After the Supreme Court at the last minute rejected his appeal of pardon, the Englishman was executed in the United States, who served for 16 years in the cell chamber. A native of Suffolka Jackie Ellitt died of a fatal injection in the prison of Huntsville (Texas). In 1986, Ellitt was convicted of rape and murder of a girl. Attempts by the criminal’s lawyers to achieve a 11-hour delay in the death penalty, in order to continue the study of DNA, were unsuccessful.

Yaromir Yagr became the main character of the next day of the NHL regular championship. The Czech striker abandoned his 500th washer in his career, becoming a 33rd player who obeyed this line. This happened in the second period of the match with Tampa Bay, which Washington Jagra won with a score of 5: 1. The forward himself made a hat-trick in this meeting, and a significant puck became the third for him in the match.

On Wednesday night, Israeli troops, with the support of tanks and military helicopters, entered the al-store refugees in the central gas sector. The Palestinian died for 65 years under the wreckage of her house, destroyed by Israeli military in the al-store refugees in the Gaza Strip. According to Palestinian data, she, apparently, did not hear the military warnings about the need to leave the building.

Large fragments of the COLUMBIA broken ship, including one of its engines, were discovered in Louisian. This was announced on Tuesday at a press conference in Washington, Assistant Deputy Director of NASA, Michael Churchnik, who oversees space flights and ISS programs. The wreckles of Columbia, on board of which 7 crew members died, still found, mainly in Texas and Louisiana, ITAR-TASS reports.

The producer of the Russian duet "Tatu", who lasted the first line in the British hit parade , through the official website of the group , offered the British Channel 4 to conduct a public discussion about pedophilia in the UK. "As a psychiatrist, I have serious suspicions of the tendencies of the TV presenter of the British Channel 4 Richard Madley to pedophilia.

Several computer servers of the NASA laboratory , engaged in the development of atomic energy engines, were attacked by hackers protesting against US policy in the Middle East. It is reported by Lenta.ru with reference to the website itworld.com . On the online pages of the laboratory, several indictment reports appeared, which criticize US military intervention in Iraq. The attack began on Saturday about two in the afternoon local time and lasted more than an hour and a half.

President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma signed a law on amendments to the criminal and criminal procedure codes of Ukraine, which establishes liability for the laundering of funds received by criminal means. This was reported on Wednesday by the press service of the administration of the head of state. The document was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on January 16, Interfax reports.

Guillermo Sanchez and his wife won $ 85 million in the California lottery What's My Line. Journalists note that he and his 42-year-old wife Bert were very nervous when they answered questions to the cameras. “We could not close the eye for four days,” says Berta. “We could never imagine that we would once have a happiness to experience this,” her husband adds. Guillermo Sanchez said that he bought a happy ticket in a small store on the way home.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair again called "completely obvious" that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass defeat. He stated this on Wednesday, speaking in the House of Commons of the British Parliament, AFP reports. “I think that in our dossier we have complete clarity in weapons of mass destruction. It is obvious that Saddam has it,” Blair said.

In Voronezh, two people died and several people received burns and bruises of varying severity in an explosion of a pyrotechnic warehouse located in a residential building. This was reported in the Main Directorate for Civil Defense and Emergencies of the Voronezh Region. A message about the explosion in a residential building was received by the duty unit of the Civil Defense and Emergency Situations at 14:00 Moscow time.

The purchase of the Euro with central banks of a number of countries influenced the growth of the course of the pan -European currency. This is evidenced by a study conducted by the largest European bank WestLB . According to analysts, the Central Bank diversify their currency reserves and amplified euro, writes Die Welt in the material, which is published by Inopressa.ru .

On July 17, a concert of the famous Icelandic singer, composer and actress Bjork will be held in the capital's sports complex "Olympic". According to the organizers of the tour of the singer, the exact program of the Moscow concert has not yet been defined. “However, it is safe to say that Bjork will bring traditional Icelandic jazz melodies to Russia, and compositions from the Selmasongs album, and their new songs,” the organizers said.

At today's UN Security Council, the US Secretary of State Paowell promised to submit to Washington the alleged evidence of Iraq of the weapons of mass destruction. The performance of Colin Powell is designed for an hour and a half. It is possible that the Director of the CIA John Tenet will take part in the report.

In California, a robber, armed with an automatic ultrasound machine, is operating. The Sacramento police warned the city residents that an armed robber was operating in the areas of the location of banks. The objects of the attack are citizens who carry money deposits to banks. Robitic signs are reported: a tall dark-skinned man of 20-30 years old, a dense physique. He drives Honda-CRX of blue in a car. Within a month, 9 people were robbed, RIA Novosti reports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin "is highly satisfied with the course and results" negotiations with Pakistan President Perevz Musharraf. The head of the Russian state declared this to reporters at the end of a meeting with the leader of Pakistan .