As a result of a major road accident in Chechnya, six people died, including three children. This was reported by the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the republic. As noted on July 8, at approximately 17:30 Moscow time, on the section of the Kizlyar-Mozdok highway between the settlements of Chervlennaya and Novoshchedrinskaya, a Gazelle minibus, the driver of which was engaged in private transportation, collided with a Lada Priora.

Ukrainian authorities on Sunday, July 8, arrested the driver of a bus with Russian pilgrims, who was involved in an accident in the Chernigov region, RIA Novosti reports, citing a representative of the Russian Embassy in Ukraine. The name of the detainee has not been reported. It is noted that the driver remains in Ukraine; the investigation continues. The accident occurred on July 7 in the Chernihiv region.

In the Krasnodar Territory, train traffic interrupted due to heavy rains and flooding has been completely restored, ITAR-TASS reports citing representatives of Russian Railways. On the morning of July 8, the agency’s interlocutors said, it was possible to restore railway communication in the Anapa area. On the evening of July 7, train traffic in the direction of Novorossiysk was restored.

British tennis player Andy Murray lost to Swiss Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final in four sets with a score of 6:4, 5:7, 3:6, 4:6, according to the official website of the tournament. The Briton won the first set, managing to break in the first game, but with the score 2:0 in Murray's favor, the Swiss tennis player won someone else's serve and restored the balance in the score. With the score tied at 4-4, Murray made another break and broke serve in the next game to win the first set.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation confirmed the fact of water discharge from the Neberdzhaevsky reservoir, located near Krymsk, reports RIA Novosti . “For 13 hours, repeated automatic drains were carried out, but it is too early to say that this was the cause of the flood,” said a representative of the investigation. According to the agency's interlocutor, the plums were portioned. He also clarified that the dam did not suffer damage as a result of heavy rains.

In the north-west of Moscow, a passenger bus was fired at with pneumatic guns, RIA Novosti reported on Sunday, July 8, citing the press service of the city police department. A LiAZ 5292-21 bus on route 9 came under fire on Saturday afternoon near house number 9 on Tushinskaya Street. No one was injured as a result of the incident, but a dent was left on the body of the bus.

08.07.2012, 20:49:56 version Print | PDA/PDA Consequences of flooding in Krymsk. Photo by RIA Novosti/Ilya Pitalev Breaking the waves What really happened to Krymsk In the two days following the natural disaster in Kuban, kilometers of analytical notes appeared on the Internet devoted to the reasons for such a large number of casualties and destruction.

The North Korean state channel showed Disney characters Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh, reports the Associated Press . A performance by performers dressed as Disney characters was part of a televised concert for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un . Other Disney characters were also featured in the video. They danced, and the background to their performance was frames from popular cartoons, in particular from “Snow White”, “Dumbo” and “Beauty and the Beast”.

Fourteen Russians injured in an accident in Ukraine were transported to Moscow by Il-76 plane of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, RIA Novosti reports . The victims, brought by plane from Nezhin near Kiev, will be hospitalized in Moscow hospitals, representatives of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

Newly elected Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Sunday, July 8, signed a decree overturning the decision of the country's Constitutional Court to dissolve parliament. This was reported by Agence France-Presse with reference to the Egyptian state agency MENA. Parliament will work until new elections to the country's legislative body. The vote must take place within 60 days of the adoption of the country's new constitution.

As a result of the flood in the Crimean region of the Krasnodar Territory, more than 24 thousand people were affected. Such data, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press service of the regional administration, was provided by the regional governor Alexander Tkachev . Previously, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported about 12 thousand victims.

The amount of compensation to the victims and families of those killed as a result of the flood in the Kuban has been determined. The families of the victims, it was reported on Sunday, July 8, on the website of the Krasnodar Territory administration, will receive two million rubles - payments will be equally divided between the regional and federal budgets. Each victim will be paid 50 thousand rubles from the regional budget and 100 thousand rubles from the federal budget.

Ukrainian boxer Vladimir Klitschko defended his championship titles by defeating American Tony Thompson , a contender for the IBF (International Boxing Federation) world champion title, RIA Novosti reports . The fight between Klitschko and Thompson took place in Bern on the evening of July 7 local time (on the night of July 8 Moscow time). The fight was stopped in the sixth round after a knockout blow from the Ukrainian.

The United States intends to provide financial assistance to Afghanistan until 2017. According to the Associated Press , US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced this on Sunday, July 8, at the international conference on Afghanistan, which opened in Tokyo. According to Clinton, a request for financial assistance to Afghanistan over five years will be sent to the US Congress in the near future.

08.07.2012, 15:43:03 version Print | PDA/PDA Frame from NTV channel Gambling license plate thieves detained in Moscow Three men were detained in Moscow suspected of stealing license plates for the purpose of extortion, reports the capital department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs . The extortionists were detained on July 7 near the Chertanovskaya metro station.