Iraqi militants freed the hostage from Nepal, captured last Monday, RIA Novosti reports. The representative of the company that the Nepal citizen worked for was confirmed by the fact of the release of the hostage. Nepalez was captured in Iraq with one American, Philippine and three Iraqis. The abduction occurred during an attack by unknown people on the Saudi company in Baghdad. According to unconfirmed reports, the liberated citizen of Nepal is currently at the Baghdad International Airport.

During the second presidential term, the US President’s adviser to the US National Security of George Bushahota would take the post of US Minister of Defense, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Washington Post newspaper. The newspaper received this information on the basis of anonymity from several representatives of the Republican Party of the United States.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is extremely unhappy that, according to her, Russia does not fulfill its obligations. According to the speaker PACE David Atkinson, in full of 25 obligations, Russia fulfilled only one thing, the newspaper reports. Ru ” with reference to Interfax. According to him, Moscow blocked in such issues as the role and functions of the prosecutor's office, freedom of religion, and ensuring freedom of speech. Agreements were violated in other areas.

November 4 p. G. Minister of Industry and Energy of the Russian Federation Viktor Khristenko met with Deputy Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) William Ramsey. At the request of V. Ramsey, V.

The unjustified use of iodine in Saratov after the incident at the Balakovo NPP led to poisoning of people, RIA Novosti reports. Today, only in Balakovo there were two cases of an overdose of iodine pills. According to representatives of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the population began to buy iodine in the city pharmacies in advance, despite assurances that the stop of the Balakovo NPP power unit was held normally.

**Failure** Russia's open participation in the Ukrainian presidential elections brought quite unexpected results. Even on the eve of the elections, some media outlets expressed doubt that the noisy voyage of Russian President Vladimir Putin would encourage residents of the “pro-Russian” regions of Ukraine to more actively vote for Viktor Yanukovych’s successor. Now, after several days, it has become clear that these publications were not mistaken.

Three British troops were killed and eight were injured as a result of the attack of the Iraqi suicide bomber at the British Troops, located south of Baghdad, RIA Novosti reports on Friday. The suicide bomber blended a car filled with explosives next to the checkpoint. In addition, according to the British command, the position of the British troops was also fired from mortars. As a result of this attack, the total number of losses of British troops in Iraq reached 73 people.

Due to the unauthorized insertion, oil leaks from the Druzhba oil pipeline occurred, Gazeta.Ru reports. 400 kg of oil fell into the Uslan Pond of the Oboyansk district of the Kursk region, about one and a half hectares of the surface of the pond are covered with oil spots. The soil contaminated with oil was assembled and prepared for sending to Bryansk for processing.

Presidential candidate of Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych advises the Central Election Commission to seek help from law enforcement agencies in order to protect himself from the pressure provided by individual political forces, reports "Decorated NCCI Novy Novi." “Pressure on the CEC is a violation of the law, and who does it, or political forces, or untouchable deputies who are out of the law ... I think that very stringent measures need to be used, primarily from the CEC ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin asked to delay the highest level with Emissaries of the EU, Gazeta.Ru reports with reference to Interfax. This was reported by unnamed diplomatic sources. The idea to postpone the delays is related to delays in the formation of the composition of the European Commission. “The Russian side proposed to postpone the meeting at the highest level, possibly until December. The EU considers the proposal.

The second power unit of the Balakovo NPP stopped on Thursday resumes work. Already on Friday, the power unit was brought to the “minimum level of control”, and its output to the rated capacity is planned to be carried out on Saturday, RIA Novosti reports. The Ministry of Emergencies reports that at present, the radiation background at the nuclear power plant and the territory around it is normal and corresponds to the natural natural background.

“Work in one team” was proposed by one candidate for the president of Abkhazia to another, Gazeta.Ru reports with reference to Interfax. “I told him that I was ready to work in the same team,” said Sergey Bagapsh about his meeting with Raul Hadjimbo. As Hadjimba reacted to the proposal, it was not clarified. During the meeting, Bagapsh also emphasized that "there can be no talk of any repeated elections - this is excluded." The meeting took place late in the evening of November 4.

** What to expect in the coming hours. Announcement of events ** In Moscow: The online conference of the Deputy Minister of Information Technology and Communications of the Russian Federation D. Milovartsev will be held. Topics: "Telephone of remote and inaccessible regions of the country. Development of the Internet.

The Kiev city administration does not exclude appeal to the court to restrict mass events by the Coalition “The Power of the People” on November 6 in Kyiv. This was announced today by the deputy head of the Kievgi -administration, the head of the Main Directorate for Legal Policy, Vladimir Ilov, reports Ukrainian Pravda .

The Foreign Minister of 25 countries-member countries of the European Union, participating in the two-day summit of this regional organization in Brussels, spoke out for cooperation with the legitimate Palestinian authorities in the peaceful settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, RIA Novosti reports. “We hope for cooperation with the legitimate Palestinian authorities in the future,” Bernard Bot, the Netherdo Bota, minister of foreign affairs to the EU, said at a press conference.