11:29 // 08/14/2008 At least 11 people died when a school bus falls in a river in the south of India. According to Associated Press , nine dead are children. The police managed to save 14 schoolchildren. Seven more are considered missing. The incident occurred near the city of Mangalor in the southern part of India. According to the preliminary version, the bus driver lost control when trying to turn off the road.

09:54 // 08/14/2008 The Investigative Committee at the prosecutor’s office (SCP) of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case under the article "Genocide" on the facts of the murders of Russian citizens in South Ossetia, Igor Komissarov, assistant to the chairman of the SCP, told RIA Novosti. On the night of August 8, Georgian troops invaded the territory of an unrecognized republic and fired at Tskhinvali.

14:00 // 08/14/2008 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is found in the Kremlin with the leaders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia Edward Kokoita and Sergey Bagapsh. Reports RIA Novosti . On August 12, Russia completed the operation to "force" Georgia to the world, which began after the Georgian troops attacked South Ossetia. In addition, Russia has strengthened the peacekeeping contingent in Abkhazia. Source: gzt.ru

Continuing the pressure on Georgia, Russia can itself fall under the press of George Bush and Condolisian Rice on the possibility of international isolation of Russia in case of resuming aggression against Georgia, only emitted Moscow. On Thursday, Georgia experienced severe pressure, pressure grew in all directions - diplomatic, military and economic.

10:52 // 08/14/2008 The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia stated that it takes control of the previously left city of Gori near the border with Southern Ossetia, AFP reports. “The Georgian forces again take control of the Georgian city of Gori as the Russian military was withdrawn,” the agency refers to the representative of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs Shot Utiashvili.

21:35 // 08/14/2008 The rebellion among prisoners began in a colony near the village of Belovodskoye 40 kilometers from the capital of Kyrgyzstan, there are victims among employees, RIA Novosti reports. Two employees of the Main Directorate of Punishment of the Ministry of Justice were taken hostage, it is known that among the colony employees there are victims. What caused the rebellion is not yet known. The mass action of disobedience began today at about 9 pm (19 Moscow time).

14:35 // 08/14/2008 The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov indicates the possibility of increasing the Russian peacekeeping presence in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict. “This issue (increasing the presence in the conflict zone) is subject to coordination between the parties, primarily with the South Ossetian side ... and there are agreements ...

18:34 // 08/14/2008 Nigeria handed Camerun the Bakassi Peninsula rich in oil, RIA Novosti reports with reference to France Press. The agreement on the transfer of the peninsula was signed by the Minister of Justice of Nigeria Michael Aodoakaa and his Cameroon Colleague Maurice Canto. "The President (Cameroon) of Paul Biya ...

11:40 // 08/14/2008 The Russian Embassy in Brussels opened the book of condolences to the relatives and friends of those who died in South Ossetia during battles with the Georgian army, RIA Novosti reports. According to a representative of the diplomatic mission, anyone can leave records with an expression of condolences.

The Russian national team basketball players lost to the Lithuanian team basketball players of the Russian national team suffered a second contract of defeat at the group stage of the Olympic tournament. In very beautiful both the game and at the intensity of the meeting, the Russians lost to the Lithuanian team. It remains for ours to spend two more matches in their group. With Australia and Argentina. The fact that both of these games must be won is in the Russian team everyone understands.

21:27 // 08/14/2008 The territorial department of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) recognized CJSC Sonic Duo (operator of the Megafon-Moscow network) violated the law on advertising, RIA Novosti was told by the Moscow City Telephone Network OJSC (MGTS), on the complaint of which the case was instituted.

21:50 // 08/14/2008 The United States does not exclude the cessation of the Russia-NATO Council, which has existed since 2002 and includes 26 countries of the North Atlantic Alliance and the Russian Federation. This, according to ITAR-TASS , was stated in an interview with German television by a regular representative of the United States under NATO Kurt Walker.

11:32 // 14.08.2008 Twelve children were killed as a result of a falling in the school minibus in the state of Karnataka in the southwest of India the day before, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the ADZH so. The tragedy occurred early in the morning on the Gurupura River 30 km from the port city of Mangalurus on the coast of the Arabian Sea. It is reported that the course of the river is now strong due to heavy rains, which have been in the region for the past two days.

The theater artist Valery Levental is 70 years old on August 17, Valery Levental, a theater artist, whose name has not recently not come off the Bolshoi Theater, Moscow Art Theater and other Moscow theaters, notes his 70th anniversary. In recent years, Leventhal almost does not work in Russia, but many performances that have been designed by him still live in the domestic repertoire. The scenery, once invented by this artist, continues to pluck applause from the new generations of spectators.

18:11 // 14.08.2008 Residents of South Ossetia massively began to return to their home from North Ossetia, RIA Novosti reports. At the border post in the area of the Rock Pass, on the road from Russia, several dozen private cars with residents of South Ossetia accumulated. Many cars with South Ossetian numbers. From South Ossetia, much fewer cars follow. However, people are also forced to waste time in queues, since they need to go through customs and border search.