In Moscow, a certain Pavel Novikov was detained - one of the leaders of the so -called Karachai Jamaat, whose members are involved in a number of high -profile crimes in the territory of the North Caucasus, Gazeta.Ru reports. “On the eve of Moscow, during special events, a suspect was detained, who was on the federal wanted list,” said the representative of the Department for Combating Organized Crime and Terrorism of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

The presidential election in Serbia (the first tour took place on January 20, 2007), in its significance, go far beyond the limits of Serbian domestic political problems. Their value is generally not limited to the geographical framework of the Balkan Peninsula. Today, the political situation in Serbia is a kind of model. Firstly, this is a transformation model. In this case, we are talking not only about parting with the national-communist and post-communist heritage.

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will make a new attempt to put an end to the chaos, who reigned in Kenya after the presidential election, the results of which the opposition disputes. As expected, on Wednesday, he will conduct negotiations with the government and leaders of the opposition aimed at overcoming the political crisis in the country, the Russian BBC service reports.

** Federal Assembly ** The State Duma adopted a resolution on changes in some committees. These changes are connected, including the transitions of deputies from the committee to the committee. Thus, in accordance with this document, M. Zagidullov, the Committee on Budget and Tax, was included in the Committee on Economic Policy and Entrepreneurship - G. Lazarev, to the Committee on Property - P.

Prime Minister Kosovo Hashim Tachi said that the date of proclamation of Kosovo’s independence was already “agreed with Washington and Brussels, RBC reports. “The date is agreed and will be announced very soon,” Bachi said before a visit to Brussels. “This will be a good surprise that will happen in the coming days,” added the former Albanian field commander, elected on January 9 to the post of Prime Minister Kosovo.

International memory conference about. Alexandra , Archpriest, Priest, Theologian, Historian, is held annually on his birthday on January 22. In 2008, A. The menu would have turned 73, but he was not destined to survive until that time - he was killed on the morning of September 9, 1990 on the way to the temple.

The ONEXIM group Mikhail Prokhorov will invest $ 100 million in the construction of the Staropetrovsky scientific and technical complex, which will take care of nanotechnology research, the Vedomosti newspaper reports. This will be the first independent project of the former partner of Vladimir Potanin. "Staropetrovsky" will open this year in the building of the Giprostani Institute.

The US Senate approved the bill according to which Iraq will be exempted from court claims belonging to the reign of Saddam Hussein, the Reuters agency reports. It is expected that the president will support the law. The project also authorizes US military programs this year. At the end of last year, Congress approved another version of the defense bill that would allow claims.

A bomb of the Second World War has been discovered in the center of Naples today, and the evacuation of people from a number of buildings nearby, Radio Lighthouse reports. The bomb was found on Munichipio Square, not far from the building of the city municipality. The evacuation in the San Carlo Theater, the Mercadant Theater, the Tsarist Palace, the Umberto Gallery, Partenope University, the Mediterrano Hotel, from the building of the Central Bank of Italy.

** Public Chamber ** Academician E. Verekhov was again elected secretary of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation. The President of the Moscow State Law Academy O. Kutafin and the vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry S. Katyrin were appointed deputy secretary of the OP. * * * Four new commissions were created in the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (OP), four more abolished and transformed into working groups, and a number of commissions were renamed.

NATO door should remain open to enter this alliance of Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by the US Secretary of State Kondoliza Rice at the Economic Forum, which opened today in the Swiss Davos, RBC reports. According to the US Secretary of State, who met in Davos with the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, “all European democratic countries that meet the requirements of joining NATO” must be accepted into it, and Ukraine is no exception. K. Rice and V.

In 2007, the development of financial resources from the federal budget and at the expense of the Rosenergoatom concern amounted to 2 billion 358 million 550 thousand rubles, including 1 billion 79 million 470 thousand rubles for construction and installation work, 902 million 30 thousand rubles for equipment, and 377 million 50 million 50 million 50 thousand rubles. thousand rubles.

On January 23, Rossiyskaya Gazeta published the “Administrative Regulations for the execution of the state function for the registration, issuance, extension of the validity period, the restoration and cancellation of visas of foreign citizens and stateless persons”. On the territory of Russia, visa will issue the consular department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its territorial departments.

The head of the Greek government Kostas Karamanlis on Wednesday arrived in Turkey with a three -day official visit - the first since 1959. The focus of the negotiations of Karamanlis with the Turkish colleague Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul - the prospects for settlement in Cyprus, the integration of Turkey into the European Union and bilateral relations, reports diplomatic sources in the capital of Turkey.

UC Rusal is considering the possibility of transferring its planned IPO from the London Stock Exchange to Hong Kong. According to Financial Times , this is due to the deterioration of relations between Russia and Great Britain and the possible tightening of listing rules in London. Earlier, the chairman of the Board of Directors of UC Rusal V. Veveselberg said that the IPO of the company is not yet expected, and this is due to the unfavorable market conjuncture.