In Slavyansk, self -defense activists began negotiations with the official Kiev regarding the exchange of hostages from the OSCE mission to their associates. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the "People's Mayor" by Slavyansk Vyacheslav Ponomarev. Ponomarev said that for the prisoners "they created comfortable conditions for them, friendly relations with them." He expressed the hope that negotiations with the Ukrainian authorities would give a result.

In Turkey, the passenger of the flight Nikosia - Ankara threatened to blow up the plane. It is reported by Hurriyet Daily News . The man demanded that the plane land in Istanbul. He locked himself in the toilet and threatened to blow up the plane if he does not change the course to Istanbul. As a result, the plane sat down safely in Ankara. The criminal was detained by the police. He stated that he wanted to take part in the May Day demonstration.

Polit.ru offers your attention the five news of the day. The selection included the three most read news, one news selected by the editorial office, and the most unusual, in our opinion, news today. 1. The United States evaluated the Russian Bloggers Law Washington said that the bill preparing for the adoption in Russia on mandatory registration as the media of popular bloggers is a certificate of freedom of speech in Russia.

In the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine, initiative groups for holding referenda on the accession of these regions to the Dnipropetrovsk region are being formed, the latter Boris Filatov said on Thursday on Thursday on Thursday on Thursday on his Facebook . “There (one of the leaders of the Donetsk separatists - Polit.ru) Pushilin in Moscow, some interest announces the future“ referendum on May 11 ”. Well, well.

In the city of Lynchberg of the American state of Virginia on Wednesday (on the night of Moscow time), the rails were left from the rails and the freight train transported oil products. It is reported by ITAR-TASS . In total, 12 to 14 tanks with combustible materials turned upside down. In addition to a serious fire, a strong spill of oil products occurred at the scene. There are no reports of the victims yet, the cause of the disaster has not been established.

On the night of May 1, unknown in Konstantinovka, Donetsk Region, captured the head of the local organization of the Ukrainian Nationalist Party "Freedom" Artem Popik, the party’s press service reports .

The director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagard,, in her commentary on the night of Moscow time, recognized the existence of geopolitical risks for the stabilization program of Ukraine, to which the Fund several hours earlier agreed to allocate $ 17 billion. It is reported by ITAR-TASS .

In the section of the Caucasus federal highway in Nazran, the police officer of Ingushetia died as a result of a collision with KamAZ. It is reported by Interfax . The policeman, while driving the VAZ-2109, allegedly drove the oncoming lane and crashed into a truck. At the scene of the accident, an operational investigation group works.

In Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs managed to eliminate the checkpoint established by the “self -defense” at the entrance to Krasnoarmeysk. This was reported on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that "the supporters of the so -called Donetsk People’s Republic seized three Kalashnikov assault rifles, cold weapons, bats, and the unauthorized checkpoint was eliminated." There are no victims during the operation.

On the night of Thursday, on May 1, the Pavilion of Uritsky caught fire in the city of Pushkin of the Leningrad Region. This monument of federal significance was previously used as a station on the first railway line in Russia. A building with an area of ​​20 by 100 meters was completely covered by fire. Currently, the fire is localized, Baltinfo reports with reference to the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies in St. Petersburg.

In the USA, gas explosion occurred in the state of Florida. It is reported by CNN . During the explosion, two prisoners died. More than 100 people were injured, among them there are also employees of the prison. The incident occurred on the evening of April 30. The shock wave destroyed part of the four -story building. In total, prison contains 600 people. All of them were evacuated and taken either to hospitals or to other prisons. Search and rescue work is underway at the site of the incident.

The Russian Foreign Ministry criticized Kyiv’s intention to storm objects captured by militias in the south and east of Ukraine. This is stated in the statement on the website of the Foreign Ministry. “Such irresponsible and aggressive actions of the current“ Ukrainian government ”, whether they are realized, are able to lead to catastrophic consequences,” the department said.

The historical building, built in 1912 in Pushkin, the monument of federal architecture, Pavilion Uritsky, which at one time was a station on the line of the Krasnoselsky Railway, was not affected by a night fire in this suburb of St. Petersburg. It is reported by ITAR-TASS with reference to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies in St. Petersburg.

The police found a woman who disappeared after explosions in a military warehouse in the Trans -Baikal Territory. This was reported on the website of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the region. She turned out to be a 50-year-old resident of the village of Bolshaya Tura. On April 30, a 46-year-old sister of the missing person turned to the police. The police found a woman in her own house.

The scandalously famous mayor of Canadian Toronto Rob Ford will go on vacation to undergo a course of treatment for drug addiction. It is reported by the Air Force . The official made such a decision after a video hit the media, which shows how he uses drugs. Earlier, Ford told the press that he smoked Crak, while intoxicated. The mayor’s lawyer explained that his ward decided to get rid of dependence during the election campaign before voting in the elections of the mayor of Toronto.