The former Palestinian leader, Jasir Arafat, who died in 2004, perhaps he was really poisoned by radioactive polonium-210, the study published in the Lancet medical journal said. According to Echo of Moscow, in a fresh issue, the magazine publishes a critical review of last year's research conducted in Switzerland.

The Syrian National Council (SNS) - one of the largest opposition forces of the country - refused to participate in the Geneva -2 peace conference, said the leader of George Saber, which was based in Istanbul. According to him, the SNA may also leave the national coalition of opposition and revolutionary forces (Nors). "The SNS made a firm decision to refuse to participate in the Geneva Conference in the current situation.

More than 50 pilgrims became victims of the crust at the Temple in the Central Indian state of Madhya-Pradesh. Tens of thousands of pilgrims gathered at the Hindu religious festival near the temple located about 60 kilometers from the city of Datia. According to Times of India , panic began due to rumors that the bridge over the Sind River, along which the road to the temple runs, is ready to collapse under the weight of people.

British actor Charlie Hannam refused to act in the film adaptation of the sensational erotic novel "50 shades of gray" as the protagonist, billionaire Christian Gray, reports CNN with reference to the statement by Universal Pictures. The statement states that the creators of the film and Hannam came to the consent of the replacement of the actor due to his employment in another television project, which did not allow the actor to prepare for the role of Christian Gray.

Argentina President Christina Fernandez de Kirshner, who underwent a surgical surgery a few days ago to remove hematoma , was discharged from the hospital, according to Sunday, Latin American media. Kirshner on Tuesday underwent surgery to remove a hematoma caused by her head injuries in August. As RIA Novosti recalls, Kirchner fell and hit her head, collecting the gifts of her grandson Nestor Ivan.

At least five people died in the capital of Colombia Bogota during the mass celebration of the national team of the country in the final part of the 2014 World Cup. Three people died as a result of gunshot wounds, two more in an accident. On October 12, the Columbia team tied at the Chile team (3: 3) in the match of the South American qualifying tournament of the 2014 World Cup and ahead of schedule secured participation in the final stage of the competition.

Russian skater Alexander Smirnov, who was injured by the right knee during the Panin Memorial , was operated on on Saturday at the Munich clinic. “Sasha was delivered to Munich by the FMBA special male. The athlete was operated on on Saturday. The volume of work was slightly larger than planned before.

The famous actor Eduard Martsevich died on Saturday evening in one of the capital's clinics, RIA Novosti reports with reference to a source in Moscow medical circles. "Yesterday at 21:30, Eduard Martsevich died after a long illness in one of the clinics in Moscow," the source said, adding that the actor was in serious condition for the entire period of hospitalization. Eduard Martsevich was born on December 29, 1936 in Tbilisi.

The protest topic reached children's television: the day before the moralizing scene was shown in the program "Good night, kids!". One of the main characters of the program Mishutka announced a bedding.

The head of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) Catholicos of all Armenians Garen, the second on Saturday, consecrated the newly highlighted Armenian Church of the SURB Karapet in Yekaterinburg (Karapet - the male name widespread in Armenia, translated into Russian as “forerunner”), RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Prescan -Chancellery of the Pioneer Holy Echmiadzina.

The military personnel of the Israeli Defense Army (IDF) discovered a tunnel of 2.5 kilometers long, leading from the Gaza sector to Israeli territory, reports Newsru Israel . The detected tunnel had a large number of output holes, the sappers prepared it for liquidation for several days. After completing the work, the information was allowed for publication in the media. This tunnel has already become the third, discovered over the past 12 months.

A small plane crashed in the American state of Virginia, four people who were on board were killed, NBC television companies reported on Sunday. The wreckage of the aircraft that fell into the great gloomy swamp (Great Dismal Swamp) accidentally noticed the pilot of the flying helicopter. The Cessna 340 aircraft disappeared from the radar of the local airfield on Thursday. By the evening of Saturday, the bulldozer of rescuers was able to get to the plane, RIA Novosti reports.

The truck failed under the asphalt to a depth of six meters in the city of Novotroitsk, Orenburg region, the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs reports on Sunday. There are no victims. A message about an accident at the intersection of Zheleznodorozhnikov Street and a student lane was received by the day of the department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in Novotroitsk. “Shanghai’s loaded dump truck fell under the asphalt to a depth of six meters.

The goalkeeper "Barcelona" Viktor Valdea said that he was considering the possibility of continuing his career in the Monaco football club. Monaco actively claims to be a 31-year-old goalkeeper, who recently confirmed that he would leave the "blue-granat" at the end of the season. “The French League seriously attracts me -“ Monaco ”or any other club,” said Walder, whose words are given by Goal.com . “This is one of the options. My future is in the hands of my representatives.

The entire Moscow police personnel were raised by alarm after the events in the Moscow district of Biryulo-West, Interfax was told in the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Sunday evening. "By order of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, the Volcano plan was introduced in Moscow, the entire personnel were raised by alarm," the press center noted.