The Latvian army will not participate in the Balex Delta exercises, which were supposed to be held in the Kaliningrad region on August 26-28. This decision was made by the Government of Latvia on Monday, RIA Novosti was told in the press service of the government of the republic.

A terrorist was captured in Iraq, who organized the abduction of American journalist Jill Carroll in 2006. This was reported by representatives of the US military command in Baghdad. According to them, as a result of the operation, which was carried out on August 11, the al-Qaeda militant Salim Abdullah Ashur al-Shujyari, also known as Abu Osman, was arrested.

On Monday night in the Voroshilovsky district of Rostov-on-Don, the attackers burned 8 cars and the Gazelle. This was reported by the regional prosecutor's office, Interfax reports. "Currently, the district prosecutor’s office on this fact has been opened a criminal case under Part 2 of Article 167 (" Intentional destruction of the property of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), "the official representative of the regional prosecutor's office of Agnes Savchenko said on Monday.

The Russian border guards detained a 20-year-old citizen of Ukraine, who tried to cross the Kerch Strait to go back to his homeland from the Krasnodar Territory. “The 20-year-old Ukrainian chose this way of returning because he had no documents, including his passport, and he would be difficult to leave home by transport,” said Vladislav Kozlitin, head of the press service of the Black Sea-Azov-Azov-Azov-Azov-Azov-Azov-Azov-Azovs-Azovs-Azovs-Azovs-Avisual department.

The process of adopting an agreement on cooperation in the atomic sphere between Russia and the United States has been suspended: friction between the two countries forced the United States to revise the agreement. The Wall Street Journal indicates the cause of negative influences on international politics, according to the publication, these are aggressive actions of Russia in Georgia.

In Iran, the production of a new Kaim submarine for a project developed by Iranian scientists began, Interfax reports on Monday with reference to the official English -language Iranian Press TV channel. “Kaim,” notes Press TV, is a submarine capable of carrying on board and launch torpedoes and underwater missiles.

The missile cruiser of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia "Moscow" was released on Monday from Sevastopol to the military training landfill of the Black Sea Fleet. About this, according to Interfax , said the assistant to the commander in chief of the Russian Navy, Captain 1st Rank Igor Digalo. As explained, this happens to check radio engineering weapons and on -board communication systems.

In the Sverdlovsk region, the case of the murder of a 12-year-old pupil of the orphanage is being investigated. The child was stabbed due to suspicions of theft of two kilograms of metal scrap. Two residents of the city of Degtyarsk of the Sverdlovsk region, who have already been detained, are suspected of murder, Interfax reports with reference to the investigation department at the regional prosecutor's office.

On Monday, in Tomsk, a large batch of poisonous chicken stories produced by Tyson Foods Inc. will be destroyed in Tomsk. (USA), the press service of the city administration reports. They kept arsenic, reports Interfax .

In the Sverdlovsk region, Colonel of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) is suspected of large fraud. An official of the penitentiary department appropriated more than 500 thousand rubles of budget money. At the moment, the 48-year-old senior officer of the Main Directorate of the FSIN has already charged with more than 500 thousand rubles, ITAR-TASS reports with reference to the press service of the prosecutor's office of the Sverdlovsk region.

BP announced that after the weekend, the work of the Baku-Tbilisi-Jahan oil pipeline can be fully restored, and Europe will soon begin to receive Azerbaijani oil. BP also announced that by March next year it is planned to increase the throughput of the BTD oil pipeline by another 20% to 1.2 million barrels per day. The pipeline receives 50 million tons of Caspian oil a year, recalls the "News Time" . He was disabled by Kurdish separatists on the eve of hostilities in South Ossetia.

The leadership of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) was presented to the Ukrainian Vasily Lomachenko, who became the champion in the weight category up to 57 kilograms, the Val Barker prize as the most technical game boxer. Diary of Olympiad-2008 and results The last four times this award has been leaving for the countries of the former USSR - in 1996, Vasily Zhirov (Kazakhstan) was the best, in 2000 - Oleg Saitov (Russia), 2004 - Bakhtiyar Artaev (Kazakhstan).

Georgian armed groups, together with armored vehicles, continue to remain in the Georgian villages adjacent to the Leninogorsk district of the Republic of South Ossetia, Interfax told the official representative of the South Ossetia government, Irina Gigloeva.

While car manufacturers call their cars due to various malfunctions on the technical part, the German concern Daimler rejects cars due to a defect in the paintwork. So, 43 Minikaras Smart Fortwo, released in 2008 and sold in the United States, are subject to review, Consumeratiars.com reports. According to the US National District Safety Administration (NHTSA), such a small, at first glance, nuisance can cause a serious accident and even lead to human victims.

The State Duma and the Federation Council on Monday will gather for an extraordinary meeting to give an assessment of the latest events in the Caucasus. The result is expected to be an appeal to the country's leadership with a proposal to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. And the subsequent recognition - the Minister of Regional Development Dmitry Kozak stated this last week, the Speaker of the Council of Mironov agrees with him.