The leader of the influential rebel group of the Western Darfur "Movement for equality and justice" (DRS) Khalil Ibrahim was killed during a collision with the Sudanese military, Interfax reports with reference to CNN . "Our armed forces managed to eliminate Ibrahim: he was killed with a number of other high -ranking members of the movement," the channel quoted the official representative of the army of Sudan.

One of the main intrigues after the rally on Sakharov Avenue was the presence of the total number of participants: as in the case of swamp area, the estimates of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and organizers diverged five times: the Ministry of Internal Affairs called 29 thousand gathered, the organizers - 120 thousand. The attitude of users to estimates from the Ministry of Internal Affairs illustrates a widely dispersed collage called "COUVD Calculator" .

During the 2012 European Football Championship, more than ten fan zones will be created in Russia - sites with large television screens for mass viewing of broadcasts of the European Championship matches. The organizer may be the All -Russian Association of Fans, a sponsor - one of the large brewer companies. Presumably, such sites will be opened in St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg, Ufa and Irkutsk, Izvestia reports.

The plane that made an emergency landing in Karachi does not belong to the Russian airline, RIA Novosti was told in the Federal Air Transport Agency. “The plane is not Russian,” the department said. According to the GEO-TV television channel, citing representatives of the Pakistan Civil Aviation Department, a plane that made a prosperous emergency landing at the Pakistani city of Karachi, belongs to the airline Saudi Arabia.

The British authorities are taking the necessary measures so that the country's hospitals are ready to help the victims on the event that a terrorist attack is carried out in the days of the summer Olympiad in London. This is stated in a letter sent by the deputy head of the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs, Lord Henley, one of the British parliamentarians, who had previously expressed concern about the fact that the relevant structures may not be ready for a similar scenario.

Fights between buyers were overshadowed in the United States The first day of sales of a new line of sneakers, named after the famous American basketball player Michael Jordan. People scandalous in lines for shoes of limited production worth $ 180, which is already offered on the Internet. So, near the city of Seattle, it took police intervention to stop fights in the crowd of buyers lined up in front of the doors of the sports goods store.

The all -Russian Christmas tree will be held on Sunday at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow, more than 5 thousand children from all regions of Russia will come to it. In this regard, Red Square is closed, and traffic in the center of the capital is limited. Also, visitors in the Mausoleum, the Moscow Kremlin and the Kremlin museums will not be accepted. According to the State Unitary Enterprise "Mosgortrans", 170 buses will be delivered to the main New Year's performance in the Kremlin.

The Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo Hashim Tachi congratulated the Vatican and all Catholics of the world on Easter, confusing it with Merry Christmas. "Easter is one of the most significant holidays of the Catholic world. Congratulations on the challenge of Christ all believers, and especially members of the international community in Kosovo," the press service of the Prime Minister ITAR-TASS quotes.

In the Laperuza Strait, sharing Sakhalin and the Japanese Island of Hokkaido, a joint Russian-Japanese operation is unfolding to search and save sailors from the Alfa-3 Cambodian vessel (according to other sources-Ginga under the Indonesian flag), which was sank on Sunday night. The assumptions were confirmed that the team could be Russians. The distress signal received about 1 in the morning of Moscow time, three bodies were found, but their national affiliation is not specified.

For the first time in 42 years, the Libyan state celebrated Independence Day - this year has turned 60 since the declaration of independence from Italy and France. On this occasion, a ceremony with the participation of the new leadership of the country, including the head of the Provisional Government of Abdelrachim al -Kayba and the chairman of the transition National Council (PNS), Mustafa Abdel Dzalil, was held in the capital of Tripoli.

Santa Claus from Veliky Ustyug launched New Year's holidays in St. Petersburg on Sunday, Interfax reports: he blocked the movement in the city center and lit the lights on the main Christmas tree. Around noon, Santa Claus landed on a platform at the copper horseman. Then he went to Vasilievsky Island to congratulate the children treated in the New Year on the New Year Hospital Mary Mary Magdalene.

The world champion in the absolute category of WBC Vitaly Klitschko still believes that his fight with Nikolai Valuev, which has not taken place so far, despite all the conversations, will be interesting to the audience. According to the Ukrainian, the fact that both boxers are now actively engaged in politics will give such a fight a separate flavor.

Powerful explosions were heard during Christmas services in two churches in Nigeria - in the capital of Abuj and the city of Jos, reports Reuters. According to the latest data, 27 people were killed. The first explosion occurred in Abuj during the Christmas service in the Catholic Church of St. Teresa in a densely populated city district. According to witnesses, the bomb worked in the middle of the church’s premises filled with believers.

In Yemen, the protesters were again shot - this time, a demonstration in the capital of the country Sanya fell under the shelling of government troops. 13 people died, dozens were injured, many were injured in a crush. ITAR-TASS, citing representatives of the Yemenski medical institutions, reports that 13 demonstrators were killed, 50 people received bullet wounds.

The seven-time formula-1 champion German Michael Schumacher, playing for the Mercedes team, made the greatest number of overtaking in the 2011 season among all the Royal Racing pilots, Autosport reports. The legendary racer performed 116 overtaking, only two points surpassed his closest pursuer - Sebastian Bueumi from Toro Rosso. The third position was taken by Kamui Kobayashi from Zauber - productive 99 maneuvers.