Discovery view from the Illuminator of the ISS. Photo from the site Yahoonews The American shuttle of Discovery plucked from the International Space Station, delivering to it the main compartment of the Japanese laboratory module "Kibo", as well as a new crew member, writes BBC News . Researcher Gregori Shamitov replaced Gareth Riziman, who spent three months in space, replaced on board the space station of NASA-mechanical engineer. Shamitov remains at the station for six months.

Newspapers (photo from the Rosbalt website) On Thursday, in France, not a single daily newspaper entered the kiosks, RIA Novosti reports. This is due to the strike of the press distributors. Members of three trade unions protest against the reorganization of the largest distributor of the press NMPP (Nouvelles Messageries de La Presse), which provides for a reduction in 350 jobs and the closure of several centers for the distribution of newspapers and magazines.

A rally in defense of political prisoners. Photo by A. Karpyuk/Grani.ru Activists of opposition movements on Thursday held a promotion in St. Petersburg in defense of political prisoners. They gathered at the building of the city prosecutor's office on Isakievskaya Square, Kasparov.ru reports. The action organized by the St. Petersburg branch of the OGF was attended by about 40 people, among whom were the National Bolsheviks, AKM activists and others.

TNK-BP logo Peter Saserland, Chairman of the Board of British Oil Oil Company BP, called the actions of Russian shareholders TNK-BP, who officially announced his intention to sue the BP on Thursday, RIA Novosti reports. "This is just a return to corporate raiding, which was widespread in Russia in the 1990s," Suserland said at a press conference in Stockholm.

Burning car. Photo from the site www.lciservices.com In the south of the capital, in the area of ​​Kirovogradskaya street two cars burned on Thursday night, RIA Novosti reports. In the courtyard of one of the houses near the Prague metro station, a foreign car was burning. The incident occurred at about one in the morning. Shortly before the fire, several young people stood next to the car.

A policeman in New York. Photo by ar New York was arrested by a suspect of the murder of two people, Russian Sergei Ivanov. He was arrested at the request of the Spanish authorities, RIA Novosti reports. Russians are extradited to Spain over the next 45 days. The Spanish investigative authorities claim that Ivanov killed two Germany citizens in Spain more than 10 years ago.

The ship '' Lukan ''. Photo from the site www.odin.tc Near the African coast, the ship "Lukan" with a crew of seven Russian and eight Philippine sailors had an accident, ITAR-TASS reports. The main engine was out of order on the ship. The captain of the ship said on Thursday to the Vladivostok marine rescue and coordination center that there was no danger to the vessel and crew. The ship "Lucan" drifts 30 miles from the coast of Oman.

''Apple'' Arbitration of the Yabloko party on June 20 on the exclusion of about two dozen members from the party, including the leader of the youth wing of the party Ilya Yashin and the leader of the St. Petersburg Yabloko, Maxim Reznik for cooperation with the national assembly. According to RIA Novosti, Ilya Yashin reported this.

Train crash photo ar (Archive) In the area of ​​the city of Shimanovka, the Amursky Region, ten cars of the passenger train N 326, following the route Khabarovsk - Neryungri, got off the rails and overturned. According to preliminary data, 60 passengers received injuries, of which six are in serious condition, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Ministry of Emergencies. In total, there were 410 people on the train. The accident occurred at 8.07 Moscow time.

Policeman. Photo by A. Karpyuk/Grani.ru The mayor of Kislovodsk Vitaly Biryukov is removed from the performance of duties. According to RIA Novosti, the representative of the law enforcement agencies of the Stavropol Territory said this. "In connection with the initiated criminal case of abuse of powers, the head of the city was exempted from his duties," the agency’s interlocutor said. According to him, Biryukov is officially notified of a call for interrogation in a criminal case as a suspect.

The bus turned over. NTV frame (archive) Four people died and 19 were injured as a result of an accident in the Chernihiv region of Ukraine on Thursday, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the head of the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Ukraine Igor Kroly. The accident occurred at about 4 a.m. Kyiv time near the village of Krasnoye Lake in the Borznansky district of the Chernihiv region. The bus followed the route Chisinau-Moscow. It contained more than 30 people.

Soldiers of the Russian army. Photo from Newsru.com Private contract service Sergey Sidyuk, drafted from the Volgograd region, arbitrarily left the location of the peacekeepers who serve in the zone of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, RIA Novosti reports. According to preliminary information, the soldier left on the night of Thursday. The contract sold in the 131st motorized rifle brigade of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (Maykop, the Republic of Adygea).

Robert Dudley. Photo from the site iblf.ru Russian shareholders of the TNK -BP oil company - Aar Consortium - announced the beginning of legal procedures to appeal to the court with a claim to be recognized by illegal actions of representatives of BP, RIA Novosti reports.