American intelligence services claim that in the United States there are about five thousand people involved in the al-Qaeda terrorist network. This was announced today by The Washington Times, citing an unnamed representative of the US intelligence service. This number, according to the newspaper, includes people “conducting suspicious activities”, as well as those who do not take part in such activities, but know about the plans of the terrorists.

Only one day - July 27 √ the festival of rock will be held in Sochi. The festival "Rupor" will be attended by musicians from Russia and Ukraine. This event was devoted to a press conference, which took place on Wednesday in one of the Moscow clubs. In 2003, 350 years of reunification of Ukraine and Russia will be fulfilled, and by the decision of the governments of the two states this year was declared a year of friendship, ITAR-TASS reports.

On Thursday, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Israel, Uzi Landau, said that Israel plans to soon import dozens of specially trained dogs to the country who will assist the police in preventing the Palestinian Kamikaze attacks. Palestinian militants who hide explosive devices under clothing or bags, for 21 months of Palestinian intifada destroyed hundreds of Israelis. All this forced Israeli special services to look for new opportunities for preventing terrorist attacks.

Six residents of the Gardaban district of Georgia managed to steal a whole bridge weighing 25 tons in one night, connecting the cities of Rustavi and Gardabani, IMA-Press reports. For the operation, criminals used heavy equipment, with the help of which parts of the dismantled bridge were transported to the scrap metal. The two abductors - Hassana Mamedov and Telman Garibov - managed to detain. The search for other non -ferrous metal hunters continues. The investigation is conducted.

The United States has developed a plan for the invasion of Iraq, but cannot find an excuse to start the operation. USA Today reported this today, referring to the representative of the Pentagon, who wished to remain unnamed. According to him, a detailed report includes the preparation of an operation that will require a contingent of 300 thousand US troops, and a description of material and technical support, and plans for the invasion itself.

The Bank of Russia on Friday releases a silver coin with a dignity of two rubles and a 25-ruble gold. On the memorial coins of the series "Signs of the Zodiac" depicts the constellation Leo , Interfax reports with reference to the Department of External and Public Relations of the Bank of Russia.

On September 1, a new educational institution will open in Moscow - the school of opera art Galina Vishnevskaya, ITAR -TASS reports. At a press conference in the Union of Theater Workers of the Russian Federation, the singer said that almost everything was ready in the Ostozhenka building by the beginning of the school year. Pupils in the new school will be 25.

Three years later, a children's park will appear in the Moscow Lower Mnevniki, in which all the main shrines of Israel and Palestine will be presented on a scale of 1:10. As the General Director of the Holy Land Exchination company Emil Pagis, the construction project in the Moscow district , said the lower volume of the Holy Land entertainment in the Moscow district, was approved by the city authorities and the inter -religious council of Russia.

The new head coach of the Nigeria national team will be the famous Brazilian specialist Carlos Alberto Pareira, RTR-Sport reports. Under the guidance of this coach, the Brazilian team won the world champions in 1994. Interestingly, the candidacy of Partyira was mentioned by the President of the RFU Vyacheslav Koloskov among the seven foreign coaches, who were considered as a contender for the post of mentor of the Russian national team.

The Danish Ministry of Integration submitted on Wednesday new rules for issuing work permits for foreign specialists. According to Neue Zuercher Zeitung , foreigners can now get a work right to work if they have a profession in which Denmark is deficient. The list developed by the Ministry of Integration includes specialists in computer science, engineers, mathematicians, scientists in the field of natural sciences, doctors and nurses.

At least three people died in the federal land of Brandenburg as a result of the North of Germany, which had swept over the North from Wednesday to Thursday of a hurricane. Due to the bad weather, an emergency landing at Verennekhhen Airport, located northeast of Berlin, was forced to make a passenger plane. According to the policeman, on board the Liner of Crossare, who was following the charter flight from the North German Hamburg to the Swiss Basel, were 20 people, including 4 crew members.

On board the Mi-6 helicopter missing on Taimyr, there were 12 employees of the Dudin Arctic exploration expedition, who were sent to the island of Bolshevik for exploration. In addition, there were 5 crew members and 4 aviation equipment on board. This was reported in the Siberian regional center of the Ministry of Emergencies, Interfax reports. The names of the team members became known This is a motorist A. Berestnev, workers V. School, D. Lomakin, V. Koldornin, O.

The authorities of the capital intend to reconstruct one of the largest transport units located in the area of ​​the Kuntsevskaya metro station. As Interfax reported on Thursday in the city administration, the reconstruction suggests, in particular, the construction of a multifunctional public center on the Rublevskoye Shosse, which includes a transport station, a hotel, an office-business center, a cultural and entertainment complex, an administrative building and a multi-tier car parking.

The Chairman of the Federation Council will take under personal control the fate of alternatives in Nizhny Novgorod Chairman of the Federation Council Sergei Mironov expressed concern to the further fate of 20 draftees in Nizhny Novgorod, who chose an alternative service and pass it in one of the city hospitals as orderlies, Interfax reports. "I will take under personal control the fate of these guys.

The musical "Captain's daughter", which is based on the work of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, known to any schoolchild, will soon be able to see residents of the city of Narva, as well as Tallinn, ITAR-TASS reports. The promise to bring to Estonia the showing show to the music of Andrei Petrov, as well as the ballet Evgeny Onegin, gave the great -grandson of the great poet Kenneth (Innokenty) Pushkin.