The British authorities are trying to find out why they did not allow Russia to be the correspondent of the London newspaper Guardian ("Gardian") Luke Harding. Last weekend at the Moscow airport, his entry visa was canceled, on the same day he was sent back to the UK.

Ex-candidate for the presidency of Belarus Vladimir Neklyaev Former presidential candidate Vladimir Neklyaev, held under house arrest, questioned the case of riots in Minsk. According to Interfax, the lawyer of the under investigation Tamara Sidorenko, the interrogation was held on Monday. Details are not disclosed. The lawyer did not exclude that the terms of the preliminary investigation for her client will be extended.

The best athletes of the year according to the Laureus sports Academy were the Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal and the American skier of Lindsay Vonn. The Laureus World Sports Awards Award ceremony, which is also called the Sports Oscar, took place in the capital of the United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi.

In Iraq, they continue to torture prisoners, says the human rights organization of Amnesty International. Her report reports that since 2004, dozens of prisoners have died as a result of torture in Iraq. Sentences of the accused are often made only on the basis of confession, and there are secret prisons at the disposal of the internal affairs bodies and the army. Last week, Human Rights Watch Human Rights has already addressed Iraq with an appeal to close secret prisons.

Are you proud of the achievements of Russian science? On February 8, Russia celebrates the Day of Science. Materials about science on the Radio Freedom website The discussion on this subject will continue on the morning air of Radio Liberty on Wednesday, February 9, from 8 to 10 hours (Moscow time).

The theme of Tibetan medicine does not let me go. Perhaps, due to the fact that from time to time I am saved from various misfortunes with the help of powders and peas issued by Emchi Lams (lamas-kissers, or lamams-eleas, who like it more), maybe because I see how these fees are helped by people who turn to lamas. According to the theory of Tibetan medicine, the life of the body and consciousness is based on the doctrine of three physiological principles.

14 companies - leading world manufacturers of mobile phones - were announced on Tuesday about the release of charging devices for phones of a single standard for all standard. As expected, they will appear on the market in 2011. Among these companies are Nokia, Apple, Samsung, LG, Motorola and Sonyericsson. Many of the leading mobile phones manufacturers have announced plans for the transfer of chargers of a single standard in February 2009 at the industry congress in Barcelona.

"The Guardian" is unlikely to forget about the expulsion of his correspondent from Moscow will soon Luke Harding, his own correspondent in Russia of the British "The Guardian" , was serenely returned to Moscow. “His wife and daughter were waiting for him there,” his English editorial colleague told me, “he had no bad forebodings.” At the Moscow airport, a passport was checked at Harding and reported that "Russia is closed for him." He was sent back to London with the first plane.

Promotion "Yabloko" at the CEC in Moscow Regional election commissions continue to withdraw from the March elections candidates from the Yabloko party. Democrats opposition are confident that the political order and fear of the regional authorities of the “apple trees” with honest voting are all to blame. In connection with the current situation, the party announced that a number of protests were begun against lifting its candidates.

In Cairo on the Central Square of Tahrir today hundreds of thousands of people gathered again, who demanded the immediate resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. Demonstrators called for new mass shares on the coming Friday. In today's manifestations, the representative of Google, Vail, who was released after a 12-day detention, took part in today's manifestations. He was welcomed by demonstrators.

The volume of Russian foreign trade in 2010 increased by a third compared to the previous year, amounting to $ 625.4 billion, the Federal Customs Service said. At the same time, export increased by 31.4% to 396.4 billion dollars, and import by 36.8% to $ 229 billion. Thus, the positive balance of Russian foreign trade last year amounted to almost 167 and a half billion dollars - about 25% more than a year earlier.