The Russians, who had not decided to challenge the arbitrariness of the authorities, have recently become more active in fighting the abuses of those in power with the help of the Internet, the Western media noticed. As a result, the Homo Sovieticus (“Soviet” man) is gradually evolving towards a representative of civil society, ready to fight for his rights.

A series of well-coordinated attacks in Iraq took 58 people today, more than 200 were injured, ITAR-TASS reports. The most bloody double terrorist attack occurred in the city of El Hill, the administrative center of Babil Province, 100 km south of Baghdad. 23 Iraqs were killed there and about 100 were injured. It is known that two mined cars are blown up in the city.

The largest daily growth over the past 18 months has completed the leading stock exchanges of the European Union on Monday. According to ITAR-TASS, the business world enthusiastically responded to the decision of the European Union and the IMF to allocate an amount of 750 billion euros (962 billion US dollars) to protect the European currency in world markets.

The basketball players of the Moscow CSKA took third place in the "final of the four" Euroleague, which took place in Paris. On the eve of the comforting finale, the army team beat Belgrade Partisan with a score of 90:88 (25:20, 22:24, 14:18, 17:16, 12:10). The key moments of overtime were a throw of the barley with a folus from under the shield in the last minute and the three-point “shot” of Holden two seconds before the final siren, which turned “-1 into“ +2 ”.

The Ukrainian from the Chernivtsi region, who was at the helm of a home -made aircraft, died when his plane lost control and crashed near the village of Beregomet. The aircraft was not registered, and the flight was made without permission, Interfax notes with reference to the Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine. Law enforcement agencies are investigating.

The six most heavily injured in explosions at the Razdadskaya mine, in the south of Kuzbass, will be delivered today for treatment to Moscow. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press secretary of the Siberian Clinical Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency Alexander Dubinsov. According to Dubinsova, doctors made such a decision. Among the six are one woman.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev starts a three -day eastern tour on Monday, during which Syria and Turkey will visit. On the agenda - issues of bilateral cooperation in the economic and humanitarian spheres, the development of tourism, international relations, ITAR -TASS reports. The President of the Russian Federation will arrive in Damascus tonight with his wife.

The Ukrainian opposition created the People’s Protection Committee of Ukraine, reports Newsru.ua . The constituent act was signed by representatives of parliamentary and extra -parliamentary political forces. Local media notes that former presidential candidates Viktor Yushchenko and Arseny Yatsenyuk ignored the meeting. From the party "Our Ukraine", which unites Yushchenko’s supporters, its leader Vera Ulyanchenko arrived at the meeting.

Three people were injured in a group fight that occurred between two villages in the Khasavyurt district of Dagestan, Interfax was told in the district department of the interior of the republic. "Last Sunday, an accident occurred in the Khasavyurt district with the participation of two cars, in which three people were injured. To identify the perpetrators, the inhabitants of the villages of Kurush and Batayurt gathered for an impromptu rally," the agency’s interlocutor said.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown intends to resign from the post of leader of the Labor Party at the next party conference, which will be held in September. About this, as ITAR-TASS reports, Brown told reporters in his London residence. “I will not stay for the post longer than necessary,” assured Brown quoted by RIA Novosti . He added that he was ready to give way to the head of the party to a new candidate.

A criminal case was opened in Kabardino-Balkaria on the murder of a police officer as DPS "Baksan". On May 9, twenty minutes before midnight, on the 430th kilometer of the Caucasus federal road from the forest, the DPS, located on the Caucasus federal highway in the Baksan region, unknown, gave an automatic line for police officers.

The US authorities are convinced that the responsibility for trying to explosion in Times Square in New York lies on the militants of the Pakistani cell of the Taliban Islamist movement, closely connected with al-Qaeda. According to Newsru.co.il , the Pakistani Taliban, apparently, financed the activities of Faysala Shahzad , and helped him.

Moscow "Spartak" has suffered the first defeat over the last nine matches in the Russian Football Championship. On Monday, the team of Valery Karpin lost to Vladikavkaz the local "Alania" as part of the 10th round with a score of 2: 5. Three goals were already scored by the 9th minute of the meeting, RIA Novosti reports. The owners distinguished themselves by Alexander Marenich (5) and Georgy Gabulov (9), for guests - Velliton (7).

The families of the miners who died as a result of two explosions that thundered at the Razdadskaya mine in Kuzbass on May 8, almost three million rubles will be paid in a total. This follows from the order of the Government of the Russian Federation, signed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and the obligations taken by the owner of the mine - OJSC "Department " Department of Urgent Company " .

The London Chelsea became the four -time champion of England in football, not allowing Manchester United to set a new national record. Before the home match with Wigan, in the final round, Carlo Ancheelotti had the task of winning, and then the result of the meeting in Manchester had no important. The "blue" performed it with brilliance, having won the largest victory in the season - 8: 0.