54% of the Scots act from Scotland from the United Kingdom, reports The Sunday Times with reference to the results of an ICM survey. The survey was conducted five days before the referendum, following which the fate of Scotland will be decided. However, critics indicate, a small number of respondents - 705 people - threatens with a high error, so the results of this survey should not be considered representative. On September 13, Survation published the results of a similar survey.

In the Cheboksary district of Chuvashia, a police officer provoked an accident with a fatal outcome, ITAR-TASS reports with reference to the press service of the Office of the Investigative Committee of Russia. According to the department, a policeman who was driving a personal car in his free time from the performance of official duties, shot down a 63-year-old man who was on the side of the road. Then the police officer allowed a collision with the Renault car, which belonged to the deceased.

US President Barack Obama condemned the murder of British subject David Haynes militants of the Islamic State terrorist group, ITAR-TASS reports. Obama promised that the United States would cooperate with the coalition of countries to force Haynes killers to appear before the court, as well as to reduce the threat to Americans and residents of other countries.

The chairman of the parliament of the self -proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Boris Litvinov, said that the DPR and LPR were not participants in negotiations in Minsk, but only acted as observers. He stated this during a press conference on September 13. In addition, Litvinov noted that it is not possible to fulfill 12 clauses of the agreement concluded in Minsk. “ Probably, this document can be considered as the basis for possible future negotiations,” Litvinov admitted.

The crisis in Iraq, caused by the actions of the Islamic State group, affected over 20 million inhabitants of the country, said Valerie Amos, Deputy Secretary General of Humanitarian issues, summing up the results of a three-day visit to the country, writes ITAR-TASS . “Iraq was faced with a very serious humanitarian crisis. From January to 1.8 million Iraqis became displaced persons.

The militants of the Islamic State terrorist group executed the British hostage David Haynes, reports Agence France-Presse with reference to Site-an organization that monitors the activity of Islamists on the Internet. According to the Washington Post , an employee of the humanitarian organization David Haynes was abducted in March 2013 in a refugee camp near the Irako-Turkish border.

According to the act of the acting of the heads of the Altai Territory and the Altai Republic, Alexander Karlin and Alexander Berdnikov, they lead in the elections. It is reported by Interfax . According to preliminary data, Karlin gains 77%, and Berdnikov - about 60%.

On September 14, on a single voting day in Russia, elections of various levels were held . In 30 constituent entities of the Federation, the heads of regions were chosen, in 14 subjects elections of deputies of legislative authorities were held. Local level elections were held in 4 regions. Polit.ru sums up the results of a single voting day on Twitter on real time.

A fragment of the Vostok-1 spacecraft, at which Yuri Gagarin made the first flight into space, was sold for 7.5 thousand euros, ITAR-TASS reports with reference to the statement of representatives of the auction house Auctionata. Bidding dedicated to Soviet space relics took place on September 13 in an online mode. One of the most noticeable lots was a fragment of the East-1 brake installation 5.8 by 4.3 cm with a personal signature of Gagarin.

The North Korean court sentenced the US citizen Matthew Miller, who was found guilty of "committing hostile actions in the DPRK" in the labor camp. It is reported by The Telegraph .

The Ukrainian military announced the shelling of the militias of the airfield in Donetsk. This was reported by the press center of special operations in eastern Ukraine on its Facebook page. “The shelling of the positions of our troops near the village of Popasnoy and the Donetsk airfield was recorded,” the report said. In addition, the report said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the units of other power structures have regrouped forces and are currently busy strengthening checkpoints.

The passenger plane, which was traveling the Moscow (Domodedovo) flight - Gabala (Azerbaijan), made a forced landing at the Astrakhan airport due to the fault of the roboshir, who was on board. It is reported by ITAR-TASS with reference to the Astrakhan Line Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in transport. According to the agency, the incident occurred on the evening of September 13.

Queen Elizabeth II expressed the hope that at the referendum about Scotland's independence, the voters “carefully think about the future,” writes Guardian . It is reported that Elizabeth II made such a remark at a meeting with fans, one of whom joked, saying that the upcoming referendum should not be mentioned. In response to this, the queen noted: "I hope people will carefully think about the future." The Buckingham Palace refused to comment on the queen's private conversations.

At the early elections of the Governor of the Primorsky Territory, as of 12:00 local time, 16.37% of voters voted, RIA Novosti reported with reference to the chairman of the regional election commission. According to the interlocutor of the news agency, this is a fairly high indicator of turnout. Violations are not recorded at the moment.

Russian volleyball players beat the record of the Soviet team, having won the eighth victory at the World Volleyball Championship in Poland, RIA Novosti reports. In 1986, the USSR national volleyball team won seven matches of the World Cup in a row. The Russian team managed to surpass this result. In the match of the second group stage of the championship, the Russians beat the German national team with a score of 3-0 (25:17, 25:18, 26:24).