Russia in the near future Belarus will provide a new loan of $ 500 million following the adoption of revised draft federal budget for 2009. The statement was made by Vice-Premier, Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin at a joint meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Finance of Russia and Belarus.

As the channel Vesti, Kudrin said that Russia is now in a position to provide loans to other countries of CIS and the Eurasian Economic Community by the fact that she has accumulated a large reserve fund. We always help and support of our neighbors, – has assured the head of the Ministry of Finance.

According to him, Russia will provide a loan of Armenia – $ 500 million, Kyrgyzstan – $ 2 billion, and provides crisis fund Eurasec of $ 10 billion, of which the contribution of Russia amounts to $ 7.5 billion. (more…)

The ruling of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development, led by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan won the previous Sunday in local elections, gaining 39.1 per cent of the vote, reported AFP on 30 March.

In second place was the Republican People's Party, scored 23 per cent of the vote. The third place was the National Action Party, gained 16.2 per cent of the vote.

Nevertheless, Erdogan said that the unhappy outcome of the vote. We have received a message from the people, and we learned a lesson from it – he said, adding that soon the government might be made changes. Despite a confident victory, the party has received significantly less support than in the parliamentary elections of 2007, when it voted 47 percent of voters.

Erdogan's party will retain power in the largest cities of Turkey – Istanbul and Ankara, but it lost the elections in Antalya, Izmir and the city of Diyarbakir in southeastern Turkey, where the predominantly Kurdish population lives. (more…)

NEW YORK (AP) – Crude oil prices rose Thursday above the $ 54 a barrel for the first time this year, while gasoline stations service over two U.S. dollars per gallon, something that was not the case since November.

The reference crude for delivery in May rose $ 1.57 and traded at $ 54.34 a barrel on the Mercantile Exchange New York.

The City of London, Brent crude rose $ 1.71, reaching $ 53.46 a barrel on the ICE.

Gasoline for April delivery rose 2.3 cents and was quoted $ 2009 a gallon (3.79 liters) during the night, according to motorist club AAA and Wright Express Oil Price Information Service.

The price of gasoline at service stations rose 10.9 cents a gallon, compared to the observed one month ago, but is $ 1252 less per gallon than in the same period last year. The last time petrol was over two dollars a gallon in the United States was November 20.

Progress on the stock exchanges in Asia and United States also underpinned prices, and bullish sentiment apparently overshadowed the news of bulging inventories of crude oil in United States.

Crude oil prices fell on Wednesday _ the contract fell $ 1.21 to $ 52.77 on _ barrel at the news that oil stocks rose last week by 3.3 million barrels to 356.6 million barrels, according to the Energy Information Administration, much more than predicted. (more…)

Advocates of legal and natural persons who are affected by the financial pyramid, the former head of Nasdaq Bernard Meydoffa, called to convene an international tribunal to investigate abuses, passes on Monday Agence France-Presse.

“The scale of fraud Meydoffa, geography and the number of affected companies and people showed the need to establish an international financial tribunal to investigate the fraud, “- said lawyer Javier Kremades Spanish (Javier Cremades). He chaired a meeting of alliance 45 law firms that represent the interests of approximately 10 thousand customer fund.

According Kremadesa, the alliance would lobby the idea of establishing an international tribunal in the governments' Big twenty “, whose representatives will meet in April in London.

Meanwhile, the agency recalled, it is expected that already, on Tuesday Meydoff 70-year-old pleaded guilty to fraud. (more…)

Ivan Zakharchenko, international columnist

MOSCOW, March 12 – RIA Novosti. Systematic malnutrition among the population, the existence of the country is almost in the international blockade is not prevented North Korea continue to develop missile technology and has announced plans to launch its own space rocket with the satellite connection. The only question is what is needed, because the reasons for Pyongyang was to be very strong.

Unlike the past, the DPRK this time has not made secret plans for the launch of rockets, especially after the as the U.S. satellites, spies zasekli polygon movement of missiles on the eastern coast of the country goods resembling components of ballistic missiles. The Committee is of aerospace technology DPRK announced in advance of preparations for launching a satellite with the help of the launcher with the poetic name “Milky Way” – “Ynha-2. It was given and the official explanation – continued up to 80 years of the last century, the space program is aimed at making the year 2012 the DPRK in the “strong power”.

In 1998, when running “Ynha-1″ no announcements in advance not done. Now, Pyongyang notified the international transport organizations, including the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), that the launch will take place from 4 to 8 April, with the east coast of the country, where sailing and Russian ships.

Date selected not a coincidence and not connected with “five” or “Seven”, which merili stages of development in socialist countries. In the year 2012 will be the 100 anniversary of the birth of former president Kim Il Sung – the father of the current North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, for the event need bright achievements, and space – one of the areas suitable for this purpose. Recently in the elections were held in the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) and the first session to be held in early April.

Of course, one of the reasons for launching rockets is linked to the internal situation in North Korea. While its stability is beyond doubt, the leader of the country, Kim Jong Il did not appear in public, and there were rumors about his health deteriorated. South Korean printing a few months grind on the topic of preparing a successor to Kim Jong Il. Much speculation has started on this subject, and to retell them does not make sense. It is unlikely that a missile launch is related to that, but strengthened in the minds of the population of the DPRK, the pride and patriotism, and, respectively, and the authority of the head of the country, he may well. (more…)

Assistant to the President of the Russian economy, Arkady Dvorkovich believes that some oligarchs may have to undergo the procedure of bankruptcy and give up their assets. This he said in an interview with influential edition of “The Wall Street Journal”.

As the publication, in the words of A. Dvorkovich was not the “bravado”, which, until recently, full of optimistic statements by the Kremlin over the crisis. “Many are thinking that in six months we will return to the easy life and then begin to throw money. We do not come back to this” – he said, noting that “no one in the world do not have much optimism.” The day before, – says the publication, he returned from London, where the preparations for the session, “twenty” in April.

questions about anti-crisis assistance oligarchs A. Dvorkovich answered with a well-known skepticism remains in the step from recognition errors. According to him, this happened only in “certain cases”. In the future, such support to private companies do not have to wait, and the oligarchs should themselves seek the means to support the work of their enterprises. (more…)

The FAP) dismissed nine aircraft, including two Russian MIG-29, due to its deterioration and because their maintenance is very expensive, confirmed on Friday, Defense Minister stated that lower those aircraft was required because his recovery was costly, Antero Flores Araoz.

In addition to the fighter aircraft were withdrawn two Zlin, a Tucano, an Antonov-three Boing.

Speaking to RPP, collected by the agency Andina, the minister said that FAP works in the upgraded aircraft fleet for the defense in the process of recovery of operational capability of the Armed Forces raised in the core of Defense (NBD).

The minister recalled that in the NBD, in August last year, a contract was signed by 106 million dollars with companies specializing in the Russian Federation to repair and upgraded the fleet of MIG29. (more…)

ROME, March 13 – RIA Novosti, Elizabeth Zorina. will become the first transsexual candidate for the election of local authorities from the party of Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi's “People of Freedom”, reported Friday in the Italian media.

Castellane Martina (Martina Castellana), once the former man named Michele, will stand for election authorities of the province of the southern city of Salerno.

Castellane is the dermatologists and said that her family has traditionally followed a right-wing political views.

“The left brought me to the delusion of their promises, then I realized that they are able only to use them for selfish purposes,” — noticed it. (more…)

In that manuscripts can not only burn, but to fly on their own experience convinced the Belarusian students. The sports complex “Dynamo” was the national finals of the championship to launch paper airplanes “Red Bull Paper Wings”.

As the Belarusian Telegraph Agency “Belta” in nomination “The longest flight” has won student of the college building Gleb Sachkovsky, which was able to plane in the air lasted 10.06 seconds. Student BNTU Zholudev Paul became the best in the nomination “The most distant flight: he was able to run the paper” airplane “at a distance of 31.33 meters. In the creative category – “Aerobatika (stunts in flight) – was the best student BNTU Vashkevich Paul, who scored 28 out of 30 possible points.

The winners will receive tickets for the flight the airline” Austrian Airlines “, which will deliver the Belarusian” pilots “to Austria for World Cup finals. It will be held in May this year in Salzburg. By the way, Belarusian students become participants in the global finals for the first time. “The amount of prize money tournament, which will be fought by representatives of 85 countries, has been kept secret,” – told the organizer of the competition Ol'ga Danilovich.

Models for participation in the nominations for the longest and farthest flights “were built from one sheet of A4-sized paper, which amateur designers received shortly before the tournament starts. (more…)

Beavers Day will be held in Bobruisk (Belarus), March 21. On the initiative of organizing this festival to the local authorities, organizations and the public asked bobruychanka Natalia Tsymburskaya.

“we can compete with the popular U.S. holiday marmot Day, in honor of whom hold large celebrations and festivals. Bober – a figure no less meaningful and colorful for the city to the Berezina “, – said N. Tsymburskaya.

In various organizations, authorities, and the structure of power was sent about 50 letters of support for the proposal in Bobruisk Day Beavers . Many have already responded to this initiative and promised to attend the opening celebration March 21 – the beginning of the year red beaver on the 32-year-old Avestan cycle. On this day, at sunrise is scheduled to visit the cottages at the Berezina beavers and observe these animals. Then, in a local cafe for a cup of tea, sampled pastries “The beaver, the exhibition” We and beavers, “take part in the competition for the very” best beaver “and an improvised concert. For out-of-town guests scheduled tour of Minsk, the Belarusian Telegraph Agency “Belta”. (more…)