More than 415 thousand people, or 12% of Singapore citizens, said goodbye to the country's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, coming to the Parliament building where the coffin with his body was on display, the BBC reports . Another 850 thousand Singaporeans paid their respects to him by visiting special memorial sites. A total of 18 such places were created. Farewell to Lee Kuan Yew took place from March 25 to 28.

Islam Karimov, who is guaranteed to win the presidential elections in Uzbekistan, faces a difficult time ahead. The main challenge will be the difficult economic situation, worsening due to stagnation in Russia President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at a polling station (Photo: Getty Images) On March 29, presidential elections were held in Uzbekistan. The CEC recognized them as having taken place already at 10 am: by this time, voter turnout exceeded the threshold of 33%.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the deal on the Iranian nuclear program, which the international “six” are working on, Reuters reports . According to him, its conditions are “even worse” than Tel Aviv had previously feared. “The deal as it appears justifies all our fears and even more,” said the Israeli prime minister.

Montenegrin fan Luka Lazarevich, who hit Russian national team goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev with a fireball, apologized to the football player for his action. According to him, he hit the goalkeeper by accident, reports Vijesti . “After the meeting started, someone threw a fireball, which landed next to my left leg. So that it would not burn me or those who were nearby, I instinctively threw it towards the field,” Lazarevich explained.

The final turnout in the presidential elections in Uzbekistan was 91.01% of the number of voters, TASS reports . According to the Central Election Commission, more than 18 million 928 thousand people took part in the voting. Voting in the presidential elections in Uzbekistan ended at 20:00 (18:00 Moscow time). More than 9 thousand polling stations operated in the country. The Central Election Commission is expected to announce preliminary voting results on March 30.

Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyad Yassin announced the need to launch a military operation by Arab states in Yemen in the coming days. He told CNN about this. At an Arab League summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Yassin said it was “very likely” that ground troops would be needed to confront the Shiite Houthi rebels. Despite the position of the head of the Yemeni Foreign Ministry, Saudi Arabia has not yet made a decision to send a contingent of ground troops to Yemen.

Firefighters extinguished a fire on the territory of the Kashirsky Dvor construction market in the south of the capital, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Moscow reported. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the fire area was 800 square meters. m. Construction materials stored in metal pavilions burned.

The former head of the Judicial Department at the Supreme Court, Vyacheslav Lipezin, did not admit guilt in the theft of more than 315 million rubles. He made a corresponding statement in the Basmanny Court, where the petition for his arrest is being considered, TASS reports . “I didn't commit a crime. I have never known any of the listed persons: neither the leadership of Rabikon, nor any of the translators,” Lipezin said.

The Council of Muftis of Russia awarded the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Order of Merit, the government of the republic reported. He was awarded for his help in restoring a mosque in Tomsk.

Twenty-five people were sent to hospital after an Air Canada plane skidded off the runway at Halifax Airport. Presumably, the lives of the victims are not in danger Fire trucks at Halifax Airport (Photo: AP) There were 127 passengers and five crew members on board the Airbus A320, which operated flight AC624 from Toronto to Halifax, CBC reports . According to a spokeswoman for Halifax Airport, the cause of the incident is not yet clear.

On March 19, 2015, the British Air Force conducted its largest exercise in the last 13 years. The purpose of the maneuvers was to practice repelling a “massive attack” by enemy military aircraft, the BBC reports with reference to the Sunday Times. Over 30 military aircraft were involved in the exercise, including 20 Typhoon fighters and Tornado bombers. The Royal Air Force has begun a series of air combat exercises to test its readiness for any "massive attack" against the United Kingdom.

The dismissed director of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater, Boris Mezdrich, was previously asked to take a number of measures in connection with the production of the opera Tannhäuser directed by Timofey Kulyabin, but he did not comply with the recommendations. Deputy Minister of Culture of Russia Vladimir Aristarkhov spoke about this on the Rossiya 24 TV channel, Interfax reports.

China should be vigilant for signs of deflation. The corresponding statement was made by the head of the country's Central Bank, Zhou Xiaochuan, reports Reuters . “Inflation in China is falling. We must be vigilant about whether this situation could lead to deflation,” a central bank spokesman said. He drew attention to the slowdown in global economic growth and falling commodity prices. In mid-March, Zhou warned that China's structural reforms could stall.

In Odessa on Saturday evening, around 22:30 local time (23:30 Moscow time), an explosion occurred, reports Ukrayinska Pravda . So far there have been no reports of casualties or destruction. According to preliminary information, the explosion occurred near the aid station for anti-terrorist operation (ATO) fighters.

The Bild am Sonntag newspaper published fragments of a conversation between the pilots of the crashed Airbus A320 aircraft. The publication also reported that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz suffered from a serious eye disease The transcript of the “black box” recordings, which was published by Bild am Sonntag, provides a fragment of a conversation between the aircraft commander, Patrick Sondenheimer, and Lubitz.