The plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal District Sergey Kiriyenko is sure that the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the canonization of St. Seraphim of Sarov will be calm.

Two US troops were killed today during two attacks in Iraq. This was announced by a representative of the American command, reports ITAR-TASS. Attacks on the military occurred immediately after the liquidation by the American special forces of the sons of Saddam Hussein - Vudeya and Kusya was reported. One US soldier was killed and six were injured during an attack in the Northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

The leader of one of the largest Iraqi Kurdish parties - the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PSK) - Jalyal Talabani invited the Pope John Paul II to visit Iraq, reports ITAR -TASS with reference to the Al -Tithad newspaper owned by the PSK. This proposal sounded at a meeting of Talabani with the secretary of the Holy See for relations with the states by Archbishop Jean-Louis Toran. Talbani is currently in Italy as part of the delegation of the ruling Council of Iraq.

The 14-year-old Iranka claims the main prize of the Venice Film Festival, Ananova reports. Khan Makhmalbach - the daughter of the famous Iranian director Mokhsen Mahmalbach - herself acted as the director of the full -length painting "The Joy of Madness". In case of victory, the girl will go almost $ 150,000. The khan almost grew up on the set. She shot her first film, which immediately got into the festival program, she shot at 8 years old.

The Governor of the Moscow Region Boris Gromov and the head of the Moscow diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (Russian Orthodox Church), Metropolitan Krutitsky and Kolomensky Juvenal, opened the suburban bishop's residence on the eve of Kolomna, Interfax reports. In the old building of the XVII century, the services of Metropolitan Juvenal and its residential chambers will be located on the territory of the Kolomensky Kremlin.

The last of 10 military echelons will leave from the Serbian Territory Kosovo on Wednesday, with which 78 soldiers and officers, as well as more than 30 units of equipment, will return to Russia to Russia.

The Canadian journalist of the Iranian origin of Zajra Kazemi, who died in Tehran, was buried in his homeland - in the city of Shiraz Fars. The case of her death was transferred to the military prosecutor's office, RIA Novosti reports. On the eve of the journalist’s mother, Azat Kazemi, turned with a written message to the government of Iran with a request to bury her daughter in his homeland.

The Ministry of Health issued a new order to check the drivers for alcohol, which replaced the document 15 years ago, ITAR-TASS reports. On Wednesday, a new order of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation on a medical examination for intoxication of car drivers entered into force. He will replace the order of the USSR Ministry of Health of 1988. The emergence of a new document in some media was associated with extensions for drivers.

Runners, including marathoners, swimmers, weightlifters, cyclists, golf. Juniors and adult athletes. More than 1000 athletes gathered from all over the world in Nansi to participate in the XIV world games of people with transplanted organs. Competitions will be held from 19 to 26 July. Games take place in different countries every two years. All of them transferred the transplantation of organs: heart, lung or kidneys.

In one of the buildings of the thermal workshop of AvtoVAZ OJSC (Togliatti), an explosion occurred on July 22, as a result, three workers received severe burns. In this workshop, gears are treated with fraction As the operational duty officer of the Main Directorate for Civil Defense and Emergencies in the Samara Region said on Wednesday, the explosion occurred during locksmith work. A spark formed from overheating of the electric motor, as a result of which metal dust was ignited.

In the center of Moscow on Brestskaya Street, an eight -story residential building caught fire. According to RIA Novosti in the metropolitan administration of the State Fire Service (UGPS), "at about 18:45 Moscow time, a signal of the fire on the last floor of the 8-storey house number 36 on the 1st Brest Street was received on the bullet of the duty house." An UGPS employee said that, according to the latest data, the fire area is 40 square meters.

Autodrom in Silverstone can be fined for the incident that occurred last Sunday, when a man ran out on the highway during the 11th stage of the Formula 1 World Cup. As stated in the official statement of the FIA , the organizers of the Grand Prix of Great Britain and the British Motorsport Association will have to report for violation of the safety rules before FIA. After that, the World Council for Motorsport will take up the incident, which will be punished to the organizers of the race.

American troops captured one of the closest allies of Saddam Hussein, which is included in the list of 55 wanted Iraqi at number 11. The commander of the American troops in Iraq said this at a press conference. Lieutenant General Ricardo Sansez did not specify the name of the detained Iraqz, calling only his number on the 55 list.

The German road police for 60 km of Autoban Munich Zalzburg pursued a carrier car, which was driven by a mentally ill driver. According to Munich police on Wednesday, the incident occurred the night before, RIA Novosti reports. The offender rushed along the highway at a speed of 185 km per hour. At the same time, he “pushed” each car from behind, which, in his opinion, freed the strip for overtaking not quickly enough. Thus 7 cars were damaged.

Norwegian football player Olla Gunnar Sulsher will be able to completely replace David Beckham in Manchester United. This point of view was expressed by the mu coach Sir Alex Ferguson after Manchester United won the exhibition match against the Celtic - 4: 0. It was Supolrahra Ferguson who put in a place that went to the “Real” of Beckham, and he coped with the task of organizing attacks.