In Kyiv, a press conference was held by the former head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Alexander Turchinov. He voluntarily resigned immediately after the removal of the government of Yulia Tymoshenko. The former official said that he threatens the security of his country, as well as who threatens his own security, Interfax reports.

In the United States, three mice infected with a bubonic plague disappeared from the scientific laboratory. The rodents, presumably, disappeared about two weeks ago. The authorities began the search. However, experts say that the threat is insignificant. Animals disappeared from the Research Institute of Health at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. This Research Institute is conducting research on bioterrorism by order of the government.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated on the 90th anniversary the team of the Central Cinema Studio of Children's and Youth films named after Gorky. The press service of the head of state reported on Friday that the telegram, in particular, notes: “This anniversary is a great event for everyone who loves Russian cinema is interested in its rich history. Your film studio can rightfully be proud of outstanding actors and directors, artists and operators.

At the World Cup for football players no older than 17 years old, which will begin on Friday in Peru, a novelty will be tested - the Pelias 2 football from Adidas with a built -in microchip. The chip is designed to help the judge in assessing the controversial moments: whether the ball crossed the goal, whether he went outside the field.

One of the streets of the capital of South Ossetia Tskhinvili on Monday will be in a festive atmosphere to be renamed Valery Gazzaev Street. The coach of CSKA himself will come to the festive ceremony in an unrecognized republic. This was announced by RIA Novosti Assistant President South Ossetia Costa Kochiev.

Employees of the criminal investigation department, together with colleagues from the Kilmezsky District Department of Internal Affairs of the Kirov region, detained a 38-year-old man suspected of killing a 9-year-old girl. This was reported by REGNUM in the press service of the Kirovsky Internal Affairs Directorate.

Renee Zeleveger and her husband Kenni Chesni announced a divorce. The four-month marriage of the Oscar and the Country-singer suffered Fiasco. The 36-year-old Zelweger filed papers for divorce to court of Los Angeles, indicating "Fraud" as a reason, writes PEOPLE magazine. It is not known why Renee Zeleveger called such a reason. There have been no comments from her or her representatives yet. The marriage of Zelweger and Chesni took place on May 9, 2005 on one of the Caribbean islands.

Recently, Russian officials are increasingly concerned with the growth of gasoline prices. According to the forecast of the Russian fuel union, only until the end of September in the capital gasoline will rise in price by another 20-30 kopecks. The RTS notes that the average wholesale prices for gasoline in Russia from the beginning of the year have increased by more than 35%, while the average retail prices for gasoline in the Russian Federation increased by 18.5%.

The hurricane Ophelia, moving along the eastern coast of the United States, gradually loses its strength, turning into a tropical storm, meteorologists report. The highest wind speed fell to 112 km/h from 120 km/h a day earlier, reports Reuters. Ophelia was the first hurricane that fell upon the United States after passing a much more destructive hurricane Katrina, which took the lives of hundreds of people and led to the evacuation of 1 million inhabitants.

The government crisis in Ukraine has dramatically worsened. According to some rumors, Yushchenko may go to the alliance with the old regime of former President Leonid Kuchma, who was overthrown in winter thanks to mass protests, at the head of which Yushchenko and Tymoshenko stood.

The Japanese woman, who hired a killer through the Internet in order to kill her lover’s pregnant wife, said to the hired killer to the police when he did not fulfill the order. 32-year-old Erico Kavaguchi, who works as a rescuer in the fire department of Tokyo and the 40-year-old Kozzi Taba, a self-proclaimed private detective who allegedly promised to poison the woman for 136 thousand dollars, were arrested by the police.

North Korea will not turn its nuclear activities if the United States does not agree to provide it with an easily water reactor, said the official representative of the DPRK delegation at six -way negotiations in Beijing. “If the United States still insist on not giving us an easily water nuclear reactor, which is a measure of trust, we will not stop our own peaceful nuclear activities for a moment,” said the representative of the DPRK HAC HAK PON delegation at Beijing.

On Friday, the American press writes about the upcoming negotiations of the presidents of Russia and the USA, which will be held on Friday in Washington. This will be the third meeting of the leaders of the two countries this year. In anticipation of the summit, representatives of the White House administration described the existing relations between Washington and Moscow as a combination of cooperation and tension, diluted by some indifference from Russia.

On some streets of the Petrogradsky district of St. Petersburg on Friday evening, electricity was disconnected due to damage to electric networks, Interfax was told in the Office for Civil Defense and Emergencies of St. Petersburg. According to management, 10 houses from Kamenoostrovsky Prospekt in the direction of Primorsky district fell into the shutdown zone. Currently, the Lenenergo cable network is looking for a cable damage.

Over the past year, the number of deputy requests and inspections has significantly increased in the State Duma, lobbying the interests of certain structures, as well as prices for the requests of deputies to the relevant authorities. The annual turnover from the petitions of deputies in the name of senior officials is calculated by many billions of rubles. The preparation of requests brings colossal and not taken into account income to the people's deputies.