In New York, Russian Ivanov was arrested by the Spanish authorities accusing him of the murder of two people, the office of the prosecutor Manhattan Michael Garcia said. Ivanov, who, according to law enforcement agencies, had fake documents in the name of Sergei Ermolenko and Sergey Wolf, will be extradited to Spain within 45 days, RIA Novosti reports. The 35-year-old citizen of the Russian Federation is accused of the murder of two Germany citizens in Spain in their cottage.

The Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, who is on a visit to the United States, said that he would resign if his parliament did not ratify the agreements with the United States on a missile defense, ITAR-TASS reports. “I think I’ll put my statement on the Prime Minister’s table,” he said.

The new head coach of the London football club Chelsea will be Luis Felipe Skolari, the official website of the Aristocrats reports. Skolary, who is currently the head coach of the Portuguese national team at Euro 2008, will begin to work with the new team from July 1, 2008. Diary of the European Championship “Felip has outstanding professional qualities,” the Chelsea press service notes.

On Wednesday, four fans from Russia who were accused of using fake tickets at the match between national teams of Russia and Spain were freed from the police station in the Austrian Innsbruck, the press service of the Russian football union reports.

The stars of world tennis at the "Big Slam" tournaments are fighting not only for fame and honor, but also for quite specific amounts of prize. The ex-first racket, Justine Enen set last year a world record for earnings on the court for the year ($ 5,429,586). This season, the 20-year-old Serbian beauty Ana Ivanovich already has $ 2,464,858 on his own account and continues to climb the tennis Olympus, which, of course, will bring her eight-digit dividends outside the court.

The House of Representatives of the US Congress voted on Wednesday to ensure that its Law Committee considers the issue of the advisability of launching the impeachment of President George Bush. In support of this step, 251 legislator spoke out, against - 166, reports Interfax . Meanwhile, Bush, who leaves the president’s post this year, continues the “farewell tour” in European capitals.

The head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, said that the Russian Federation intends to increase the contribution to the development of Sevastopol, ITAR-TASS reports.

Passengers injured as a result of an accident of a train in the Amur Region will receive compensation, said Ilya Bronsky, head of the Zhaso insurance company. "All passengers are insured for compulsory insurance. The injured passengers will receive insurance payments. And if, in addition to compulsory insurance, they also had voluntary, then the amount of payment per passenger can be up to 250 thousand rubles. The payment for compulsory insurance will be up to 12 thousand rubles," Bronsky said.

150 years ago, the famous Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg was consecrated as a cathedral. The cathedral was named after Issakia of Dalmatian, revered by Peter I Saint, since the emperor was born on the day of the memory of the saint (May 30 to S.S.). The temple was built in the period from 1818 to 1858 according to the project of the architect Auguste Montferrand. Construction was personally supervised by Emperor Nicholas I.

The results of the “Seven Miracles of Russia” contest, during which everyone could vote for one of the attractions of the country, will be declared on Thursday, on the day of Russia - during a festive concert on Red Square, RIA Novosti reports. The first stage of the competition, held from October 1, 2007 to February 1, 2008 through Internet voting, called 49 "miracles" - seven from each federal district of Russia.

The homemade explosive device (IEA) of high power is neutralized on the outskirts of Khasavyurt, Interfax reports with reference to the message of the city police department. Fugas, the power of which in the TNT equivalent was 5 kg, was discovered on the outskirts of Khasavyurt. Unknown people installed him on the bypass road Hasavyurt - Babayurt. The IEV consisted of ammonia nitrate, was filled with metal objects - mainly bolts, nuts and other damaging elements.

In relation to the head of the UN mission in Kosovo (Unmik), Joachim Ryukker, administrative measures must be taken up to his removal, said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Andrei Nesterenko. “The steps of the mission are strongly suppressed to coagate the mission. We are talking about glaring arbitrariness. Administrative measures will be taken in relation to Joachim Rucker up to its removal from his position,” ITAR -TASS as saying the words of the Russian diplomat.

The countries of the "big eight" need to consolidate efforts in counteracting cyber terrorism. This opinion was expressed by the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Rashid Nurgaliev, speaking at a meeting of the ministers of justice and the internal affairs of the Great Eight countries in Tokyo, ITAR-TASS reports. According to the Russian minister, "today we are observing how the terrorist and extremist organizations are actively used for their criminal purposes.

The Strasbourg Court of Human Rights on Thursday satisfied the two claims from Chechnya who accused the Russian authorities of involvement in the disappearance of their relatives in 2001-2003, and ordered Russia to pay them more than 120 thousand euros. Two citizens of the Russian Federation turned to the highest European court, since they remained unhappy with the actions of Russian justice, which, according to them, could not conduct an effective investigation.

On Thursday, in Klagenfurt, the Vertterza arena converged in a full -time duel group B - the national teams of Germany and Croatia. The victory of the squad Slaven Bilich provided her with a ticket to the 1/4 finals. Moreover, as the second game in this group showed, the leadership of the Croats in the quartet is already undeniable. - Schedule of matches. The results and position of the command Euro 2008.