The Moscow region is currently influenced by the western periphery of anticyclone, as well as under the influence of the warm front of the Scandinavian cyclone with local rain and thunderstorms. According to the Hydrometeorological Unit, on Tuesday, during the day, the air in Moscow warms up from 30 to 32 degrees above zero, in the region there will be from plus 28 to plus 33. The weather will be cloudy with clearings, in the afternoon, local rain and thunderstorms are possible.

One of the high -ranking German football officials for inexplicable reasons has made an attempt to take his own life, shooting his pistol into his head. An hour after the end of the final match of the World Championship, a neighbor living in the Raiknikendorf area in West Berlin 65-year-old Jurgen Kisling heard the sound of a shot and called the police, reports the Air Force . The victim was taken to the clinic, where doctors are fighting for his life.

One of the founders of the legendary rock band Pink Floyd Sid Barrett died at the age of 60. “He quietly left us two days ago,” the group representative said on Tuesday British BBC . According to him, "the funeral will be held in the presence of only the relatives of the deceased," Interfax reports. Sida Barrett's guitarist invited another participant in the first composition of the group Roger Waters in Pink Floyd in 1965. However, Barrett recorded only one album with the team.

Bishop of Ishim and Siberian Euthychius, managing the parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church abroad (ROCS) in Russia, called on the clergy and the flock to make efforts to reunite with the Moscow Patriarchate .

In Brussels on Tuesday, negotiations began between the Supreme Representative of the European Union on Unified Foreign Policy and Security Policy Javier Solanna and secretary of the National Security Council of Iran Ali Laridzhani. They discuss issues related to the settlement of the crisis around the Iranian nuclear program. The meeting is also attended by representatives of the "six" intermediaries in the Iranian settlement, which includes the USA, Russia, China, Germany, France and the UK.

The deputies of the Knesset from the CHAS party, representing the interests of the religious Sephardic community, put forward two bills simultaneously, determining the rules for accessing porn sites on the Internet. Deputy Yakov Margi believes that porn is a relapse of psychological and physical violence against a woman. He suggested introducing a general ban on viewing porn sites in public places (Internet cafes, etc.) and in state offices, reports MIGNEWS .

Microsoft Corporation announced that it stops providing technical support for Windows 98 operating systems, Windows 98 Second Edition and Windows Millennium Edition (Me) since July 11, 2006. According to the company's website , these products are outdated, and their further use is fraught with safety problems. Therefore, Microsoft recommends users to switch to a more functional, modern and safe operational system - Windows XP (SP2).

The terrorist group " " Medzhlis-Shura Mujahedov " " announced the execution of US military personnel in response to rape and murder by their colleagues of an Iraqi girl. A five -minute video was posted on Monday on one of the sites of the militants. The soldiers were executed on June 20. Extremists cut their throat. On the video frames posted by terrorists on the Internet, the mutilated bodies of two people are shown, one of which is beheaded.

The International Hockey Federation (IIHF) decided to postpone the matches of the 2007 World Cup from St. Petersburg to Moscow. The games of the world championship will be held in the Ice Palace on the Khodynsky field and on the ice of the Arena Mytishchi. According to the press service of the Russian Hockey Federation , the 71st hockey championship will start in Moscow on April 27 and will end on May 13, 2007.

The famous Hollywood actress Natalie Portman wants to educate her future children in the spirit of Judaism and "struggles to meet the right Jewish man." This was reported by the World Entertainment News Network. “Definitely, my priority is to raise my children as Jews. But this is impossible without a good person, a partner nearby. In Israel, I become a Jewish to a much greater extent,” the star says.

The district court of Tel Aviva found Grigory Lerner (Zvi Ben-Ari) guilty of deceiving two businessmen, using a fake passport and preventing the investigation. For this, he was sentenced to imprisonment for six years, as well as an additional period for violation of the regime of serving conditional sentence for 27 months. In addition, the fraudster will have to return their money to the victims of deception, as well as pay a large cash fine.

Moldova is not going to unite with Romania, said Moldavian President Vladimir Voronin. Thus, he commented on the recent statement by his Romanian colleague Trajan Basescu, who told reporters about his proposal to Voronin to unite the two countries as part of integration into the European Union. " "As for the unification with Romania, such a prospect does not exist even after Moldova’s entry into the EU," Voronin said at the press conference held on Tuesday in Chisinau, ITAR-TASS reports.

Russian media on Tuesday publish the details of the special operation to destroy the terrorist Shamil Basayev . The day before, it became known that the leader of the Chechen militants was undermined in Ingushetia during the transportation of weapons. According to Komsomolskaya Pravda , after the explosion of KamAZ, a bald head sprinkled with clay with a scorched beard and torn eyes was found among the chests of iron.

In the suburbs of St. Petersburg, about 50 hectares of forest were laid as a result of a hurricane, several settlements were left without electricity, they said on Tuesday in the North-Western regional center of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies. In the Vyborg district of the Leningrad region, two transformer substations, several supports of power lines, as well as breaks of power lines, Interfax reports were damaged as a result of a hurricane, Interfax reports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin by his decree appointed Vyacheslav Kovalenko by the Russian Ambassador to Georgia. By another decree, Putin freed Vladimir Chikhikvishvili from the duties of the Russian ambassador to Georgia. The relevant decrees of the head of state of July 7 are posted on the president’s website, Interfax reports. Vyacheslav Kovalenko was born in 1946, a candidate of historical sciences.