In connection with the disaster, Vladimir Putin sent a telegram of condolences to the chairman of the State Defense Committee of the DPRK Kim Jong Iru. This was reported to RIA Novosti in the Kremlin press service. "We share the grief of the families of the dead, the entire friendly people of the DPRK," the text of the telegram says. Today, as the representative of the Russian diplomatic mission in Pyongyang passed to Interfax, four Russian diplomats left for the disaster.

Garant company Documents received on April 23, 2004 Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation of April 23, 2004 "in the case of verification of the constitutionality of the Land Code of the Russian Federation in connection with the request of the Murmansk Regional Duma" (document in the format of RTF) The subject of consideration in the case was the norms of the Land Code of the Russian Federation disputed in the request of the Murmansk Regional Duma, according to which

In the Novoanninsky district of the Volgograd region, an accident occurred at the Samara-Lisichansk main oil pipeline, RIA Novosti told the operational duty officer of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Volgograd region. According to him, at about 01:00 there was a rupture of the oil pipeline followed by a fire. There are no data on victims or victims. Experts found a drop in pressure on the Samara-Lisichansk oil pipeline in the Novoanninsky district of the Volgograd region.

The trial of Russian citizens detained in Qatar was appointed tomorrow, at 10.00 local time. This was reported to RIA Novosti was reported in the press service of the lawyer Bureau Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasyev and partners, "whose lawyers, along with foreign defenders, represent the interests of Russians. Three Russian citizens who were in Qatar on a business trip on the night of February 19 were arrested by local intelligence services.

A research center for the spread of diseases is closed under Beijing, RBC reports. This happened after two employees of this institution were infected with atypical pneumonia (SARS). As the AR reports with reference to the data of the Government of the PRC, the mother of one of these employees, presumably also infected SARS, died. The infected and about 180 more employees of the center are on quarantine.

According to sources that deserve complete trust, the country's leadership found a new way to increase competitiveness. The culuar name of the highest innovation is the “Amoeba-Lukashenko method”. Moreover, no one had any desire to offend the head of the Union State, it just happened that the promotion method was borrowed from the specified detachment of the protozoa, and the method of extracting resources from Alexander Lukashenko.

The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, Vladimir Lukin, called on the mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov to prevent the transval-park opening scheduled for May 1, until the victims receive compensation and there are guarantees that the collapse of the complex will not be repeated.

Vladimir Putin signed a decree "On the approval of the composition of the Security Council of the Russian Federation", RIA Novosti was told in the Kremlin press service.

Almost 300 cases of cholera are registered in the Indian capital since the beginning of April, Newsru.com reports. According to ITAR-TASS, for the past day this diagnosis was confirmed by 13 people. According to experts of the Department of Health, such a high level of incidence of cholera is registered in New Delhi for the first time in 15 years. The main cause of the epidemic is the consumption of poor -quality water.

Most of the Kipriot Greeks speak out at a referendum against the UN Plan to settle in Cyprus, RIA Novosti reports. According to voter surveys, 78.5% voted against. Only 21.5% of Cypriots spoke out of the plan. In the territories of the island occupied by Turkey, the situation is different. According to the Mega agency, there “for” voted 61% of those participating in the referendum and 39% “against”.

On this day, 138 years ago, Marshal Henri Peten (1856 - 1951) was born - the head of the pro -fascist collaborationist government of France, then - the Vishi regime (1940 - 1944). Military personnel. The first world war was met with the rank of general. Since April 1917 - the head of the General Staff, since May of the same year - the commander in chief of the French army. In November 1918 he received the title of Marshal.

Today, a referendum is held in Cyprus by the plan of CoFi, the Coofi Reunion plan of Cyprus proposed by the Secretary General of the UN. The leaders of the Greek and Turkish communities - against, leaders of Greece and Turkey - for. What the population itself thinks is not very clear. The results of the recent elections in the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus show an increase in the popularity of the idea of ​​reunion.

The diplomat, whose expulsion last Friday officially demanded Latvia , is the second secretary of the Russian Embassy in Riga Peter Urzhumov, reports Newsru.com with reference to the Diena newspaper. Urzhumov worked as a attache in culture for more than three years. According to the newspaper, he showed excessive interest in military infrastructure and domestic political processes of Latvia - the new NATO member.

Losses that the United States carry almost daily in Iraq, look very unsightly in the eyes of American voters, RBC reports. To distract society from these sad reports, George Bush administration has to go to various tricks. The Independent newspaper talks about one of them today. What is the most unpleasant photograph for the American president to date, this is an authoritative British publication.

Since April 24, an emergency and commandant hour have been introduced throughout Adjara, Interfax reports. Such a decision was made today at an emergency meeting of the parliament of Adjar autonomy. “In the current situation, which continues to be escalated every hour, we made the most rational and correct decision - to return to the emergency regime and introduce the commandant hour,” his speaker Georgy Zincirates in an interview with journalists in Batumi said at the end of the parliament.