Main news of June 11

What has happened during the past 24 hours

WORLD

*Supporters of the former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak who was sentenced to life imprisonment in early June, urge to release him from jail and transfer to the military hospital because of poor health, Egyptian media reported on Monday

*Russian State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin who is on an official visit to Japan discussed on Monday the prospects of concluding a peace treaty between the two countries

RUSSIA

*In an apparent attempt to disrupt an opposition March of Millions slated for June 12, Moscow police carried out on Monday searches in the apartments of the protest leaders

*A group of Russian military observers begin on Monday a six-day inspection mission in the skies of Sweden and Finland under the Open Skies Treaty, the Defense Ministry’s press office reported

*Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Iran on June 13 to discuss Russia’s proposal for convening an international conference on Syria, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday

SPORTS

*Russian Premier League side FC Rostov on Monday unveiled Miodrag Bozovic as their new coach, hours after his resignation from Amkar Perm was announced

*The supporters of losing Gagarin Cup finalist Avangard Omsk are raising money to ensure the players get some silverware this season, the fan club leader told RIA Novosti on Monday

*The Russian Football Union should be fined heavily after fans hurled a flare onto the pitch in the 4-1 win over the Czech Republic in Wroclaw on Friday, the head of the Polish FA said Monday

*Poland will beat leaders Russia in their mammouth Euro 2012 Group A clash on Tuesday, at least according to a fortune-tellng elephant, local radio reported Monday

*Andrei Arshavin on Monday warned his Russia team, which has become older but wiser since the run to the Euro 2008 semifinals, is starting to click