Ten people died and one was wounded as a result of a police operation in a slumberry quarter in the western part of the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. According to information widespread by the civil police, drug traders that control the quarter "met" police agents with fire from firearms. Law enforcement officers investigated the case of armed robberies of truck drivers and, having received a “hot reception”, were forced to request reinforcements.

The container with musical instruments and stage equipment disappeared after the famous rock musician, along with The Stooges, performed in the Canadian city of Montreal. According to representatives of the group, the cost of stolen equipment exceeds several tens of thousands of dollars, reports AP.

Documents of four candidates for the presidency of the Republic of Azerbaijan were adopted on Tuesday by the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan. Among the applicants are the current head of state Ilham Aliyev. Within five days, the CEC will consider the documents received and decide on the issuance of signature sheets to candidates, Azer Saryev, spokeswoman for the CEC of Azerbaijan, told Interfax agency.

Over $ 40 billion was worth the development of Beijing on the eve of the 2008 Olympics, while the total amount of Olympic costs may exceed $ 44 billion. This, according to RIA Novosti , said at a press conference by the official representative of the capital's government Liu Zhi. According to the Beijing Government, the total cost of the 2008 Olympics, which promises to become the most expensive in history, consists of three parts.

The Bicycle Sports Federation ( FVSR ) decided to withdraw from the Olympic team and remove from participation in the Games in Beijing the leader of the cycling team on the highway of Vladimir Gusev. At the end of July, he was also excluded from the Astana team for exceeding the established biochemical indicators.

The draft Regulation of Rosprirodnadzor, in which the position of the fourth deputy head was reduced, is agreed by departments and will soon be submitted to the government, RIA Novosti reports. In the office of ministers, the causes of personnel reform in the environmental department have not yet commented. It is possible that in the root of the issue there is already a long -ripened conflict between the head of Rosprirodnadzor Vladimir Kirillov and one of his deputies - Oleg Mitvolele.

In the Tyumen region, a sentence was sentenced to a young man who is found guilty of serial rape. The victim of a criminal who sought to "diversify his sex life" was both adult women and children. The court sentenced a 20-year-old resident of the Tyumen region Alexander Chirkov to 12 years in a general regime colony. Three people became the victims of the rapist, writes the local Internet newspaper "Opso.ru" with reference to the press service of the regional prosecutor's office.

The ruling party of Zimbabwe and the opposition forces of the country are close to the conclusion of an agreement to divide the authorities, as a result of which the formal powers of the head of state would remain the current president Robert Mugaba, and his implacable opposition leader Morgan Tswangirai would receive a premier chair, reports Reuters.

The owner of the deceased Pitbul, nicknamed Buger, sold the house and paid 50 thousand dollars for cloning her pet. Now she has five identical Bugers, reports Reuters. “This is a miracle for me,” said 57-year-old American Bernanne McKinni at a press conference in Seoul, where she showed her new pets. "After all, I can smile again, laugh and feel that I live." California McKinni says that the first Buger, which she sheltered 12 years ago, became part of her life.

A local resident was detained in Sevastopol, who damaged the monument to the Holy Apostle Andrei the First -Called on the territory of the National Reserve "Chersonesos Tauride", and he himself seriously injured from his actions. The police detained the 29-year-old resident of Sevastopol near the monument. The man sat on the ground in a state of intoxication and complained about severe headache and acute pain in his leg.

The bailiffs of Kuzbass for the first time in practice in the expense of repaying bank debt arrested intellectual property - a patent for the invention of a bandage castle used in mine equipment. The inventor from Kemerovo, who gave a guarantee for a friend who took a large loan at the bank, was the debtor, but did not pay. The creditor appealed to the court with a request to recover in jointly from an unscrupulous borrower and guarantor of more than 110 thousand rubles.

The fifth international festival of humor and pop art "Yalta 2008", which was supposed to open on Tuesday, was postponed for a year. “This is not a joke, the festival was canceled due to financial problems. At the last minute, the sponsors refused to finance it,” Tatyana Agarkova, spokeswoman for the Yalta City Council, told ITAR-TASS. The arrival of about 200 participants from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova who became popular in the resort was expected to arrive at the resort.

The Pentagon extended 1250 marine infantry in Afghanistan for a month, representatives of the military department said. We are talking about military personnel engaged in the training of Afghan security forces. The service life of marine infantry in Iraq and Afghanistan is limited by seven months. The extension of the life of the infantrymen is apparently due to the aggravation of the situation in Afghanistan.

Scientists from Germany and Spain have developed a portable electronic device, capable of determining the variety and a variety of wine, the article published in the British chemical journal Analyst says. According to the developers, the device will help to prevent a fake of wines.

The trial of American Miles Harrison, the foster father of a two -year -old child from Russia, who died from the heat, will begin on November 17, the representative of the city of Hernon (Virginia), Lieutenant Jeff Coleter, told RIA Novosti . According to the policeman, "Harrison was discharged from the hospital, where he immediately got after the dead child was found," said Coulter. Currently, Harrison has been released on bail of five thousand dollars.