Interpol was instructed to search for US citizens - the adoptive parents of seven-year-old Russian Vanya Skorobogatov, despite the decision of the Basmanny Court, which today refused to sanction the arrest of the Craver couple in absentia, a source told Interfax .

In accordance with the charter, the editor-in-chief is elected for a term of 2 years. Today the next elections of the Chief Editor took place. Of the 110 employees of the newspaper, 73 people voted. By a majority of votes (47), the new editor-in-chief of the newspaper will be the old editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov. Candidates were nominated by the team itself. Muratov's rivals were: Alexei Polukhin (8 votes), Sergei Kozheurov (10 votes) and Candidate Against All (0 votes).

In recent years, Russia has been moving in a dangerous direction. More than once in our history, the monopoly on power has led to catastrophic consequences. The only way to ensure political competition is through elections. There is no need to enumerate the obvious shortcomings of the upcoming elections to the State Duma and point out the bad faith of their organization. The scale of the use of administrative resources is already giving rise to distrust of future results.

Vyacheslav Datsik, a nationalist and former participant in ultimate fighting competitions, was recognized by doctors as fully sane, told Interfax today. his lawyer Vadim Degtyarev “We were acquainted with the results of a medical examination, according to which Vyacheslav was recognized as fully sane and not in need of any treatment,” Degtyarev said. According to him, the same doctors who in April 2010 recognized Datsik as insane came to such conclusions.

The governments of the EU countries today agreed on an additional package of financial sanctions against the Syrian leadership in connection with the suppression of opposition speeches in the country, Interfax reports . Among the new sanctions is a ban on long-term trade relations, with the exception of food and medicine supplies, a ban on issuing loans to the Syrian government both within the framework of bilateral relations and through international organizations.

Mail, telephone, electoral commission Many Sakhalin pensioners received letters signed by the coordinating council of the All-Russian Popular Front. At the beginning - solid lyrics: we sincerely thank you for what you and your entire generation have done for Sakhalin. But then the lyrics are replaced by agitation in favor of the only correct party ... Many Sakhalin pensioners received letters signed by the coordinating council of the All-Russian Popular Front.

You must vote for the parties that reflect your interests. Then they will have a chance of success. You must vote for the parties that reflect your interests. Then they will have a chance of success ... This is not the first time that democratic electorates have been asked what to do if the candidate or party closest to them has, in their opinion, too little chance of success. Some go to the end and vote for their own, despite doubts.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposed holding an all-Russian competition for "the most idiotic administrative decision," ITAR-TASS reports . At a meeting with representatives of small businesses and activists of the United Russia party, the head of state expressed the hope that this would help in the fight against officials who hinder the development of entrepreneurial activity.

The government of Kuwait has resigned to prevent the overthrow of the country's Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Sabah, who is accused of corruption, Gazeta.Ru reports with reference to Reuters. It is not yet known whether the emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah approved the resignation, the source said. If approved, he can dissolve parliament and set an election date.

A fire in an apartment in the north-east of Moscow claimed the life of a child, told Interfax a law enforcement source . According to him, the fire occurred in the apartment of house number 5 on Komintern Street. Arriving firefighters opened the door of the burning apartment, from which they carried out a young child. According to the interlocutor of the agency, the rescuers tried to bring the child to consciousness before the arrival of the ambulance doctors.

Platon Lebedev's lawyers again appealed to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation with a demand to initiate a criminal case against judge Viktor Danilkin, who passed the verdict in the "second Yukos case." “I ask you to initiate a criminal case against Danilkin on the facts of deliberate actions containing signs of a crime, provided for in part 2 of article 305 (making a knowingly unjust decision) and part 2 of article 292 (forgery) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation,”

With this concert, the band will complete its world tour. More than a year has passed since the last performance of Roxette in Russia, and during this time the group managed to record and release the first album in the last 10 years - "Charm School". This is what the musicians will present to their fans. All songs for the new one, as well as for all previous albums, were written by Per Gessle. And Marie Fredriksson filled them with her sensual vocals.

A rally against judicial arbitrariness was held on Friday in the center of Moscow. It was organized by the “Seated Rus'” movement, created by the relatives of the prisoners. The action was coordinated with the city authorities in advance, but then the officials seemed to be afraid of their own liberalism, and the day before the rally, the police took away its organizer Sergei Rusakov.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow today refused to arrest in absentia US citizens Nanette Louise Kraver and Michael John Kraver on charges of killing Vanya Skorobogatov's adopted son, RAPSI reports . When considering the petition of the investigation, the prosecutor's office opposed the arrest of the Kravers, considering it illegal to bring charges and put them on the international wanted list.

First, she disappeared from the newsstands. The owners of the stalls refer to the ban coming from the regional government. Secondly, the local airline Sakhalin Airways refused to purchase it. The CEO attributes this to the financial difficulties the company is experiencing. Thirdly, many advertisers stopped cooperating with the newspaper. They also refer to the wishes of the executive branch.