20 July 2005, 13:59 Opinions The top and the seven goats Vladislav Inozemtsev Recently, on one of the Russian Internet sites, a commentary appeared on the latest G8 summit, entitled “The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats.” It seems to me that the formula “The Little Wolf and the Seven Goats” is more appropriate. Who gathered in Scotland? Are they really the leaders of the eight most powerful powers of the modern world? Hardly.

Policy Conspiracy against the foundations of the state system of the Republic of Bashkortostan Ilya Barabanov The Bashkir prosecutor's office confirmed the charges and transferred to court a criminal case against the well-known oppositionist in the republic, Airat Dilmukhametov. The opposition insists that this is an act of political revenge by Murtaza Rakhimov against his opponent.

Policy Sit-in protest march Anatoly Goldovsky The Israeli Parliament voted against a proposal to postpone the withdrawal of troops and settlements from the Gaza Strip, scheduled for August this year. Thus, opponents of the disengagement plan were once again defeated. Their only hope lies in the march on foot, which has been unable to reach the Gaza Strip for three days. In the Knesset, far-right members suffered their final defeat in the fight to repeal the disengagement plan.

July 20, 2005, 10:46 am In Semipalatinsk, a car crashed into a tree; four people died Four people died as a result of a Nissan car hitting a tree in Semipalatinsk (in the East Kazakhstan region). The accident happened last Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the driver of the car and his passenger died on the spot from their injuries, two more passengers died in the hospital.

July 20, 2005, 16:02 Society Didn't make it to the camp German Prokhorov , Elya Vermisheva A bus carrying schoolchildren crashed in the Irkutsk region. KaVZ-685, in which teenagers were traveling to a summer camp, for reasons that have not yet been clarified, slid into a ditch and overturned. 15 children and two teachers were hospitalized. More than half of the children are in severe and moderate condition.

President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko signed a decree on the liquidation of the State Automobile Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

July 20, 2005, 11:54 8 people killed, 40 injured in car accident in Guatemala A crowded bus overturned 200 kilometers from the capital of Guatemala. As reported by the Associated Press , citing local authorities, the tragedy occurred when a bus with passengers fell into a deep gorge, the driver of which was trying to avoid a landslide. Eight people were killed and 40 were injured.

20 July 2005, 18:19 Politics Kuchma transcript Alexandra Zaitseva The culprit in the murder of Gongadze will be found within a month. The Security Service of Ukraine today began an examination of the records of former presidential security officer Nikolai Melnichenko related to the murder of an opposition journalist. We are talking about recordings secretly made at one time in Leonid Kuchma’s office by Nikolai Melnichenko and taken by him to the United States.

Sport Berezutsky made a “head move” Sergey Andreev CSKA broke the series of losses and won against Torpedo with a score of 2:0 - Vasily Berezutsky and Chidi Odia scored. The army team took third place in the Russian Championship. “Torpedo”, although at times showed good football, due to its own mistakes, played the 11th match in a row in the championship without a win. CSKA entered the game with Torpedo after three unsuccessful matches in a row.

July 20, 2005, 16:21 Culture A means of transforming ministers Vadim Nesterov A collection of short stories by Andrei Slapovsky “We” has been published. Having proven with the previous book “They” that everything is lost, the screenwriter of “The Site” is looking for something positive. The writer Alexey Slapovsky is consistent and even persistent. His sixth novel was called They. And his seventh book is called “We”.

20 July 2005, 16:56 Ford releases 5 millionth Transit The 5 millionth Ford Transit bus rolled off the assembly line at the Southampton plant. This car appeared exactly 40 years ago and quickly became popular. Transit is now supplied to more than 50 countries. The Southampton plant produces 329 buses per day.

Policy Torture lights Vasily Sergeev Britain is going to try its troops for war crimes in Iraq. Eleven soldiers have already been charged with murder, torture and abuse. Unlike their American counterparts, some British soldiers will be brought before the International Criminal Court, but the trial will take place not in The Hague, but in the homeland of the accused. The investigation into the crimes of British soldiers in Iraq lasted much longer than similar events in the United States.

July 20, 2005, 16:49 From the editor The President distorted the public “Gazeta.Ru” And he proposed to develop civil society in Russia according to the Belarusian-Turkmen model. In the characteristically decisive manner of a strong nationally oriented leader, President Putin spoke out against funding the political activities of public organizations in Russia from abroad. “No self-respecting state allows this, and we will not allow it,” the president said.

July 20, 2005, 21:36 Society “I’m no Jap” Andrei Ilyin Vyacheslav Ivankov, also known as Yaponchik, was finally acquitted by the Moscow City Court. Now, he said, he will finish the book and “drive Russia’s enemies down the drain.” A Gazeta.Ru correspondent was present at the last hearing of the trial. On Wednesday, the Moscow City Court , based on a jury verdict, acquitted Vyacheslav Ivankov, also known as Yaponchik, accused of double murder. The meeting was scheduled for 14.00.

July 20, 2005, 16:15 Culture Clinton fell in love with a scumbag Semyon Kvasha The scandal surrounding the game GTA: San Andreas continues. Hilary Clinton, who showed the game to her husband for expert purposes, demands a ban on the murder of prostitutes and brutal sex.