In the east of Nepala today, at least 35 people were killed as a result of a car accident. Many are considered missing. This happened about 240 kilometers east of the capital of Nepal - Kathmandu. The driver lost control on the mountain road, as a result of which a crowded bus collapsed into the Sun-Kosi River. To conduct rescue work at the scene, police and army units were sent.

At the Bali Indonesian island, an earthquake of magnitude 6, at least 50 people, were injured today, there are destruction. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the ocean about a hundred kilometers southwest of the island. There is no threat of tsunami. The underground shocks were also felt on the islands of Java and the Gallow, which are hundreds of kilometers from Bali.

The Investigative Committee in St. Petersburg terminated the criminal case against the activist of the art group "War" Oleg Vorotnikov for hooliganism during the "Palace Revolution" campaign , which consisted in turning the police vehicles. Oleg Vorotnikov is no longer accused under the 213 article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation of hooliganism based on hatred and enmity against police officers as a social group.

Fencing. World Cup. Skiing, Italy Women (sword). The final of individual competitions 1. On (China) 2. Sun Yusesi (China) 3. Ana Branza and Anka Maraya (both - Romania) Men (Rapira). The final of individual competitions 1. Andrea Kassara (Italy) 2. Valerio Aspromont (Italy) 3. Victor Sintes (France) and Georgio Avola (Italy)

Irina Lagunina: Recent agreements on the connection of Spain to the American-European missile defense system did not cause protest of the Spanish community, according to some Russian funds of information. The Spaniards believe that the agreement is quite legally, does not infringe on anyone's interests and is only aimed at strengthening their own and pan-European security. Says our Madrid correspondent Viktor Cheretsky.

Irina Lagunina: In accordance with the 1951 Convention on the status of a refugee that Russia signed in the early 90s, the Russian authorities pledged not to issue those refugees who face a bad appeal in their homeland. This is article 33 of the international document.

The purpose of the annual action of scientists is to show the authorities that scientists are extremely unhappy with the policy of the state in the field of organizing and financing science in Russia On October 13, a protest of scientists will be held in Moscow on Pushkinskaya Square.

Dominic Stross-Kank On Thursday, the Paris prosecutor’s office canceled the criminal case, initiated at the claim of the French writer Tristan Banon to the former head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominik Struss-Kan, whom she accused of attempts to rape. The representative of the prosecutor's office said that Strauss-Cann recognized the fact of sexual encroachment on Banon.

The federal budget of Russia in January -September was executed with a surplus that amounted to about 1 trillion 87 billion rubles or 2.8% of GDP - such preliminary data were reported by the Ministry of Finance of the country.

Prime Minister Moldova Vlad Filat The Parliament of Moldova on Thursday resigned the director of the information and security service Georg Mikhai. It is expected that during the coming week the deputies will resign the prosecutor general and the head of the National Commission on the Financial Market. Thus, the ultimatum of the prime minister of the country Vlad Filat was satisfied. The Parliament of Moldova has not been able to elect the president of the country for two years.

Stanislav Kankia had to return to the prison walls, despite a serious illness The seriously ill -ill Stanislav Kankia, accused of fraud, was again in a pre -trial detention center. Earlier, the Radio Svoboda website has already talked about the history of an arrested entrepreneur who survived several hypertensive crises in the investigative insulator .

In Moldova, the court changed the preventive measure for the Russian blogger Eduard Bagirov - from detention for house arrest. The judge rejected the request of the prosecutor to extend the deadline for the arrest of Bagirov for 30 days. The blogger was detained in Chisinau in June this year. He is accused of organizing riots in the capital of Moldova in April 2009, when the buildings of the presidential and parliament administration were defeated.

Igor Izmestiev, Moscow, January 18, 2007 The Supreme Court of Russia recognized the as legitimate to the former member of the Federation Council from Bashkiria Igor Izmestiev. The decision is not subject to appeal. In December last year, the Moscow City Court sentenced Izmestiev to a life imprisonment.