09:50 // 06/17/2008 The investigator of the National Judicial Chamber of Spain Balthasar Garson decided to leave in custody of the investigation of 13 out of 20 detained Russians and Spaniards suspected of laundering money in the country, the National Radio of Spain (NRI) reported. "Investigator Garzon chose to restraint for 13 suspects a detention, since he believes that he has enough evidence of these persons in criminal activity," said Radio.

Los Angeles Lakers extended the NBA final on the night of Sunday to Monday pursuit of the championship of the National Basketball Association (NBA) could end. By the fifth match of the final, which was held on the Los Angeles Lakers' native floor, the account in the series was in favor of Boston Celtics - 3: 1. Until now, not a single team in the history of the NBA has been able to eliminate such a lag. "Lakers" had no right to make a mistake.

12:34 // 06/17/2008 The bailiffs arrested in the Tver region a two -story house of the founder of MMM Sergey Mavrodi.

The World Bank measured overheating of the Russian economy the head of the World Bank (WB) Robert Zelelik, holding this post for less than a year, arrived yesterday on an official visit to Moscow. President Dmitry Medvedev, who accepted him in the Kremlin, made a guest a compliment, saying that with the arrival of Zellik, pleasant changes occurred in the bank’s activities. “Now the WB is more focused on fulfilling its main goals,” the president explained.

10:20 // 06/17/2008 In the city of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky, 6.5 thousand people were left without electricity. The power supply lines the night before the hazy wind damage the night before. His gusts are torn by the roofs of houses, trees are fallen. Specialists of the Chitaenergo company began recovery work in the city. As ITAR-TASS reported today in the company’s press service, Hurricane damaged 4 supports of the power line, wires were torn, trees were hidden on the power lines.

Grain interventions are postponed by the government will decide on the need for purchase interventions in the grain market after July 1. According to the Minister of Agriculture, Alexei Gordeev, in order to make certain decisions, you need to understand what price situation will develop in the grain market after July 1, when harvesting goes.

16:30 // 06/17/2008 Investigators of the FSB Office in the Novosibirsk Region will send the former Limonovtsian Nikolai Baluev, who is accused of preparing a series of terrorist attacks in Novosibirsk in 2005, for a forensic medical examination in order to determine whether he is sane or not, RIA Novosti Baluev’s lawyer Peter Fisenko told. According to him, investigators will accept the corresponding resolution in the coming days. Forensic medical examination is carried out within a month.

The decision in the case of the head coach of the Russian national rhythmic gymnastics team posted a decision in the so -called Winer case postponed. The Disciplinary Commission of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), having heard the head coach of the Russian national team Irina Wiener, should now send the results of his investigation of the Presidential Commission of the Federation, which in turn will already issue a final verdict.

Yesterday was the day of the country that usually does not excite the attention of international journalists. But they like to recall the diplomats representing the headtings states. They enviously say: “Now, if I worked at the Embassy of Iceland ...” That is, a minimum of the press, not binding negotiations, no emergency calls to the Foreign Ministry with the presentation of the notes of protest.

The estates are made in fashion that in the foreseeable future the distant suburbs and the regions adjacent to it can become more expensive than plots near the Moscow Ring Road. Of course, we are talking only about the most attractive places - with beautiful landscapes, the lack of restless neighbors and environmentally dysfunctional objects. It is in such places that people who are not limited in funds begin to buy land for estates.

At the Kinotavr-2008 festival, the XIX Open Russian Film Festival "Kinotavr" ended on Sunday evening in Sochi to the fierce sounds of the Rolling Stones group. The premiere show of the painting by Martin Scorsese "Let there be light", which became the official closing film, was preceded by the announcement of the verdict of the festival, headed by Pavel Chukhrai.

16:08 // 06/17/2008 The Lithuanian Sejm forbade the use of both Nazi and Soviet symbols during rallies, pickets, demonstrations and other public events. The relevant amendments have entered the law on meetings. We are talking about flags, coats of arms, badges, uniforms with the image of a swastika, a sickle and a hammer, stars and other characters, portraits of leaders, and performing hymns. The law was initiated by Lithuanian conservatives.

The Lithuanian Seim of Lithuania added Article 8 of the Law “On Meetings”, expanding the list of signs, in the presence of which there is a rally or the meeting is subject to the ban.

16:21 // 06/17/2008 Roman Pavlyuchenko is the most likely author of the goal in the key match of the group D of the European Football Championship between the national teams of Russia and Sweden, the authoritative British bookmaker William Hill said.

18:08 // 06/17/2008 Russia simplifies the entry of stateless persons - former citizens of the USSR living in Latvia or Estonia. According to RIA Novosti , citing the Kremlin’s press service, the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree “On the procedure for entering the Russian Federation and departure from the Russian Federation from the Russian Federation, which were in the USSR citizenship and living in the Republic of Latvia or the Estonian Republic”.