The Union of Right Forces intends to re -submit documents for registration to participate in the elections to the regional Duma on December 31, Interfax reports. Earlier, the election commander of the Moscow Region refused to register the list of "Union of Right Forces".

Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein executed today at dawn in Baghdad, - Iraqi television reported. The former leader of Iraq, overthrown in the spring of 2003 by the coalition troops, led by the United States, was sentenced by the Iraqi court to the death penalty for crimes against humanity. A number of world leaders - opponents of the death penalty - called on the Iraqi authorities not to be executed.

The Belarusian petrochemical concern suspended the purchase of Russian oil. Purchases were unprofitable after Russia's decision to introduce customs duties from January 1, ”said Alexander Borovsky, chairman of Belneftekhim. The size of the fee - more than 180 dollars per ton of oil - Borovsky called "inadequate." In Moscow - so far to no avail - negotiations on the conditions for the supply of Russian gas to Belarus are ongoing.

In Primorye this morning, the search for the Mi-2 helicopter, which was missing on Tuesday, resumed. According to Interfax, 75 rescuers participate in the operation, which are helped by local hunters and lumberjacks. The helicopter flying from the village of Yasnoye to the city of Arsenyev disappeared in the Chuguevsky district of the Primorsky Territory. On board the helicopter belonging to the Association of Small Aviation "Flag", there were three people.

By tradition, the new season was opened by a mixed team tournament for the Hopman Cup, held in Australia. The Russian team in the first match met today with the team of the hosts and lost - 1: 2. At first, Nadezhda Petrova lost to Alicia Molik - 2: 6, 6: 2, 2: 6, then Dmitry Tursunov was defeated by Mark Filippussis - 4: 6, 6: 7, well, in Mikst, the Russians prevailed - 7: 6, 6: 1.

The execution of the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, according to the information coming from Baghdad, may take place in the coming hours. Advisor to Prime Minister Iraq Nuri al-Malika said that Hussein would be executed before Saturday dawn. Hussein’s lawyers appealed to the American court with a request to prevent the US military to transfer Hussein to the Iraqi authorities - this step was preceded by execution.

Belarus claims that she agreed with Russia the conditions for the supply of Russian gas in 2007. Gazprom said that he did not have such information. According to the official Belarusian representative, an agreement on prices for Russian gas and its transit through the territory of Belarus, as well as on the conditions of the sale of Russia, 50 percent of Beltransgaz, have been reached.

North Korea said that in 2006, 2,200 American intelligence aircraft flew over its territory. The United States recognize that the DPRK is monitoring the military activities of the DPR. Recently, six -sided negotiations on the nuclear program of North Korea resumed.

In Australia, where the Hopman Tennis Cup rally started, the first day program was completed. Australia - Russia - 2: 1 Alicia Molik - Nadezhda Petrova - 6: 2, 2: 6, 6: 2 Mark Filippusis - Dmitry Tursunov - 6: 4, 7: 6 Molik/Filippusis - Petrova/Tursunov - 6: 7, 1: 6 France - USA - 2: 1 Tatyana Golovin - Ashley Harklroud - 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 2 Jerome Enel - Mardi Fish - 7: 5, 4: 6, 7: 6 Golovin/Enel - Harklrow/Fish - 0: 6, 0: 6 (refusal)

In Moscow, police officers took a building on Friday, where the editorial offices of the Internet publications Newsru.com and the "Daily Journal", as well as the company "Echo-TV" are based. It was reported that they blocked the entrance to the premises. According to some reports, the cause of the conflict is a dispute about the rights to the building with the company "Yukos". Representatives of the media located in the building do not comment on what is happening.

Espionage and its "weight" in the history of the twentieth century

In the Krasnodar Territory, a local resident suspected of killing four people was detained. According to Interfax, citing law enforcement agencies, the detainee is suspected of killing two women and two young children in the city of Korenovsk. Their bodies were found last Friday in a private house. Another woman was hospitalized with knife wounds. It is assumed that the suspect committed murders during a household quarrel. A criminal case has been instituted against him.

In Moscow, negotiations on the conditions of Russian gas supply to Belarus will continue today. On Friday, the meeting of the representatives of Gazprom and the Belarusian delegation ended to no avail. Gazprom, which raised fuel prices, warned that if the contract was not signed, on January 1 at 10 a.m., the gas supply to Belarus would be discontinued. Minsk refuses to accept new conditions and threatens to interrupt the transit of Russian gas through Belarusian territory to Europe.

On December 1, the report “Prospects of the World Wind Energy” was presented in Moscow, prepared jointly by Greenpeace and the International Representative Office of Wind Energy (GWEC). Representatives of the RAO UES of Russia and Russian experts in the field of wind energy took part in the discussion.