The great confrontation of Mars will be able to observe earthlings at the end of August, the head of the space astrometry department of the Russian Academy of Sciences Lidia Rykhlova told Interfax. “At this time, the Earth and Mars will be at the minimum distance from each other. In such periods, Mars is most accessible to observers,” said Rykhlova. In late July - early August, Mars quickly approaches the ground, moving along the constellation of Aquarius.

One police officer died and several people were injured as a result of the explosion of the landmine in the Chechen village of Assinovskaya, not far from the administrative border with Ingushetia.

“The negotiations that took place in the United States of America indicate that the Americans objectively perceive the events taking place in Chechnya,” Salambek Maigov, special representative Aslan Maskhadov, said on the air of the Echo of Moscow radio station.

A twelve -year -old boy, who was poisoned on July 17, died this morning at the Toxicological Center of the Kharkov Hospital N 7. Here, on Friday and Saturday, his younger brothers of nine and a year and a half died. Doctors continue to fight for the life of a four -year -old girl - the sisters of the dead, but evaluate her condition as critical.

Brazilian Rubens Barikello won the next stage of the Formula-1 championship-Grand Prix of Great Britain. The Brazilian won Montaui by the Colombian Juan-Pablo, and due to a visit to the Human route in a skirt, the organizers of the race, apparently, will receive a knockout blow to the future "Silverstone". The third to the finish line was Finn Kimi Raikkonen, who was ahead of his main opponent in the World Cup - Michael Schumacher, who came the fourth.

In Kenya, the South African plane crashed today, on board the American tourists, reports Ar. According to the Kenyan State Department of Wildlife, the 3 -motor plane Metroliner, heading for Nairobi, under the conditions of poor visibility, crashed into the peak of Lenan - the highest point of the Kenyan Range. On board the aircraft were two crew members and 12 tourists from the USA. All of them died.

The former star of the Club of NBA Chicago Bulls Scotti Pippen returned to his native penalties, and concluded a two -year contract with Chicago. During this time, Pippen will receive ten million dollars. Together with Michael Jordan, Pippen won six NBA champions in Chicago. According to ESPN , the general manager of Chicago John Paxon, who himself played the team with Jordan and Pippen, wanted to get Pippen. Peppen spent the last four seasons at Portland.

Only on Monday, Brazilian Ronaldinho will officially become a player in the Spanish Barcelona. However, this is not a delay, but a technical necessity. The midfielder needs to undergo a medical examination, and appear in front of journalists in the Barca T -shirt at the official ceremony. After it became known that the French PSG concluded a deal with Barcelona, ​​and sold Ronaldinho to Spain, the football player flew to the El Piat Airport.

The scandal with Kobi Brian, who threaten four years in prison for an attempt to rape, can hit not only the image of the basketball player himself, but also on the image of the entire NBA, American journalists who predict the development of this matter say. Recall that now Bryant costs about $ 20 million annually, but all this well-being can break off if Kobi is condemned and he spends time in prison. Four years and 20 years of the probationary period can be the minimum period.

The 25-year-old citizen of Russia Nathan Sharafutdinov drowned today off the coast of the Japanese prefecture of Tiba in the area of ​​the city of Nosaki. He, as ITAR-TASS was informed at the local security department at sea (UBM), took him to the open sea when he bathed with his comrade. A friend of Sharafutdinov managed to return to the shore on his own. According to eyewitnesses, there was no strong excitement of the sea in the area of ​​the tragedy at this time.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko admits that in the situation around the closure of the NTV corps in Belarus and expulsions from the country of the correspondent of this television company Pavel Selin both sides (both NTV and the leadership of Belarus), perhaps, got excited. “Both sides may have gotten awakened, maybe they hastened.

Tony Blair, Prime Minister of Great Burtia, again called on North Korea to stop his nuclear program. The British prime minister said this, according to the Sky News television company, on Sunday after negotiations with the President of the Republic of Korea but Mu Hyom in Seoul.

Tony Blair "certainly intends to continue to fulfill his duties. He categorically rejected the likelihood of his resignation after the alleged suicide of a government expert, whom the government called the informant of the television and radio company Air Force on the "Iraqi dossier". About this the British prime minister, who is on a trip to a number of countries of the Asia-Pacific region, said today in an interview with the American television company Sky News.

The Air Force officially admitted that the source of information about the inaccuracy of the Iraqi Dossier was an adviser to the British Ministry of Defense David Kelly. The television company distributed the corresponding application on Sunday.

In Jerusalem, the meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the head of the Palestinian government Mahmoud Abbas ended. As RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Israeli radio station "Seventh Channel", the Palestinian side characterizes the meeting as "heavy". According to observers, it was also “heavy”, most likely, it was for the Israelis.