The number of victims of the earthquake in Haiti cannot be counted The suffering of people trapped under rubble as a result of the earthquake that struck the island of Haiti on Tuesday with a magnitude of more than 7 continues to suffer for three days. After the first, most powerful impact, about 40 more tremors followed with a magnitude of about 5 points on the Richter scale.

The authorities of the Astrakhan region are trying to limit the number of fishermen in the Volga delta The opening of the fishing season in the Astrakhan region, traditionally starting in early April, may be in jeopardy.

Su-27 disappeared in the Khabarovsk Territory Yesterday, another crash of a Russian Air Force Su-27 fighter occurred in the Khabarovsk Territory. At the time of signing the newspaper issue, the plane had not been found, and the fate of the only pilot remained unknown. By decision of Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, a Ministry of Defense commission flew to the place where the plane disappeared on Thursday, said the official representative of the ministry, Colonel Alexey Kuznetsov.

Government launches new anti-alcohol campaign Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin approved the concept of anti-alcohol policy designed for the next decade. By 2020, the state intends to more than halve the consumption of strong alcoholic beverages in the country, develop winemaking, completely eliminate the illegal alcohol market, and significantly reduce mortality due to poisoning and alcohol abuse.

The verdict of the former leaders of the Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund came into force Yesterday, the Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation heard a cassation appeal against the verdict in a high-profile corruption case of the ex-leaders of the Federal Compulsory Health Insurance Fund (FFOMS) - the former head of the fund, Andrei Taranov, and a group of his subordinates.

Amendments have been introduced to the State Duma to streamline public control over prisons State Duma deputies propose fining officials for attempts to obstruct public control over Russian prisons. On Thursday, the heads of several lower house committees, including the Duma's two main legal experts, Vladimir Pligin and Pavel Krasheninnikov, introduced a bill that would provide a legal basis for the activities of public monitoring commissions monitoring the rights of prisoners.