Sport "We chose the right path" Yuri Yakovlev and Tom Rowe about Lokomotiv’s preparations for the start of the new KHL season Oleg Koshelev (Yaroslavl) close 100% Head coach of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Tom Rowe believes in his players itar-tass President of Yaroslavl Lokomotiv Yuri Yakovlev, summing up the results of pre-season training, said that the Yaroslavl team is ready to solve the most serious problems in the coming season.

The leader of the movement “In Defense of the Khimki Forest” Evgenia Chirikova submitted 799 signatures to the city election commission to participate in the election of the mayor of Khimki near Moscow, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the head of the Moscow Regional Election Commission Irek Vildanov . “Chirikova just submitted 799 signatures, a minute ago she left the commission,” Vildanov said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin created and headed the Council for the Implementation of Priority National Projects and Demographic Policy, which also included Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Commissioner for Children's Rights Pavel Astakhov , the Kremlin press service reported. First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government Alexandra Levitskaya was appointed Executive Secretary of the Council.

A huntsman has been arrested as part of a criminal case involving a massacre in the Aksai Gorge in a national park near Almaty. The Kazakh newspaper Megapolis wrote about this on Monday . “...the huntsman of the upper, burnt-out cordon, Alexey Shkilev, has already been arrested. Just the other day, the prosecutor extended the period of his detention to two months,” lawyer Ermurat Mukanov told the publication.

A deputy who has a controlling stake in a large enterprise or held a leadership position in a large business before being elected to parliament should not be a member of a committee relevant to his commercial activities in order to avoid a conflict of business interests or lobbying. This statement was made on Monday by the Secretary of the Presidium of the General Council of United Russia Sergei Neverov .

The commander of the Swifts aerobatic team, Colonel Valery Morozov , who is suspected of bribery and extortion, will be dismissed from military service, Interfax was told at the Kozhedub Aviation Equipment Display Center. “A telegram came from the Ministry of Defense saying that Colonel Morozov will be dismissed from military service by September 5 due to non-compliance with the terms of the contract,” the source said.

A news anchor on Egyptian television appeared on screen wearing a Muslim headscarf for the first time in the history of the state television channel. Fatima Nabil said in an interview with the BBC that the revolution has finally come to state television. Other female broadcasters are expected to follow Nabil's example. Since the 60s of the 20th century, there has been an unofficial ban on announcers wearing traditional Muslim headdresses in Egypt.

03 September 2012, 03:56 Society In Honduras, police found the bodies of five teenagers in garbage bags on the coast. In the city of La Ceiba on the northern coast of Honduras, the bodies of four teenage girls and one boy were found in garbage bags, the BBC reports . According to the police, each of the victims had their throats cut, and the bodies of the victims also showed signs of torture. A day earlier, the mutilated bodies of three people were found in the capital, Tegucigalpa.

Iranian users of the popular game World of Warcraft have discovered that they no longer have access to their accounts due to US sanctions imposed on Tehran, Business Insider reports . Initially, Iranian citizens suspected their government of blocking access. However, the game developer Blizzard Entertainment posted a message on the website that access to the game was closed due to sanctions.

Sport “Arshavin has not yet said the last word” Gazeta.Ru expert Alexander Panov about the third round of the English Championship Alexander Panov close 100% Gazeta.Ru expert Alexander Panov noted that the 3rd round of the English Championship was interesting. He believes that Manchester City is now more preferable in terms of play.

03 September 2012, 11:52 Politics Mandate of conscience The Prosecutor General's Office demands that Gennady Gudkov be deprived of his mandate Ekaterina Vinokurova close 100% The Prosecutor General's Office demands that Gennady Gudkov be deprived of his mandate ITAR-TASS The Prosecutor General's Office demands that deputy Gennady Gudkov be deprived of not only his immunity, but also his Duma mandate, and before a court decision on his guilt or innocence.

In the American city of Jackson Gap (Alabama), they elected a mayor who died two weeks before voting day, CNN reports . Janice Canham, who died on July 30 from complications following surgery, won the August 19 election by 128 votes against her living rival Michael Crouch, who received only 66 votes. Canham previously served as head of Jackson Gap and was seeking a second term this year.

The son of the famous actor Dmitry Pevtsov, Daniil, died in intensive care, reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta . “On Monday, Daniil Pevtsov’s heart stopped beating. Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful,” doctors said. The accident with the eldest son of the famous actor Dmitry Pevtsov occurred on August 25. During a party in one of the apartments in the center of Moscow, Daniil fell from the third floor balcony. He was urgently taken to the Botkin Hospital in a state of clinical death.

The general director of the Khrunichev Space Center, Vladimir Nesterov, was relieved of his post by decree of the Russian President. The corresponding document is posted on the official legal information portal . The decree came into force from the moment it was signed, that is, on August 31. Recently, Russia has had a number of unsuccessful spacecraft launches, several satellites and the Phobos-Grunt interplanetary station were lost.

Having defeated Nacional at home, Benfica retained its leadership in the Portuguese championship after three rounds. Spartak Moscow's Champions League rival started the championship with a draw against Braga and then crushed Vitoria 5-0. The last days of the transfer window are going by alarmingly for Benfica - Anji's hand almost reached Lisbon. There were reports that the Makhachkala club made an offer of €90 million for three Lisbon players - Axel Witzel, Nicolas Gaitan and Rodrigo Moreno.