Azerbaijan presented an ultimatum to Turkey Peaceful news from the southern borders of Russia, where Armenia and Turkey are trying to establish dialogue , have given way to scandalous statements. Baku is jealous: politicians in Ankara sometimes act without regard to the interests of their traditional partner. Azerbaijan's indignation found a way out in the situation surrounding gas contracts.

Oil trader expands business Gunvor, a company controlled by businessman Gennady Timchenko, is ready to significantly expand its trading activities. Now Gunvor, one of the world's largest oil traders, intends to participate in spot trading of other energy resources - liquefied natural gas (LNG), coal and electricity. Late last week, the company announced that it had finalized a team to handle these international operations.

Arshavin claims Ballon d'Or Forward of the Russian national team and English Arsenal Andrei Arshavin was included in the list of contenders for the title of winner of the Golden Ball, awarded annually to the best player of the Old World by the authoritative French publication France Football. The entire candidate list consists of 30 names.

FOOTBALL. Eurocups. October 20-21. Champions League. Group stage. 3rd round. October 22. Europa League. Group stage. 3rd round . Russian Championship. Premier League. 26th round. October 24. "Lokomotiv" M - "Saturn", "Khimki" - "Spartak" M, "Wings of the Soviets" - "Terek". October 25. "Amkar" - "Tom", "Rostov" - "Rubin", CSKA - "Moscow", "Zenit" - "Spartak-Nalchik", "Kuban" - "Dynamo" M.

Ghana won the World Youth Championship African football has taken another step towards global recognition. The Ghanaian national team was the first from the Black Continent to win the world youth championship (U-20). In the final of the tournament, which ended in Cairo, the Africans, after regular and added time ended in a draw - 0:0, defeated the Brazilians in a penalty shootout.

The election campaign in Ukraine began before the official deadline Today in Ukraine the pre-election campaign ahead of the presidential elections officially begins. However, all of Kyiv, and not only it, was already dotted with tents and hung with posters. The campaign began several months ago, and the main prize in this race is success in the presidential elections on January 17, 2010.

Another “dungeon of the Minotaur” found in Crete The Island of the Gods, covered in ancient legends, has become a field for archaeological discussions. Scientists argue about the refuge of the Minotaur, who spoiled the demographic situation in Greece, and about his labyrinth in Crete.

Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov won the Grand Prix stage in Paris The Russian pair Maria Mukhortova - Maxim Trankov won the first victory of this season and, perhaps, the main one in their careers on the ice of the Bercy Sports Palace. The Paris stage opened the current series of figure skating tournaments. Moscow will take up the baton next Thursday. The main achievement of Oleg Vasiliev’s students was that, unlike in previous years, they skated both programs cleanly.

A terrible tragedy occurred among Russian-speaking emigrants in Israel. On Nordau Street in the city of Rishon LeZion, located 15 minutes from Tel Aviv, six people were brutally killed on Saturday, October 17. They are all members of the same Usherenko family: 56-year-old Eduard, his 56-year-old wife Lyudmila, their son 32-year-old Dmitry, his 28-year-old wife Tatyana and their children - three-year-old daughter Ravital and son Nathaniel, who was only four months old.

September 16 -- October 16, 2009 “Politicians Through the Eyes of the Media,” a joint project of “Vremya Novostei” and the “Medialogia” company, are ratings of political figures who are most actively discussed in the federal press and on central TV channels.

The Theater Web festival opens today Of all the arts, the Internet is becoming the most important for us. Therefore, “Theatrical Web” is a unique festival. The point is not only that the very idea of ​​holding a theater festival on the Internet was pioneering - this had never been done anywhere before. But the entire six-year existence of the project is, in a sense, unique.

Parishioners of the Nizhny Novgorod Cathedral Mosque are ready to lie down under bulldozers In the Nizhny Novgorod region, the conflict continues between the regional authorities and local Muslims. Representatives of the Islamic community are not satisfied with the decision of the regional authorities to develop a plot of land next to the Cathedral Mosque of Nizhny Novgorod with entertainment facilities such as a water park and a ski slope.

Renault and AvtoVAZ will work together to find a way out of the crisis Renault on Friday responded to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's recent call for a decision on AvtoVAZ, in which the French own a blocking stake. As Christian Esteve, Renault's senior vice president and head of its representative office in Eurasia, told reporters, the company does not intend to sell its stake in the auto giant, despite the crisis situation in the Russian auto industry.

About the photographic paintings of Grigory Mayofis The world is my entertainment. This credo of postmodernism, formulated twenty years ago by Yegor Radov in the novel “Snakessucker,” is professed by Grigory Mayofis, a photographer from St. Petersburg. He lies at all times, this endless Nevsky Prospect; the cracked facades stand like a gloomy wall; here a hungry student killed an old woman with an ax and then repented.

The opposition is ready to seek the resignation of the head of the Central Election Commission Vladimir Churov The scandal unleashed by the parliamentary opposition in connection with violations that, according to deputies, were committed during the regional elections on October 11, continues.