The leader of the Pakistani Taliban Hakimulla Mehsud , who was considered to be killed as a result of the attack of American drones in January of this year, survived. He is “alive and healthy,” said The Guardian , a senior representative of the Pakistani intelligence of the British newspaper. "Our sources confirm that Khakimulla Mehsud is alive," he told reporters on the basis of anonymity.

For the final stage of European -hockey player - Swedish hockey games - the captain of the national team of Russia was appointed defender of the Magnitogorsk Metallurg Vitaly ATYUSHOV. Maxim Sushinsky and Sergey Fedorov will help him, informs the press service of the Russian Hockey Federation (FHR). In recent years, Alexei Morozov was the captain of the Russian team, but he received a severe shoulder injury and was out of order for several weeks.

Two policemen were killed, 17 were injured as a result of the operation of the explosive device brought into operation as a terrorist as a police station in the Kazbekovsky district of Dagestan, Interfax was told in the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic. At the cost of their lives, they prevented the planned attack. "Five law enforcement officers received injuries of varying severity.

Employees of the Moscow Criminal Investigation of an attempt to seize property belonging to entrepreneur German Sterligov, a representative of the press service of Moore told RIA Novosti .

At a meeting of the Latvian Sejm (Parliament), the new Foreign Minister Latvia was approved. It was an ex-diplomat, the former ambassador of this Baltic Republic in Turkey, the USA, Mexico and NATO Ivis Ronis, for whose candidacy 90 out of 100 deputies gave their votes, ITAR-TASS reports. The newly -minted minister thanked the parliamentarians for support and trust, and also said that he would only remain in politics before the Sejm elections, which will be held in the fall of this year.

Employees of the Moscow Criminal Investigation (MUR) stopped an attempt to seize property owned by Entrepreneur German Sterligov, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the representative of the press service of Moore. "On the fact of the capture attempts, operational investigative measures are being held. The issue of initiating a criminal case is being decided," the agency’s interlocutor said, without revealing any other details.

On Thursday, the Russian press comments on the results of the two -day state visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to Denmark. It is reported that during the visit a package of cooperation agreements in the field of energy and environmental protection was signed. In addition, the head of the Russian Federation invited the Danish business to Russia, and also answered the question of who is more important in Russia, he or the head of government Vladimir Putin.

The ex-coach of the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv Kari Hikekil was headed by the Magnitogorsk hockey club Metallurg, the press service of the Ural team informs. The contract with a specialist was signed for two years. Alexander Barkov will help Hakekil, Finn Harry Khakkerainen was appointed coach for general physical training, and Czech Vladimir Gudachek became the goalkeeper. “I managed to get acquainted with the city a little, I saw the plant, the Ural River,” Finn said.

A team of scientists from the University of California at San Diego discovered the Soviet spacecraft "Lunokhod-1", which was interrupted about 40 years ago, reports Newsru Israel with reference to CBS News . Luno Road-1, which became the first remotely controlled self-propelled vehicle delivered to the Earth's satellite, was discovered due to the reflector installed on board, with the help of which scientists determine the exact distance from the Earth to the Moon.

The Bank of Russia reduces the refinancing rate by 0.25 percentage points from April 30 - to a record low 8% per annum against the background of slowing down inflation, hoping to spur economic growth, reports RIA Novosti with reference to the message of the Department of External and Public Relations of the Central Bank. The Central Bank continued the cycle of reducing bets, despite the warnings of the Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin regarding the increased risks of inflation.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that Russia has strategic interests in the Arctic. “The geopolitical, deep interests of Russia are connected with the Arctic,” Putin said during a visit to the Franz Joseph Land, Interfax reports with reference to the press service of the Government of the Russian Federation and the Russian Geographical Society. "The safety and defense capabilities of Russia are ensured.

On a highway in German nourburgering, the tests of the new generation of the Opel Astra Sports Tourer are continuing. Photo reporters managed to take several new photos, but they convey some new details about the car: the details that are of the greatest interest - the trunk with lanterns are still hidden under camouflage tape.

The growth of the demand of cellular subscribers on SMS services almost froze. Previously, they accounted for 40% of the revenue from the provision of non -clock services. However, recently, more and more users have been chosen by mobile Internet (access to the network through a cell phone and USB modems), which today brings to operators 29.8% of the revenue from all non-clock services. All this, as the Labor newspaper writes, is evidenced by the data of the analytical company AC & M.

Unknown criminals in the evening on Wednesday in the southwest of Moscow shot the Porsche Cayenne car, the man in the car died, Interfax reports with reference to a source in law enforcement. Earlier, the same agency indicated another car brand - Nissan Qashqai. The incident occurred at the intersection of the streets of Ivan Babushkin and Kedrov. The identity of the deceased has already been established - this is the entrepreneur Hasanov Abdulmadzhid.

Senator, the former Minister of Internal Affairs of France, Charles Paskua threatens two years in prison and a fine of 200 thousand euros. It was such punishment that the General Prosecutor's Office of the country in the framework of a loud corruption case demanded that he, reports ITAR-TASS.