Shiites mark Ashur In Saudi Arabia in the city of Medina, 38 people were arrested with riots that flashed during the ceremony of Ashura's Day - one of the most important religious events for the Muslims -Shiits. This was reported today by the Saudi media. The unrest occurred on Thursday, during which several people were injured, including three security officers. According to the RASID.com website, clashes occurred between Shiites and Sunnis.

Basketball. Regular NBA Championship New Orlean-Utah 100: 71. Andrey Kirilenko (Utah) - 7 points Portland - Minnesota 107: 102 Dallas - Phoenix 106: 91 Houston - Memphis 103: 87 Oklahoma City - Sacramento 102: 87 Detroit-Los Angeles Clippers 88: 109 Atlanta - Charlotte 90:85 Toronto-New Jersey 98:92 Philadelphia-Los Angeles Lakers 81:93 New York-Miami 91: 113 Indiana - Cleveland 108: 99

The action "National Democratic Alliance" at Ostankino About 500 people, chanting the slogans, including a radical sense, on December 18, took place in Moscow a march from Ostankino to the VDNH metro. Thus, assumptions were confirmed that new tests are waiting for the capital's police on weekends.

The Central Intelligence Directorate of the United States withdrew the head of his operations in Pakistan, considering that his life was in jeopardy after a certain citizen of Pakistan filed a lawsuit at the end of November, accusing the CIA of the death of his relatives as a result of the blow of an American unmanned plane. How did he know the name of the American agent is unknown. The CIA officially did not confirm the information about the recall of the agent and did not report his name.

The widow of the American businessman Jeffrey Pikover, who received huge profits from the activities of Bernard Madoff, convicted of fraud, is ready to return more than $ 7 billion deceived depositors. Barbara Pikover called the fact that, as a result of the financial pyramid built by Madoff, many people lost their savings. At the same time, the widow expressed confidence that her late husband, like her, did not know anything about the criminal fraud committed.

In the south of Afghanistan, in the city of Kandahar, with an explosion, committed by a suicide bomber, one peaceful resident, who turned out to be nearby, another six people were injured. The goal of the attack was the head of the province of Kandar Akhmadullah Nazak, who was not injured. In the north of Afghanistan, a citizen of Bangladesh was killed in the province of Balkh. According to local authorities, he was one of the seven builders stolen last night.

Dmitry Volchek: I welcome our guests with whom we will discuss the main events of this week - this is film director Pavel Bardin and historian Vyacheslav Likhachev, author of works on right -wing groups in Russia. It is interesting that in recent days the article by Yuri Saprykina in the magazine "Poster" has become so popular.

The Presnensky court of Moscow partially satisfied on Friday the claim of the Presidential Affairs of the Presidential Affairs of the newspaper "Top Secret". The reason for the lawsuit was the article "Big Contents", published in the newspaper on July 20. The plaintiff only demanded to refute some information about corruption set forth in this publication, and did not put forward financial claims. The author of the article, Vladimir Voronov, acted as a lawsuit by the lawsuit, - Interfax notes.

In Rostov-on-Don, a rally of protest was held against the growth of housing and communal services tariffs. According to Radio Liberty, Oleg Bakunin, who disagree with the continuing increase in prices for the services of the housing and communal sphere, Rostovites went out with posters: “Stop! price increase! " to the Central City Square.

Russia-John Byerly and Liza Carpacheva 16 NOV 2010 SOCTION OF THE Obninsky Children's ensemble “Cheerful Diligaans” 15-year-old orphan Lisa Karpachev was awarded with the American Prize Brian Frisen, as a young promising musician playing Banjo. This award was first awarded to the contractor outside the United States, and it is a magnificent five -stringed tool from the California company Dearing Banjo Company. On it now Lisa Karpacheva is playing.

Biathlon. World Cup. Popard, Slovenia Men. Sprint. 10 km 1. Bjorn Ferry (Sweden) 2. Tarya Boe (Norway) 3. Michael Graice (Germany)

The program has the next transfer of the cycle "Like Dumas ..." - the historian and writer Nathan Eidelman tells in the Sorbonne (1988) about the then problems of studying the Russian -Soviet past

Swimming. World Wides Championship. Dubai, the UAE Men 50 m on the back 1. Stanislav Donets (Russia) 2. Sun Xiala (China) and Eshvin Wildebier (Spain) 50 m butterfly 1. Albert Subramets (Venezuela) 2. Andrey Govorov (Ukraine) 3. Steffen Dabbler (Germany) Women 100 m Brass 1. Rebecca Sony (USA) 2. Lisel Jones (Australia) 3. Chi Lipin (China) 200 m complex swimming 1. MIRAYA BELMONT GARSIA (Spain) 2. Jivven (China) 3. Ariana Kursa (USA) 4x100 m relay race 1. Holland 2. USA 3. China

Activist of the Group "War", wife Oleg Vorotnikova Natalya Sokol with a child A month passed since the arrest of activists of the art group "War" Oleg Vorotnikov and Leonid Nikolaev. They are accused of organizing the "Palace Doly" action " . A group of Russian intellectuals performed in defense of the arrested .