Today, the Qatari satellite TV channel Al-Jazeera showed a video in which a representative of the Iraqi terrorist group “Monotheism and Jihad,” associated with Al-Qaeda (an organization banned in Russia) (the group is led by a terrorist of Jordanian origin, Abu Musab Zarqawi), announces the release of two Turkish citizens taken hostage on July 31.

04 August 2004, 17:06 Society “Her child died, and she continues to fuck" Denis Bulanichev (Novosibirsk) A total of 37 years in prison were given to members of the Baranov-Kipriyanov family, who tortured and starved their youngest child. As it turned out in court, a family of seven lived on 1.5 thousand rubles a month and was forced to deny themselves the essentials. 5-year-old Anton became a victim of poverty and cruelty.

04 August 2004, 10:15 Society The miners went under the rubble Evgenia Malyar At the Severnaya mine near Vorkuta, as a result of a rock collapse, eight miners were trapped under rubble. Their fate is still unknown. Rescuers are trying to make their way to the trapped miners almost manually. On Tuesday, a rock unexpectedly collapsed at one of the mines in Vorkuta (Komi Republic), leaving several miners trapped under rubble.

Sport Judokas were shown socks Vitaly Kutuzov On Wednesday, the composition of the Russian judo team was determined, which will defend the country's honor at the Olympics in Athens. Russian Minister of Agriculture Alexei Gordeev expressed hope that the medal plan for the Games - gold, silver and two bronzes - will be fulfilled. No leaflets with the text of the anthem were found at the Podolsk base, although, according to the latest directives, they should have hung in the lobby. Didn't print it?

04 August 2004, 16:28 Business Capital is running back Natalya Starostina Fluctuations in the banking sector have caused serious damage to the economy and led to an increase in capital outflow from the country. According to analysts, there are still risks in Russia that could lead to an increase in this outflow in the coming months. During the first half of 2004, the private sector exported $5.5 billion from Russia (net outflow).

04 August 2004, 10:34 Society Buyers were burned by radio Vasily Sergeev Funerals are being held in Paraguay for those killed in the fire in Asuncion. According to the latest data, the official death toll has already risen to 464 people. Many of the wounded are in critical condition. The store owners and security guards have been charged with manslaughter.

04 August 2004, 16:02 Politics The cartoon doesn't end Roman Tushin There is almost certainly no better birthday gift in the world than a brand new, greased-up AGM-114 Hellfire missile fired from an AH-64 Apache helicopter. Today, such a rocket landed with a noise in the Palestinian village of Tal al-Zatar, in the Gaza Strip. It ruined the holiday. After all, today Yasser Abdel Rauf Arafat al-Qudwa turns 75 years old. Strictly speaking, Arafat is about 75 years old.

04 August 2004, 14:07 Business YUKOS is waiting for letters from the bailiffs Dmitry Koptev The bailiff service is slowing down the passage of documents that could ease the situation for YUKOS. Now the company is waiting for two letters from the Ministry of Justice. One is about unblocking part of the arrested accounts, the other is about the opportunity to sell your stake in the Rospan International company.

Sport In Montreal they pray for Sharapova Alexander Ryukhin Russian tennis players continue to take America by storm. After San Diego, the tournament in Montreal received domestic dominance. Everyone's favorite Maria Sharapova also came to Canada. The Russian invasion of America continues. Last week, San Diego was devastated, with as many as three Russians taking part in the semi-finals.

Sport Classic for Gazzaev Dmitry Klipin Having beaten Neftchi Baku with a score of 2:0, CSKA Moscow entered the third round of the Champions League qualifying tournament. A significant role in the success of Valery Gazzaev’s team was played by the team’s newcomer, the namesake of the famous composer Wagner. Still, Valery Gazzaev is still far from being the head coach of Sokol, Alexander Koreshkov .

Opinions “So far it doesn’t look particularly dangerous.” Evgeniy Gavrilenkov Evgeniy Gavrilenkov believes that the conflict between the new “power” elite and the old business elite is objective in nature, but there is no reason yet to talk about changing the economic course.

Policy The cartoon doesn't end Roman Tushin There's almost certainly no better birthday gift in the world than a brand new, greased-up AGM-114 Hellfire missile fired from an AH-64 Apache helicopter. Today, such a rocket landed with a noise in the Palestinian village of Tal al-Zatar, in the Gaza Strip. It ruined the holiday. After all, today Yasser Abdel Rauf Arafat al-Qudwa turns 75 years old. Strictly speaking, Arafat is about 75 years old.

Opinions Olympian gods on sinful earth Gazeta.Ru Nine days before the opening of the Olympics in Athens, the Olympic movement is plunged into its biggest crisis since the resumption of the games in 1896. In the last 20 years of the twentieth century, the Olympics began to be sold - they turned from competitions of pure spirit and will into commercial projects. Now it has finally become clear that the main sporting competition of humanity is not only being sold, but also being bought.

Opinions An economy called oil Andrey Nenashev State capitalism in Russia is unlikely to work. Traditionally, state-owned companies and the government are not aimed at developing their own and the economy, but at solving “Tasks”. The Fradkov government had the main directions of work until 2008. Each ministry will develop its own directions by mid-August - those, obviously, that seem most convenient to them - and you don’t have to worry about anything anymore.

Sport According to Verka Serduchka's recipe Konstantin Byalsky , from St. Petersburg A Gazeta.Ru correspondent spoke with SKA St. Petersburg newcomer Alexei Semenov, who played for the NHL club Edmonton Oilers for the last two seasons. A “returnee” from the NHL is as rare for SKA St. Petersburg as participation in the playoffs of the Russian Super League.