Kazakhstan allowed the Russian Emergency Ministry aircraft to extinguish fires in border areas with Russia. “Upon request, MOE Kazakhstan Russia gave the green light to the use of aircraft for fighting fires in border areas of Kazakhstan and Russia”, – reported the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry. As previously informed the head of the National Center for Crisis Management in Russian Emergency Ministry, Lieutenant-General Vladimir Stepanov, for extinguishing fires will be used amphibious aircraft Be-200, two Mi-26 helicopters, two Mi-8 aircraft and two IL-76, equipped with a spillway devices that were sent to the Altai region of Moscow, ITAR-TASS.

As previously reported, satellite images show that the territory of Kazakhstan to the border with Russia has four focus areas of wildfire area of up to two thousand hectares each. The fire fighting on the territory of Kazakhstan is not yet available, quenching the fire will begin only in the daytime. Contributes to the spread of fire temperature 31-33 degrees, and gusts that reached 28 meters per second.

The fire raging in Kazakhstan, spread to the territory of Russia. Thus, in the Altai village Mykolaivka fire destroyed 433 homes, were homeless more than a thousand people. Russian Ministry of Emergency Force all residents were evacuated to social service agencies, homes and recreation. Meanwhile, the fire reached another settlement – Bustan. TV Channel “Russia 24″ reports that Bastane already burning six houses and a farm. Are under threat as the regional center Mikhailovskoye village nonaqueous, Crimson Lake, Rakita and Irkutsk. They conducted the evacuation of the population.

Three fire front moves to the Altai Krai and Novosibirsk Oblast of Kazakhstan, RIA Novosti reported with reference to the representative of the Russian Emergency Ministry. In Kazakhstan, there are four core area of up to 2 hectares each, said head of information Emergency Ministry Irina Andrianova. There is a possibility of spread of fires in the territory of Russia, under threat are the three localities. According to Andrianova, fires on the territory of Kazakhstan has not extinguish, work should begin until the morning of September 9. Russia has already submitted a request to Kazakhstan about the possibility of using its air force to suppress the fires in the border area.

Previously it was reported that in the Altai region was completely destroyed village Mykolaivka – 433 houses, home to 1,166 people. Human casualties have been avoided. It was reported that the fire was saved locality Bustan, but is now on fire and he. Already burned four houses on the outskirts of the village. Just Bastane 440 houses, they live 1,176 people. Its residents are evacuated, the evacuation of the village of preparing non-aqueous (107 houses, 249 inhabitants) and Irkutsk village (10 houses and 60 people).

President Dmitry Medvedev instructed the governor of Altai krai Alexander Karlin to prepare a submission to the officials whose inaction has led to forest fires in the region, Interfax reported quoting the press service of the Kremlin. Moreover, Medvedev ordered to prepare all the necessary information for the payment of compensation for lost property. Carlin and the head of Emergency Minister Sergei Shoigu told the President about the steps taken on the localization of fires and victim assistance.

Nearly 2,500 students and teachers evacuated the building on Wednesday, Russian State Trade-Economic University in the north of Moscow because of a bomb threat, according to RIA Novosti, the representative of the information department of the Moscow police department.

“Around 15.00 the police received a call from an unknown, that the building at: Smolnaya street, house number 36, planted an explosive device. It was decided to evacuate people from the building” – the spokesman said.

in Russia may appear double-decker train carriages. It is expected that they will run in the directions of the Black Sea coast, as well as the Volga and Ural. Told journalists the vice-president of OAO Russian Railways (RZD) Michael Akulov. According to him, at the moment in the project, experts are busy finalizing the specification, after which the Railways in 2011. could sign a preliminary contract with Transmashholding to create an experimental batch. To begin to test the new double-decker train cars already planning in 2012. Recall, the design is developed on the double-decker cars locomotives. Try the new train passengers can, presumably, in 2012.

According to preliminary information, these trains will be operated in the southern areas, as well as on the shorter routes, most of the way in which falls on the night. In accordance with the terms of reference, double-decker passenger cars should be designed to travel at speeds up to 160 km / h. The body of the train with a smooth lining the side walls shall be constructed of stainless steel. Life coaches will be 40 years. The base model – the car with quadruple compartment – is designed to travel 64 passengers, who will be placed in 16 compartments (eight in the first and second floors). Compared with conventional single-deck car novelty can accommodate almost twice as many passengers.

The staff coach seats 50 passengers, two of which are intended for the passage of the disabled, wheelchair users, and the accompanying person. In the same car equipped with a workplace Chief trains and amenities for the train crew. In the car with double compartment (CB) will accommodate 30 passengers, which provides the opportunity to use a shower. Each train will accommodate three dressing rooms, which will be located at the rear of the car between the first and second floors. Double-decker coaches will be used in the trains of permanent formation.

The investigators started checking on the fact of an emergency landing Tuesday in the Komi TU-154 aircraft on board which was 81 people, told RIA Novosti on Wednesday, spokesman for the Prosecutor’s Office Investigative Committee (UPC), Vladimir Markin. According to investigators, a Tu-154, flying from the airport Yakut “Polar” in Moscow, after three and a half hours of flight at an altitude of more than 10,000 feet there was a power failure and the crew made an emergency landing at the airport nonperforming Izhma village in the Komi Republic.

“currently held view of the premises and the aircraft. interviewed some of the passengers, eyewitnesses from among local residents and the crew commander. Today will be an additional examination of the scene, involving representatives of the commission Rosaviation. The inspection result will be accepted procedural decision “, – said Markin. According to him, none of those on board was injured, and they are all taken to Moscow.

He added that the verification carried out by investigators examining the transport management, joined by investigators and criminologists territorial investigation department of the Republic Komi Investigative Committee. In addition, the transport prosecutor’s office is also conducting checks on the fact of a forced landing.

the pages of pre-order, which on Tuesday appeared on the website of MTS, the price of iPhone in April was lower than that reported ranee.Tak, according to information on the site, a model of iPhone 4 with 32 GB will cost 36, 9 thousand rubles, and 16-gigabyte version will cost 31.9 thousand rubles. In Russia smartphones will appear immediately in two colors – white and black. Sales of iPhone 4 in Russia will begin Sept. 22.

According CNews.ru, according to a draft Yandex.Market 7 on September 7 in Moscow, the minimum price of “gray” iPhone 4 is 31 thousand rubles for a model with 16 GB and 34,9 thousand rubles for iPhone 4 with 32 GB. Many sellers of “gray imports” ask for the fourth “iPhone” more than 45 thousand rubles. Meanwhile, for example, in Italy, where you can buy the iPhone 4 without reference to the cellular operator, a device with 16 GB of memory costs 599 euros (23,6 thousand), with 32 GB – 699 euros (27,6 thousand) . When buying a phone on the export “after the return of the VAT net value iPhone 4 is respectively 499 euro (19,7 thousand) and 583 euros (23 thousand).

Also reported earlier that the volume First deliveries to Russia will be modest – a few thousand for each operator. Overall, the “big three” will be imported into Russia just over 10 thousand vehicles. Modest supply of equipment, demand for which promises to be considerable, due to the overall situation on the market: Apple machines around the world sold out very quickly, so the supply in some countries is limited. Sales of iPhone in April launched in the U.S., Japan and several countries of Western Europe on June 24. In the U.S., Basic model phone with 16 GB of memory cost $199, with memory 32 GB – $299.

The new device has more than one hundred enhancements, including a thin body (24% thinner iPhone 3Gs), greater number of pixels display (up to four times and now stands at 326 pixels per inch). Also among the innovations – A4 powerful processor with 1 GHz (the same used in the iPad) and more capacious battery, which can support the work of the new iPhone up to 7 hours of talk time and 300 hours of standby time. iPhone 4 can not work in a fourth-generation networks, limiting their possibilities of data transmission protocols, GSM, UMTS (network 3G), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS.

to 6 years of imprisonment sentenced Wednesday hacker Victor Pleschuk, to break into the network of Royal Bank of Scotland. He was found guilty of stealing a large scale, illegal access to computer information and the collection of information constituting bank secrecy. In 2008, the 29-year-old Pleschuk together with associates (as provided by the media, they were citizens of Estonia and Moldova) has penetrated the computer network of an American corporation RBS WorldPay and copied from the database of information about the owners of the payment card customers and codes.

Con artists make false bank card payment system, customers Royal Bank of Scotland, which are subsequently used for the removal of ATM cash. There were kidnapped more than 275 million rubles. Civil claims for compensation for the damage alleged victims, the court granted in full, “Interfax”.

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who will soon leave the post of head of Kalmykia, urged the public not to be afraid to speak openly about contacts with aliens, “Interfax”. “I’m not the only politician who talked about it. I act purposefully, to other people, publications, journalists began to speak openly,” – said Ilyumzhinov reporters on Wednesday. He expressed the wish that in Russia developed ufology as an example to foreign countries. “In many countries that I visit, there are laboratories that explore, in contact,” – said Ilyumzhinov. According to him, talking to famous people, including leaders of the States, he touched on the topic of extraterrestrial civilizations, but it does not go beyond the personal conversation. “According to the status I have talked and I communicate with many people: the Pope, Saddam Hussein, presidents here recently with the President of Vietnam. So in a private conversation, we talked about it,” – said the head of Kalmykia.

recall this spring Kirsan Ilyumzhinov gave a memorable interview with Vladimir Pozner in his transmission, where told about the details of his meeting with aliens. Ilyumzhinov said that the September 18, 1997 in the evening he arrived in Moscow flat, read books, watched TV, already asleep, but he felt that the balcony was opened and someone is calling. When Ilyumzhinov went to the balcony, and saw the translucent tube and entered it. Inside were men in yellow suits. Notify the President and humanoids at the level of thought, “because it lacked a little bit of oxygen. Aliens were friendly, had a tour of the ship and released the Kalmyk leader. They said that the meeting with the rest of humanity is not yet ready, so do not go in direct contact. A few days after the airing of this interview with State Duma deputy Andrei Lebedev (LDPR), sent a petition to the President of Russia asking to understand the contact heads of Kalmykia. Lebedev was worried that Ilyumzhinov was hiding something and actually passed the humanoid “classified information” and not just for walking on their ship.

Town Mykolaivka in the Altai region in 433 homes, according to preliminary information, on Wednesday destroyed by fire, told reporters head the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia Irina Andrianova. The Village Mykolaivka now fully engulfed in flames. According to preliminary information, burned 433 homes, housing 1,166 thousand. People living in these homes evacuated in the social service agencies, homes and recreation centers, “- said Andrianova. According to her house on the outskirts of Nikolayevka located in a forest, so the fire immediately destroyed all residential buildings.

Andrianova reported that staff MOE Russia managed to defend the town Bustan. “In the area of settlement Bustan war threatens to fire on the town eliminated” – she said. According to her, a threat of three settlements Mikhailovsky district. “In connection with gusts up to 28 meters per second, continues to threaten another three settlements” – said Andrianova. The grouping of forces and resources in the area of fire continues to grow in the disaster area aimed fire train. In the suppression of fires attended by over 250 personnel, added the representative of Ministry of Emergencies.

Moscow State University named after Lomonosov Moscow State University made the top hundred in the ranking of the best universities of the world, occupying the 93rd place out of 200 possible. Rating annually compiled by QS, and can be viewed on its website. Last year, MSU won only 101 th place, and in 2008 was at 183-m. In addition to MSU in 2010, no Russian university has not got a rating (one year ago there on the 168-m site was St. Petersburg State University).

The first took place in the ranking of Cambridge University (UK), and the second – Harvard (U.S.). Compared with last year, these universities are reversed. In third position came from Yale University (USA). Of the top ten places taken six U.S. schools and four – the British. Just list includes universities from 22 countries (last year there were 19 countries). The place of high school in the ranking is compiled based on the following criteria: 40 percent – academic reputation of institutions, 10 per cent – the ease with which the graduates can go to work, 20 per cent – the number of references to work done by employees of the university, in the works of other scholars, 20 percent – the number of teachers available per student, 10 percent – the proportion of foreigners among college students.