The mayor of the Iranian city of Kazvin Masud Nosirati denied reports of explosion in an industrial warehouse that appeared earlier in a number of media, reports Associated Press . According to Nosrati, a large fire broke out in the warehouse, but the explosion was not a reason. The head of the local unit of the Iranian Emergency Situations Service of Habibolla Betoi denied reports of the presence of victims, explaining that one rescuer was injured in a fire.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called on representatives of the southeast of Ukraine to postpone the referendum planned on May 11. It is reported by Interfax . “We ask representatives of the southeast of Ukraine, supporters of the country's federalization to transfer the referendum planned on May 11 this year,” Putin said at a press conference on Wednesday.

In Moscow, the Dorogomilovsky court sentenced to 14 years in prison the participant in the brawl in the Matveevsky market Magomed Magomedov. It is reported by Interfax . Magomedov was found guilty of raping a minor. He will serve his sentence in a maximum security colony. Recall that during an operation to detain Magomedov, the criminal investigator Anton Kudryashov was seriously injured.

In Dnepropetrovsk on the night of May 7, a fire occurred in the office of the People’s Deputy of Ukraine, the deputy head of the parliamentary faction of the Party of Regions Oleg Tsarev, reports Interfax-Ukraine with reference to the source in the Dnieper region department. The police launched criminal proceedings in the case of intentional arson, since two fragments of bottles wrapped in rags were discovered in the burned office of the People’s Deputy.

The term of the investigation in the case of the leader of the Ukrainian nationalist organization "Right Sector" Dmitry Yarosh is extended, Interfax reports with reference to a source familiar with the case file. According to the interlocutor of the news agency, the investigation expired in early May, but it was not possible to complete the investigative measures. In particular, several more examinations are appointed in the Yarosh case. Yarosh is charged with crimes under Part 2 of Art.

Aeroflot Airlines closed the sale of tickets for flights to Donetsk and Kharkov after May 12. This was reported on the website of the transport clearing chamber. According to the message, the flights were canceled until May 12, 2014 inclusive, and the sale for flights after this date is also closed. In case of extending the ban by the authorities of Ukraine, information on the cancellation of flights after May 12 will be reflected in reservations.

In the Kherson region of Ukraine, the construction of a dam on the North Crimean Canal began to limit the flow of water to the Crimea, Kryminform reports with reference to an eyewitness. According to the agency, a dam from sandbags is being built about 40 kilometers from the border with the Crimea, near the bridge in the area of ​​the village of Kalanchak in order to completely block the flow of water on the peninsula along the North Crimean Canal.

On May’s second, representatives of both sides of the conflict were detained in Odessa - both the Maidanites and the Antimaydanites, said Ivan Katerinchuk, head of the regional police. His words are given by RIA Novosti . “Among the 160 detainees there are representatives of both parties. I met with the prosecutor of the region and the head of the SBU.

The Sverdlovsk Regional Court partially changed the verdict to the former chief editor of the URA.ru news agency Aksana Panova in the case of extortion and coercion to the transaction, allowing her to engage in labor activities in the media, ITAR-TASS reports. In the rest, the verdict is recognized as legal and justified, and the appeal of the lawyer was dismissed. A similar position is occupied by the victims.

In Dagestan, during a special operation, four militants from a gang that prepared terrorist attacks were killed. It is reported by ITAR-TASS with reference to Data NAC. The operation took place in the village of Semender. The militants took refuge in one of the private houses. It was established that the gang prepared terrorist attacks during the May holidays. Earlier in Dagestan, several hiding places with bombs were found . It was reported that they were intended for May terrorist attacks.

On May 9, the Black Sea is planned to visit the US Navy missile cruiser Vella Galf, ITAR-TASS reports with reference to the military-diplomatic source of the Russian Federation. “NATO forces continue to hardly maintain tension in the Black Sea,” the source said. On April 23, in the Black Sea, after the destroyer of the US Navy, Donald Cook, the American missile frigate Taylor also entered.

In the hyperkub of the Skolkovo innovation center, the International Conference “ Therapy of the Future ” will be held. For the first time in Russia, Nobel laureates Fillip Sharp (USA, joint with Richard Roberts Prize in Physiology and Medicine for 1993-the discovery of a duster or exon-inton structure) and the Japan, joint with John Gerdon, will take part in it. stem cells). Among the participants, leading specialists in the field of biomedical studies are also announced.

The University of Chicago announced the solidness of the secrets of handwritten drops made by an unknown letter on the old copy of the Odyssey Homer, which is stored in the University Library. The Venetian edition of 1504 was received by the university as a gift from the collector M. Lang, among a number of other old -printed publications of Homeric poems. It was found that on the pages of the book, notes were made by hand by an unknown writing system.

In the Donetsk region on Wednesday, a bus with fighters of the Azov Police battalion was fired on Wednesday, the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reports . “Near the village of Mangush, the separatists fired at the bus battalion of the Azov Special Purpose Police, which was moving from Mariupol towards Berdyansk,” the report said. It is reported that one of the attackers was killed, and two were captured, the weapon was seized.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for Moscow instituted a criminal case against a police officer and a resident of the city of Moscow. These persons are suspected of a man of man and causing grievous bodily harm on the night of May 6, 2014, the website of the RF IC reports .