In India, the police confirmed that the cause of the explosion in the city of Puna in the west of the country was a terrorist attack. In a cafe popular among foreign tourists, an explosive device worked. 8 people died, more than 30 were injured. The authorities are afraid that the number of victims and victims can increase. It is still unknown whether there are foreigners among them.

Viktor Yanukovych, elected in the recent election by the President of Ukraine, promised to restore friendly relations with Russia. “The artificial barriers that have been created over the past five years between the two countries will quickly disappear,” Yanukovych said in an interview with ITAR -TASS.

The Civil Platform party in Poland announced the intention to make serious changes to the country's constitution, reports from Warsaw Radio Liberty Alexander Lemeshevsky. The leader of the “Civil Platform”, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that the changes suggest a reduction in the number of deputies of the lower house of the parliament-the Sejm by a third, the highest-the Senate-half, as well as the elimination of deputy immunity.

Three US troops died today as a result of the explosion in the south of Afghanistan. The NATO command does not give details. It is only noted that the death of the military is not related to the Hilmain that had begun today in the province of Hilmain in the position of Taliban in the city of Marja. About 15 thousand servicemen of the Afghan army and the forces of the international coalition participate in this operation.

The United States rejected China's demand to cancel the meeting of the American President Barack Obama with the spiritual leader of Tibet Dalai Lama. As the official representative of the White House Robert Gibbs said, the negotiations will take place, as planned, on February 18. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned the American leadership earlier that the upcoming meeting is even more exacerbated by the already difficult relations of Beijing and Washington.

It is more convenient to manage the Russian Navy from St. Petersburg - this is how Boris Gryzlov decided The news that is discussed by all St. Petersburg Officers of the Navy-from midshipmen to admirals: the main headquarters of the Russian Navy, together with the commander-in-chief Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky, moves from Moscow to St. Petersburg until the end of this year. Interfax reported with reference to a high -ranking official in the General Committee of the Navy.

Toyota Corporation apologized to consumers and promised to correct all defects in her cars. The fall of an idol is an extremely bewitching spectacle. It is with this psychological phenomenon that commentators, first of all, explain the relishing of the press of each new detail of the story of the nine million cars of the Toyota (Toyota). In the last 3.5 months, Toyota Corporation announced three reviews of its cars.

At the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, because of the bad weather, competitions in high-speed descent among men were postponed. If the weather improves, skiers will go to the highway on Monday. Thus, on February 13, on the second day of the competition, 5 sets of awards will be played. The first Olympic champion of Vancouver will be determined in jumping from a 90-meter springboard. Next, the line of skaters will come, who will play medals in a race of 5000 m.

Three people died, at least three were injured as a result of shooting at the University of Alabama. According to doctors, two wounded are in critical condition. The tragedy occurred in the educational building located in the city of Huntsville. According to Radio Liberty, Vladimir Morozov, the shooting was opened during a meeting of teachers of the Faculty of Biology. The police are still refusing to inform who shot.

Georgian delegation at the parade of participants in the Olympic Games in Vancouver In Moscow there was an early morning when the 21st Winter Olympic Games started in Vancouver. But even before the start of the game, they were overshadowed by the tragic death of the 21-year-old Georgian Sannya athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili. In memory of him at the opening ceremony of the Olympics, a minute of silence was declared. As we approached the opening of the games, the nervousness of the organizers grew.

The village "Rechnik" is gradually being demolished, and its inhabitants demand to dismiss the mayor of Moscow On February 13, a picket was held at the monument to Griboedov in Moscow against the demolition of houses in the village of Rechnik , which was organized by the movement "Left Front" and "Solidarity".

The Azerbaijani parliament amended the legislation that may limit the media, the Radio Liberty correspondent Farid Arifoglu reports from Baku. According to innovations, from now on, with the exception of cases of operational-search activity, no one can be subjected to surveillance, photo and video, as well as audio recordings without its resolution.

Residents of Baikalsk and workers of the Baikal Pulp and Light Plant hold a rally in Irkutsk in support of the plant. According to RIA Novosti, the rally takes place near the government of the Government of the Irkutsk Region. Participants of the action launched the BCCS - our life, "thanks to the government for the opportunity to work in Baikalsk", "Permission to start - salary to workers, taxes to the city." The Baikal Central Bank, built in the mid-1960s, was stopped in 2008.

In Iraq, most of the appeals of politicians were rejected, removed from participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections on March 7. According to a representative of the National Election Commission, 26 appeals were satisfied, 145 candidates were refused. The Iraqi Block has already stated that in protest he suspended the election campaign. Initially, almost 500 candidates were removed from participation in the elections, mainly Sunnis.