It is reported by PC World . According to the Windows specialist David Cross, the meaning of the UAC is precisely that the PC user does not forget about security.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) today urged the state to stop Islamophobia in all its manifestations. At the same time, the assembly believes that the leaders of Muslim European organizations should unconditionally condemn terrorism and extremism in all its forms and promote the spread of basic European values ​​in Muslim communities.

China came first in the world in terms of emissions into the atmosphere of harmful substances, overtaking the United States in this indicator. Such a statement is contained in a report that will be published in May. The report compiled by experts at the University of California is sent for publication to the specialized publication Journal of Environment Economics and Management, the BBC Russian Service reports.

The Moscow Patriarchate hopes that the Polish authorities did not intention to offend the Polish Orthodox Church, when they did not call it among the participants in the meeting of the President of Poland and Ukraine with Ukrainians living in Poland, while noting the Romo and Greek Catholics.

Two candidates for the mayor of Vladivostok, whose early elections were scheduled for May 18, refused to participate in the elections and wrote applications for their candidates, said the deputy chairman of the horizibir Commissar Nikolai Kichatov on Tuesday.

The Minister of Internal Affairs of Latvia Marek Segognsh gave the reverse move in history with a Russian diplomat, expelled from Riga in January on charges of espionage. It turned out that he was not a spy, but simply drank vodka with the locals. Recall, Latvia did not explain so clearly what she sent the second secretary of the embassy for.

Russian scientists closed four voluntary participants in the Mars-500 experiment in the Barocamer for ten days to find out if they can breathe "Martian air". “For 10 days, four men will be in the barorammer. In the first six days, the barocamer will maintain normal oxygen, then from the seventh to the tenth day of stay in the gas environment will create a reduced content of oxygen,” the press service of the Institute of Biological Problems (IMBP, Moscow), widespread in Tuesday.

On Saturday, in Washington, at a meeting of the International Monetary Fund, the issue of massive introduction of biofuel was discussed. The participants in the meeting recognized that the gaining turnover production of environmentally friendly natural fuel can provoke a further increase in food prices, food supply, and, accordingly, hunger. The fact is that plants such as rapeseed, corn and sugarcane used for the manufacture of bioethanol are grown on lands intended for feed crops.

The Moscow Football Club "Spartak" on Tuesday began preparations for the exit match with the "teammates" from Nalchik, and all the players who took part in the duel of the 5th round of the Russian Championship with Dynamo's capital, except for the back of Vladimir Bystrov, trained in the general group.

The famous Pashkov’s house for the first time after a 20-year restoration will open its doors to visitors. This long -awaited event will occur in the days of historical and cultural heritage, which will be held in the capital on April 18 and May 18 this year, the city hall said. On April 18, the International Day of Protection of Monuments is celebrated, and on May 18 on International Museum Day, ITAR-TASS reports.

Columbia authorities on Tuesday were evacuated by several thousand people from settlements located near the Nevado del Huila volcano in the south-west of the country. The volcano began to erupt gas and ashes, RIA Novosti reports with reference to Reuters. There have been no reports of destruction and victims.

The Minister of Agriculture of Russia Alexei Gordeev categorically refuted the possibility of introducing cards for food in Russia and, in particular, for bread. “No need to scare the population,” Gordeev told reporters on the sidelines of the Congress of United Russia. As the minister emphasized, “we have enough of our food. We even consider our capabilities as a large exporter in connection with a crisis in world markets,” ITAR-TASS reports.

The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution of 1808 on Tuesday night, extending for another six months - until October 2008 - the Mandate of the UN peacekeepers in the Georgian -Abkhaz conflict (Moong) zone. "The Council noted the importance of close and effective cooperation between the Moong and the peacekeeping forces of the CIS," the UN news service said.

The salary of the first president of the European Union can amount to 270 thousand euros, it will have a free residence for living, and the maintenance staff will have about 20 people, RIA Novosti reports with reference to local media. According to them, the ambassadors of EU member states in Brussels have already begun to discuss future functional duties of the senior official of this regional organization.

On Monday, Belgrade demanded that the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (MTBU) would begin an investigation on the facts mentioned in the scandalous book of the former prosecutor of the Hague Tribunal Karl del Ponte , I and I and I and I and I and Military Criminals , writes the Swiss newspaper LE TEMPS . However, this will not be easy - in the coming years, the tribunal completes its mission and can not start new things (full text on the website inopressa.ru ).