The Indonesian court sentenced the Russian citizen Alexander Simonov, who tried to smuggle 88 capsules with drug capsules in Bali, by eight years in prison, the newspaper The Jakarta Globe reports. Denpasar District Court found the 30-year-old Russian instructor Yoga guilty of a crime incriminated to him and also determined him a fine of 1 billion of Indonesian rupees (104 thousand US dollars) or two more additional months of prison as an alternative.

The planet, the mass of which is close to the mass of the Earth, was discovered by European astronomers at the star of the triple system of the alpha Centaurus, the British newspaper The Telegraph reports. Alpha Centaurus system is closest to the ground. An open planet turns around one of them three system stars. The planet is registered with the Harps receiver on the 3.6-meter telescope of the ESO La Silia Observatory in Chile.

Andrey Malgin “Starting November 1, Russia prohibits aircraft crews from flying into the country’s airports without obtaining Russian visas in advance. In fact, this is revenge for the fact that the European Union refused to accept Russia’s demand to allow holders of Russian service passports into Europe without visas.

The investigation found 11-year-old Daniil Ernst, who in early October went to school in Chita and did not return home , in Old Oskol of the Belgorod region, where the boy left his father of his own free will, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press secretary of the Trans-Baikal Investigative Department of the SKR Yegor Markov. The boy was with his father and all this time was traveling with his father by car, Interfax reports.

Television journalist Arkady Mamontov in his last film “Provocrators-3 “ Odins ”from the Pussy Riot, shown on the Russia-1 television channel on October 16, used“ free ”personnel from the Distance Project, the authors, the head of the evening information programs of the NTV television channel, Aleksey Pivovarov and Directors-Documentalists Alexander Rastorguev and Pavel Kostomarov. They accuse Mamontov of a gross violation of professional ethics and are thinking of suing him.

A new senator from the Bryansk region in the Federation Council, instead of the widow of Anatoly Sobchak Lyudmila Narisova, can become a deputy of the City Council from the LDPR Mikhail Marchenko. The fact that such a decision was made after consultations of the chosen governor Nikolai Denin with representatives of the parties, the source surrounded by the head of the region told Interfax on the basis of anonymity.

The new advertising campaign of the Swiss air carrier Swiss Air unexpectedly caused the violent indignation of the Muslims of Switzerland. The slogan "Cross is a trump card" (Kreuz ist Trumpf), placed above the image of the aircraft, seemed to representatives of the Muslim community tactless and insulting.

The Coptic Church stated that the elections of the new dad instead of November 24 will be held on October 29, and the name of the 118th Primate will be called on November 4 instead of December 2, the Orthodoxy.by portal reports with reference to the information of The Orthodox Church and Egypt Independent.

Since 2013, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has stopped financing the military media, including the Zvezda television channel. According to RIA Novosti, the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Vladimir Komoedov, the draft state budget for 2013-2015 no longer provides for such an item of expenses.

Insolence helped Barack Obama take revenge from Mitt Romny in the second round of the presidential debate : this time the US leader decided not to lead a polite dispute, but to convict the opponent in overwriting the facts and exposing the essence of Mitt Romney's election promises. Obama interrupted the opponent and wrapped the situation with phrases like: "This is not true, Mr. Governor." As surveys showed, such Obama liked more voters than restrained and reasonable, Reuters notes.

The Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Yuri Boyko hopes for the introduction of duties on the import of oil products from December 1, 2012. He stated this to reporters before a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, reported by Ukrainian National News . "Now the Ministry of Economic Development is considering our proposals in order to protect the domestic market for the oil product. We hope that protective measures will be embodied," the minister said.

In the Smolensk region, law enforcement agencies are looking for armed criminals who injured two law enforcement officers while trying to hide after robbery. The crime was committed during a robbery on a jewelry interior in the city of rangers. The wounded employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are hospitalized. In addition, two random passers-by suffered from crazy bullets, one of which died, Interfax reports with reference to the press center of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Anton Zharov "Some time ago I was traveling on the metro. On Saturday. From Kurskaya-Radialnaya towards Arbatskaya. A train arrived (every three minutes), opened the doors, then closed them, leaving only 16 people at the door of our carriage who did not have time to board, as well as a jammed my comrade, trying to open the doors and save my aunt and her bag, even injured his hand, but the driver “outplayed” - that’s the term - and went into the tunnel by the hand of my aunt and 16 people.

In the United States, a blogger was exposed, who impersoned the deaf and paralyzed wheelchair user and conducted an inspiring diary on how to live a full life. David Rose was eagerly quoted on the Internet, but a week after the glory gained in his blog, a sister's entry appeared, which reported that the author had died. When relatives refused to meet David fans and did not show a death certificate, the bloggers crept in doubts and they decided to check who David Rose was actually.

The police of Kazakhstan are looking for criminals who attacked public transport of international communication. The attackers beat and robbed bus drivers, who were hospitalized with gunshot wounds. A daring crime was committed on the Shu -Kordai highway on Tuesday last week, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan reports it only now. In the attack on the bus, which was traveling in the PRC, six criminals participated, writes Kazinform .