The captain of the German football team Michael Ballak needs to apologize for the public criticism of the head coach of the Joachim Leva team, the former mentor Bundestim Jurgen Klinsman believes.

The anti -crisis measures taken by the Russian authorities are not aimed at the nationalization of the country's banking system, said the deputy minister of finance of the Russian Federation Dmitry Pankin. "Our task is now not to conduct the nationalization of the banking system. This is not our goal. Our goal is to ensure its stability," Pankin said on the air of the TVC.

The devaluation does not threaten the ruble. “I see no reason for such a devaluation to occur,” said the first deputy chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Alexei Ulyukaev. "We have a good payment balance, large reserves, strong fundamental foundations of the economy. The fact that the waves of the global financial crisis are also reached us and does not mean that the ruble should be very devalued," said Ulyukaev.

The US State Department urged Russia to ensure a “fair and impartial trial” on the affairs of the ex-head of the Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky and a number of his former assistants.

Russian striker Nikolai Zherdev became the main character in the match of the National Hockey League between the Columbus and the Rangers, which ended with a score of 3: 1 in favor of the New York. Last season, the “blue jackets” performed as part of the “blue jackets”, the striker first returned to Columbus as a player of another team. Zherdev noticeably activated in the middle of the third period with a score of 0: 1. At first, Nikolai made two assists, and then scored himself.

The player "Manchester United" and the Portuguese national team Cristiano Ronaldo stated that he deserves more than anyone, who is awarded to the best football player in Europe. “I'm completely sure of this,” says Ronaldo in an interview with Gazzetta Dello Sport . “If you look at my achievements during the 2007-2008 season, it will be seen that I did more than the others.“ Mu ”won the Premier League and the League of Champions, and I scored the most goals. ball".

The US presidential candidate from the Democratic Party of Barack Obama is ahead of his opponent, US Presidential Candidate from the Republican Party John McCain, 9%, according to a public opinion poll, conducted jointly by the Reuters, C-Span and Zogby agencies, published on Saturday. According to the survey, held for three days, Obama is ready to give their votes 51% of voters, and McCain - 42%. The permissible error in the survey was 2.9%.

The bird fell into the right engine of the A-319 passenger aircraft, which accelerated on the runway-the engine blades were damaged, there were no injuries, and the flight had to be canceled, the West Siberian Investigation Department of the SCP of the Russian Federation reports on Saturday. “On Saturday morning, an a-319 aircraft incident occurred at Omsk Airport.

US President George Bush again assured Ukraine and Georgia in support of their plans to join NATO. Bush announced this on Friday after the signing of the protocol on the entry into the North Atlantic Alliance of Albania and Croatia. The US President also said that he was advocating for the subsequent expansion of NATO, and called Bosnia and Herzegovin and Montenegro among the candidates for joining the Alliance.

Donor assistance, collected on the initiative of the European Union for Georgia, is intended for the entire region, including Abkhazia and South Ossetia, said a member of the European Parliament of Riom Raumenen, RIA Novosti reports. "This assistance for restoration and it is provided subject to certain conditions.

Russian Vladimir Kramnik and Indian Vishvanatan Anand, a draw ended the eighth batch of the match for the title of absolute world chess champion, which takes place in German Bonn. On Friday, a Russian grandmaster played with white figures, who owned some advantage after the active start of the party. Anand defended most of the fight, but a draw was recorded on the 39th move.

In Nazran on Bazorkin Street today at about 09:00 Moscow time, an unknown person fired at an employee of the criminal investigation department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia. According to ITAR-TASS in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia, as a result of the shot, presumably, from a sniper rifle, Akhmed Tarshoev was seriously injured and was taken to the hospital.

Presidents of the Russian Federation and Belarus Dmitry Medvedev and Alexander Lukashenko are discussing a joint position regarding measures to overcome the global financial crisis. Opening a meeting with the Belarusian colleague today, Medvedev recalled that on November 15 the “twenty” summit will be held in the United States, which will talk about the further development of the architecture of financial relations.

UN Secretary General Pan Hi Moon called to take radical measures in order to protect residents of developing countries in the context of a global financial crisis. According to him, banks and the International Monetary Fund should ensure the possibility of allocating loans to poor countries necessary to cover urgent needs, the Air Force reports.

Five activists of youth organizations were detained on Saturday in Moscow by law enforcement officials for provocative actions during the opposition rally on Triumphal Square. "Unknown young people, at the so -called" Emergency Day "campaign, launched smoke bombs and fireflies during a rally," a law enforcement source told Interfax . According to him, at the moment young people are detained, explanatory work is underway with them.