They want to strip a State Duma deputy of his immunity for fighting on air The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has received a new noisy case: its investigators will have to understand one of the main scandals of the recent elections of the Sverdlovsk regional parliament - a fight between two deputies of the State Duma of Russia, representing the Russian Party of Life and Rodina.

Mauresmo, Henin-Hardenne and Sharapova could end the year as world number one The BTA second category tournament with a prize fund of $600,000 in Linz, Austria, taking place this week and, at first glance, not having much significance at first glance, can have a serious impact on the distribution of places at the top of the world rankings.

Iraq may break up into separate states Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said yesterday about the possibility of the disintegration of Iraq into independent entities. According to him, “if there is no turning point and true unity begins, this situation will become a reality.” British Foreign Minister Margaret Beckett did not rule out the possibility of such a prospect after a meeting on Monday with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh.

But I'm ready for further steps Yesterday, 64-year-old South Korean Minister of National Defense Yoon Gwan Un, who returned from regular annual talks with Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld in the United States, announced his resignation. The reasons for it are not advertised either by Mr. Yoon himself or by the administration of President Roh Moo-hyun.

Tourism bill splits tourism industry The Russian Union of Tourism Industry (RST) yesterday harshly criticized the draft introduction of financial guarantees for tourism activities, adopted by the State Duma in the first reading last week.

Insurers take advantage of Russians' fear of man-made accidents The possibility of becoming a victim of a man-made disaster causes concern among 46% of Russian citizens, while only 23% of our compatriots are afraid of threats posed by terrorists. This unexpected conclusion is contained in a recent study by the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion. But no less than the man-made disaster itself, people are afraid of its material consequences.

Before the start of the season, Vremya Novostei correspondent Olga ERMOLINA talked with the coach of Olympic champions Tatyana Totmyanina and Maxim Marinin, Oleg VASILIEV. — Oleg, before the Olympic Games in Turin, you said that you wanted to return to your homeland and train athletes in St. Petersburg. Is this idea still valid? — Right now I’m working on this, in particular on the legal side of the issue. I need to conclude a new contract with the St.

At the festival "Territory" - "100 minutes of poetry" A poetry evening at the Polytechnic is the most ambitious idea of ​​the Territory festival team. To discover a dozen new names, introduce a new generation of poets, draw attention to poetry and prove that the genre of public reading of poetry can become attractive and fashionable - all these are worthy and large-scale tasks. To achieve success, the organizers used the maximum possible amount of funds.

Watch from October 26 on Moscow screens “Cruel People” (USA-Canada, 2005, Griffin Dunne). Dramatic thriller of high standard, film adaptation of the novel by Dirk Wittenborn.

The police acted in accordance with the law After the festive celebrations on October 23, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the events of 1956, Budapest yesterday found it difficult to return to normal life. Clashes between opposition supporters and police continued throughout Monday and throughout the night of October 24. The last “lines of defense” of the oppositionists were Rakoczi Avenue and the Erzsebet Bridge, blocked by barricades made of concrete slabs.

A new aircraft landing system is being tested in Russia The Russian authorities are once again concerned about the problem of flight safety. With this agenda, several high-level events took place over the course of the month. In particular, a meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense with the participation of Deputy Prime Minister and head of the military department Sergei Ivanov.

Another extensive and active Atlantic cyclone is storming the European North, and tomorrow its center will reach Arkhangelsk. Together with the cyclone, very warm and humid air continues to flow into the European territory of Russia, which means precipitation of varying intensity almost everywhere. The heaviest precipitation will be observed near the center of the cyclone.

The results of the presidential elections in Tajikistan are already known There are less than two weeks left until November 6, when the presidential elections will be held in Tajikistan, but there are no signs of a revival of the election fight in the republic. This shouldn't be surprising. The name of the winner, 54-year-old Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmonov (he is two days older than the Russian president), has not been a secret to anyone for a long time.

The head of the bankrupt Enron, Jeffrey Skilling, was sentenced A federal court in Houston, Texas, yesterday sentenced Jeffrey Skilling, the head of the notorious energy concern Enron, which went bankrupt in December 2001. He was convicted of financial statement fraud and received 24 years and four months in prison. Such severe sentences for financial crimes have never been handed down in the United States.

East Line received a 75-year lease for the airport A long-term trial regarding the illegality of the lease of Domodedovo Airport by the East Line group ended yesterday with a settlement agreement. In accordance with it, the group retained the airport, but the rent increased significantly. The lease term (75 years) was left unchanged. This can be considered a big victory for the East Line group, since its opponents from Rosimushchestvo insisted on reducing the lease duration.