Mikhail Khodorkovsky (right) and Plato Lebedev On October 27, Mikhail Khodorkovsky made a statement at the trial, in which he asked the court considering the second criminal case against him to pass an acquittal. The statement of the former head of the Yukos was made in the framework of the debate in the Khamovnichesky Court of Moscow . Khodorkovsky emphasized: the prosecutors managed to prove only that he and Plato Lebedev conducted legal financial and economic activities.

Sergey Sobyanini and Vladimir Resin at a meeting with the Presidium of the Moscow Regional Council of the United Russia party Elena Rykovtseva: “The largest personnel federal landing in the regions over the past 19 years,” the newspaper Kommersant called the head of Sobyanin new people to the Moscow government. “But Moscow did not know such landing lands at all,” the newspaper adds.

Tennis. ATR. Montpellier. The second circle Nikolai Davydenko (Russia) - Misha Zverev (Germany) - 7: 5, 6: 3

In the process in the second case of former co -owners of the company Yukos, lawyers begin their speeches today. Prior to this, within the framework of the debate of the parties - prosecutors spoke in the Khamovnichesky Court of Moscow. The state prosecution asks the court to bear the conviction to Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Plato Lebedev and impose a sentence of 14 years in prison. This period includes an unexpected punishment on the first sentence issued in 2005.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that Washington does not object to Iran of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, but considers the appearance of atomic weapons in Tehran. At a press conference in Washington, Clinton emphasized that the United States is not concerned about the launch of the first Iranian nuclear power plant in the Bushera, but by other nuclear objects of Iran.

Football. Championship of Russia. 16th round (postponed matches) Dynamo - CSKA 0: 0 "Spartak" - "Zenit" 1: 0 Tournament table "Zenit" 57 (after 24 matches) Rubin 51 (after 25 matches) CSKA 50 (after 24 matches)

The recognition of a member of the Tambov group Yuri Kolchin , who opened the details of the preparation of the assassination attempt on Vladislav Listyev, attracted attention to two investigations of high -profile custom -made murders. For 15 years they have been unsuccessfully looking for performers and customers of the murder of Listyev. For 12 years, the case of the murder of Galina Starovoyova has been investigating, and, finally, they got to a person who could be a customer.

In the Museum "Third Man" in Vienna In Vienna, a museum of one movie - the spy thriller "Third Man" directed by Carol Reed for a long time. The film was shot during the Cold War, when Austria after the defeat of Nazism was divided into the occupation zones of four victorious countries. In the tiny hall, light will go out for 15 seats. To the noise of an old film projector and the sounds of a familiar melody on the screen, the heroes of the classic detective film "The Third Man" arise.

The world leaders sent condolences to President Argentina Christine Fernandez de Kirshner - in connection with the death of the spouse, the former president of the country Nestor Kirschner. He died on Wednesday morning from a heart attack in his house in the city of Kalafat in the south of Argentina. It is expected that the majority of Latin America and senior representatives of the United States and the European Union will come to the funeral of Kirshner.

Strikes and protests were carried out with all the understanding of the need for pension reform On October 27, a project of pension reform will be finally adopted in France. Opponents of the bill in parliament do not give up, despite the fact that social protest is warmly subsides. The reform of the pension system goes to the finish line. On October 27, deputies of the National Assembly will vote for reform finally.

The presidents of the United States and Pakistan - Barack Obama and Asif Ali Zardari - agreed to further coordinate the actions of the two countries in the fight against terrorism and extremism. In a telephone conversation with Zardari on Tuesday, Obama confirmed the intention to visit Pakistan on a visit next year.

Platon Lebedev and Mikhail Khodorkovsky in the courtroom, October 27, 2010 Vladimir Kara-Murza: On Wednesday in the Khamovnichesky Court of Moscow, the debate in the second criminal case against the ex-head of Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky and the former head of Menatep Platon Lebedev continued. The word was received by the side of protection, which expects within the next three days to give an answer to the statements of the state prosecutors who performed within a week.

In Makhachkala, a large terrorist attack is prevented on Wednesday. According to the National Anti -Terrorism Committee, about noon on the street found a radio -controlled explosive device with a capacity of about six kilograms in TNT equivalent. The bomb was filled with damaging elements. The device neutralized explosives. Residents of neighboring houses were evacuated for a while.

Authorities are not enthusiastic about the activity of nature defenders On November 6, the Irkutsk ecologists will hold a rally “for Baikal, for Utrish, for the Khimkinsky Forest!-For our native nature!” The organizers of the protest - the Irkutsk regional public organization " Baikal Ecological Wave " and "Baikal Movement" - filed a notice to the city administration on how they plan to hold the action.