Blue Pails activist Ivan Kuznetsov sued the driver of the Presidential Administration Nikolai Shulginov's car, who attacked Kuznetsov for refusing to give way. community, In the ru-vederko Kuznetsov published a photo of a statement stating that Shulginov humiliated his "honor and dignity in an openly cynical form", and "in his actions there are signs of a crime under part 1 of article 130 of the Criminal Code", that is insult.

The Pirate Party won 8.9% of the vote in the parliamentary elections in Berlin, Interfax reports today , citing German media. The party was supported mainly by young people under 25 and those who voted for the first time. Also, 16.7% of voters aged 25 to 34 voted for the party. "Whether their success in the capital and beyond will continue to grow depends on whether this young party can fill its gaps," Zeit writes.

Today at 8 in the morning in the Park Park in the new Khimki began to cut down the trees. They are going to build a 25-storey building there, and they lay the road for equipment to the place of future construction.

Law enforcement officers today, at the end of the working day, began a search in one of the offices of the Smolensk administration building, told Interfax a source in the local mayor's office . According to him, the search is taking place in the office of the deputy head of the administration of Smolensk - Alexander Pogulyaev, head of the apparatus. According to preliminary data, the investigation team, which conducts operational activities, arrived in Smolensk from Moscow, the source said.

Russian human rights activists and public figures sent an open letter to the US Senate with a request to impose financial and visa sanctions against officials involved in the Yukos case and the arrest of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev, according to Kommersant, who obtained the text of the letter .

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev instructed to develop a draft law exempting from taxation financial assistance to relatives of those killed in emergency situations. This was reported today by Interfax with reference to the press service of the Kremlin. The bill must be submitted to the State Duma by November 1.

The American company Noble Energy has begun drilling offshore Cyprus, despite threats from Turkey, reports The Associated Press . Earlier, Turkey called on the Cypriot government to immediately abandon plans for offshore gas production with the participation of Noble Energy. Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said that if the development of the shelf does begin, Ankara, together with the TPAO oil company, will engage in its own geological exploration and attract warships to accompany it.

A court has ordered Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik to remain in custody for another eight weeks, four of which he will spend in solitary confinement, reports The Associated Press . According to the lawyer, Breivik wants to make a speech at the next court hearing. “He announced that he wants to provide some information or read something in court,” lawyer Geir Lipsted told reporters. The next hearing will take place on November 14. Breivik will be kept in isolation until October 17.

At least 11 prisoners were killed and 22 more were burned due to a fire this morning in a prison in the east of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, Interfax reports citing the EFE news agency. The flames spread throughout several rooms of the prison. Local authorities rushed the injured to a nearby hospital after firefighters put out the fire. Three people died directly during the fire, the remaining eight died in the hospital from burns.

Today in Dagestan, as a result of a collision between a KamAZ and a VAZ car, six people, including two children, were killed, ITAR-TASS was told at the Main Directorate of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for Dagestan. The accident occurred near the village of Agach-aul near Makhachkala at about 14:00 Moscow time. According to preliminary data, the driver of the VAZ-2114 collided with the truck after driving into the oncoming lane. An investigative team is currently working at the scene.

The computer network of the Japanese corporation Mitsubishi was hacked, reports Reuters , citing local media. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s is the largest corporation that manufactures ships, missiles and parts for nuclear power plants.

Since the end of the summer in Kyiv, advertisements for the infamous "MMM" by Sergei Mavrodi began to appear in abundance. It is pasted even in subway cars, in places officially reserved for announcements. The design of the drawing is significant: a little man, resembling either an oligarch, or a waiter, or Mavrodi himself, casually leans on a pyramid of banknotes.

The victims of armed clashes between supporters of the regime of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and demonstrators were 20 people, three were injured, according to RIA Novosti . Mass anti-government demonstrations began in Yemen in early February and moved into an active phase in mid-March. The demonstrators demand reforms and the resignation of President Saleh, who has been in power for 33 years. Yemeni security forces use weapons to disperse anti-government protests.

As previously reported, on September 24, Viktor Yanukovych will pay a working visit to Moscow. The main topic of his talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will be the price of gas for Ukraine. For its part, the Russian leadership intends to convince Yanukovych of the need for Ukraine to join the Customs Union.

An assistant to the district prosecutor in Ingushetia is suspected of creating an illegal armed group, Interfax reports . According to investigators, in 2010 Ali Dobriev created an illegal armed formation on the territory of the Nazran district, the purpose of which was to destabilize the situation in the republic.