A powerful explosion thundered in a cottage residential complex in the American state of New Jersey. The explosion was provoked by gas repair workers who repaired a damaged gas pipe. As a result, at least seven workers suffered. There is no information about the victims so far. The rescue operation continues, reports The Ny Daily News . According to AP, people received strong burns. The explosion caused serious damage to the village.

The Elite residential complex of Paris Villa Monmoraxi , where Nicolas Sarkozy and many billion-leaders of the highest link live, quickly loses its brilliance because the old residents leave it, giving preference to cities favorable in tax, such as London, British The Times writes. At least 15 out of 120 houses in fenced and bordered by trees complex are displayed for the sale, some for the amount of at least 41 million euros, and many remain in the market for more than 12 months.

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine reported that the special envoy of the UN Secretary General Robert Seri, who came with a mission to the Crimea, was seized by unknown armed persons. But later journalists denied this information. It turned out that a group of armed people only threatened the special supporter, in fact forcing him to leave the Crimea.

The Russian goalkeeper of Edmonton Ilya Bryzgalova will continue his career in Minnesota, the official website of the National Hockey League reports. "Oilmen" exchanged the 33-year-old guard of the gate for the conditional right to choose in the fourth round of the 2014 draft. "Bryzgalov is an experienced veteran that will give the depths of our goalkeeper line," said Chaka Fletcher, General Manager of Wilde general manager. Ilya Bryzgalov had no contract at the beginning of this season.

Moscow sank to ninth place in the world at an elite housing in 2013 - the average cost of 1 square meter of such real estate amounted to 20.9-25.6 thousand dollars in the Russian capital, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the analytical report of Knight Frank. Moscow entered the top 20 cities of the world with the highest prices for elite housing, taking ninth place and shifting two positions down compared to the result of 2012.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation after six years of investigation of the high-profile listening of telephones, the organization of which was accused of the ex-head of the department of operational support of the State Directorate of Lieutenant General Alexander Bulbov, removed all the accusations from him, says the Kommersant newspaper.

In the department of bailiffs in Novosibirsk, the execution was a case of recovering alimony from a citizen to maintain a minor child. The debtor did not pay funds established by court decision, as a result, the debt was formed - 182 thousand rubles. The arrest of an inexpensive little thing unexpectedly quickly helped resolve the situation, says the regional department of the FSSP.

The former Minister of Defense of Ukraine, and now the ambassador of this country to Minsk, Mikhail Yezhel, on March 5, stated that in exchange for financial assistance, Kyiv, theoretically, could provide the United States with the possibility of placing missile defense systems on its territory. "This is a matter of negotiations. As they say, we get involved in a fight - we will figure it out," said Yezhel.

So far, the new government in Ukraine, after the disbandment of the Berkut Ministry of Internal Affairs, accused of the execution of the protesters on the Maidan, makes plans to reform law enforcement agencies, the media reveal the secrets of Ukrainian special forces unknown to the public. As it turned out, the German authorities attached a hand to the preparation of Berkut.

The commission on the preliminary consideration of the Russian anti-doping agency (Rusada) temporarily suspended the winner of the World and European Championship in cycling on the track of Kirill Sveshnikov from participating in training training and competitions on suspicion of doping, according to the official website of Rusada. The decision was made on the basis of a conclusion on the presence of a prohibited substance in the sample A received from the anti -doping laboratory of Lausanne.

The Canadian authorities decided due to events in Ukraine to suspend military cooperation with the Russian Federation. This was announced the day before by the country's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, reports CTV News . "This morning, I ordered all the planned bilateral contacts between the Canadian armed forces and the military of the Russian Federation. This includes exercises such as" vigilant eagle "and planned meetings," Harper said in his statement.

The head of the FSKN Viktor Ivanov summed up the relevant results of the 13-year-old campaign of the USA and NATO in Afghanistan. The results of the operations of the American and NATO military, according to the heads of the Russian department, leave much to be desired. According to Ivanov, after the actions of the Americans, Afghanistan was on the verge of a disaster.

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill left on Wednesday after the morning worship in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow in Istanbul to participate in the meeting of the chapters and representatives of the local Orthodox churches, which will be held at the initiative of the Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew and will be dedicated to the discussion of issues arising during the preparation of the all -Orthodox cathedral.

The Moscow court sentenced the Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the President of the Moscow Mathematical Society, Viktor Vasiliev, detained on February 21 near the building of the Zamoskvoretsky court at a rally in support of the convicted defendants in the "Swamp case". The amount of the fine amounted to 10 thousand rubles, RAPSI reports with reference to the press secretary of the Zamoskvoretsky court Olga Bagrov.

The Government of Ukraine decided to sell 1.5 thousand cars belonging to the central authorities, announced the Minister of Finance of the country Alexander Shlapak. “There is one car left on the ministry (for the head of the department). All the rest - and this is about one and a half thousand - will be evaluated and sold out of public control,” ITAR -TASS cards quoted. Cars will only remain with the police, the fire service and ambulance.