In the Italian city of Vicenz on Saturday, a mass demonstration is planned against the expansion of the American military base, RIA Novosti reports. It is expected that about 70 thousand people will take part in this action. However, the Italian authorities are not so much worried about the scope of the demonstration itself, but that representatives of anti -globalists, anarchist and ultra -decisions from the so -called "social centers" that are able to provoke mass riots are going to join it.

The will of Anna Nicole Smith, compiled in June 2001, states that all her property should be transferred to her long -time company Howard K. Stern to trust. This is how the document opened for publication on Friday, February 16, reports mignews.com. The will also states that the heir to the estate and all the property becomes her son, Daniel Smith, after he reaches his age. But he, as you know, died last year three days after Smith gave birth to a daughter.

From now on, Belarusian Internet cafes will have to keep magazines with a list of sites to which their visitors got access. Such a requirement contains a decree of the Government of Belarus No. 175, dated to the tenth of February, but only yesterday has become the property of the general public, the Independent Gazeta writes today. The magazine should be conducted electronically and stored for 12 months.

On the Caribbean coast in the resort city of Kartate, French entrepreneur 48-year-old Philip Tiri was shot dead, reports Ar . Tiria was killed when he left the fish store. He was shot by a passing motorcyclist. The businessman headed the Sociedad Comercializadora Internacional Antillana SA seafood and had lived in Cartagena for several years.

Yesterday, at the age of 93, in the United States, the inventor of the television remote control of Robert Adler’s distance control died, BBC reports. He invented the remote control in 1956 together with engineer Eugene Polly. In 1997, this invention was awarded the EMMY Award of the American Academy of Television. According to the widow of the inventor, the remote control was not Adler's favorite invention. He generally rarely watched the TV, preferring to spend time after books.

Nine people died and another 60 were injured as a result of the terrorist attack that occurred today in the north of Iraq. The explosion thundered in the market overwhelmed by people, the bomb was in the car of the suicide bomber, AP reports. The terrorist attack was committed while the US Secretary of State Condolisia Rice, who arrived today with an unplanned visit to Baghdad, was in the country.

Two people became victims of the helicopter crash in the Iranian Central Province of Fars near the city of Shiraz, reports Reuters . The dead are members of the helicopter crew. So far, there is no information which state organization belonged to the helicopter. Currently, experts are establishing the causes of the crash. This is the second case of a helicopter crash in Iran this week.

The court decided to embalm the body of the model Anna Nicole Smith, the Echo of Moscow reports. Declaring the decision, the judge said: "I want to preserve the beauty and dignity of Anna Nicole Smith." At the same time, he made it clear that the body could not be buried yet. Currently, the court is considering the paternity of the daughter of Smith. In addition, examinations are carried out in order to establish the cause of the death of a model discovered by a dead in Hollywood on February 8.

A wooden boat with illegal migrants sank in the Aegean Sea, RIA Novosti reports. The shipwreck occurred near the island of Samos. Coast guard, having received information about the incident, began a rescue operation in which a warship, two coast guard boats and a helicopter take part. To date, the bodies of four dead, including one woman, have been found. About twenty people are considered missing. According to preliminary data, illegal migrants were Somali citizens.

Climate change can cause the disappearance of the Tuscan wines "Brunello di Montalcino", "Chanti Classico" and "Nobile di Montepulchano". Such a forecast is given by the authors of a scientific research conducted by the University of Florence and published under the name "The influence of climatic changes on the quality of wine", RIA Novosti reports.

The US Senate defeated today a discussion of a resolution containing criticism of President George Bush's plans for increasing the military contingent in Iraq by 21.5 thousand people, Reuters reports. A similar resolution was examined the day earlier in the House of Representatives of the United States.

In China, the celebration of the New Year is taking place, Gazeta.Ru reports with reference to Interfax. This is the main holiday for every Chinese. Historically, it is associated with the agricultural work cycle: this is the only period of the year when the peasants may not work. And since China until recently was a huge agricultural country, and today about 70% of the population of China is a peasantry, the holiday is so relevant and tenacious.

In the capital of the Czech Republic, the international express pragu-Varsava has left the rails today, RIA Novosti reports. Fortunately, the victims were avoided. The emergency occurred between the main railway station in Prague and the Prague-Liben station. Express Eurocity (EC 107) came off the rails and pulled out five out of ten passenger wagons. The train got off the rails at a steep turn. One of the main and most intense sections of the Czech railway was completely blocked.

The Greek airline Olympic Airlines, which made a flight along the New York route, returned to the departure airport due to a malfunction, reports Reuters with reference to Greek state television. The aircraft pilot found a breakdown in the navigation system. The plane, the type of which is not called, circled over the runway for a long time to develop fuel, then made a safe landing. It is expected that passengers of this flight will return to Athens a few hours on another plane.

In Istanbul, the process of terrorist attacks committed by the Al-Qaeda Turkish cell in 2003 ended in the case, reports Radio Liberty . Luani As-Sakka, found guilty of organizing explosions, received a life imprisonment. 41 His associate was sentenced to 18 years, another 26 - justified. The attacks in Istanbul in 2003 were committed by two synagogues, the British consulate and the representative office of the London Bank. Then 60 people were killed or more than 600 were injured.