The court in Cambodia tightened the sentence to the former chief of the prison in the regime of the Red Khmer, who led the executions of thousands of people in the 1970s. Kang Kek Ieu, known as Comrade Duch, will spend the rest of the days in prison. It is reported by the BBC. In 2010, Kek Ieu was sentenced to 35 years in prison for crimes against humanity. He recently filed an appeal that was rejected.

At the annual International Security Conference on Friday, the role of Germany in the world stage and various aspects of energy security, which opened in Munich, was discussed. It was about the stability of Russian gas supplies to Europe, about the conflict situation around the Iranian nuclear program, which could affect the global export of oil. On Saturday, the European-American defense alliance will be discussed.

In the capital of Egypt, Cairo and a number of other cities of the country, the second day continues to demonstrate protest against the inaction of security forces during clashes of football fans in Port Said on Wednesday. Then 74 people died, more than a thousand were injured. Participants of shares in Cairo from Thursday besiege the building of the Ministry of the Interior, throwing police officers, in response to security forces use tear gas.

Israeli planes on Friday at night struck at six objects in the gas sector in response to a missile shelling of the southern Israel. The Palestinian side does not report the dead. The Israeli military said that two warehouses with weapons in the north of the gas sector, three underground tunnels in the south and a weapon production workshop in the center of the Enclave were subjected to bombing.

In Egypt, two American tourists and local guides captured previously captured. The Americans were part of a group of five tourists who returned from the monastery of St. Catherine in the central part of the Sinai Peninsula to the resort city of Sharm-Ash-Sheikh. Their minibus was stopped by armed people in masks. According to the representative of the Egyptian security forces, the hostages were released after negotiations with the elders of the Bedouin tribe. Details of negotiations are unknown.

Irina Lagunina: In the second part of the next issue of the Spy Passion section, Vladimir Abarinov continues the conversation with Vadim Birshtein, the author of Smersh. The secret weapon of Stalin. " Vladimir Abarinov: We interrupted our conversation with the story of what monstrous conditions, in the Sukhanov investigative prison, were kept without trial and investigation arrested during the war on charges of treason and generals of the generals. Let's call the names of these generals.

The main "defendant" of all rallies and processions on February 4, in any case, will be Vladimir Putin On February 4, mass manifestations of various political forces will take place in Russia on February 4 - both opponents of the current Russian government and its supporters.

In the suburbs of Arkhangelsk, one of the buildings located on the territory of the correctional colony was almost completely burned. This is a two -story building of the recreation center for colony staff. There are no victims. The fire noticed one of the guards. By the time of the arrival of fire brigades, the fire had already spread to the roof. There were no people in the building.

The Central Bank of Russia left its basic interest rate unchanged - the refinancing rate, which is now established at the level of 8% per annum. The last time the bank changed this rate at the end of last December, lowering it by a quarter of the percentage point. For comparison, the current base rate in the United States is installed in the range from zero to 0.25%, in Japan - from zero to 0.1%, and for 17 countries of the eurozone at 1%per annum.

On Friday, the WebVybory2012.ru Internet portal earned, where those who wish will be able to observe what is happening at polling stations on the day of the president of Russia on March 4. In the first half an hour, about a thousand 300 people registered on the site, Ilya Massukh said Deputy Minister of Communications and Mass Communications.

The Human Rights Watch International Human Rights Office reports the death of the torture in Libya of the former ambassador to France Omar Brebesh. According to the preliminary result of the autopsy, the body of the diplomat is covered with numerous wounds, several ribs are broken. Omar Brebesh was detained in Tripoli by militias from Zintan on January 19, and the very next day his body was transferred to the hospital.

Julian Edelman and Corey Webster are the leaders of the teams participating in the Super Bowl 2012 In the United States, preparations are being completed for the main sporting event of the year - the final of the American football championship - or Super Bowl. This year, the New York Jaints and New Ingland Patriots will fight for the main prize. The match will be held in Indianapolis on the night of February 6.