The Chita Regional Court announced until October 14 a break in the case when considering a petition to extend the detention of Plato Lebedev. The break has been announced at the request of lawyers who asked for time to familiarize themselves with the materials of the criminal case and provide evidence from the defense. The SCP of the Russian Federation requires Lebedev to extend the term of detention in the pre -trial detention center until February 2, 2009.

Recently concluded by "Russian Post", the Agreement with the American Corporation Microsoft does not close the Linux operating systems to "mail". Proprietary and free solutions in it will be used together, reports CNews.ru . By signing an agreement on Support Supply with Microsoft Corporation, the Russian Post will not abandon the idea of ​​introducing open decisions.

In Moscow, two women, under the pretext of removing damage, abducted money and jewelry from a student of one of the universities. The total amount of the stolen is calculated by 650 thousand rubles. More than 400 thousand rubles and jewelry were abducted by a Moscow student in the capital's Park Sokolniki two scammers, RIA Novosti reports with reference to Moscow law enforcement agencies. The 21-year-old girl turned to the police on Wednesday at 20:57.

Somali pirates released the Japanese Irene tanker, on board the two Russians, captain and senior mechanic. According to the "Marine Bulletin" on Thursday, this happened on Wednesday. For the release of the Japanese tanker, 1.6 million dollars were paid to the pirates, ITAR-TASS reports. This was announced by the representative of the administration of the self -proclaimed state of Puntland in the north of Somalia.

Demand in the market of suburban housing in the suburbs has fallen by 30-40% over the past two months, said Vesco Group CEO Vyacheslav Shiryaev on Wednesday, October 8. His words are transmitted by the site Prodevelopment.ru . "The housing and premium class housing was especially affected. The demand for the premium class fell on some facilities even by 50-60%," the developer said, referring to the study of his own company.

The bodies of the Mistresses of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia in Moscow transferred administrative cases to the court in relation to 37 objects of the city. Firefighters demand to suspend their activities due to inconsistency with fire safety standards, RIA Novosti reported.

President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko signed a decree on the early termination of powers of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the 6th convocation and appointed extraordinary elections on December 7, 2008. The corresponding decree was signed on October 9 and published on the official website of the head of state, Interfax reports.

In the UK, a sentence was sentenced to one of the most stupid criminals, who tattered his own surname and date of birth on his neck. Now even a lazy policeman will always expose the hijacker. The court of Bristol in the county Avon sentenced the 21-year-old hijacker Aaron Evans to seven months of imprisonment. The young recidivist was already in the annals of forensics as one of the most stupid criminals, the newspaper The Telegraph writes.

The largest Gazprom gas producer does not see any risks for himself in the global financial crisis and can finance projects from his own reserves, the head of the company Alexei Miller told reporters. Gazprom along with the largest Russian oil companies Rosneft, Lukoil and TNK-BP asked the government to help refinance external debts. Until the end of 2009, companies will pay about $ 120 billion.

The Ministry of Agriculture on the eve determined the rates of direct subsidies to Russian producers of pork and birds according to the results of the first half of the year. The government for the first time subsides about 5-7% of the sales of manufacturers from the budget in the amount of 10 billion rubles, it is precisely such a level of support that manufacturers are counting on.

In Russia, the results of the “Country Choosing Good Cinema” shares were summed up, which took place from July 1 to August 31. The audience was invited to choose 10 kindest paintings , and, according to the results, the list included exclusively the Soviet classic. Not a single tape shot over the past twenty years has been on the list, the new Izvestia newspaper writes on Thursday. So, the most "fresh" on the list was the picture of Vladimir Menshov "Love and Pigeons" of 1984 release.

In the Krasnodar Territory, police detained a man who is considered the "emir of the Wahhabis" Adygea. The suspect shot one policeman, and wounded two more. At the moment, the suspect Asker Setov gives testimony in the police, Interfax reports with reference to Adygea law enforcement agencies. According to the investigation, the 26-year-old Settov was detained on Wednesday at the road from Krasnodar. The attack on police officers occurred on the Yablonovsky bridge at about 18:00.

There is no nuclear weapon on board Russian warships heading to the banks of Venezuela. This was announced on Thursday at a press conference in Moscow, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Andrei Nesterenko. “There is no strategic and tactical nuclear weapons on board the Russian military courts,” ITAR -TASS quotes the diplomat. According to him, on board the cruiser "Peter the Great" there is a "nuclear energy installation".

Maria Sharapova will lead the Russian team at the World Team Challenge exhibition tennis tournament in Hong Kong, which will be held on January 7-10 of next year, RIA Novosti reports with reference to AFP. Four teams will play at these competitions: Russia, Europe, Asia and Oceania, as well as North and South America. Each team will include three tennis players.

After a loud scandal, the President of the Armenia Football Federation Ruben Ayrapetyan apologized for removing the football team of Mount Ararat from the logo. The biblical mountain for the Armenians is not only a shrine, but also a symbol of once powerful Big Armenia. Ayratropyan brought his apologies at the press conference on October 8, the Blagovers-info reports.