Supporters of the losing presidential election of the Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko, as promised, began to dispute the results of the plebiscite in court. A lawsuit by the deputy of the parliament Vitaly Barvinenko (BUT faction) for the resolution of the Central Election Commission of the CEC) of Ukraine on the announcement of the announcement of the results of the presidential election was received by the Supreme Administration of Ukraine (VASU).

Oleg Deripaska, who owns 50.27% of the shares of the Baikal cellulose-paper plant, intends to transfer 25.2% of his package of the Baikalsk city administration for free, ITAR-TASS reports with reference to the Directorate of the Basic Element holding.

The Pentagon began the withdrawal of American troops from Haiti. The military were sent to the island to help the local population and the government cope with the consequences of the earthquake. According to AP, earlier US Minister of Defense Robert Gates announced that 13 thousand US troops were sent to Haiti to assist. To date, seven thousand people have already left Port-O-Prens, the capital of Haiti.

The Tver Municipal District Court of Moscow put on the house arrest of the former Golden Time manager Viktor Gromyko on charges of illegal entrepreneurship. In this cafe, Major Evsyukov celebrated his birthday in April 2009, who, according to investigators, went to the Ostrov supermarket and the investigation and

The Chinese skater Hunbo Zhao, who, together with his partner Xu Shen won a short program at the Olympics in Vancouver , is sure that the main struggle for a gold medal in the sports pairs tournament has not yet been completed. Schedule of the XXI Winter Olympic Games On Sunday, Hunbo Zhao and Xu Shen set a record in a short program, gaining 76.66 points.

The growth of industrial production in Russia in January 2010 reached 7.8% in annual terms after an increase of 2.7% in December 2009 and 1.5% in November 2009, Interfax said with reference to Rosstat. The rate of annual growth in industry in January 2010 became maximum since April 2008 (then industry has grown in an annual comparison by 9.2%).

President Nicaragua Daniel Ortega handed over hello to the peoples of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. “We know about the struggle that they are conducting,” the Nicaraguan president emphasized after a meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “They can count on the solidarity of the Nicaragua people.” Lavrov emphasized that he would definitely convey these words Daniel Ortega.

The abbreviation Bric (Brazil, Russia, India and China) that appeared with the light hand of Goldman Sachs economists, uniting potential economic leaders, began to grow clones. For potential outsiders - Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain - the abbreviation Pigs (pigs) appeared, writes Inopressa.ru with reference to the publication in Guardian .

The next exacerbation of Belarusian-Polish relations. On Monday, at least 13 activists of the unofficial Union of Poles, including its leader Angelica Boris, were detained. In addition to her, the press secretary of the organization Igor Banzer and activist Moshchelav Yaskevich were detained. They were also accused of organizing an unauthorized rally in the regional center on February 10, RIA Novosti reports.

The Georgian Sledon, who died in Vancouver , shortly before the fatal race, told his father that he was afraid of one of the turns on the highway, reports The Wall Street Journal . “I said:“ Slow down, lower my legs on the ice, ”but he replied that if he had traveled to the highway, he would go to the end. He was brave,” said David Kumaritashvili, the father of the deceased Nodar.

New details in the case of the ex-head of the "Tsaritsyno" ATS Denis Evsyukov became known. According to unofficial information, at the exit from the Golden Time cafe, where he celebrated his birthday, Evsyukov took out a pistol and fired the ceiling twice, and eyewitnesses did not call the police, writes Moscow Komsomolets . This turned out as part of the investigation of the case of an ex-controlled cafe suspected of illegal entrepreneurship.

The Moldavian socio-political organization "Equality", which represents the interests of national minorities in the country, asked the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev to create in Transnistria to protect his protection system in response to the American PRO system in Eastern Europe. As a result, Russian Iskander may appear in Transnistria, and an independent newspaper may not exclude. Tiraspol has already sent this request to Moscow, the publication claims.

The elected President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych may take the oath in the Verkhovna Rada on February 25, said the speaker of the country's parliament Vladimir Litvin. “We need to adopt a resolution regarding the festive meeting of the Verkhovna Rada. There is an offer - February 25,” Litvin said on Monday at the Constituent Council.

The police of St. Petersburg began searching for a security guard, a terrible find was made in the guard. Under the bed of an employee of a private security enterprise (ChOP), they found the body of a theater actress with traces of violent death. At the moment, an employee of the ChOP, at the workplace of which they found a corpse, settled on the run, reports Fontanka.ru with reference to the Agency "Operational Closing".

The Polish Catholic priest Jerzy Popelushko, who was killed more than 25 years ago by agents of the secret police of communist Poland, should be classified as blessed in early June of this year. This, according to AFP , said Archbishop of Warsaw Kazimezh Nych. With the blessing of the Pope Benedict XVI , the solemn Beatification ceremony will be performed on June 6 in the Polish capital, on Pilsudski Square.