The Russian authorities blocked the accounts of the Pen-Center human rights organization, the Echo of Moscow reports. According to the Vice President of the Pen-Center Alexander Tkachenko, the organization’s activities were largely overshadowed by the claims of the tax inspectorate, which is why it was impossible to work at full force. What was the reason for freezing the accounts of the Pen-Center is not specified.

The delegation of the Ministry of Energy of Belarus is flying to Moscow to sign a contract with Russia on gas, RIA Novosti reports. Part of the delegation is already in Moscow and is negotiating. According to the assistant to the Minister of Energy of Belarus Andrei Zhukov, “the goal is one - signing a contract with Gazprom.” Zhukov expressed the hope that the contract would be signed before the New Year. There have been no comments from the Russian side yet.

Additional forces are connected to the search for the missing Mi-2 helicopter in Primorye. According to the Far Eastern Regional Center of the Ministry of Emergencies, another 30 rescuers of the Primorsky branch of the Far Eastern Ministry of Emergencies arrived in the search operation, Duta.ru reports. In total, 75 rescuers work on the spot. It was also decided to connect aviation-two helicopters and an AN-2 aircraft. The search for Mi-2 began the day before .

** Themes of the day ** The central newspapers in the last issue in the first lanes summarize the political and economic results of the year , note the most significant events, place forecasts for 2007. From other topics, the press drew attention to yesterday's meeting of the government , also the last this year. The media note that yesterday President V.

Despite the growing requests for platinum, in the coming years of great influence on the gold and diamond market, this will not have this, the KPMG International International Consulting Company says. The report was made by Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (Gjepc), RBC moves. This, in particular, involves a serious jump in the jewelry market in India. According to the report, India in the near future will play a leading role in this market.

A small frost is expected in the capital in the first week of the new, 2007, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Hydrometer of Moscow and the Moscow Region. According to them, the next night, a thermometer column in the city will drop to minus 7 - 9 degrees, and on December 30 in Moscow there will be 4-6 degrees of frost. In the afternoon on the last day of the outgoing year in Moscow, minus 1 - 3 degrees is expected. The first week of the New Year in Moscow will not be cold.

The deputy head of the Foreign Ministry of Japan Setaro Yati will arrive in Moscow to participate in the first round of the Russian-Japanese "strategic dialogue", scheduled for the end of January next year, RIA Novosti reports. During the Yati visit to Russia, in addition to economic interaction, the parties will discuss the political aspects of bilateral cooperation, including the “territorial” issue. However, the topic of disputed territories will not be the main one.

In the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv committed the murder of a native of Africa. A student of the National Aviation Institute of Ukraine, a citizen of Gambia, was killed in Kiev last night, reports Newsru.com with reference to Interfax. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, unknown criminals inflicted 12 stab wounds on Nezhinskaya Street. According to eyewitnesses, the wounded student found the strength to reach the hostel, only there he lost consciousness and soon died.

In the Chrysostom of the Chelyabinsk region, there was an explosion of gas in a three -story residential building, three people were injured, RIA Novosti reports. According to preliminary data, the explosion of domestic gas occurred in the apartment on the ground floor, where the husband and his wife lived. A woman and a man received burns of 1-3 degrees. Residents of the house immediately began to leave their apartments.

The US police detained the famous boxer Mike Tyson today, Reuters reports. The incident occurred in the city of Scotstale, which is located about 16 kilometers from the Phoenix - the Arizona administrative center. According to the police, Tyson was driving a car while intoxicated or under the influence of drugs. In the near future he will appear before court, the police officer specified.

** Russian Shlyakh Ukraine ** Last week, central media actively commented on the results of the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Ukraine. According to newspapers, no fateful decisions or unexpected agreements at the meeting of V. Putin and Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko were not reached, but the tonality of negotiations was very friendly.

The last few years in the history of Ukraine have been marked with very vivid events. 2006 in this regard was no exception and was remembered by many moments that can influence the future fate of one of the most important partners of Russia.

The Americans transferred Saddam Hussein to the Iraqi authorities, reports Reuters . The former dictator is placed in the Iraqi prison. Before that, he was in a classified American prison. Last night, the Iraq government officially sent a request to the American military authorities in Iraq to the transfer of Hussein from the jurisdiction of the United States to the jurisdiction of the Iraqi government, which is one of the final stages of preparation for execution.

Yesterday, with a sense of nostalgia, I revised the “Lord of the Rings. Two towers ”in a pirate translation and poor quality. If in the near future I manage to dig up the first Harry Potter somewhere, I will reconsider it. After all, it is necessary to keep faith in good cinema, in wide rental, and also that one thing happens in another. A good movie, that is, at a wide box office, and wide rental - in a good movie.

Do we really say goodbye to last year, can we look at the next with such joy? The forecasts of political scientists are disappointing, meteorologists are disaster. We did not lag behind and finally made our cultural forecast this year, recalling the main events of 2006 and trying to predict what awaits us next year. So, many have already recognized the main phenomenon of the cultural life of 2006 the Internet. Perhaps he will remain so next year.