18-year old Scottish actress Kati Loon, Chinese by origination but not speaking Chinese because she was born after her parents left Hong Gong, felt shy because of warm greeting in Peking where premiere of 4-th series "Harry Potter and Fire Cup" took place.
Russian government has established monthly payments to servicemen, occupied with search and (or) elimination of explosive objects at objects. Appropriate decree was ratified tofay by premier-minister Mikhail Fradkov, press-service of Minister`s Cabinet informs. Financial award for found and liquidated explosive will amount to 3% of commander`s wage, but will be no more than 12 wages per month.
The deputy of Russian general prosecutor Nikolai Shepel confirmed the fact that there are evidences international terrorist organization activity on south of Russia.
First president of Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin went through 2 surgeries of different difficulty and at present moment he feels good, informed head of ex-presidential protocol Vladimir Shevchenko.
The first appearance of Filipp Kirkorov after his divorce of course could not be unnoticed.
The serial "Esenin" with Sergey Bezrukov has provoked a new wave of interest in the popular actor.
Pilot of crashed in Lithuania fighter Su-27, major of Air Forces, Valery Troyanov returned guilty in crash. Hid qualification rank was decreased from third to second.
In opinion of scientists, classical joke of first human was a drawing on cave`s walls, where another member of tribe stumbles over a stone. The age of this sketch is about 1.8-2 millions of years.
A Manchester radio station has been fined a record ё125,000 after a presenter made racist comments and joked about the death of Ken Bigley.
The film director Andrei Konchalovsky is going to grow potatoes and milk cows together with Dutch in Kaluga region.
The head of Russian motor licensing and inspection department Viktor Kiryanov has suggested introducing a practice when driving schools account for their learners.
Marat Safin who is one of the most desirable marriageable young man in Russia does not stop to amaze the audience with his private life:
"About 70 criminal cases were opened in 2005 regarding offences in circulation of adulterated drugs
It is a medium-security federal prison, and its inmates are allowed to keep the keys to their cells. Many have their own kitchens, and they move freely from the gym to the cabinet-making shop. Drug addicts can clean their needles with bleach, and condoms are readily available.
Russian prime minister Mikhail Fradkov has signed an approval of new standards and accounts of passport forms which identify Russian citizen abroad and contain electronic recording medium.
Tortures and cruelty are widely spread in Iraqi prisons, BBC informed. Among them: salt on wounds, pulling out nails and other not less terrible things.
Boris Titov, the chief of "Business Russia" businessmen union, proposed to implement drug tests for people entering big companies or higher educational establishments.
Our long New Year and Christmas holidays lead to increase of population, the conclusion was made following the analysis of statistical data on newborn babies.
In Khabarovsk city the demand for drinking water, juices and beverages had increased due to possible Amur river pollution.
As the head of Federal service of punishment execution administration over Chechen territory Ali Iriskhanov informed, colony is meant for 200 people.
Near Ural town Kachkanar of Sverdlovsk oblast first local Buddha monastery-institute opened. It was founded by ex-official of KGB 43-year old Mikhail Sannikov. He is the only lama-tutor in his educational institute.
Next year half a million of biometrical foreign passports will be released for Russian citizens.
Publication of first book about ex-head of "UKOS" - "Michael Hodorkovsky. Prisoner of silence", written by journalist Valery Panushkin - postponed for a week.
The leader of legendary rock group "Time machine" Andrei Makarevich is going to carry Olympic fire during one of laps of 64-day route in Italy.
Smart yacht of Chukotka governor Roman Abramovich may not be let in a port of New Zealand because of African grey parrot which lives on board.