The Italian government refuted the publication of the London newspaper The Times, according to which it paid the leaders of Afghan Taliban and field commanders in exchange for guarantees for the security of Italian soldiers. According to The Times, it was the practice of bribing the militants that led to the death of 10 French troops last year. In addition, according to the publication, the payments to the Taliban were ordinary practice.

The Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi intends to start a judicial reform in the country and is ready to make changes to the Constitution for this. “It's time to take the bull by the horns,” the head of the Italian government said during a visit to Bulgaria. He explained that in a truly democratic country, such a great power as that of Italian courts should not belong to indistinct officials.

The special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus harshly suppressed the unauthorized action of the opposition, which they tried to hold on Friday on Oktyabrskaya Square in the center of Minsk. According to Interfax , approximately 25 people gathered for the action, it lasted no more than two minutes.

On Thursday, at a meeting with journalists, the first deputy head of the Department of Transport and Communications of Moscow Alexei Kazanin said that a program for creating an “intellectual” transport system was developed in the capital, RIA Novosti reports.

The player of the Russian national football team Andrei Arshavin, which protects the colors of the London Arsenal, in an interview with the newspaper Sport-Express expressed the opinion that after an extremely successful performance on Euro 2008, our national team sank to its previous level.

In the capital of Italy, the fourth Roman International Film Festival has opened. Until October 23, 14 paintings from different countries will fight for the main prize of Roman cinema, the Golden Mark Aurelius, RIA Novosti reports. Unfortunately, there is not a single Russian film in the competition program of the festival. Nevertheless, Russian filmmakers will nevertheless be present at the festival - this year, director Pavel Lungin became part of the jury.

The Communist Party will not abandon the mandates that they receive as a result of the elections on October 11. This was stated by the party leader Gennady Zyuganov on Friday, the Echo of Moscow reports. According to Zyuganov, to defend your point of view, it is necessary to use any opportunity. “You can sit in the bushes and strip, you can yell in the backyards - no one will hear you. And you can use any rostrum,” he explained.

In the United States, a case was recorded when the seasonal flu vaccination provoked a rare and irreversible neurological disease - dystonia. Her victim was a 25-year-old resident of Eshburn (Virginia) Jennings Design. Just two months ago, she was completely healthy and lived a full -fledged life and was actively involved in sports, representing the Redskins baseball team support group. Now she cannot control her body, he can hardly speak and suffers from constant muscle convulsions.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations (Ministry of Emergencies) of the Russian Federation announced an open tender to study areas of possible falls of meteorites or comets. For these research, the winner will receive about 2 million rubles. The department of Sergei Shoigu was seriously puzzled by attacks from the cosmos: it is scary to imagine what could be if a multi -ton meteorite enters the hydroelectric power station or the oil refinery, writes Rossiyskaya Gazeta .

The All -Russian Association of Fans (VOB) claims that during the qualifying match of the World Cup, Azerbaijan - Russia, which took place on October 14, 2009 in Baku violated the rights of Russian fans. Sector of fans of the Russian national team at the stadium. T.

Law enforcement agencies in Moscow and the Moscow Region, according to some reports, are searching for KamAZ, in which attackers, according to preliminary data, transport explosives. According to operatives, explosives can be intended for a terrorist attack at the Kashirskaya GRES. In the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, this information is refuted.

US President Barack Obama placed a signature on the bill on the expansion of financial and economic assistance of Islamabad, which caused the discontent of the command of the Armed Forces of Pakistan and provoked tension in bilateral relations. According to the press secretary of the White House Robert Gibbs, the signing of the bill took place in Washington before leaving Obama with a working trip to the New Orleans (Louisiana), ITAR-TASS reports.

Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov does not feel his guilt for the VIP banquet at the Aurora under the curtain of the Economic Forum in St. Petersburg this summer, since he does not consider the cruiser a real historical symbol. In an interview with Vladimir Pozner, in his program on Channel One, a businessman told that Banks are regularly arranged on Aurora and even porn films are removed.

For 8 sessions in a row, the dollar interrupted the fall. The weighted average US dollar exchange rate to the Russian ruble with the term of “Tomorrow” accounts at the auction of the Unified Trade Session of the MMEVB as of 11:30 Moscow time, on the basis of which the process of exchange rate of the dollar the next day occurs, increased by 0.75 kopecks and amounted to 29.3281 rubles, the Finmarket reports.

The scandalous incident occurred in the lower house of the Russian parliament. In the building of the State Duma, the MacBook Air computer disappeared. According to Life News , the laptop disappeared two weeks ago. He belonged to the IT director of the operator, which provides the government with a connection. In addition, it was this company that ensured the work of the Unified Center for Processing of the Direct Line messages with Vladimir Putin, says the online publication.