The number of people with overweight in the world exceeded the number of starving. This conclusion was reached by American scientists from the University of North Carolina under the leadership of Professor Bary Pkin. In their opinion, at present, neither poor countries nor rich can cope with the problem of obesity. The number of people with overweight reached 1 billion. At the same time, as the statistics are indicated by the starving on the planet, there are approximately 800 million.

As already reported , the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation is preparing an unusual initiative. She decided to fight corruption, affecting the religious feelings of citizens. The subcommittee of the Public Chamber to counteract corruption has already prepared and agreed on a memo-instruction in law enforcement agencies, reminiscent of the dangers of bribery.

In the Kalachevsky district of the Volgograd region, forest fires are raging. Firefighters continue to fight fire, but the area of ​​forest lands embraced by fire, only increases. To date, 400 hectares of mixed forest have been destroyed. This was reported on Wednesday in the regional Ministry of Emergencies. "The situation is aggravated by the wind intensified up to 15 meters per second.

In the United States, the arrest of the assets of two former military intelligence leaders of Syria, Major General Isham Ishchitiara and brigaded General Jam Jam, was announced. The corresponding order is widespread in Washington by the US Department of Finance. The administration of George Bush accuses them of assisting terrorist organizations, such as the Hizballah movement, the Popular Front for the liberation of Palestine - the main command, "as well as the Palestinian Islamic jihad.

The Federal Air Transport Agency has published a rating of the most non -launching airlines in Russia. Their charter flights are most often late with departure, and passengers suffer from this, most of which are tourists going on vacation. According to the "New Region" , all attempts by tourists to recover moral compensation from the guilty airline for a damaged vacation usually end in nothing.

In the eastern district of Moscow, on suspicion of the murder of two men, four young people of 17-18 years old were detained, a source in the capital’s law enforcement agencies said on Wednesday. According to the interlocutor of the agency, on Tuesday, at 10:30 in a forest belt 50 meters from the Ukhtomskaya railway platform, not far from house number 33 on Leninogorskaya Street, two unknown men with traumatic brain injuries and knife wounds were discovered.

The Czech government, headed by Prime Minister Irji Parabeck, resigned on Wednesday. This happened two and a half months after the parliamentary elections, Interfax reports. The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Irji Parubek presented a petition for resignation to the President of the country Vaclav Claus. He held in Prague City the official resignation ceremony. The Cabinet of Ministers included the Czech Social Democratic Party, Christian Democrats and the Union of Freedom.

In the United States on August 16, the recording of negotiations of rescuers who worked on September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center during a terrorist attack was published. The calls of calls to the emergency services of the people who were there are also made. Most of the film contains records of negotiations between firefighters, ambulances and local hospitals, CNN reports.

Jus Hiddink made his debut on the post of head coach of the Russian national football team in a control match against the Latvian team. The meeting at the metropolitan stadium "Lokomotiv" abounded in dangerous moments, but the audience saw the only goal only in the time added by the arbitrator. In the last minute, the Russians distinguished the debutant of the national team Pavel Pogrebnyak.

In the area of ​​the Yuzhnokuril ridge, the patrol vessel of the Russian border troops on Wednesday morning fired at the Japanese crab schooner Kisshin Maru 31. As a result, one of the five crew members was killed. This is stated in the statement that the Foreign Ministry of Japan distributed. The fact of shelling was also confirmed by the Consulate General of Japan in Khabarovsk. “We confirm this information.

In Sochi, Russian-Ukrainian intergovernmental negotiations began on Wednesday. At the beginning of the meeting, which takes place in the Chernomorye boarding house, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov congratulated his Ukrainian colleague Viktor Yanukovych on the appointment of the head of the Ukrainian government. He noted that in Moscow they listened with satisfaction to say the Ukrainian prime minister that relations with Russia would be a priority in the foreign policy of Ukraine.

You can now spend the deceased on the last journey through all the canons of Islam now in Kazan. In the capital of Tatarstan, the first Muslim cemetery opened on the eve of the day before, Blagovet-info reports with reference to the REGNUM VolgaAnform IA . As the Muslims of the Republic stated in the spiritual department of the Muslims, this means a lot for believers, since not one of the Tatar cemeteries currently existing in the region meets the laws of Sharia .

The international photo contest "We and Books", dedicated to the year of education, science and culture - the year of academician Likhachev, was declared in St. Petersburg. It is held by the Central City Public Library named after Vladimir Mayakovsky with the participation of his foreign partners. The purpose of the competition is to contribute to the preservation of a book culture. Everyone can take part in it, regardless of age, place of residence and kind of classes.

In Moscow, there is no GAP store, one of the most popular in the United States and relatively inexpensive brands, but this capital of the glamor beating over the edge of the glamor reduces the pace of running at a fashionable distance. About the ups and downs of the metropolitan fashion discusses on Tuesday International Herald Tribune .

The Odintsovo garrison military court sentenced to 6 years in prison an officer of the Sofrino officer, part of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, who killed a military service soldier in 2004. Isaev did not plead guilty, and his defenders appealed the verdict of the Odintsovo garrison military court.