At the UN Security Council, debate about the situation in Syria begins today. The General Secretary of the League of the Arab states (LAG) Nabil El-Arabi and Prime Minister of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim At-Tani will present a plan for the settlement of the Syrian crisis, developed by the lag. He provides for the transfer of power by President of Syria Bashar Assad Vice President and the creation of a government of national unity with the participation of the opposition.

In the capital of the Chinese province of Zhejiang, a writer - dissident Zhu Jufa, appeared in the city of Hangzhou today on charges of inciting the state system. This was reported by the Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy, based in Hong Kong. The verdict in his case has not yet been issued.

Ivan Tolstoy On the TV channel "Russia -K" is the premiere of the documentary series "The Secret Testament of Leo Tolstoy" from the cycle "Historical Travels of Ivan Tolstoy." About his program - the OB OF RS, host of the programs "On top of the barriers" and "Myths and reputation" , historian and writer Ivan Tolstoy : - This is really a trip into the past, but with a predetermined purpose. The latest historiosophical concepts say that history does not exist. History is our idea of the past.

About a hundred and forty deputies of both chambers of the French parliament, today turned to the Constitutional Council of the country with a request to verify the law on the compliance of the Constitution on the prohibition of the denial of the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the 20th century. The law was recently adopted by both chambers and should be signed by the president of Sarkozy in early February.

Surviving Costa Costa Concordia The Italian rescuers completely stopped the underwater search for the bodies of the dead during the crash of the Costa Concordia cruise ship - due to difficult weather conditions. As stated in the current statement of the department for emergency situations, the search for bodies in the parts of the liner located above the water will continue. Using special equipment, rescuers also examine the seabed.

Thailand and China welcomed the new Twitter social network in censorship restrictions. The company that ensures the operation of this social network, which is used by hundreds of millions of people, recently announced that it would be allowed to censored the content of Twitter records in certain countries if such restrictions correspond to the laws of these countries. The Minister of Technology of Thailand, Anudit Frail, called the position of Twitter “constructive”.

At a meeting of the Organizing Committee of the Promotion “For Honest Elections”, which was held today in Moscow, a draft resolution was approved, which should be adopted according to the results of the rally on February 4. Among the stated requirements are the abolition of the results of the parliamentary elections and the resignation of the head of the Central Election Commission Vladimir Churov.

In Izhevsk, the capital of Udmurtia, on Monday, an accident occurred with the participation of two ministers of the government of the republic and inspector of the road patrol service. As Interfax reports with reference to law enforcement agencies, the inspector traveling on a personal car violated the road rules and at the intersection collided with another car in which ministers of education and youth affairs were traveling.

Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a preliminary vote before the election of the leader of the ruling party "Likud". According to preliminary data, more than 75 percent of the party members voted for him. Analysts call Successful the performance of the only rival Netanyahu - Moshe Feilina. The policy of extreme right -handed views managed to get almost a quarter of the vote.