On Wednesday morning, “Wilma”, according to the Center for Forecasting Hurricanes in Miami, reached the level of the 5th category of danger in the Suffira-Simpson scale. The speed of the wind, which is accompanied by "Vilma" reaches 280 kilometers per hour. "Vilma" collapsed with heavy rains to Central America and Mexico. At the moment, Wilma threatens the eastern coast of the Mexican Peninsula of Yukatan and the Cuban provinces of Matansas and Pinar del Rio, as well as the island of Huventud.

Ella Pamfilova, head of the Russian Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights, welcomes the decision of the leadership of the Rodina faction, which asked the prosecutor general Vladimir Ustinov to institute criminal proceedings against her. “I think they did the right thing. I welcome it and treat this with great satisfaction. I absolutely do not regret what I said and think that it is very good if it comes to trial, ”RIA Novosti quoted Pamfilova as saying.

The second district court of Vilnius on Wednesday closed the case of the activities of the Internet site of the Chechen separatists "Caucasus Center" for the "prescription", RIA Novosti said with reference to the office of the court. At the same time, the court found the head of Elneta Rimantas Pashis guilty of the placement and public demonstration of information products that promote national and religious strife.

“We lost one of our wisest contemporaries, and God forbid us to forget his thoughts, his warnings, his calm, but tough conclusions regarding our reality today,” writes Alexander Gelman in the newspaper “News Time”.

Hong Kong authorities fear a possible epidemic of bird flu and urge businessmen to be prepared for it to minimize the consequences. As the inspector of the State Center for Health Protection, Leung Park Yin, said, his organization intends to conduct preparatory seminars for financial organizations.

In the North Caucasus, another special operation was held, during which, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the leaders of the militants were killed. At night in the Dagestan city of Khasavyurt , police blocked in a multi -storey building located on the outskirts of the city, five militants. The assault on the building lasted several hours. As a result, two extremists were killed, two more were detained.

The awarding ceremony of the first Eurasian contest "The appearance of the television channel - 2005" was held. The prizes were awarded to the director of the Internyus ANO Manana Aslamazyan, the creative director and head of NTV-design Sergey Shanovich, the art director of the Culture channel Elena Kitaeva, the art director of the New York company Flying Machine, Mikha Riss) and others. Read more about the results of the competition here.

On Wednesday morning, a hurricane "Wilma" was awarded the fifth category, the power of its wind reached about 250 kilometers per hour, reports the Associated Press. At the center of forecasting, hurricanes do not know how long Wilma will maintain such force, but they say that it can become the strongest hurricane of the season. Vilma fell with heavy rains to Central America and Mexico, one person died on Jamaica from this hurricane.

The head of the UN Information Center in Beirut, Saluzhb Frigi urgently left Lebanon due to the threat of his security. Frigi headed the press service of the International Commission, investigating the murder of ex-Prime Minister Lebanon Rafik Hariri. Representatives of the UN did not report the details, but only stated that another mission was temporarily entrusted with frogs.

On Wednesday night, Lithuanian pods detained a 19-year-old Russian soldier who served in the border troops of the Russian Federation, RIA Novosti reported with reference to the press service of the Lithuanian border guard service. According to the message, the Lithuanian patrol saw two suspicious persons in civilian clothes in the border village of Visstytis (VILKAVISKISKIS (VILKAVISKIKIS) of the Lithuanian area for about one in the morning on Wednesday.

The Federal Financial Market Service was registered by the issue and report on the results of the OMS OJSC OJSC OJSC OJSC, OM Omsk Energy Substance Company, and Omsk Electro -Generating Company OJSC, created as a result of the reorganization of Omskenergo OJSC.

On Tuesday, October 18, the ideologist of perestroika and freedoms in Russia Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev died. Polit.ru publishes excerpts from his memories printed two years ago. The text allows us to judge the understanding of the latest history of one of the most concerned historical figures of the last decades of the XX century. . Dictatorship of dual power A strange paradox.

The perception of corruption: Russia in 128 place Russia takes 128th place in the index of perception of corruption, which is the organization of Transparency International. These data were presented today in Moscow by the director of the Russian branch of TI Elena Panfilova. Thus, Russia turned out to be between Niger and Sierra Leone; Albania is a little higher. The most prosperous countries are recognized by Iceland, Finland and New Zealand.

In the State Duma on Wednesday will be held "Government Hour" dedicated to the situation in the Southern Federal District. As the State Duma speaker Boris Gryzlov told reporters on Tuesday, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Rashid Nurgaliev, the head of the FSB Nikolai Patrushev and the Russian Prosecutor Vladimir Ustinov will take part in the discussion. Representatives of the power ministries will tell parliamentarians about the progress of the operation in Nalchik.

The Tver patrol ship met the Russian trawler “electron” pursued by the Norwegians in the territorial waters of Russia and escorts it to Murmansk. Two Norwegian inspectors still remain on board the fishing vessel, but the sailors have already agreed on their transfer to Norway, RBC reports with reference to the Rossiya TV channel.