Over 20 Libyan state enterprises operating in the oil and gas industry have expanded the list of sanctions of the European Union regarding the Muamar Gaddafi regime. According to German Foreign Minister Gido Westerwell, in fact, we are talking about the introduction of an embargo for energy from Libya, where a million 700 thousand barrels of oil were produced daily, a significant part of which was supplied to Europe.

Inflation in Russia for the period from April 1 to 11 amounted to 0.1%, and from the beginning of the year - 4%, the materials of the Federal Statistics Service said. For comparison, last year, for the same periods, consumer prices in the country increased by 0.2% and 3.3%, respectively. According to the latest forecast of the Ministry of Economic Development, in 2011, inflation in the country will be from 7% to 7.5% against 8.8% a year earlier.

Previously found aircraft fragments In the Atlantic Ocean, the tail of the Air France aircraft, which crashed in June 2009, was discovered. This was reported by the relatives of the victims in the plane crash. The representative of the bureau created to investigate this incident said that now the possibility of detecting black boxes of a crashed airliner is now great, although it is impossible to guarantee their safety.

Vincent Gray The mayor of Washington Vincent Gray became a victim of a fierce struggle for the state budget: he was detained on April 11 for participating in the protest rally, which was held on the Capitol Hill, the defenders of the city’s financial interests. According to protesters, they were finally the readiness of the US President and the leaders of the congress, without thinking, to give up the interests of the townspeople during negotiations on the reduction of the federal budget .

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is conducting negotiations today in China with other leaders who have arrived at the BRICS summit - groups of large countries with rapidly developing economies. At a meeting with the President of the South African Republic, Jacob Zuma Medvedev proposed coordinating the actions of the two countries to resolve the situation in Libya.

The German authorities send five Libyan diplomats from the country. According to the FERG Foreign Ministry today, diplomats intimidated their compatriots living in Germany. Details are not given. The sent must leave the territory of Germany within a week. In connection with the incident, the Libyan ambassador was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The Neva24 news agency reported, with links to sources in the Kremlin and Smolny, that after three months Valentina Matvienko would resign. What next? On Wednesday, April 13, at 19 o’clock, the guests' Time program is being discussed: the co -chair of the St. Petersburg branch of the People’s Freedom Party Andrei Pivovarov and the leader of the St. Petersburg organization of the other Russia party Andrei Dmitriev. Presenter: Victor Rezunkov. Ask questions to our guests.

In 27 countries of the European Union, the volume of industrial production increased by 0.2%during February, and in 17 countries of the eurozone - by 0.4%, the Eurostat agency said. To the level of February last year, industrial production in the EU countries as a whole increased by 7%, and in the eurozone - by 7.3%. For comparison, in Russia in February, the volume of industrial production increased by 5.8%to the level of February 2010.

Cover of the book "Case of Khodorkovsky" “Khodorkovsky’s business” is the name of a new book dedicated to the second process over the former leaders of Yukos. Its authors are journalist Alexander Pumpyansky, human rights activist Sergei Kovalev and artist Boris Zhutovsky presented their work in the House of Journalists. The book "Khodorkovsky’s case" is not the first dedicated to the second process over the former leaders of the Yukos.

Russia and Ukraine will not revise the gas price formula, said the head of the Russian government Vladimir Putin. According to him, during a recent visit to Kyiv, an agreement was only reached to analyze some problematic issues of the current contract. Earlier, the prime minister of Ukraine Nikolai Azarov announced to discuss a possible revision of Moscow’s readiness for the supply of Russian gas. The current agreement was signed in 2009 by the Government of Yulia Tymoshenko.

The United States discuss with Pakistan the issues of the provision of Islamabad to the provision of US intelligence services in counteracting Islamic extremists. This was announced on Tuesday by Associated Press, citing the official representative of the US State Department, Mark Touner. A day earlier, in Washington, negotiations of the heads of intelligence of the two countries were negotiated.

In the capital of Japan, the office of the Tokyo Electric Company (TEPCO), a protest of residents of settlements was held, where evacuation was carried out in connection with the accident at the Fukushima-Dayichi nuclear power plant. The rally participants demanded that the management of the TEPCO - the operator of this nuclear power plant - monetary compensation and other assistance promised by the president of the company Masataku Simiz.

Metro station "Oktyabrskaya" under enhanced security In the Belarusian capital, today is the day of mourning for those who died as a result of the explosion at the Oktyabrskaya metro station on the evening of April 11. 12 people became victims of the explosion, more than 150 people were hospitalized with injuries. The Belarusian authorities qualified what happened as a terrorist attack. His motives, however, remain unclear. No one took responsibility for the explosion.