Girl from the capital of Southern Sudan Juba in the UN peacekeepers camp US President Barack Obama does not exclude that Washington will be forced to take additional steps to ensure the safety of American citizens in South Sudan. Obama wrote about this in a letter to the leaders of Congress. According to the US State Department, the US military was evacuated from South Sudan, where the situation, about 680 Americans and citizens of other countries sharply worsened more than a week ago.

Mikhail Kalashnikov at the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release of the first version AK-47, February 20, 1997 On Monday, in Izhevsk, at the 95th year of his life, the designer of small arms Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov died. This was announced by ITAR-TASS Press Secretary of the President of Udmurtia Viktor Chulkov. It has been repeatedly noted that around the world is known for the four symbols: vodka, nesting doll, caviar and Kalashnikov’s machine gun ...

The explosion of a car in Baghdad, committed by a suicide bomber. December 16, 2013 In Iraq on Monday, 17 people became victims of violence, dozens of people were injured. According to the authorities, with a mortar shelling of a military base in the city of Abu Graib, 32 kilometers west of Baghdad, six military personnel were killed, including four officers of the Iraqi army. At least nine people were killed in Baghdad during explosions and shelling.

The accusation of the murder of an aircraft designer and a businessman from Zhukovsky near Moscow Idris Fayzullin was presented to two senior FSB officers, Kommersant writes today. According to the newspaper, the investigation of the case is completed. The accusation of organizing a murder of hiring, a large -scale fraud and illegal turnover of weapons was presented to the FSB colonels Ivan Ugarov and Andrei Lelette.

In South Africa, the passenger aircraft of British Airways, in preparation for departure from Johannesburg, touched one of the buildings of Oliver Tambo International Airport. Four people received light injuries within this building. Of the 185 passengers and 17 crew members, no one was injured. Ba Plane Crash. J buurg pic.twitter.com/djtnghlodl - Harriet Tolputt (@harriettolputt) December 22, 2013 Harriet Trumputt, an employee of the Humanitarian organization Oxfam, was on board the aircraft.

Logino Lottery "El Gordo" Spain on the eve of Christmas covers the annual lottery fever For two hundred years, an integral component of Christmas in Spain is the Christmas lottery. The Spaniards sincerely believe in the opportunity to win - become a millionaire, change their life and the life of their family. Some really succeed. The first Christmas lottery was organized in the city of Kadis, in the south of Spain, in 1812.

Maria Alyokhina Punch group Pussy Riot, Maria Alekhina, left the N2 colony in Nizhny Novgorod this morning, where she was serving a sentence, Pyotr Verzilov, the husband of another convicted in Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, told Interfax. Later this information was confirmed by lawyer Alyokhina Pyotr Zaikin. He also added that, perhaps, Alyokhina will remain in Nizhny Novgorod for a while, where she has planned several meetings, in particular, in the committee against torture.

Accused in the "swamp case" in the court of Moscow, November 11, 2013 Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia Victor Grin sent a criminal case to the court against one of the participants in the events on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow Dmitry Altaychinov. He is accused of participating in the riots.

Members of the Pussy Riot group Maria Alekhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova said they intend to engage in human rights activities after the release from places of imprisonment today. Today, another of the “Swamp prisoners” - Dmitry Rukavishnikov, can be liberated in amnesty. Journalists and experts evaluate the first statements of the ex-head of Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who made him after pardon and liberation.