The rivals of the Moscow Dynamo in the group tournament of the hockey Cup of European Champions, which will be held in January next year in St. Petersburg, became clubs from the Czech Republic and Slovakia - "Pardubitsa" and "Slovan". Following the results of the draw held on Wednesday in St. Petersburg, six teams that will take part in the European Champions Cup were divided into two groups named after Alexander Ragulin and Ivan Glinka.

In the atmosphere of one of the most serious crises in the history of the European Union, the next EU summit opens. The heads of state and governments of 25 countries of the Union will find a way out of the situation that arose as a result of the failure of the EU constitution project in referenda in France and the Netherlands . An even more difficult task is to determine the prospects of the union budget for the period 2007-2013. The summit opens on Thursday evening and will last on Friday.

The Spanish police conducted two large -scale operations today, according to which 27 people have already been arrested. Over the past hours, the number of arrested has increased by 11 people. According to a representative of the Ministry of the Interior, all taken into custody are suspected of belonging to Islamist terrorist groups.

For the first time in 16 years, Milan “Inter” received one of the main trophies of Italian football, defeating Roma in the return match of the Italian Cup final. Thanks to the only goal of Sinishi Mikhailovich from the penalty area in the 52nd minute of the meeting, the Milanians defeated the Romans with a minimal score in their field.

In Paris, the day before, two tourists from the United States were arrested late in the evening for a naked posing against the backdrop of the world -famous triumphal arch. According to the police, the young people who have tipped the 20 and 24 years old decided to capture themselves for descendants. "Photoshoot" in the style of Nude took place in Charles de Gaulle Square, in one of the most lively places in the city.

Australia turns into a place of exile of the objectionable political figures of China, the day before, the Chinese defector Yuan Khunbin, a former professor of law of Beijing University, who was thrown into prison for his democratic views. He became the fourth Chinese defector who ended up in Australia last month, writes The Daily Telegraph (translation on the website inopressa.ru ).

Swedish lesbians received the right to start a child through artificial insemination. In accordance with the new law entering into force from the beginning of July, the right to use the artificial fertilization service is granted to women's pairs, which has registered their relations or living in a civil marriage. Until now, only women of traditional orientation who are in civil or official marriage with a man could take advantage of artificial fertilization.

Michael Jackson, who two days ago an acquittal was sentenced, may soon live outside the United States. Such an assumption was expressed by the singer’s brother in an interview with the well -known leading television company CNN Larry King. As Jermain Jackson said, it is quite possible that his famous brother will make just such a decision. Earlier there were rumors that the singer would move to live in Europe or Africa.

The fuel oil spill due to the collapse of the composition with oil products in the Tver region threatens the capital's water intakes and can lead to pollution of the reservoirs from which drinking water enters Moscow. In the Tver region they left the rails, and then 24 tanks with fuel oil turned upside down. The incident occurred at the Zubtsovo -Aristovo railway in the Rzhevsky district at 20:05 Moscow time on Wednesday. In total, there were 60 tanks in the composition.

The abducted picture of the famous Spanish artist Francisco Goya, depicting the Count Kannibal Ugolino, was discovered during a search in a suburbs of Podgorica. Two brothers, identified by the police only by the initials of DM and GM, were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the theft of the canvas. The picture the size of a sheet of paper was abducted in 2001 in Turin (Italy) - the thief stole this masterpiece from the exhibition in the Torino -Seposizione gallery, reports Ar.

Regular food consumption of a large amount of red meat of animals and products made from it increases the danger of intestinal cancer. This conclusion was reached by a group of European scientists on the basis of a large -scale medical examination conducted over the past five years in 10 European countries. The examination was attended by half a million people. The Italian La Stampa writes about its results on Thursday, which is published by Inopressa.ru .

The famous South African swimmer-marathon Karina Brover established a world achievement for women by the speed of overcoming the swim of the Gibraltar Strait. 16 kilometers of troubled waters separating Africa from Europe, she overcame in 3 hours and 35 minutes, having broken the former record of the Indian Bula Chowdhuri for two minutes, set in 2000. The 25-year-old bruver is from Cape Taun, ITAR-TASS reports. She is an amateur athlete, a flutist by profession, also leads her own music agency.

Valencia turned on to the struggle for the striker of the Spanish Football Club "Real Sociedad of Nihata". According to the newspaper Sport-Express , the President of the “bats” Juan Solier met with his colleague from Real Socialister Jose Luis Astiasaran and proposed to the Turkish striker of 5 million pounds plus 2 million if Nihat manages to prove himself in Valencia. However, as the source notes, Astiasaran, most likely, will agree to accept the proposal of CSKA.

The presentation of the two monographs of the Lebanese professor Suheil Farah "Metropolitan Elijah (Karam) and Russia" and "Diversity of cultures: the experience of Russia and the Levantian East" has become one of the main events of the VIII Scientific and Theological Symposium of the cycle "Dialogue of worldviews", held on June 14-15 in Nizhny Novgorod, Blagovet-INFO reports.

In Germany, the Confederations Cup started, which a year before the start of the World Cup allows the organizers to check the readiness of stadiums and all services for the chief tournament of the four-year, to get good sparring partner, and to see the audience to see the best national teams of the world. The tournament is attended by eight national teams, divided into two quarters.