Over the past day, three counter -terrorism special operations were held in Dagestan. Five militants were killed, three were detained. According to the regional department of the FSB, this morning in Makhachkala, special forces soldiers stormed the apartment in which the militants were hiding. One of them is killed. The woman who was in the apartment surrendered. On Saturday, during special operations in other areas of Makhachkala, four militants were killed, three were arrested.

In China, the number of gas explosions in a coal mine increased to 73. According to Western agencies, referring to the Chinese media, 113 miners are hospitalized, 21 -n of them are in serious condition. Dozens remain under the rubble. At the time of the explosion in the mine, located near the capital of Shanxi province, there were more than 400 miners.

The Moscow final "Eurovision" threatens the political scandal The "Stefane and 3 Girls" group was formed specifically to represent Georgia in the Eurovision competition, whose final will be held in Moscow . In the song in the style of disco, which caused a huge excitement, the verb "Put in" is played, which, as you know, has several different meanings both in literary English and in slang. In addition, the verb is very similar to the name of the Prime Minister of Russia.

In the city of Khimki near Moscow, about a hundred people took part in the action "For Fair Elections!". The protesters protested against the use of an administrative resource in the election campaign, they talked about numerous violations of the election law, including cases of bribery of voters, Vera Volodin, a radio correspondent, reports. A few months before the election of the mayor of the city, the editor -in -chief of the Khimkinskaya Pravda newspaper Mikhail Beketov was brutally beaten.

In Australia, the day of mourning has been announced for the dead in the state of Victoria, who died as a result of forest fires. Mourning events in the country began with the ringing of bells. According to the latest data, the number of dead exceeded 200 people. The fire is called the most catastrophic in the history of the country. Premier ceremony, Prime Minister Kevin Radd, promised people to help people to restore burnt houses.

The authorities of the Pakistani North-Western Border Province will arrange local residents to fight militants. The first minister of the province, Amir Hyder Khoti, said on Sunday that residents of villages, not involved in extremism, will receive 30 thousand guns for self -defense. The Pakistani Army and the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that the provinces did not discuss this measure of the provinces with them.

The program is conducted by Marina Dubovik. A radio correspondent Freedom Mumin Shakirov takes part. Marina Dubovik : Another rally was held today in the center of Moscow, this time another reason. The housing problem for many years remains one of the most difficult obstacles to the life path of Russians. Not only are housing at market prices to many are simply not affordable, but they also often deceive. My colleague Mumin Shakirov worked at the rally.

In Slovakia, mourning was declared in connection with a disaster, in which 12 people were killed on Saturday and at least 20 were injured. At the railway crossing near the city of Brezno, a bus and a suburban train collided. According to preliminary investigation data, the wine for what happened lies on the bus driver. The bus included 36 people heading for a ski resort.

Bahrain accused Tehran of irresponsibility in connection with his comments that in the past the kingdom was the territory of Iran. The Minister of Internal Affairs Bahrain told the Arab newspaper Ashark al-Axfat that such comments do not contribute to "cooperation and stability." The irresponsibility of the Iranian statement was noted by Saudi Arabia.

Oscars are waiting for their owners A matter of Oscar remains before the ceremony of presenting the highest American film award. What, according to the Americans, are the distinctive features of the last film? The current Oscar almost began with a major scandal. On February 20, a list of those who allegedly became the owner of Oscar was published on the Internet. This caused a stir in bookmakers.

Participants of the rally in Gorno-Altaysk demanded to prohibit hunting for five years and investigate all cases of poaching in the Altai Republic. More than 500 people took part in the authorities permitted by the authorities. The slogans sounded at the rally: "Everyone is equal before the law!" On January 9, a helicopter crashed in the Altai mountains. 7 people were killed, including the representative of the President of Russia in the State Duma, Alexander Koskopkin.

In the center of Moscow, a rally on the housing problem of the Union of Soviet officers was banned by the procession on February 23, the keyword of this week - "required"

In the city of Khimki near Moscow, the opposition will hold today the action "For Honest Elections!". In a protest rally against the use of an administrative resource in the election campaign, supporters of the candidate for mayor Evgenia Chirikova, the leader of the movement in defense of the Khimki forest, will take part. At first, Chirikova was refused registration, then they tried to cancel it. The agitators of the opposition candidate were repeatedly delayed by the police.

In the Tula region, robbers are sought out, who stole more than 40 million rubles from collectors. The attack was made on the Don federal highway in the Volovsky district on Saturday evening. The car of the commercial bank was stopped by unknown people, two of whom were in the form of employees of the road-patrol service. Threatening the collectors with weapons, they took the money and disappeared.

Evgenia Chirikova, leader of the movement "In defense of the Khimki forest" In the city of Khimki near Moscow, a rally was held against the use of an administrative resource in the election campaign. The organizer of the Khimkinsky Rescue Committee was created shortly after the famous overlap of the Leningrad highway by pensioners who opposed the monetization of benefits in 2005. Today, this organization calls the city policy of corruption and raider.