The permanent manager of the International Industrial Bank Sergei Veremeenko may soon leave his post. As writes Vedomosti , according to one version, he intends to run for president of Bashkiria in the December elections. The most likely successor to Veremeenko is his deputy Natalia Samkova. According to a political consultant close to the bank, Veremeenko firmly decided to run for the presidency of Bashkiria, whose elections are to be held in December.

In Washington, during a meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, US President George W. Bush reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening Russian-American relations. This was reported to RIA Novosti after a meeting in the White House by an official representative of the US administration.

In the village of Odintsovo, Domodedovo district, Moscow region, the building of an elementary school burned down, no one was injured. As RIA "Novosti" was informed in the Domodedovo District Department of Internal Affairs, the fire occurred the day before, the one-story wooden building of the elementary school built in 1898 completely burned down.

Fans of the Greek club "Aris Thessaloniki" tried to shoot the dog because of its color. According to RIA Novosti, after the final match of the Greek Cup "Aris" - "PAOK", which took place last weekend and lost to "Aris" with a score of 0: 1, annoyed fans began to smash the cars standing near the stadium, and then vented their anger on defenseless mongrel, opening fire on her with a pistol.

During a document check in Nazran, a man detonated an explosive device. He himself died on the spot, there were no other victims. This was reported to RIA Novosti by an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Igushetia.

The Moscow City Court approved the verdict to the officers of the Traffic Police Department of the Department of Internal Affairs of the South-Eastern District of Moscow, who illegally registered 300 non-cleared foreign cars. According to Kommersant, they will serve two to three years for abuse of power.

In Yakutsk, two prisoners escaped from a pre-trial detention center. 17- and 18-year-old convicts sawed the window bars of the cell, RBC reports with reference to Vostok-Media. They were convicted of robbery and attempted murder. 17-year-old Alexei Vinokurov and 16-year-old Denis Anisimov made an attempt on the life of their relative. They were placed in the isolation ward after they filed a cassation appeal. A search is on for the fugitives. According to Interfax, three fled.

US Marines stationed in Iraq and Kuwait are due to return to the US at the end of August. According to Reuters, referring to the statement by the commander of the US naval forces in Iraq, General Michael Haji, the final decision on this issue should be made by General Tommy Franks. Most likely, all 60,000 US Marines will leave the military bases in Iraq and Kuwait. A 100,000-strong contingent of other American units will remain in Iraq.

The Ministry of Defense of Indonesia announced that one of the leaders of the separatist movement "For a Free Aceh" (GAM) was captured in the province of Aceh. AR reports. During the arrest, he did not resist. The day before, another of the rebel leaders was killed. Since the beginning of the military operation to destroy the separatist movement, 15 militants have been killed. GAM officials say the troops killed at least 20 civilians.

The well-known online store Amazon.com announced that the latest, fifth book about Harry Potter became the champion in pre-orders, reports Reuters. A month before the book was published, more than 500,000 people ordered it through amazon.com alone, and the total number of orders reached 875,000.

Saudi Interior Minister Prince Naif bin Abdelaziz said in an interview with a local television company on Wednesday that the Moroccans arrested at the Jeddah airport did not plan to commit a terrorist attack, Reuters reported. According to him, the detainees are accused of certain "violations" that they have committed in the past. The data of the Minister of Internal Affairs is also confirmed by the news agency of Saudi Arabia SPA.

A Russian delegation led by Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov arrived in Washington on Wednesday, Interfax reports. In Washington, Ivanov will discuss the situation around North Korea, issues of relations with Iran, the settlement of the situation in Iraq, and the prospects for repayment of the state debt by Baghdad to Moscow.

Nicole Jones. Photo by the Air Force A resident of Bristol Nicole Jones gave her husband to her craft for her husband. According to the Air Force, he repeatedly promised her with an indefinite laughter that he would leave her if she would get sick or lose her shape over the years. A frightened, but loving spouse insured her face by 100 thousand pounds. Every year she pays 200 pounds.

An explosion occurred at a coal mine in southern China in Yunnan province, RIA Novosti reports. As a result, at least 18 miners were killed. Another six are considered missing. The tragedy occurred in the Jizuo Mine in Huaping County. At the time of the disaster, 27 miners were working underground at a depth of 1400-1600 meters. Three workers who were at the entrance to the mine at the time of the explosion were rescued and taken to the nearest hospital.

On Wednesday in the center of Moscow was robbed a store of church supplies, reports ITAR-TASS. According to law enforcement agencies, a woman dressed as a nun entered a church shop on Prechistenka and, threatening the cashier with a gun, tied her up. After that, the raider took 550 thousand rubles from the cash desk and disappeared. The cashier managed to free herself and call the police only half an hour later.