The representative of the Russian Orthodox Church at the Council of Europe, the rector of the Strasbourg parish of all saints, abbot Philip (Ryabykh), made a prayer service on Saturday about the beginning of the construction of the Temple and the Cultural Center of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Strasbourg and consecrated a worshiped cross on the area allocated to the Temple on the Bussingo Street, on the shore of the Channel Marne, next to European International International Channel Rh.

Germany President Joachim Gauk boycotes the celebrations that will be held as part of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, said the German weekly Spiegel . According to the publication, "the office of the head of the German state has already informed the Russian government on the decision of Gauk." The information was also confirmed by the presidential spokesman.

The process of destroying Syrian chemical weapons should end by the middle of next year, confirmed US Secretary of State John Kerry, once again noting Russia's role in this process. The United States is working with Russia to resolve issues related to destruction, he said. True, he did not report what specific role the role is ready to take on.

The French director Eduar Mollynro, the most famous for the films "Cage for Freaks" and "Oscar", died on Saturday at the age of 85, RFI radio station reports. Eduar Molinaro was born in 1928 in Bordeaux. He began to show interest in cinema early, in his youth Mollynaro participated in many amateur films. Having released his first film in 1957, Molinaro quickly became a famous director, and already in 1961 he entered the jury of the Cannes festival.

In the Austrian Hochfilzen, the female pursuit of the second stage of the Biathlon World Cup ended. The first to the finish line was Norwegian Sunnev Suleledal, a distance in 30 minutes and 16.2 seconds. The second place went to Julia Jim from Ukraine, the third was the Polish athlete Kristina Palk. Russian woman Irina old finishes in fifth positions. Following her, the race was completed by Ekaterina Shumilova, who became the sixth. Olga Zaitseva took 10th place.

Russian Railways hinted at a significant reduction in suburban trains in 2014 and accuses the regional authorities, which are in no hurry to conclude service contracts.

Eight pupils of the orphanage from the village of Rudnya of the Volgograd Region are hospitalized with signs of food poisoning, Interfax reported on Sunday at the Southern Regional Center of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation. The Investigative Committee also took up the incident. The press service of the department said that, according to preliminary data, the intestinal infection of unknown etymology was diagnosed in children.

In the UK, another scandal is flared up with contractual matches in football. The police arrested three suspects in this case. Among them, the former defender of Portusmut Sam Suj, whom the journalists The Sun caught a story about how he received money for yellow and red cards.

In the Museum of Contemporary Art in the Cazoria (the province of Naples, Italy), located 17 km from Vesuvius, an unusual exhibition of erotic works dedicated to the ancient Pompey has recently opened. The creative group acted as fashion models and created a series of compositions in which they replaced some characters in the “brothel frescoes” of the ancient city, destroyed as a result of the eruption of the volcano almost two thousand years ago, Newsru Israel reports.

Power engineers restored the power supply of the houses of the residents of the Nozha-Yurt district of Chechnya, violated due to the disconnection of the substation , the head of the Department of Public Relations of the IDGC of the North Caucasus Vitaly Strugovets told the Interfax agency. "At 13:47, the Oysungur -Sayasan power line is included in the work, all consumers are fed," the representative of the energy company said.

Magate inspectors on Sunday morning arrived at the Iranian heavy -water reactor in Arak, Iranian media reported. This object was one of the main reasons for the western concern, since it can potentially be used to produce weapons of plutonium. As reported, in accordance with the achieved agreements between Iran and IAEA Tehran , it agreed to voluntarily allow the agency’s inspectors to the reactor under construction in Arak and the uranium mine in Gachin.

In the city of Arzamas, Nizhny Novgorod Region, residents went to the people's gathering after the murder in the fight of a local resident. The incident occurred on the night of December 7, it is reported that natives of one of the republics of Central Asia participated in the fight. The investigation continues. According to Interfax , several dozen people participated in the "gathering".

The leadership of the Moscow State University responded to Rostrud’s report on the first results of checking the validity of dismissal.

The television of North Korea cut out of the propaganda documentary all the frames that was attended by the uncle of the North Korean leader Kim Jong -un, the "Gray Cardinal" Chan Song Taek, the Russian Air Force Service reports. It is known that until recently, 67-year-old Chan Song Taek was the closest ally of his nephew and one of the most powerful figures in the DPRK. Why did he fall into disgrace, so far unclear. However, it is known that the reprisal was cruel.

In Moscow, a car belonging to the activist of the "Society of the Blue Vederes" Alexander Kutuzov burned out. He wrote about the incident in LiveJournal , emphasizing that he considers the arson to be registered. Kutuzov believes that the arson committed by people in masks became revenge for his civil activity. The car, the owner of which is the activist of the Blue Vederok, Alexander Kutuzov, burned down on Saturday in Moscow.