31 August 2008, 00:58 Sport Marseille beat Sochaux On Saturday, in the fourth round of the French championship, Marseille beat Sochaux at home with a score of 2:1. Goals: Ziani, 38; Kone, 61 - Erding, 72. Details of this and other matches, as well as the position of the teams in the standings, can be viewed on the French Championship page.

31 August 2008, 14:31 News Ukrainians evacuated due to explosions returned to their homes Residents of the Ukrainian city of Lozovaya and surrounding areas, where a fire broke out at an ammunition depot on Wednesday, returned to their homes. As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Ukraine, local executive authorities have begun examining and assessing damage in the private sector and at life support facilities.

31 August 2008, 07:19 Sport Berger regrets Vettel's departure Toro Rosso co-owner Gerhard Berger admitted that Sebastian Vettel's departure to Red Bull at the end of the season is a serious blow to the team. “Sebastian helped the team a lot,” F1News quotes Berger as saying . “Thanks to him, there is a very good atmosphere in it now.” We've made a huge step forward, so it's a shame to lose Vettel. Everyone is worried about his departure.

August 31, 2008, 11:20 a.m. Sport Valuev: thanks to my coach I increased my speed Russian boxer Nikolai Valuev admitted that it was largely thanks to his coach that he managed to defeat John Ruiz . “Thanks to my coach Alexander Zimin , I significantly increased my speed and mobility, for which I had to lose weight,” ITAR-TASS quotes the Russian as saying . “And compared to our first fight with Ruiz, today I was faster. And this played a role.

August 31, 2008, 11:57 News Thailand's Prime Minister convenes an emergency meeting of Parliament Thai Prime Minister Samak Soonthawet has called an emergency meeting of parliament to resolve the political crisis in the country. Previously, he admitted that the cabinet was unable to control opposition protests. Thousands of demonstrators have been holding a protest in front of the government building for six days now, demanding the resignation of the prime minister.

31 August 2008, 05:13 News The apartment where Heath Ledger died is renting for $26,000. The New York apartment of actor Heath Ledger, in which he was found dead in January of this year, is being rented out again. An apartment in SoHo rents for $26,000 a month, which is $4,000 more than Ledger paid. However, real estate agents are confident that there will be a lot of people willing to rent it at this price, News of America reports.

August 31, 2008, 10:48 News Pakistan will not kill militants during Ramadan Pakistani authorities will temporarily stop military operations against militants during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The country's Minister of Internal Affairs announced this today. However, according to the minister, one way or another, the military will respond to any actions of the rebels during this period. Military operations must cease as early as Monday.

31 August 2008, 18:05 News The first cafe opened in Tskhinvali The first cafe has opened in Tskhinvali, Vesti TV channel reports. This is a good sign of the restoration of a peaceful way of life - if people find time to relax and have a leisurely conversation, it means that life is getting better. It is also reported that almost all schools in Tskhinvali, as well as the buildings of the local university, have been prepared for September 1.

August 31, 2008, 12:46 a.m. Sport Welliton needs surgery again In the near future, the Brazilian striker of Spartak Welliton will undergo surgery in Germany, the club’s official website reports. While recovering from surgery on the inguinal rings, Welliton injured his adductor muscle during one of his training sessions. As a result of this injury, he went to Germany for a medical examination, which showed that the Brazilian again required surgical intervention. He will have surgery next week.

31 August 2008, 20:02 Sport Shakhtar drew with Zaporizhzhya Metallurg On Sunday, in the match of the seventh round of the Ukrainian Championship, Shakhtar Donetsk drew with Metallurg (Zaporozhye) - 2:2. Goals: Fernandinho, 35 pen; Seleznev, 45 - Chelyadinsky, 73; Alozie, 80.

31 August 2008, 08:43 Sport Kulyash: the main thing is that Weinhandl gets better as soon as possible CSKA defender Denis Kulyash, in an interview with the CSKA press service, commented on the episode in which Dynamo Moscow forward Matthias Weinhandl was injured . “It was a normal moment in the game, I was driving into the attack zone from my goal, while Dynamo received the puck in their zone and began to attack.

August 31, 2008, 01:01 News Hurricane Gustav may intensify to its highest danger category Hurricane Gustav, which threatens the United States, may reach the fifth, highest danger category. The head of the US Federal Emergency Management Agency, David Powlison, announced this at a press briefing. The day before, “Gustav” increased to the fourth category. It is now approaching Cuba and is less than 200 km from Havana.

31 August 2008, 22:30 News Mexico's President fell off his bike and broke his shoulder Mexican President Felipe Calderon suffered a broken shoulder after falling from his bicycle, his office said Sunday. Calderon, 46, slipped on a wet, slippery surface while doing his morning exercise and fell to the ground, breaking his left shoulder and injuring his left toe. He is expected to recover in six to eight weeks. The incident reportedly did not affect the president's schedule.

31 August 2008, 19:27 Sport Slutsky: in the second half we got rid of the psychological burden Krylia Sovetov head coach Leonid Slutsky commented on the result of the match with Tom (4:0). “For us, the game was initially very difficult for two reasons: first, in the last round our unbeaten streak was interrupted, and it was interrupted in approximately the same way as we won today; the second reason is the non-participation in the game of our main pair of central defenders Booth - Belozerov.

31 August 2008, 13:50 News Penza sectarians are preparing an appeal to the church One of the leaders of the former Penza hermits, who took refuge in an underground shelter for several months in anticipation of the “end of the world,” Vitaly Nedogon is preparing an appeal to the Russian Orthodox Church and “all those who are not indifferent to the fate of Orthodoxy.” “I will release my open letter to church leaders on Monday. It does not contain unfounded speculation.