In Abkhazia, the preliminary results of the second round of elections to the parliament of the self -proclaimed republic, which was held on Saturday, were summed up. Among the deputies elected in 20 districts are three representatives of the opposition “Folk Unity forum” and two members of the ruling party “United Abkhazia”. The rest are put forward by non -party initiative groups. Thus, most places in the parliament of the republic will receive non -partisan ones.

In the southeast of Turkey, 15 Kurdish militants were killed today. According to Western agencies with reference to official Turkish sources, all the dead are women who consisted in the ranks of the Kurdish Workers' Party, which achieves autonomy from Ankara. Thousands of soldiers participate in the major operation of the Turkish government forces in the area adjacent to the border with Iraq. In the battles that occurred on Friday, seven Turkish soldiers and six militants were killed.

Fans of the Al-Ahli club at the Office of the Association of Football Egypt on March 15, 2012 On the night of March 24, in the Egyptian city of Port Said there were clashes between the police and fans of the Al-Masri football club. One person died, 18 were injured. Events in Port Said were a continuation of the story that happened on February 1, when clashes of the fans of the Egyptian football league Al-Masri and Al-Ahli were held in Port Said.

In the American city of Philadelphia last night, thousands of people participated in the protest rally - in connection with the murder of African American teenager by the patrol in Florida. Previously, similar protests took place in Florida and New York. Protesters say that Martin’s murder was a manifestation of racism and demand the arrest of a policeman. 17-year-old Travon Martin was shot dead in the city of Stanford (Florida) in February by patrol George Zimmerman.

In the Kayakent district of Dagestan this morning, at an armed attack on the police, one of the attackers was killed. According to a representative of the Investigative Committee of Russia, police officers stopped the Gazelle cargo at the Dzhemkent post to verify the documents, after which the police officers opened in the car. In a shootout, one of the attackers was killed, three more disappeared. There are no victims among law enforcement officers.

In the city of Zhukovsky near Moscow today, about three hundred local residents took part in the protest against the cutting of the Tsagov forest. According to Interfax, people held a folk gathering, then visited the place of deforestation. Protesters took branches from felled trees and carried them to the building of the city administration, shouting slogans demanding the resignation of the mayor and deputies.

The authorities of Belarus say that the ambassadors of the countries of the European Union will be able to return to Minsk after the EU finds the way to a constructive dialogue. This statement was made today by the official representative of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andrei Savinov. He also noted that now, given the decision on new sanctions, adopted the day before, the return of ambassadors would be “premature”.

In the center of Moscow, security measures have been strengthened - in connection with the holding of the next opposition campaign. Pushkin Square and Novopushkinsky Square are patrolled by law enforcement officials, police buses are parked nearby, metal barriers are exhibited. The purpose of today's campaign organized by the opposition initiative group "Civil action" is to discuss the further plans of the participants in the campaign "For Family Elections".

Victoria Ivleva The authorities of Uzbekistan did not allow Russian journalist Victoria Ivlev to the country. As Radio Liberty told Radio, on Friday she flew to Tashkent at the invitation of local photographers to conduct a course of photo seminars. At the Ivleva Airport they said that she was subject to deportation, and a refusal followed to invite the Russian consul.

In the Indian state of Bhubaneshvar, the Ultral Maoist rebels stole a deputy of the parliament from the ruling party. At the same time, representatives of the rebels continue negotiations with the authorities about the fate of two Italians who were previously captured in the same state. Observers do not exclude that the Indian politician was stolen in order to put pressure in negotiations on foreign hostages, but nothing is known about the requirements of the abductors.

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In the south of Afghanistan, 4 people were killed in the explosion - a former member of the upper house of parliament, two of his guards and the elder of the local tribe. According to the police representative, the bomb was laid on the path of the car of the former legislator, not far from his hometown of Tarinkot, the capital of Uruzgan province. So far, no one has taken responsibility for the explosion. The elders who support President Hamid Karzai often become victims of Taliban attacks.