The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the Council of the Federation Mikhail Margelov is pleased with the UN resolution in Syria, RIA Novosti reports. Margelov especially noted that with the direct participation of Russia, the most mild version of the resolution of all possible was adopted. In this resolution of Syria, it is prescribed to help in the investigation of the death of Rafik al-Kariri and ensure the work of the UN commission.

The reason for the system failure on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which interrupted its work for 4 hours has not yet been disclosed. The Western media are silent about this m. The last time such a serious mistake arose on TSE in August 1997, but then this did not cause such serious consequences and did not paralyze the work of the exchange.

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine approved the sale of Krivorozhstal OJSC Mittal Steel, RBC reports in the committee. Recall that the State Property Fund of Ukraine (FGIU) and Mittal Steel Germany GmbH signed an agreement on the purchase and sale of 93.02% of the shares of Krivorozhstal OJSC October 28, 2005.

** President of the Russian Federation and his administration ** President V. Putin during the state visit to the Netherlands met with representatives of the business circles of this country. The meeting was attended by the leaders of the largest Dutch state gas company Gasunie Trade and Supply, Campina, Shell, Royal Philips Electronics, Stork and others. The Russian Minister S. Lavrov , Minister of Agriculture A. Gordeev , Minister of Education and Science A.

Shamil Basayev is still in Kabardino-Balkaria. This conclusion was reached by Russian special services, who, after a recent attack on Nalchik, conduct an operation to search for the leader of the militants and members of his gang for the second week. In their hands, the newspaper Life writes today, material evidence was found that terrorist No. 1 led the attempt to capture Nalchik and was near the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria. Uncertain evidence - Calsons with a cut right leg.

The article was written on the materials of the study of the social stratification of the Russian society conducted by the Institute of Public Design (Donks) in November 2004 (project manager - Mikhail Tarusin). The study included a quantitative survey of 16,200 respondents on the All -Russian representative sample. Its subject is a description of the social portrait of the Russian entrepreneurial class. Along with Inopa data, the results of other research projects were used.

In a number of correctional institutions of Kyrgyzstan, a previously planned special operation is held, RIA Novosti reports with reference to a source in the government of the republic. At the same time, in the morning on Tuesday in the colonies, the action of disobedience began. In colony No. 3 in the village of Novopokrovka, prisoners demand to return to colony No. 31 the only “thief in the law” of the Republic of Aziz Batukaev, allegedly transferred from this colony.

The owner of the trawler "Electron" intends to defend the legitimacy of his captain in court, the Echo of Moscow reports. Today it is announced that a criminal case has been instituted against Valery Yarantsev for illegal production of fish and imprisonment of human liberty. The trailer "Electron", we recall, was detained by the Norwegian coast guard on October 15.

In Moscow, a ceremony of presenting a revived Pushkin Prize was held - it was awarded in the nomination "for the aggregate creative contribution to the domestic culture" Filologist Sergey Bocharov. The size of the award is 250 thousand rubles, reports Newsru. In 1909, Bunin and Kuprin became laureates of the Pushkin Prize. The new prize was established by the philanthropist Alfred Tepfer, as well as the reserve in Mikhailovsky and the poet museum in Moscow.

“Polit.ru” publishes an interview about Russian diplomatic rhetoric and recent foreign policy with Sir Rodrick Braythwaite , British diplomat (worked in Jakarta, Warsaw, Moscow, Rome, Brussels, was a member of the British Group of Experts on Economic summites of G-7 in 1984-1988, was an adviser Prime Minister John Major on foreign policy), honorary doctor and professor of Birmingham University.

Stock auction in Japan today did not open at the appointed time. Shortly before the opening of the bidding (03:00 Moscow time), Tokyo Stock Exchange canceled all the auction for promotions and most of the bonds due to a systemic error, RBC reports with reference to AP. A source on the exchange said that it is not yet clear how long technical problems will be eliminated and when trade begins, AR reports.

According to preliminary data, the thief that penetrated the apartment of the deputy Khinshtein, squeezed the window, penetrated the apartment and stole a laptop, gold jewelry, collection coins and medals, after which he disappeared. Khinshtein himself said that thieves were looking for documents on Kasyanov’s “summer cottage case”.

The film "Broken Flowers" - a new creation of the cult Jim Jarmusha - go to Russian rental. Jarmush is known to the Russian viewer mainly from the films "Dead" with Johnny Depp in the title role, "The Summarian Path" and "Coffee and Cigarettes". The plot of the new film is as follows: the aging man Don Johnston (Bill Murray) receives an anonymous letter that reports that he has a 19-year-old son, who now, perhaps, went in search of his father.

The election race in the capital began sluggishly. Only last Friday, participants in the election campaign in the Moscow City Duma joined the phase of active agitation, NG writes today. Although, according to the law, they could do this from the moment of submitting a notification to the election commission. But they did not rush.

The Moscow prosecutor’s office recognized the allocation of a land plot for the construction of the Church of the Moscow Society Krishna, reports Gazeta.ru. The reason for this decision is that the Moscow government at the disposal of the land plot provides for its transfer to gratuitous urgent use, which contradicts the current legislation. According to the Land Code, on such conditions, land can be provided only to state structures.