The rental of economy-class housing in Moscow for the period from July 2007 to July 2008 went up by 28.2-32.5% and reached 1-1.4 thousand dollars a month. This, according to RIA Novosti , said in a study by Miel. So, over the year, the average cost of hiring a one -room economy class in Moscow increased by 32.5%, two -room - by 27.5%, three -room - by 28.3%.

The famous American Soul-musician Isaac Hayes, the legend of the 1970s generation died at his home in Memphis at the age of 65. The cause of the death of the famous composer, who received the Oscar for the soundtrack for the film "Shaft", has not yet been reported, the robe of The Times . Isaac Hayes was born in 1942. In 1964, a self-taught musician was invited by the sound recording company Stax Records as one of the pianists.

The Chairman of the International Committee of the Federation Council Mikhail Margelov sent a letter to his colleague co -chairman of the US Senate - US Senator Council, US Senator Benu Nelson in connection with the events in South Ossetia.

The warships of the Black Sea Fleet, which entered the sea off the coast of Abkhazia , will be able, if necessary, to return to the base in Sevastopol, said Anatoly Nogovitsyn, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation. “We will return there to make up for reserves and refueling,” he said at a press conference on Monday.

In Belarus, a decision was made under the case of the accused of a commercial espionage of a US citizen Emmanuel Zeltser. The Minsk City Court sentenced him to 3 years in prison with a colony of general regime, and his "pair of Russia" from Russia - by the year. As Interfax reports, Zelzer received a three -year term of the colony for collecting information of a commercial nature and the use of false documents .

In the United States, they regarded the replica of the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who said in a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Condolizes Rice that Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili cannot be considered by Russia as a partner , as a call to the resignation of the Georgian leader and announced the inadmissibility of such requirements, RIA Novosti reports.

Four silver and two bronze medals won by the Russian team in the first three days of the Olympic Games in Beijing are a normal, planned result for our team. Such an opinion in an interview with the Sports Information Agency "All Sport" was expressed by the Honorary President of the Olympic Committee of Russia and one of the oldest members of the International Olympic Committee Vitaliy Smirnov.

By the decision of the Elistinsky City Court, Mayor Elista Radiy Burulov was again detained, Interfax reports. Recall, by the decision of the Elistinsky City Court, Radiy Burulov, accused of abuse of power, was already detained on July 31. According to the representative of the court, the basis for the decision was the fact that the mayor of Elista violated the measure of restraint in the form of a non -departure subscription against him.

As a result of the shelling of the Georgian side of the western part of Tskhinvili from the Grad installations on Monday night, three Russian peacekeepers were killed and 18 were injured of varying severity, Interfax reports with reference to the official representative of the South Ossetia government Irina Gagloeva.

The influential American organization Sratfor , which is engaged in strategic forecasts, noted in the leadership for its analysts that Russia showed the ability to carry out successful military operations and defeat the forces that were trained by American experts, RIA Novosti said. "The operation in South Ossetia Russia demonstrated three things. The first - it showed that its army is capable of carrying out successful operations, which many foreign observers doubted.

The last film about Batman has been the fourth weekend in a row at the North American box office. Having raised $ 26 million for the weekend, the Dark Knight earned a total of $ 441.5 million and took third place in the list of the most cash films in history, Reuters reports. In the first place of the rating of the most profitable films, the Titanic, which raised $ 601 million, in the second - Star Wars, earned $ 461 million.

Former US Ambassador to the UN Richard Holbrook believes that Russia provoked Georgia and deliberately timed this to the Olympic Games. According to him, the Russian authorities want to throw off the Georgian government and they are driven by personal hatred against President Saakashvili. He stated this in an interview with CNN . The former ambassador believes that Ukraine will be the next goal for Russia. “Nobody needs a cold war, but Russia invaded another, a sovereign country.

In the American state, Texas execute the first robber sentenced to death from the legendary "Texas seven." The gang became famous for a daring shoot from prison strictly. The 45-year-old Michael Rodriguez will be the first of the six surviving members of the Texas Seven, who will overtake the most severe retribution. Its execution is scheduled for Thursday, reports msnbc.msn.com . In an interview with a journalist, Rodriguez showed that he had come to terms with his fate.

In the afternoon, the Georgian troops resumed the massive shelling of South Ossetia in the afternoon. Several Georgian air bombs exploded in the center of Tskhinvali, the authorities of the unrecognized republic say. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation confirms that Georgia is again shelling South Ossetia, despite Tbilisi's statements about the ceasefire. However, according to RIA Novosti correspondent, the shooting around Tskhinvili subsided in the evening (at the time of 20:00).

The animated film about the “competitor” of Harry Potter - the little Ikking of bloodthirsty karasik will be released in 2009 at the DreamWorks film studio, RIA Novosti said at the Egmont Publishing House, where the fourth book about the adventures of the Old Norwegian hero will be released at the end of August. The authorship of the book about the adventures of Ikking "How to outwit the dragon.