On Tuesday evening, a two -day visit of the Hamas delegation to Moscow ended. Representatives of the group, which in the West and in Israel is considered terrorist, wanted to enlist Russia's support in future negotiations on Middle Eastern settlement. In particular, Hamas wants Russia to help him achieve the withdrawal from the financial and political blockade of the Palestinian government. This blockade has been going on for a year since Hamas won the Palestine elections.

The unique American telescope, installed at the South Pole of our planet successfully caught the first quanta of the radiation coming from the depths of the universe, reports “ Newsru.com ” with reference to ITAR-TASS. The new astronomical tool - the "Telescope of the South Pole" (SPT) - works in an unusual range of wavelengths and its task is to register relict microwave radiation.

On March 8, on March 8, official bilateral negotiations are planned on the restoration of diplomatic relations and resolving existing contradictions between Japan and KNDR, AR reports. The decision on negotiations was made after the successful completion of six -way negotiations on the Nuclear Disarmament of the DPRK.

The Council of EU ministers yesterday approved “restrictive measures” against Iran, which are provided for by the resolution of 1737 Security Councils of December 23, 2006, which calls for Tehran to stop all work to enrich Uranus, RIA Novosti reports. Restrictive measures provide for a ban on the supply of technologies and materials or financial assistance to this country, which can contribute to the development of nuclear weapons and missiles.

In connection with the aggravation of the domestic political situation in the Guinea Republic, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial evacuation of Russian citizens. All the citizens of the Russian Federation, including those who have applied for help permanently residing in Guinea, can be evacuated. The order also applies to citizens of the CIS member states in the case of the governments of the governments of these states.

In the village of Tyube, Kumturkalinsky district of Dagestan, law enforcement officers blocked two militants in one of the residential buildings, Gazeta.Ru reports with reference to Interfax. According to the representative of the local police department, two more militants have already been detained, one police officer was wounded during the operation. The operation to neutralize the bandits is currently ongoing.

Off the coast of Sri Lanka, the unit of the naval forces destroyed the boats of the group "Tigers of the Liberation of Tamil Ilama", reports Ar . As a result, 28 militants were liquidated. The Tamil Tigers tried to get into the water area of ​​the port of Trinkomali, which is a major naval base. The Sri Lanka Navy destroyed five boats and 16 militants who were on them. A few hours later, a military ship of government forces attacked a ship of separatists transporting weapons and ammunition.

A meeting of the court of the Leninsky district of Vladivostok, which should consider the issue of removing from the post of head of the administration Vladimir Nikolaev, has not yet begun because the mayor has not appeared in court again, RIA Novosti reports. The hearing was scheduled at 14.00 local time (07.00 Moscow time). The court had to consider the issue of removing the mayor the day before, but the meeting did not take place due to the lack of Nikolaev, who was on a business trip.

The press service of the Zenit football club informs that the transition of the midfielder of the Donetsk Shakhtar Anatoly Tymoshchuk has been officially executed. A contract with the captain of the champions of Ukraine is concluded for a period of 4 years. In addition, a cooperation agreement was concluded between the clubs, which involves the internship of coaches, conducting friendly matches, joint fees and interaction of sports schools.

A serious accident occurred in the southeast of Moscow, news agencies report. As a result of the car hit for the bus stop, one person died, six more were injured of varying severity. The incident occurred at about 12:40 Moscow time on Lublinskaya Street. As a result of the collision of two cars, one of the cars was very skidded, and it crashed into a bus stop. A trial is carried out on this fact. A similar incident occurred in the capital in September 2006.

Street robbers on Slavic Boulevard pulled a portfolio from the hands of the driver Nikolai Baskov, in which there were gold cufflinks and a ring, documents and 50 thousand euros belonging to the singer, as well as tracks from his new album. The criminals disappeared on a black Volvo car. According to modest estimates, the total damage amounted to over 1800,000 rubles.

An intergovernmental agreement on the peaceful use of atomic energy between Russia and Japan may be concluded before the end of this year, RIA Novosti reports . The head of Rosatom, Sergei Kiriyenko, stated this today: “If a political decision is made, we are ready to work out the text of the agreement as quickly as possible.

Today at 07:00 Moscow time, the Leninsky District Court of Vladivostok will begin considering the issue of temporary removal from office of the head of the city administration, Vladimir Nikolaev, suspected of abuse of office, reports RIA Novosti. Nikolaev himself will be present at the hearing, his lawyer Olga Korovina assured. He is currently on a business trip. On February 26, prosecutors conducted a search in the Vladivostok administration, seizing some financial and other documents.

Andrey Levkin Of course, this is partly a congratulatory review, since we will talk about the 50th inlet of the “inviolable reserve”, but the congratulation here is completely not the main reason. Because the collection is also complicated quite conceptually, which is reported by the subtitle of "Regime Nouveau". This phrase will remain without translation, which is correct, since it is nouveau, so as not to put the accents inevitable during the translation.

Today a meeting of the heads of the cities of European capitals will be held, at which the mayors will exchange the experience of managing megalopolises and discuss the problems that they face in their daily work, RIA Novosti reports. The British capital will be visited by the mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov, Paris Bertrand Delainoe and the burgomaster of Berlin Claus Veveret.