At least 42 people were killed, another 17 were injured today as a result of a collision of a bus with a truck in the south of Pakistan, ITAR-TASS reports with reference to AFP. As the local police transferred, the accident occurred in the morning in the province of Sind. According to other sources, the bus collided with the tractor. The bus followed the city of Karachi in the south of the country.

In the 88th year of life in Moscow, a famous literary critic, a literary critic Benedict Sarnov, died. This was reported to the ITAR -TASS agency by the son of a writer - Felix Sarnov. Benedict Sarnov in 1951 graduated from the Literary Institute. He worked in the journal Pioneer, Literary Newspaper.

At least 30 al-al-Caida militants are eliminated as a result of the shelling made by unmanned aerial vehicle in the south of Yemen, AFP reports with reference to local authorities. This is the second operation on the territory of Yemen in this weekend. ITAR-TASS, citing the Arab media, reports that the Mujahideen camp was struck from the American unmanned aerial UAV. Initially, information was received about five destroyed extremists and dozens of wounded.

The main holiday of the Christian calendar is deeply captured in the folk soul. He found a bright reflection among poets and writers. The fact that even during the time of aggressive atheism, the struggle against religion and believers it was still noted and quite widely noted - the Easter cakes, prepared Easter, painted eggs and wore them to sanctify them into the church.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Cyril with the bright resurrection. "On these holidays, it is especially pleasant to realize that Easter is noted in Russia widely and solemnly, that from year more and more people are striving to join the spiritual values ​​and moral sources of Orthodoxy.

A drunken driver crashed into a procession in Novosibirsk, two policemen who accompanied the procession died. The 19-year-old teenager, driving a car, was detained, cases were brought against him in two articles: he was not only drunk, but also hijacked the car on which he made an accident. According to preliminary information, on Urmanov Street, a company of drunk young people provoked a conflict that grew into a fight with four Novosibirsk residents who arrived here by car Toyota Camry.

The Russian team lost to the Latvian team in Riga in the European hockey call match with a score of 0: 1. As part of the winners, the only washer in the 31st minute was abandoned by Juris Shtals. On Friday, these teams held the first match among themselves, the Russians won it with a score of 3: 2. According to the mentor of Russian hockey players Oleg Znark, our players are now under load, so it is difficult to give an objective assessment of the game.

Hundreds of thousands of people took part in events dedicated to the celebration of Easter in the capital. "In the capital last Saturday and on Sunday night in 380 Orthodox churches and monasteries, solemn services took place, the consecration of Easter cakes, and in the adjacent territories there are processions on the occasion of Easter celebrations.

Five people were killed and another was wounded in Slavyansk as a result of a night attack on a checkpoint, the Russia 24 TV channel reports on its website. The RIA Novosti agency in the city hospital was informed that after a shootout, four people with gunshot wounds were delivered to the hospital. One of the wounded confirmed the fact of the shootout, but said that this happened in the city center. Reuters reports that messages from other sources have not yet been able to confirm.

Moscow is outraged by the armed incident, which occurred on the night of April 20 in Slavyansk, announced the Russian Foreign Ministry. The report of the Foreign Polish department states that as a result of the attack of the militants of the "Right Sector", innocent civilians died in anything.

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Cyril congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Easter. At the end of Easter ucties, the patriarch approached Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev with his wife Svetlana, as well as Sergey Sobyanin, and handed them boxes with gifts. As ITAR-TASS reported in the press service of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus', decorative Easter eggs were in these boxes.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine turned to the former Berkutovites at Easter - the fighters of the police special forces are called the "elite forces of law and order", they are called upon to forget about the past straightforces, "reconcile and unite." A number of Russian media reported that the ex-employees of Berkut are called upon to return to the service, but there are no such formulations in the message on the official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs .

The Mercedes team racer Lewis Hamilton became the winner of the fourth stage of the Formula-1 championship-the Grand Prix of China, which took place in Shanghai. The Briton, who started from the first position , finished first and won his third victory in a row in the current championship. “All hard work paid off, and I just can’t believe how delightful our car is, this indicates the hard work of all team members. I am really happy for Nico that he also got to the podium.

Behind the children's Ombudsman Pavel Astakhov and young polar explorers, blocked by Buran at the North Pole, sent a plane, according to the Murmansk agency Flashnord with reference to the press service of the regional government. The arrival of the aircraft with the Russian drifting Barneo station is expected after midnight. The press service of the regional government on this occasion organizes the departure of media representatives to the Murmansk airport.

The Pope Francis congratulated the whole Christian world on the bright holiday of the Resurrection of Christ, wished reconciliation in Ukraine and prayed for all those suffering in the world. "The Resurrection of Christ this year we celebrate with churches following the Julian calendar .