Russian journalist Mark Dech drowned in Indonesia, having managed to save friends of friends, his widow Ksenia Deich told the Russian News Service on Thursday. “We were on vacation in Indonesia with children and friends. The husband went to the ocean with his daughter's daughter. Nearby, literally 10 meters from the shore. There is a very strong current, strong waves and the ocean is unpredictable.

Investigation of the case of the gang of Nikolai Tsapk and the gang of Vadim Palkin, accused of the murder of the head of the administration of the Kushchevsky district , ended, Interfax reports with reference to the head of the department for the investigation of especially important cases of the Investigative Department of the RF IC in the Krasnodar Territory Andrei Maslov.

The official representative of the Investigative Committee of Russia Vladimir Markin said that extradition to Russia does not threaten the former first deputy prosecutor of the Moscow Region Alexander Ignatenko, Kommersant writes. Ignatenko, who was waiting in Poland, a decision on his extradition to Russia filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), his lawyer Alexander Perepelkin said. The appeal claims that in his homeland he is facing extrajudicial reprisal.

Dozens of people became victims of the attack of a group of militants in the cattle market in the northeast of Nigeria, BBC reports on Thursday. The police reported that the attackers have driven about 20 explosive devices, causing a fire on the market. After that, they started random firing from machine guns on people and animals trying to escape. A source in the hospital said that about 34 people became victims of attacks. Among the victims, the bulk of the cattle constitutes the bulk.

Russia will not refuse nuclear weapons, but is not going to use it, said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. It is reported by RIA Novosti . According to the president, it should be left, because Russia is "a large and complex country that needs to be appreciated and protected." At the same time, Medvedev noted that "nuclear weapons will come in handy for us." The president spoke about this today at the ceremony of presenting state awards in the Kremlin. More than fifty Russians received them.

Member of the primaries of the Republican Mitt Romny, who is the most likely opponent of US President Barack Obama in the presidential election, ridiculed the election slogan of the current president, reports on Thursday ABC News . Making a meeting with those who donate large sums to his election campaign, Romny could not immediately remember how Obama's slogan sounds. “His new slogan ...“ Progress ”. No, “forward”. "Progress" would be better. I myself could choose such a slogan.

The Kremlin set the task for Dmitry Medvedev to vote at least 300 deputies for the candidacy of Dmitry Medvedev, the Izvestia newspaper writes with reference to sources in parliamentary parties. There are not enough votes of United Russia and the LDPR (in the amount of their mandates 294) they try to solve the problem at the expense of reference.

Ex-militia Ilya Galkin, accused in the case of explosions in Sochi, has gone crazy after bringing to criminal liability, RIA Novosti website reports. The fourth psychological and psychiatric examination showed that at the time of the commission of crimes, Galkin was sane, while his mental illness developed already in conclusion. The state prosecutor petitioned the fourth examination in court.

The Moscow police opened a criminal case under an article on hooliganism in connection with a fight near the European shopping center, the video of which was posted on the Internet, Interfax reports. In the “Live Journal”, information appeared that the fight was provoked by the native deputy plenipotentiary of Chechnya under the President of Russia Tamerlana Mingayev, the website of RIA Novosti reports.

The launch of the Dragon ship developed by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS), previously planned on May 7 of this year, was postponed indefinitely, the Associated Press reports. The reason for the next cancellation is the need to conduct additional software checks. SpaceX carried out the first launch of Dragon capsule in December 2010.

The only debate of France President Nicolas Sarkozy and his opponent Socialist Francois Olland did not reveal the leader of the election campaign, BBC reports on Thursday. During the debate, Sarkozy defended his economic policy. As an argument, he cited that in France there was no recession since 2009. However, Hollande had an opposite opinion, claiming that the country is in a serious crisis and is capable of only a slow growth in the economy.

The new album of the leader of the Auktsion group Leonid Fedorov “Vesna” for the verses of Alexander Vvedensky. The presentation of the album will be held on May 18, 2012 in the concert hall of the Central House of Artists in Moscow (about the closest concerts of Leonid Fedorov - here ). With the permission of Leonid Fedorov, we are pleased to share one of the songs of this album - the song "Thought" - listen here .

DiTective and Scotland Yard retired Lee Lee On suspicion of receiving bribes from the journalists of the News Corporation media company, which Rupert Murdok owns on Thursday, The Guardian . British police arrested a 57- year-old former colleague in his house in the county of Surrey. It is reported that information about his official crimes was provided by the leadership of News Corp.

One of the most iconic masterpieces of the world, the “scream” of the Norwegian artist Edward Munk, was sold for $ 119.9 million at the Sotheby's auction in New York. The lot turned out to be one of the most expensive works of art that have ever left the hammer, writes The Telegraph . The starting price amounted to $ 50 million.

It will be possible to find out about the history and artistic features of the architectural attractions of the capital on a mobile phone, considering the QR codes, which were applied directly to the building itself, the Moscow government information center reports. The city’s information technology department explained that the so-called QR codes (English Quick Response-Fast Reshpat)-two-dimensional barcodes will be applied to 200 buildings that are recognized objects of cultural heritage.