The organizers of the fight for the world heavyweight title according to the WBA (World Boxing Association) between Russian Nikolai Valuev and American Johnny Ruiz admitted that the result of the fight, announced immediately after its end, turned out to be erroneous. Valuev was awarded the victory by a unanimous decision of the judges, and not by a majority of their votes, reports the Associated Press.

On Sunday evening, the Investigative Committee under the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case into the death of the owner of the Ingushetia.ru website Magomed Evloev , told RIA Novosti . official representative of the SKP Vladimir Markin As Markin clarified, we are talking about Article 109 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - causing death by negligence.

In Kabardino-Balkaria, two policemen were killed and two more were injured. As Interfax reports , citing a source in the republic's law enforcement agencies, on the afternoon of August 30, unknown persons fired at a Zhiguli official car, in which there were police officers. The attack took place near the village of Verkhniy Baksan, Elbrus region. The criminals fired from the forest area. At the scene of the incident, 28 shell casings from various weapons were found.

Russian heavyweight boxer Nikolai Valuev put up for auction on Ebay the silk robe he wore when he fought with American Johnny Ruiz (August 30). All proceeds will go to charity and will be transferred to an organization that supplies medicines to patients with AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, Valuev’s official website reports. The Russian boxer's red, white and blue robe is already listed on Ebay and currently costs €755. The person who decides to beat this price must offer at least 760 euros.

Valuev's double Russian boxer regained his champion title On the night of August 30-31, Nikolai Valuev regained the WBA (World Boxing Association) world heavyweight champion title. As a result of the 12-round fight, Valuev defeated the American Johnny Ruiz by unanimous decision, although immediately after the fight it was not unanimous, but very much “divided”. But more on that later.

Archival documents have been released detailing amateur diplomat James Lonsdale-Bryans' attempt to conclude a peace agreement with Nazi Germany, the British newspaper The Observer writes on Sunday. The internal memos, compiled during the Second World War by members of the British counterintelligence MI5, were kept in the National Archives under the heading "secret" until August 31, 2008.

In New Orleans, which is approaching Hurricane Gustav, a general evacuation has been announced, city mayor Ray Nagin announced on Saturday evening local time, AFP reports . Residents of New Orleans, Nagin said, were ordered to leave the city as of 08:00 Sunday. “We want everyone to leave the city. If you decide to stay, you will be responsible for yourself,” warned the mayor of New Orleans.

Representatives of the US National Hurricane Center announced the weakening of Hurricane Gustav, which is approaching the coast of the United States. According to AFP , the hurricane, which previously reached category four on the five-point Saffir-Simpson scale, is now at the level of category three. According to experts, the speed of the Gustav decreased from 65 to 57 meters per second during the day.

In Ingushetia, the owner of the opposition website "Ingushetia.ru" Magomed Evloev was wounded . The editors of the site reported this to Lenta.ru. The exact circumstances of the incident are unknown. The editors only know that on Sunday, August 31, Evloev flew to Ingushetia from Moscow on the same plane with the President of the Republic, Murat Zyazikov . After the president left the airport, Evloev was surrounded by some armed people and taken away in an unknown direction.

An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude occurred in the area of ​​Lake Baikal on Sunday night, Interfax reports , citing representatives of the regional center of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. According to them, the epicenter of the earthquake was 15 kilometers west of the settlement of Slyudyanka, located in the southern part of the lake. According to preliminary data, there were no casualties or destruction as a result of the tremors.

On Sunday, an accident occurred in St. Petersburg, as a result of which three people were injured, Interfax reports . As the agency clarifies, at the intersection of Veterans Avenue and Zhukova Street, for unknown reasons, a truck drove off the road and rammed a bus stop. Then a Nissan passenger car crashed into the truck. As a result of this, two people who were at the stop, as well as the driver of the car, were injured.

A Boeing from the Venezuelan airline Conviasa has gone missing in the Ecuadorian Andes. According to various sources, we are talking about a Boeing 737 or Boeing 747 cargo plane. There was a crew of three people on board, AP reports. The missing Boeing was built 30 years ago. According to Flight International, the plane was being transported to a new owner. Weather conditions were reported to be favorable during the flight. Ecuadorian rescue services began searching for the Boeing.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon broke his shoulder while riding a bicycle, Reuters reports citing the press service of the head of state. As the agency clarified, the incident occurred on Saturday morning, when the president was taking his daily bike ride. While walking, Calderon fell off his bike, breaking his left shoulder and also damaging his left knee. According to the press service, the head of state lost control while moving on a slippery surface.

Due to Hurricane Gustav approaching the US coast, the work of oil production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico has almost completely stopped, AP reports. By Saturday afternoon local time (late Saturday evening Moscow time), oil production in the Gulf of Mexico had been cut to one-quarter of normal levels. Natural gas production fell by 40 percent. In the coming hours, Shell and BP intend to completely suspend work in the Gulf of Mexico.

Russian Nikolay Davydenko reached the 1/8 finals of the men's tournament of the US Open, beating another Russian representative Dmitry Tursunov (6:2, 7:6, 6:3) in the third round match, AFP reports . Davydenko's opponent in the fourth round will be the winner of the pair Gilles Muller (Luxembourg) - Nicolas Almagro (Spain). Also, matches with the participation of Russian tennis players will soon take place.