The prosecutor’s office has achieved punishment for a negligent mother in Karelia the other day, a conviction of the mother of four children, found guilty of non -fulfillment of the duties for their education, was sentenced. This article of the Criminal Code is used quite rarely, but in the Segezh district the prosecutor's office brought the case to a logical conclusion, having previously achieved the deprivation of a woman of parental rights.

President of Ukraine Yushchenko offers the West to use a satellite system built in Soviet times, as part of the European about Ukraine says that it is ready to provide access to Europe and America to its missile warning systems. Earlier, Russia was canceled by the 1992 cooperation agreement, which also applied to the work of satellite surveillance stations. Initially, these stations were part of the Russian early warning system about rocket attack by Europe.

15:07 // 08/17/2008 The German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Georgia, reports REGNUM. Merkel immediately went to the Avlabar residence of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili from the Tbilisi International Airport, where their negotiations will begin in the next minute. It is expected that during the meeting the parties will discuss the plan of 6 points to stop the fire, signed by the presidents of Russia, Georgia and France, the general situation in Georgia.

The correspondent of Gazeta observed a hunt for looters in Gori and in the territory of South Ossetia in the Georgian city of Gori for the second day of the streets is patrolled by Georgian police. In the center on the square in front of the city executive committee, there are few traces of war - only a small funnel on the asphalt and windows in the surrounding houses were left without glasses. Near the houses are inhabitants in groups. It turned out that most residents remained in the city.

Events in the Caucasus strengthened the positions of American neoconservatives “Hawks” in the American government pushing George Bush to occupy a tougher line towards Russia and put Washington and Moscow on the face of confrontation. Supporters of tough measures try to take control of the country's foreign policy from the Koldoliza Rice, the current Secretary of State, who has encountered large -scale accusations of forecasting the actions of the Russian side and their invasion 10 days ago.

16:13 // 08/17/2008 Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal became the Olympic champion. The 22 -year -old Spaniard won the final of the Olympic tournament Chilean Fernando Gonzalez, having met the minimum possible three sets - 6: 3, 7: 6 (7: 2), 6: 3. Tomorrow, Nadal will officially become the first racket of the planet.

The Russian national team won at the Olympics two gold in athletics swimming and athletics - this is not only a huge number of sets of awards, but also two of the most rating species. That is why they are traditionally bred according to the program of the Olympic Games. The American swimmer Michael Felps, who won eight gold medals and set many records, surrendered to the new heroes.

The ex-captain of Spartak played for Khimki against Saturn of the 18th round of the Russian football Premier League will go down in history for at least two reasons. For the first time in his club career, Yegor Titov entered the field not in the T -shirt of the Moscow Spartak. The second reason that distinguishes the tour against the general background is the next shift in the coaching headquarters of the same Spartak.

20:11 // 08/17/2008 Russia will continue to support Serbia on the Kosovo problem. This also applies to Belgrade to the Secretariat of the General Assembly of the UN of the draft resolution, which proposes to transfer to the International Court (Hague) the issue of the legality of Independence, proclaimed in Protina, said the Foreign Minister of Serbia Vuk Eremich.

10:50 // 08/17/2008 The explosion of gas has been drilled in an apartment in the east of Moscow, three people were injured, a representative of the Moscow Ministry of Emergencies told RIA Novosti . "The explosion thundered about 01.15 in the apartment on the second floor in the house No. 46 on Shcherbakovskaya Street. Raney received 3 people, they have medical care," he said. After extinguishing the fire, the house was disconnected from gas and power supply.

10:37 // 08/17/2008 All members of the crew of the victim in the Okhotsk Sea of the Primorsky fishing vessel Vostok-Orion were rescued, the head of the press service of the Far Eastern Regional Center of the Ministry of Emergencies Sergey Viktorov told RIA Novosti . "Members of the crew" Technologist Sarkisov "noticed not far from the victim of the vessel two rescue rafts, where there were 18 sailors. Everyone was normal for everyone," Viktorov said.

Former separatists are guaranteed by security in Chechnya, the ex-head of the Ministry of Defense of the so-called Ichkeria, the former deputy of the Chechnya parliament Magomed Khambiev told the newspaper that Ahmed Zakaev was thinking about returning to his homeland. Zakaev did not rule out such an opportunity.

14:52 // 08/17/2008 The Russian gymnast Anton Goltsutsk became the bronze medalist of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The 23-year-old gymnast showed the third result in free exercises. The gold medal was won by Chinese Kai Tsozou, Silver - Spaniard Zhervazio Deferre, RIA Novosti reports. Source: gzt.ru

The Russian invasion of Georgia and the nuclear threat emanating from it require a strict reaction, until it became too late the smoke from the Georgian fields of the battle, as another confrontation began. The Russian invasion of the borders of the country, its suppression of the Georgian military forces, and now also its nuclear threats towards Poland - all this is redrawing a political map in a new, unfavorable attitude.

The Minister of Defense of Armenia invited the Georgian attache to the exercises of the CSTO today in Armenia the next stage of the joint teachings of the troops of the organization of the Collective Security Treaty (CSTO) "Rubezh-2008". Following him will be a stage with combat shooting and the CSTO defense council, scheduled for August 22.