The world-famous Kopakabana beach promises to become a place of another grandiose and, according to the organizers, no less enchanting spectacle than a rock music concert given in Rio de Janeiro Rock bands Rolling Stones in February of this year. On January 20, 2007, on the day of the patron of the city of St. Sebastian, a pop composer and singer, Sir Elton John, will be released on the scene of Kopakaban, RIA Novosti reports.

In recent years, “some sadomasochist relations that have little resembling love have developed between Moscow and Minsk,” the French Liberation evaluates economic contacts between countries. Putin Russia sponsored the Lukashenko regime, giving him at least $ 4 billion a year in the form of preferential gas and oil tariffs. Moscow gives pleasure to weaken Lukashenko to keep it depending on himself.

The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper reported to the US intelligence services that a secret government document was posted on the Internet, which described the device for the missile defense of US President aircraft. There was also a detailed layout of the airliner interior, indicating the security agents. In the same source, sentences were expressed where the sniper should shoot to undermine the plane, striking the fuel tanks.

Sex for the sake of a career is a phenomenon that has already ceased to be a purely female prerogative. This is evidenced by the results of a study conducted by the well -known Italian psychoanthropologist Massimo Chiconya. As part of the study, 689 men aged 18 to 35 years were interviewed.

Georgia accuses Russian banks of laundering money from trafficking in people. Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Nogaidel turned to the International Combating Group of Financial Abuse (Fatf) with a request to pay attention to the activities of a number of Russian banks. The prime minister accused 40 Russian credit institutions of laundering money received from trafficking in people and drugs, as well as in financing terrorism, the Version newspaper reports.

Not far from the Kenyan city of Marsabit (Marsabit), the aircraft of Kenya’s air forces with 17 passengers on board the air forces. Among the passengers were four members of the parliament. They flew to Marsabit, which is located about 450 kilometers northeast of Nairobi to settle the conflict between the local clans. The accident occurred during the approach. Who exactly died and what the exact fate of the rest is not yet known. Meanwhile, four passengers survived and hospitalized.

The Russian government seriously think about forgetting for some time about entering into the World Trade Organization. This may be the result of US policy, which put forward new requirements and do not agree to Russia's participation in the WTO, Izvestia claim.

Currently, the most reliable form of saving funds for a third of Russians (32%) is cash rubles, and every fourth (25%) trusts cash dollars and euros. This is evidenced by the results of the February study by Romir Monitoring . Sociologists state a double decrease in the share of Russians (12% in May) who seek to invest their funds in business and the same increase in those who began to relate to the purchase of jewelry and jewelry (7% in May) with great confidence.

The producers of the VIA Gra group in the place of Christina Katz-Gotlib took a girl similar to Nadia Granovskaya. At the Saturday concert of the show of the first channel "Star-6 factory", a great surprise for all those present was the performance of the VIA Gra group. Instead of the new soloist, Christina Katz-Gotlib, who was taken to the trio after the leader of the Nadi Granovskaya team left, a girl, similar to Granovskaya, came out.

There is no democracy in Russia, and there is nothing more to argue about: Russian President Vladimir Putin weakened the drawings and counterweights within the country, reduced political and legal transparency, deprived independent media, political parties and non -governmental organizations, the newspaper The Washington Post writes.

Svetlana Khorkina was recognized in China to the most beautiful athlete in 2005. The corresponding title of the famous Russian woman was awarded to the State Committee of the PRC for physical education and sports. After the awarding ceremony, Khorkina admitted in an interview with ITAR-TASS that "it is especially pleasant for her to get this award now, during the year of Russia in China." She sincerely rejoiced at her colleagues, who were also awarded high ranks.

In connection with the financial scandal in the Orthodox Church in America, its Primate Metropolitan German published a message in which he asked for forgiveness "for all those who were shocked and dejected by the weaknesses of the human side of the life of the Church." In this document, he expressed regret that the great post , which would end in two weeks, was overshadowed by questions related to the finances of the Church, Interfax reports.

The Moscow Organized Crime Control Service for a group that robbed a mobile phone interior on Novator Street.

In Russia, nationalist sentiments are constantly intensified. The stronghold of hostile attitude to foreigners is such large cities as Moscow and St. Petersburg. And in Voronezh, a city with an 800,000th population, over the past 2 years, 4 black students have been killed.

According to a recent sociological study, most British still consider Christian values ​​important to their country, Interfax reports. Seven out of ten respondents, including those who called themselves unbelievers, are of this opinion. In addition, 74% consider it important to educate children in the Christian spirit, 71% welcome teaching in schools of Christian disciplines.