In the capital of Pakistan Islamabad, a powerful explosion thundered on the path of the motorcade of the former president of the country of the Musharraf Perevoz, now accused of Gosizman . No one was injured, reports Dawnnews . The explosive device worked immediately after the motorcade crossed the Fayzabada bridge in the morning on Thursday.

The Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II during her one -day visit to Rome met on Thursday with Pope Francis. This is her first meeting with the current head of the Roman Catholic Church. The Russian BBC service noted in its information that this private visit is an integral part of a long process aimed at strengthening diplomatic relations between Great Britain and the Vatican.

Madrid Real Madrid and the P -PSG POSI confidently held the first home matches of the champions League 1/4 finals, creating a good tangle to exit to the next stage of the most prestigious club tournament of the Old World. Real Madrid was able to get even with the Dortmund Borussia for defeat in the semifinals of last year's drawing of the tournament, scoring three unrequited goals against the opponent. Gareth Bale (3), Isko (27) and Cristiano Ronaldo distinguished themselves (57).

In Japan, the popularity of the international site is growing rapidly, on which people who are married, get acquainted for illegitimate sexual ties. The Japanese version of the site called Ashley Madison was launched in the middle of last year, and today more than a million Japanese have already registered on it. Moreover, there are twice as many women on the site than men, the journalists of The Daily Beast found.

“The proposal that the largest Russian exporters transfer payments for their foreign supplies to rubles is gaining momentum. I would understand if these ideas came only from State Duma deputies, they could still be forgiven. But when business representatives started talking about it... . It is clear that there is a conjuncture of the moment.

The Security Service of Ukraine detained two Russians in the Lviv region, who, as it turned out, were preparing for the attempt on one of the applicants for the post of Ukrainian president. Apparently, attackers, whose names are not called, were going to eliminate a candidate whose identity is also not specified by explosives.

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, commenting on the growing concern of the West regarding the accumulation of Russian troops in the Rostov region on the border with Ukraine, called not to inflate the situation and noted that the movements of military units in the country do not contradict legal norms, RIA Novosti reports.

After the signing of the Association with the EU by Ukraine, the European authorities took up the development of a strategy for comprehensive political and economic support of Ukraine. To implement this strategy, Katherine Ashton in her last parliamentary speech as the head of European diplomacy called for the use of all available diplomatic funds. “First of all, we must support Ukraine in ensuring that it becomes a democratic and viable state in economically.

In Saudi Arabia, a series of new laws has been prepared, according to which atheism is equated with terrorism. This, according to Inopressa.ru , said in the publication of the British newspaper The Independent, which presented the report of the Human Rights Watch international human rights organization.

The costs of the state program "Development of shipbuilding for 2013-2030" can be reduced by 40%, said the deputy minister of industry and trade of Russia Alexei Rakhmanov. He spoke about the possible sequestration on Thursday to discuss the prospects for the development of the shipbuilding industry in the State Duma, ITAR-TASS reports. “We have a state program for the development of shipbuilding.

The famous Russian rock musician, the leader of the Aquarium group, Boris Grebenshchikov a year after he said that he no longer communicates with the press, gave interviews to the host of the Russian BBC Russian Service North Novgorodtsev, explaining that "he must defend their words" when people use them in their own interests. “Rock-n-rakers are people who sought to live normally, humanly, without bending. Many people want to live in a bent. But many do not want to live like that.

The Federal Agency for Subsoil Use (Rosnedra) is urgent to urgently conduct competitions on the geological exploration of oil and gas supply of the subsoil Crimea and the study of water resources of the region. About this, as reports RIA Novosti , said the deputy head of the department Orest Kasparo. "We are urgently planning competitions for the study of the resource base of Crimea," the official said, speaking at a meeting of the Rosnedr board.

The resort and tourist season in Sochi this year will officially start on May 17. By this day, the whole city infrastructure should be ready for a meeting of guests. From the summer season, which will be the first after seven years of Olympic construction, the authorities and representatives of the tourist trial are waiting for a lot.

Members of the Gang of Primorsky Partizans on Thursday in the Primorsky Regional Court made the last word. Some of them asked not to punish them strictly, others believe that they need to be justified, Interfax reports. In the bench of the defendants - six residents of the Kirovsky district of Primorye. Previously, the jury found them guilty of a series of serious crimes, including attacks on police officers and their murders. The verdict in this case will be announced on April 28.

President Vladimir Putin gave the government and the Central Bank a month to consider the creation of the National Payment System on the basis of OJSC Universal Electronic Card. This was reported by Kommersant , at the disposal of which the document addressed to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and the chairman of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina was at the disposal.