Several people suffered as a result of skirmishes in the center of Kyiv, where the opposition was held on Saturday, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reports. Among them are two journalists. The skirmish occurred between activists of the nationalist "freedom" and unknown.

Serb Nenad Lalovich was elected president of the International Federation of United Struggle styles at an extraordinary meeting of the Fila Congress, which took place in the Russian capital. The functionary from Serbia received 125 goals, not meeting the understanding of seven delegates. Lalovich will occupy this post to the 2014 Congress, which will be held the next elections.

55 people died, 14 were missing as a result of storm rains in South and Central China, the Ministry of Civil Administration of the PRC said. The southern province of Guangdun was most affected, where 36 people have died in recent days, 10 have disappeared, ITAR-TASS reports. In Hunan (Central China), 1.59 million inhabitants suffered from bad weather, three died. The floods, landslides occurred in the provinces of Ankhoy, Fujian, Hubei, Jiangsi, Sychuan, Guangsi-Chezhuan Autonomous District.

The Pope Francis accepted on Saturday, May 18, in the Vatican of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The conversation, which lasted about 45 minutes, was devoted to the issues of globalization and the role of the European Union, reports Deutsche Welle . This meeting became "enormous joy and recognition for Germany," Merkel emphasized. Merkel recognized the "central role" of the Catholic Church to maintain cohesion of society.

The players of the Madrid "Atletico" at the legendary Santiago Bernabeu stadium in extra time defeated the metropolitan "Real" and the tenth time in the history of the club became the owners of the Spain Cup. Forward “Real Madrid” Cristiano Ronaldo brought his team forward already in the 13th minute, but even before the break of Diego Costa (34), he restored his balance.

Culture figures made an open letter in support of Russian non-profit organizations (NPOs) in connection with the mass prosecutorial inspections of these organizations after the entry into force of the law, obliging the political agents funded from abroad, register as foreign agents, RIA Novosti reports. The initiator of the open letter was the director of the Children's Hearts Foundation Ekaterina Bermant.

Russia can raise the question of denouncing an agreement with France on adoption in connection with the entry into force of the law legalizing same-sex marriages there, in an interview with ITAR-TASS, the head of the State Duma Committee on Family and Children Elena Mizulina said. According to the deputy chairman of the relevant Duma committee of Olga Batalina, in 2009, 278 children from the Russian Federation were adopted in France, in 2010 - 304, in 2011 - 283.

The head of the correctional colony in the Irkutsk region was removed from his position after the escape of four dangerous convicts , RIA Novosti said on Saturday, the official representative of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN of Russia) Kristina Belousova. According to the GUFSIN website , the colony No. 19, Colonel of the Internal Service, Sergey Borodai, headed.

A resident of the Tomsk region killed a 17-year-old teenager and wounded a policeman with a knife, Interofax reports with reference to the TFR. Residents of a high -rise building in Kolpashevo called "02" and said that a man walks in an inadequate state with a knife in their house. The police arrived at the place, and they were attacked by a man with a knife - he was hiding behind the driveway. He wounded the policeman and ran away.

In the 29th round of the country's football championship, the metropolitan CSKA, having played the Khimki arena with a draw with Kuban from Krasnodar (0: 0), guaranteed himself the title of the strongest club in Russia following the results of the championship. The assets of the team of Leonid Slutsky had 64 points, and he became inaccessible to the St. Petersburg Zenith (58), which until recently claimed gold medals. "Fans, this cup is yours! You are the main power of CSKA.

The US authorities do not have information about the new supply of Yakhont anti-ship missiles from Russia to Syria, the representative of the US State Department Jennifer Psaki said at a press conference. Earlier, the American press reported this, but in the State Department they considered that journalists spoke about the long -time deliveries.

About a hundred fans were detained in the center of Moscow, Interfax was told in the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow. "On Saturday, about a hundred fans of one of the Moscow football clubs were detained for various offenses in the central part of the city," said an employee of the press service. The club is called, but it is obvious that this is CSKA, who secured a early championship on Saturday.

The Prime Minister and Chairman of United Russia Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday attended a joint meeting of the highest and General Councils of the party. He stated that decisions that can lead to a reduction in the number of entrepreneurs in the country are unacceptable. And suspects of bribery must be protected if the opposition proves their guilt.

A police officer, drunk in a drunk woman in the Moscow Club, tried to blame his wife. The policeman is fired from the organs.

Eighteen people asked medical help as a result of clashes with the police during the celebration of the victory of the Atletico football club from Madrid in the final of the King Cup. After the victory of their favorite team in the match with Real Madrid, thousands of fans gathered in the Neptune Square in the center of Madrid, where he traditionally celebrates victories in various tournaments of the Madrid Atletico.