The hunger strike of the Palestinian prisoners contained in Israeli prisons began on charges of damage to state security. According to the KOL ISRAEL radio station, at the first stage of the protest, which began in the morning on Sunday, 1,500 prisoners of prison cheap, Nafha and Hadarim take part in it. Within a week, another 2.5 thousand Palestinians should connect to them in other places of imprisonment.

The US male and women's teams set new world records in competitions at the eight. Note that in both cases the competitions were qualification, which gave the Americans to the final races. Despite the wind in the rowing stadium of Athens, a hot struggle was in full swing. Even a meter before the end of the distance there was a Canadian boat, the crew of which became the world champion in 2002 and 2003. Then the Americans finished third and second, respectively.

The Minister of Economy of Georgia Kakha Bendukidze on the air of the Archevanis Zgvarze program (“On the Encovement of Choice”) of the popular MZU television company sent it to the distance of his opponent, parliamentarian and businessman Levan Gachechiladze. The latter also did not remain in debt, Izvestia reports.

About 100 fans of the singer Viktor Tsoi, who died exactly 14 years ago, gathered on Sunday on the Old Arbat in Moscow to honor the musician's memory. People who came to the improvised monument - the wall of Viktor Tsoi in Krivoarbatsky Lane, recall the deceased singer, sing his songs, the radio station "Echo of Moscow" reports. Also, fans of the Kino group were able to see the plaster layout of the monument, which is planned to be erected by Victor Tsoi, and donate funds to create it.

Relatives of the passengers of the Tu-154 aircraft of the Russian Airline Siberia, which was shot down by the S-300 missile during the exercises of the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces over the Black Sea in October 2001, filed a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was reported on Sunday by RIA Novosti by the chairman of the Fund for Assistance to relatives of the dead passengers Boris Kalinovsky.

At least 15 people died as a result of a terrorist act on Sunday, on the day of independence of the country, in the staff of the Assam in the northeast of India. The number of the wounded is specified. As noted in the messages from the Huvahati entered the Indian capital with reference to police sources, the explosion thundered in the Dhamaji district near the college during the rise of the national flag.

The Turkish weightlifter Halil Mutlu confirmed his right to be called one of the best athletes of our time. In the category up to 56 kilograms, he won his third Olympic gold in Athens, raising a total of 295 kilograms. Mutlu growth is only 150 centimeters, which is why he was not taken into the army, where he wanted to start a military career. However, he found himself in sports. On the Athenian platform, Mutla in a push raised 160 kilograms and in a jerk coped with a weight of 135 kilograms.

The absolute weather record was recorded in Tokyo, where for exactly 40 days the air temperature during the day has stably reached 30 degrees Celsius. Only today after the past night and in the morning of the rain, the temperature in the Othamati area, where the meteorological control is located and is measured, could not rise above 28.5 degrees, bringing some relief to the residents and guests of the Japanese capital.

Ukrainian Alena Kostievich won a gold medal in bullet shooting from a pneumatic pistol from 10 meters. To identify the winner in these competitions, a shootout was required, since after ten shots, Kostichevich and an athlete from Serbia and Montenegro, Yasna Sekarich, was the same number of points - 483.3. As a result, a decisive shot with the best result was made by a Ukrainian - 10.2 versus 9.4 at Sekarich.

The Chernyshkovsky district of the Volgograd region as a result of the accident, three people died, four were injured. This was reported on Sunday by Interfax in the regional traffic police department. According to the interlocutor of the agency, on the Volgograd-Rosta highway, the driver of the VAZ-2110 car from Saratov lost control and, having left the oncoming lane, made a frontal collision with a VAZ-2199 car from Tatarstan. As a result of the accident, drivers of cars died on the spot.

In Spain, near the fashionable resort city of Fuenhirol, a mandari mandari, a secret adviser for especially important affairs of the former king Morocco Hassan II, was found in the underground parking lot. According to El Mundo , the mandari was killed by a shot in the head on August 4, but then his death went unnoticed, since the police did not know who the killed was, and considered it a victim of ordinary mafia disassembly.

At least to 18 people, the number of people who died as a result of an attack on the American state of Florida as a result of two natural disasters - Hurricane "Charlie" and the tropical storm "Bonnie" increased. The deaths of 13 people as a result of various incidents related to the "rampant" "Charlie", on Saturday, reported forensic experts reported in the state.

The President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev expressed his condolences to the relatives and friends of the victims, as well as those who suffered in a car accident that occurred on August 14 on the Kazan -Ulyanovsk highway, Interfax was told on Sunday at the press center of the head of the republic.

Iraqi police call local and foreign journalists accredited to work in the unfinition, to leave this sacred Shiite city on Sunday. According to the Emirates satellite channel Al-Arabia, the requirement is put forward in connection with the worsening security atmosphere in the city. According to the press conference by the police chief of Nezhef, Baleb al-Jazairi, the police have data that the building of one of the hotels in which the journalists live, a car filled with explosives can be parked.

Boris Yeltsin goes to Norway today. In the country of Fjords, the first president of Russia intends to spend several days. During this time, he plans to relax, as well as meet with the Norwegian leadership. According to ITAR-TASS chief of the protocol of ex-president Vladimir Shevchenko, Boris Yeltsin makes this trip at the invitation of King Norway Harald Five. "King Harald Fifth has long invited Boris Nikolayevich, but it has not yet managed to visit Norway," he said.