In the center of Moscow near the Saltykovsky bridge on Friday, an excavator fell into the Yauza River. According to a representative of law enforcement agencies, the excavator drowned, his driver died. Currently, the excavator is raised to the surface. The causes and circumstances of the incident are established.

Former Deputy Minister of Regional Development of Russia Roman Panov was detained on suspicion of involvement in the theft of funds to prepare for the APEC summit. According to a representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, several officials of the Ministry of Regional Development are suspected of the implementation of the theft scheme.

President Bashar al -Assad and his wife put humanitarian aid for victims in Homs “Allah, Syria, Bashar” is the video clip of the Syrian artist Ali Al Deuk almost daily twisted on the government Syrian television channel Al -Gibariya. At the frames of Bashar with his wife, the beauty, Asma collects humanitarian aid for the injured from the bombing of Syrian citizens.

Barack Obama The White House spokesman Jay Carney said that US President Barack Obama will impose a veto on any bill that grants a reduction in taxes for the rich. Obama in his first public speech after the presidential election on November 6 called on the leaders of the democratic and republican parties to act as soon as possible in order to prevent the so -called “financial cliff” - a situation in which the termination of tax benefits coincides with the reduction of government agents.

Colonel General Valery Gerasimov, who had previously commanded the troops of the Central Military District, was appointed new chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu today introduced Gerasimov to Russian President Vladimir Putin. He called Gerasimov's candidacy "suitable." The former head of the General Staff Nikolai Makarov, who also bombarded the position of First Deputy Minister of Defense, was dismissed.

In the United States, the seven special forces from the elite unit Navy Seal are punished for disclosing secret information. They received a written reprimand and were fined for an amount equal to monthly earnings. The reason for the punishment was paid consultations that the special forces gave the Electronic Arts when creating a video game about the operation against Somali pirates. The authors of the game claim that they were advised by real fighters of a special marine corps unit.

Last night, about eight thousand Syrian citizens, the inhabitants of Damascus and the surroundings, mainly women and children who fled to Turkey, fleeing the bombing, crossed the Turkish border. Among refugees - 26 Syrian generals who deserted from Army Bashar al -Assad, and members of their families. Syrians were sent to refugee camps in Border provinces of Hatai and Kilis.

The Zamoskvoretsky court of Moscow today considers the criminal cases of two accused of participation in the riots in Bolotnaya Square in Moscow on May 6 - Maxim Luzyanin and Mikhail Kosenko. Safety measures have been strengthened near the court, and police units are pulled there. Oppositionists have already come to the court. They are ready to express support to the accused.

On Sri Lanka there was an armed riot in the largest prison in the country. According to the authorities, at least 14 people died in a shootout with security and arriving military and tens of more were injured. In the Velikada prison, built by the British in the middle of the 19th century during the colonial rule, about 2 thousand prisoners are contained, which is many times higher than the capacity of the building.

10 more facts of illegal sale of property of the Russian Ministry of Defense in the amount of about a billion rubles were established, Interfax reports with reference to sources in law enforcement agencies. According to them, the corresponding materials will be transferred to the investigating authorities to initiate criminal cases. The audit is carried out with the participation of military prosecutors, military counterintelligence and the Accounts Chamber.

In Stockholm in the Sauresis Palace - the residence of the Prime Minister of Sweden - a guard shot himself on Friday. The event was caused by a serious commotion - says the correspondent of Radio Liberty in Scandinavia Sergey Dzhanyan. A man whose name is not called, died before the arrival of doctors. According to preliminary data, he committed suicide.