30.08.2005, 18:31:58 version Print | PDA/PDA Shot from Channel One Water desert in the southern United States Hurricane Katrina was the worst hurricane in the last hundred years for Americans. The southeastern coast of the United States is recovering from a daily wait for the apocalypse in the form of Hurricane Katrina, which, since its formation over the Atlantic Ocean, managed to rise to a “catastrophic” rating and then weaken to a tropical storm.

Former major of the State Security Administration of Ukraine Nikolai Melnichenko accused the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Svyatoslav Piskun of “systematic and cynical” lies, was indignant at the initiatives of Viktor Yushchenko and called for an urgent trial of the former leadership of the country led by Leonid Kuchma and Vladimir Lytvyn, reports Ukrayinska Pravda.

The US Air Force has issued official guidelines regarding religious tolerance among personnel. In particular, the publication states that public prayer during an official ceremony is now undesirable. It is also recommended that commanders be more sensitive to manifestations of religiosity of their subordinates, according to the website NewsMax.com.

The TV channel " Russia " is launching a new musical project a la "Star Factory". According to the official website of the TV channel, the next competition of musical performers was called “The Secret of Success”. On the channel, the new program is called nothing less than a revolution in the show program genre.

Mohammed al-Fayed himself is no less, if not more, to blame for the death of his son and Princess Diana. This statement was made by the former security guard of the couple who died in the Alma tunnel in Paris, The Telegraph newspaper reports. According to Kez Wingfield, the billionaire, minutes before the couple's departure from the Ritz, personally approved the "idiotic plan" according to which Diana and Dodi's car got involved in a race with the paparazzi through the streets of Paris.

On August 30, the Historical Museum opens an exhibition dedicated to the centenary of the transfer of the largest private collection of decorative and applied arts and archives to the state museum. The exposition “The Great Patron of Russia Pyotr Ivanovich Shchukin” will last until November 28, reports RIA Novosti . Pyotr Ivanovich Shchukin came from a family of famous industrialists and art collectors. He collected mainly documents and works of decorative and applied art.

The ruby ​​slippers worn by actress Judy Garland in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, in her role as Dorothy in the classic 1939 film adaptation of The Wizard of Oz have been stolen from actress Judy Garland's museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. They were insured for $1 million, the Chicago Tribune reported. Local police chief Lee Serfling said the shoes were stolen on the night between last Saturday and Sunday.

The US Department of Justice has not withdrawn and does not plan to withdraw the request for the extradition of the former head of the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy Evgeny Adamov, sent to the Swiss authorities, ITAR-TASS reports . This was stated by the prosecutor for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Mary Beth Buchanan.

30.08.2005, 16:20:16 version Print | PDA/PDA Fans of the Russian national team in the stands of the stadium. Photo by IA "Stadium" "We create problems for ourselves" The head coach of the Russian national football team spoke about the team's preparation for matches with Liechtenstein and Portugal On September 3 and 7, the Russian national football team will play matches in the 2006 World Cup qualifying tournament against the teams of Liechtenstein and Portugal.

Deputy head of Rosprirodnadzor Oleg Mitvol said that FSB officers discovered a large number of listening devices in his office. According to Mitvol, the “bugs” were found about a month ago during an inspection of the Rosprirodnadzor building, RIA Novosti reports . The FSB public relations center refused to comment on this information to the agency. Mitvol said that the materials collected during the inspection were transferred to the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia.

A native of Kyrgyzstan was detained on suspicion of committing a series of robberies in Moscow. news agency was told As the Interfax by the press service of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the South-Western Administrative District of the capital, the alleged robber was detained in Yasenevo. It was from this area of ​​the city that statements from women who had been robbed have recently begun to come in.

Svetlana Kuznetsova, who beat Elena Dementieva in the US Open final last year, failed to defend her title. In the first round of the US Open, she lost to another Russian, Ekaterina Bychkova, with a score of 3:6, 2:6. The match lasted 65 minutes, and during this time last year's champion made 65 unforced errors. Svetlana Kuznetsova became the first US champion in history to finish the fight in the first round, reports the AP agency.

The first racket of the US Open, Russian Maria Sharapova, reached the second round of the tournament, beating Greek tennis player Eleni Daniilida with a score of 6:1, 6:1. Four more Russians advanced to the second round of the US Open - Ekaterina Bychkova, Nadezhda Petrova, Vera Dushevina and Maria Kirilenko. In the first set of the match with Sharapova, Daniilidou had two opportunities to break the Russian’s serve.

Almost all oil production and refining operations in the Gulf of Mexico were suspended due to Hurricane Katrina, USA Today reports. This caused a sharp increase in fuel prices, in particular, in regions affected by the hurricane, a liter of gasoline rose by 16 cents. Natural gas and heating oil have also become more expensive. In the near future, analysts expect an increase in fuel prices throughout the country.

The leader of the National Bolshevik Party (NBP) Eduard Limonov called the attack on activists of left-wing political organizations near the building of the city committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in Moscow a manifestation of civil war, Interfax reports . “This is a challenge that leaves us no choice. These are the first skirmishes of the civil war, and we must participate in it,” Limonov said.