The United States use armed manned and unmanned aerial vehicles in Iraq. This was confirmed on Friday by the official representative of the Pentagon Rear Admiral John Kirby. "Our man -made and unmanned aerial vehicles continue to fly over the territory of Iraq at the request of the government of the country mainly for intelligence purposes. Some of these aircraft bring weapons," Kirby said.

Squaders in Buryatia are looking for 15 people, including 7 children who disappeared in the Tunkinsky district, where on Saturday night, due to heavy rains, the Arshan resort village river, the district administration , reports. The water, meanwhile, recedes, restoration work and examinations began in the village to assess the damage.

MMKF President Nikita Mikhalkov joined the appeal of the head of the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine Sergei Tribach to President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin with a request to promote the liberation of the Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov, detained in Crimea.

The Crimean authorities announced that since the beginning of the year the peninsula, which has become Russian, has visited more than a million tourists, Elena Yurchenko, Minister of Resorts and Tourism of the Republic, told ITAR-TASS.

The head coach of the Uruguay, Oscar Tabarez accused FIFA of excessive application of sanctions to the striker Louis Suarez and announced the resignation of the post in the organization. - World Cup 2014: Schedule and competition results The forward was disqualified for nine matches of the national team and removed for four months from any activity related to football.

The leadership of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic began preparing the exchange of hostages with the Ukrainian side in the format of “Everyone on All,” told “Interfax” on Saturday the first deputy prime minister of the DPR Andrei Purgin.

The regional branch of the Communist Party was nominated by the candidate for early elections of the Governor of St. Petersburg, the deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the city Irina Ivanova. This was announced by ITAR-TASS deputy of the Legislative Assembly from the Communist Party of the Communist Party Konstantin Smirnov.

The US National Security Agency published the first report on the collection of electronic information. This was done in accordance with orders given in June last year by the President of the country Barack Obama in connection with the loud revelations of the espionage programs of the American special services Edward Snowden, ITAR-TASS points out. According to the ANB, the agency in 2013 collected information about 89138 "objects", which could be both private individuals and companies.

Maria Sharapova, who was last defending the colors of the Russian team in 2012, plans to play for the national team in the guest quarterfinal match of the Federation Cup against Poland, said tennis player Max Aizenbad. The meeting will be held on February 7-8, 2015. If Sharapova still comes to the Polish court, then the chances of access to the next round of the Russians will increase significantly.

On Saturday night, during the negotiations, the Ukrainian military unit, based in Donetsk, moved under the control of separatists. On its territory there was a plant for the disposal and processing of explosives, ITAR-TASS reports. According to representatives of the self -proclaimed "Donetsk People’s Republic" (DPR), there were no combat clashes, none of the rebels or military personnel were injured. Almost 400 soldiers of the internal troops were serving in the military unit.

The Government of the Russian Federation has completed a list of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors with 16 new psychoactive formations, the corresponding resolution was published on Saturday on the Cabinet website .

A powerful explosion thundered in one of the public houses in the Nigerian city of Bauchi in the northeast of the country, 11 people died, at least 14 were injured, Reuters reports with reference to the local police. Another powerful bomb that threatened the parishioners of the mosque in the city of Cano was neutralized. The explosion in Bauchi thundered on the night of Saturday.

Forward of the Uruguayan Football national football, Luis Suarez, disqualified by the bite of the defender of the Italian national team Georgio Kellini , in his explanatory FIFA said that "he was not going to bite Kjellini and accidentally fell on his shoulder." - World Cup 2014: Schedule and competition results After the match of the group stage of the FIFA World Cup, in order to understand the episode, Suarez had an explanation of her act, but in the end, the player’s arguments did not arrange

The decision of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine on the deprivation of the Russian language of the regional status, adopted in February at the first meeting after the flight of Viktor Yanukovych, was a mistake. Confidence in this in an interview published today by the French newspaper Figaro was expressed by President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. The decision was not approved by the acting President Turchinov, but the intention of legislators caused a huge resonance.

The artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater ballet Sergey Filin, hospitalized on Friday , is in serious condition in serious condition, Interfax was told in the reference service of the Research Institute. Sklifosovsky. On the eve of the head of the capital's department of health, Georgy Golukhov said that the artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater Sergey Filin was hospitalized at the Research Institute. Sklifosovsky with an allergic reaction.