“A psychoneurological boarding school in the Voronezh region burned down. 23 people died, more than 20 were hospitalized in serious condition. In the burnt building there were bedridden patients and decrepit old people. They could not save themselves, they were hiding under the beds. At night, in the building for 70 people, only two nurses, a nurse and an orderly were on duty, two of them were also pensioners. It was difficult for them to pull people out of the fire.

Montenegro expects to maintain friendly, historically close relations with Moscow in case of joining NATO; There will be no changes in the rules of entry into the country, said Montenegro Prime Minister Milia Dzhukanovich in the first interview with the media after invitation to Montenegro to the Alliance. "The Russians are happy to travel to NATO countries: Spain, Italy, France, Greece and others. Our neighbor Albania also became a member of NATO, and the Russians go there without visas.

Russian law enforcement agencies transferred materials to the headquarters of Interpol on Ruslan Mukhudinov, accused of organizing the murder of Boris Nemtsov. In the near future, his image will appear on the website of the International Criminal Police Organization marked "Red Corner", Rosbalt reports with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies.

US Secretary of State John Kerry during his visit to Moscow before meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov decided to walk around the old Arbat, where he talked with Muscovites and bought gifts to the family and familiar to 35 thousand rubles in a souvenir store.

The family of the deputy prosecutor general of the Russian Federation Gennady Lopatin, who, together with his ex-surgery, appears in the sensational film investment of the Corruption Fund (FBK) Alexei Navalny, owns a real estate for at least 1.1 billion rubles, the foundation is affirmed in the new publication of the Fund. It notes that this amount is ten times higher than the official income of the Lopatin family.

Telecom Daily information and analytical agency presented the results of its study of the quality of mobile services in Moscow. The study was conducted in November-December this year according to the method approved by the Ministry of Communications, measuring devices were in a car that moved within the Moscow Ring Road. Telecom Daily did not reveal the unconditional leader in the quality of communication among operators: everyone stood out in a certain segment, Kommersant writes.

The Vice President of Zimbabwe Feletsela MPHOKO confirmed the intention of the authorities to apply forced castration to rapists. According to him, this non -traditional punishment should help curb a rampant sexual crime in the country. Turning to the participants of the annual National Conference in the city of Victoria-Fols, MPHOKO said that such sentences should certainly be sentenced to those who violate the sexual inviolability of women over 65 years old, writes The Zimbabwean .

OJSC AvtoVAZ has started serial production of Lada Xray cars at plant in Tolyatti, Interfax reports from the production launch ceremony. The ceremony was attended by the Governor of the Samara Region Nikolai Merkushkin, the President of AvtoVAZ Bo Andersson and the Senior Vice President and Operating Director of the Eurasia region of Renault Jean-Christophe Kugler. “I think that they will be sold not only in Russia, but also abroad. 12 billion rubles have been invested in the project.

The State Museum of the Netherlands located in Amsterdam ( The Rijksmuseum ) decided to change the name that may seem insulting for certain groups of people, in the Internet catalog of 220 thousand digitized exhibits of their collection. Now, words like "Negro" or "Dwarf" will disappear from the names of the paintings - they will be replaced by descriptions with neutral coloring, reports Artsbeat .

FSB officers detained the Imam of the local mosque. He found weapons and explosives. Law enforcement agencies have not yet given official comments. "In his apartment in Belgorod on Saturday, the imam of one of the local mosques was detained on Saturday, he found weapons and explosives with him," the TASS source said. According to him, interrogators work with the detainee.

The income of the Islamic State Terrorist group banned in the Russian Federation from taxes and racketeering in the occupied territories in Iraq and Syria is comparable to the profit received from oil trade, the FINANCIAL TIMES newspaper writes. The FT investigation indicates that the IG earns on taxation, racket and confiscation at least as much as in oil. Earlier it was reported that the income of extremists from oil trade reached $ 450 million last year.

320 surfers dressed in Santa Claus costumes gathered on the Sydney beach of Bondi Beach on Tuesday, December 15. According to BBC , the assembled managed to set a new Guinness record - for this, 250 Santa had to take part in the action. However, the purpose of the event is not only to set a record, but also to draw attention to the problems of people with mental illness.

A sharply faded ruble brought manufacturers and retailers into confusion: last year’s purchasing excitement is not observed and the prices for equipment are still the same - at least in the coming weeks, RBC writes. Yulmart does not plan to raise prices in December, but they can increase later - following the change in the price list of suppliers, said Oleg Pchelnikov, the commercial director of the network.

FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov said that the law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation suspect 1,600 Russian citizens and organizations in the assistance of the Islamic State ( Daish ) terrorist group prohibited in Russia. To suppress the financing of terrorism, checks and thousands of investigations are conducted, 270 criminal cases have been instituted.

Last week, the government made amendments to a non -working program for supporting problem mortgage borrowers. The main goal of the changes is to increase the number of those who can participate in the program. Bankers surveyed by RBC suggest that the number of program participants will actually expand, but the amount of assistance proposed is unlikely to be particularly inspired.