Today in Moscow, well -known human rights activists and representatives of civilian organizations spoke about the process over the Nizhny Novgorod journalist, human rights activist Stanislav Dmitrievsky. He is accused of “exciting national, racial or religious enmity by a face using his official position”; He faces imprisonment for a term of three to five years.

Yesterday in the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. According to the observations of the Kommersant publication , Mrs. Merkel did not disappoint Mr. Putin in anything, and his beloved venture-the North European gas pipeline-declared a "strategic project" for Germany.

In Nakhodka, a bus and electric train collided this morning. According to the Duta.ru information agency in the press service of the traffic police, the collision occurred at an unregulated railway crossing. As a result of the collision, two bus passengers were injured of varying severity. Other details of the incident have not yet been reported.

An American private plane crashed in the French Alps. According to the local police, the rescue teams were sent to the place of the fall, but so far they have not been able to get to the debris of the aircraft. The search and rescue operation is complicated by a difficult terrain. In addition, the nearest road is two hours of walking from the scene of the accident, RBC reports.

Among the letters of Boris Pasternak, prepared by E.B. Pasternak and E.V. Pasternak, published in a new, eleven -volume collected works issued by the Publishing House "Word" (the best gift for the New Year - for those who understand), first completely published the post -war letter of I.V. Stalin. “Dear Joseph Vissarionovich. I live with my family at times quite difficult.

On Tuesday, Beijing, a two -day international financial support conference is opened with potential pandemia of bird flu (International Pleding Conference and Human Pandemic Influenza). The conference is held jointly by the China government, the European Commission and the World Bank.

In Brazil, a whole family - 15 people - died under a car accident that occurred on Monday on a motorway connecting San Paulo with the Atlantic coast. According to the Brazilian Globa television company, for the so far, reasons, which had not yet been unexplained on the side of the minibus, crashed by at full speed, the carfaller crashed by at full speed. The gas outlet fell into the ditch and caught fire, the minibus ignited from it.

The ex-Minister of Defense of Moldova, the former director of the information and security service, adviser to the head of the RAO "UES" of Russia Valery Pasat does not plead guilty and asks to justify himself, RIA Novosti reports . "There is no evidence of my involvement in the sane crimes," Pasat said, speaking with the last word on Tuesday at a meeting of the Court of the Central District of Chisinau. His words were quoted by Pasat's lawyer George Amikhalakioe.

Iran’s nuclear program remains the hottest theme of international politics, notes the publication " News Time ". Yesterday, the fate of this country was decided in London by deputy foreign ministers of six countries - Germany and five regular members of the Security Council (USA, Russia, Great Britain, France, China).

Programists of the University of Massachusetts Brian Witman and Tristan Jean developed the Echo Nest projection, allowing you to determine the “cunning” and the possible popularity of a musical work, Guardian reports. The program analyzes music according to many indicators - tonality, rhythm, timbreal, harmony and structure of the composition - on the subject of how the new composition is perceived by a person, and also systematizes music according to genres.

To transfer to half a year, until July 1, the introduction of new traffic rules was demanded by State Duma deputy Anatoly Kulikov at a meeting of the nuclear Russia internal group, dedicated to the problems related to the impossibility of fulfilling some provisions of new rules, the Polit.ru correspondent reports. Deputy Valery Grebennikov said that he was already fined for the lack of a chair for the child when the deputy was transporting his grandson.

In Moscow, a warehouse with weapons and ammunition was found in one of the garage cooperatives, RBC reports. The warehouse was located in the garage on the territory of the garage-building cooperative (GSK) "Lada" in the Solntsevo microdistrict. Weapons, ammunition and explosives were found in the garage. Currently, representatives of the Federal Security Service, as well as employees of the Moscow criminal investigation department, are currently working in the GSK.

The last days, judging by the publications of Science , Nature , and others, added new strokes to the scandal not subsiding for a month around research and publications at the bitch of the hwang - the largest South Korean scientist working in the field of cloning and creating stem cell lines.

Yesterday, in the USA, all financial markets were closed in connection with the celebration of Martin-Luther King Day, and the activity of foreign exchange trading in Europe and Asia was low. The dollar exchange rate following inactive trading has slightly changed to $ 1.2120.

Today, the Ministry of Health of Turkey has officially reported another case of a citizen of a citizen of bird flu virus, reports Reuters . Thus, the total number of infected in Turkey was 21 people. Four people died from the virus.