In Tuva, after the earthquake, the Mergen River came out of the shores, whose waters threaten to flood one of the villages of the Kaa-Khemsky district. Heavy equipment is pulled into the village of Saryg-Sep, experts are trying to destroy ice and build a dam, the press service of the republican government told Interfax . While there is no water in the village.

Russia should immediately demand from Syria President Bashar al -Assad for a day to stop the shelling of the city of Homs, wrote US ambassador to Moscow Michael McFol in his microblog on Twitter . "The Homs is on the verge of a large humanitarian catastrophe. Russia should immediately contact Assad and demand a 24-hour humanitarian ceasefire," ITAR-TASS quoted the diplomat.

In Syria, on Sunday, a vote began at a referendum on the project of a new constitution, approved a multi -party system in the country. The day before, the forces faithful to President Bashar Assad continued to shoot oppositionists - more than 100 people died. The opposition calls to ignore the vote as a farce and requires Assad to resign.

The seventh software article of the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, presidential candidate Vladimir Putin will be published on Monday in the Moscow News newspaper and devoted to international issues. In the article, the prime minister notes that Russia will continue to pursue an independent foreign policy.

The criminal case under the article “Hooliganism” was instituted against girls from the Pussy Riot group, who broke through the shouts and insults to the amvon in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and arranged “Punk-Mayoben” there , the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow told Interfax . Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church took the action peacefully - Shrovetide, after all, the time of "buffoon".

A malfunction of the brake system led to the disaster of a suburban train in the capital of Argentina Buenos Aires, a 28-year-old driver of the marcos Cordobu said. The authorities suspect Cordoba that he is guilty of applying passengers to the health of passengers. The train driver, in which 51 people died, is obliged to appear weekly to the prosecutor's office to testify. He himself believes differently.

The male junior team of Russia won the relay race of 4x5 kilometers at the Youth World Ski -Race Championship, which takes place in Turkish Erzurum. The national team consisting of Artem Maltsev, Ermila Vokuev, Dmitry Rostovtsev and Sergey Ustyugov won with a result of 47 minutes 18.2 seconds. The second was finished by the team of Kazakhstan, which lagged behind the leader by 44.8 seconds. Bronze in Norwegian skiers (+59.4).

The Indian police detained a tantric clergyman who was accused of decapitating a 10-year-old boy to get a "divine power", reports Newsru Israel with reference to Terra . According to the representative of the police, Nakhi Pandy, a boy named Right, who lived in the village of Panjipatra, disappeared on February 5. Two weeks later, local residents found his decapitated body.

American comedian Adam Sandler set a record in the most unenviable for the movie figure. As officially announced on Saturday, an actor who decided to try his forces in directing and scenario art was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award in a record number for one person - 11 nominations, ITAR -TASS reports. This award is known as the Anti-Oscar, as it is awarded for the worst work in cinema.

The leader of the Left Front movement Sergei Udaltsov came with a group of supporters to the Revolution Square to celebrate Shrovetide, Interfax reports. The celebration came out crumpled, and after the brawl, the opposition retired to the subway. According to the results of the "wires of the political winter", the police reported on the detention of ten people - for an illegal rally and a fight.

In Stuttgart (Germany), the “regular” world of heavyweight champion according to WBA, 32-year-old Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin defeated by most decisions of the judges of the 27-year-old German Marco Hook, reports Allboxing.ru . The first round went in an equal struggle, but in the second Povetkin raised the pace and took possession of the advantage.

In the Sverdlovsk region, a man suspected of killing a young child was detained in hot pursuit, Interfax reports with reference to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (TFR). According to the Investigative Committee, on February 26, at about 4 a.m. in a private house on Kalinin Street in the village of Palekkov, Baikalovsky district, a two-year-old boy and his native four-year-old brother with bodily injuries in the form of stab wounds of the neck were discovered.

The Russian striker of the London Fulham Pavel Pogrebnyak became the main character of the match of the 26th round of the championship of England with Kuins Park Rangers. The meeting held in London at the home stadium "CPR" ended with a score of 1: 0 in favor of the guests. The author of the only goal was a burb, who, in the seventh minute of the match, received a pass from Moussa Dembele in someone else's penalty area, masterfully beat the goalkeeper and sent the ball into the goal.

The flash mob "For honest elections" in the form of the "Big White Circle" promoted in Moscow: people managed, holding hands on the inside of the garden ring, close the living chain. The action began with provocations and warnings that in no case should the intersections should be blocked. In addition to a large number of participants, observers also noted a very positive atmosphere of a flash mob.

The former president of the South African Republic, Nelson Mandela, was discharged from the hospital on Sunday after the Laparoscopy procedure. This was announced by the representative of Mac Maharai, reports Radio Liberty . Earlier, President of South Africa Jaycobe Zuma, referring to doctors, said that the state of health of the Mandela does not cause concern, and he feels good. The 93-year-old ex-president was hospitalized on Saturday due to pain in the abdomen.