“However, there is one fundamental difference between successful and unsuccessful authoritarianisms that is usually overlooked. North Korea, Iran, Zimbabwe, Cuba, Myanmar, Venezuela are at the bottom of the ratings both in terms of suppression of democratic freedoms and in terms of general corruption, economic backwardness, growing social stratification, and inability to modernize.

The Armed Forces of Egypt on Tuesday, May 26, published a report from which it follows that from October 2014 to April 2015, the military detained 6004 illegal migrant, writes Ahram Online . They were detained when trying to illegally cross the border. The document does not indicate the citizenship of the detainees, but it is reported that among them there are citizens of Egypt.

The Chinese car manufacturer Lifan has found a way to compensate for part of the losses from the devaluation of the ruble and the fall in sales of cars in Russia. The company plans to establish imports of Russian wood in China, RBC was told by the vice president of Lifan Mu Gan. According to him, a trial supply of a small batch has already passed. The top manager did not reveal the volume and counterparties. Lifan is the leader of the Russian market among Chinese brands.

According to the new requirements for the architectural and urban planning decisions that the Moscow City Hall approved, from January 2016, new series from six to 17 floors will be built in the capital, in the facades of the first floors and on the entrance doors of which translucent structures will be used, M24 reports with a reference to the Moscow Marchitecture. A flexible layout of apartments is also supposed, including several options for placing balconies and windows.

The famous Spanish director Vicente Aranda died in Barcelona at the 89th year of his life, TASS reports with reference to the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of the Pyrenee Kingdom. “One of the grandi has passed from life. He never lost the ability to make films,” said Antonio Resines, the head of the film academy.

mi3ch "And despite the rapid defeat of France, the British were not afraid of a war with Hitler almost alone.

On Monday, the Amur Regional Court sentenced a resident of the city of Tynda, who was found guilty of double murder of relatives. The criminal dealt with his mother and grandmother to kidnap several thousand rubles and hide from the investigation on the fact of another crime. The murder was committed before the International Women's Day. By a court decision, the killer will spend 22 years behind bars.

The place of the British singer Sarah Brightman on the Soyuz TMA-18M ship, which refused to fly to the International Space Station (ISS), may take the Kazakh cosmonaut Aydin Aimbetov . This was reported to the Interfax agency by the Deputy Chairman of the Aerospace Committee (Kazosmos) of the Ministry of Investments and Development of Meirbek Moldabecov. According to him, there is currently a discussion of this issue "with Roscosmos.

The driver Denis Mirzoev, who shot down a biker on Kutuzovsky Prospekt in Moscow, agreed to compensate the family of the deceased moral damage. Mirzoev’s lawyer is now looking for the contacts of the victim to begin the approval of the payment, Olga Kostina, head of the Public Council of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Moscow, told the Moscow Agency.

The Aerospace Committee of Kazakhstan (Kazosmos) does not see a direct connection between the mass case of Saigaks in three regions of the republic and the launches of Russian Proton missiles from Baikonur, Interfax reports. “As for Mora Saigaks, this, of course, is associated, maybe with the ecology, as well as with the cosmodrome. But if you look in the regional section, then the Kostanay, Akmola and Aktobe regions are far from Baikonur.

In the vicinity of the city of Ekuandureo, the Mexican state of Michoakan, the police carried out a special operation against the group of drug dealers. As a result, during the shootout, one guard of order and 42 civilians were killed. The ratio of losses may indicate that the police mercilessly dealt with the suspects, actually arranging a "mass execution". However, the authorities mention these suspicions, writes Poceso.com.mx .

The prosecutor's office of the Sverdlovsk region began an audit of the winner of the Miss Russia-2015 title Sofia Nikitchuk, who was photographed for the cover of a glossy magazine, wrapped in a Russian flag. The May issue of the Stolnik magazine was dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Victory. Apparently, the editorial office of the magazine considered that wrapping a naked 21-year-old beauty in a silk tricolor will be a manifestation of patriotism.

The Volkswagen concern has launched a new Volkswagen Polo Sedan car at the Kaluga factory, the VW Group Rus press service said on Tuesday. The car has become an updated version of Volkswagen Polo Sedan, TASS reports. As specify in the company, the appearance of the new Polo continues the line of Volkswagen sedans.

The curious goal was scored last weekend in the match of the Chinese Championship between the Liaonin Huvin and Chunzin Lifan teams, 101GreatGoals.com reports. Lifan players led for a long time 1-0, however, seven minutes before the final whistle of the home field restored the balance due to the unusual combination of circumstances.

The artistic director of the Venetian and director of the Roman film festivals, producer Marco Müller will lead the jury of the sixth festival of young European cinema Voices, which will be held from July 3 to 6 in Vologda, TASS reports with reference to the organizers of the review.