Weather forecasters announced a storm warning in five regions of Western Siberia in connection with a sharp cooling, said Renad Yagudin, spokeswoman for the West Siberian Hydrometeorological Center, RIA Novosti reports. "A storm warning was announced on August 27 and 28 on a decrease in temperature at night from +8 to +2 degrees and the probability of frosts to zero and -2 degrees in the Tomsk, Novosibirsk, Kemerovo regions, the Altai Territory and the Altai Republic," said Yagudin.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in his hands was a new trump card in negotiations with the West - recognition of the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. On the eve of the Upper and Lower Chambers of the Russian parliament, they addressed the recommendation to Medvedev to recognize the independence of the self -proclaimed republics. Now, as the German Handelsblatt writes, Russia is preparing for the final battle in the Caucasus.

The seventh in the current season of tropical hurricanes Cyclone, originating in the Atlantic Ocean, gained the power of the storm and received the name "Gustav". According to experts from the National Center for Observation of Hurricanes in Miami (Florida, USA), it is currently moving in a northwest direction at a speed of 24 km/h. According to data obtained from a special aircraft located in the immediate vicinity of the storm, the speed of the wind "Gustav" is 97 km/h.

At the invitation of influential institutions, several delegations from Georgia left in the United States. They contain the speaker of the parliament David Bakradze, his predecessor Nino Burjanadze, representatives of the opposition and power structures. The visit of politicians gave rise to statements that Washington, which was disappointed in Saakashvili, is organizing potential shifters.

The Ministry of Environmental Protection of Georgia demanded to exclude Russia from an agreement on the protection of the Black Sea. The head of the department, the head of the department, Irakli Gvalaladze sent the corresponding letter to the board of the secretariat. The letter speaks of ships flooded in the Black Sea by the Russian military, Interfax was told on Tuesday at the Environmental Ministry.

A resident of the Estonian village of Lihul Allan Saar called absurd accusations that he was allegedly engaged in espionage in Russia. At the same time, he also denied reports of his expulsion from Russia on August 20, saying that he arrived in Estonia back in June, the site of the Estonian television and radio broadcasting in the evening. Saar also indicated that if he had really been caught on espionage, he would not be sent from Russia, but arrested.

More than 10 thousand activists of the opposition folk alliance for democracy (above) blocked on Tuesday in the capital of Thailand the residence of the country's Prime Minister Samak Suntaravet, demanding his resignation. According to incoming reports, groups of demonstrators also broke into the buildings of the Ministry of Finance and a number of other government departments. The work of public services is seriously violated.

The director of the sensational tape "Dark Knight" Christopher Nolan invited the famous actress and singer Cher to his next Batman film. Currently, a 62-year-old star is considering her participation in the film as a female woman, reports The Daily Telegraph . According to the director, the cat woman in the face of Cher will have to turn all the ideas about this character created by the previous performers of this role - Helly Berry and Michelle Pfifer.

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation canceled the acquittal in the case of attempting to the former head of the RAO UES of Russia Anatoly Chubais, Interfax reports. "The verdict of the Moscow Regional Council of June 16, 2008 in relation to Kvachkov, Naydenov and Yashin to cancel and send the case for a new consideration from the stage of trial to the same court, but in a different composition," the judge said, announcing the decision.

Thirteen people, including five minors, suffered in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro as a result of a grenade explosion at a disco. According to local media, the incident occurred in Favel (slum area) of Antares in the west of the metropolis. According to eyewitnesses, the ammunition accidentally fell from one of the visitors of the disco, after which he exploded. A few hours later, the police found the culprit of the emergency shot.

Democrats in the United States intend to work with Russia in case of coming to power to strengthen security, to seek respect for neighbors and international law from it. This is stated in the election platform, adopted on Monday at the congress of the Democratic Party in Denver without discussion and even voting - "due to universal approval." The first mention of Russia is contained in the subsection of the document on the “Cold War” nuclear positions.

The fall in the stock market accelerated after the recognition of the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, but a few minutes later, the index again began to grow. The Russian stock market was closed by a decrease. The RTS index decreased by 4.16% to 1579.12 points. The total volume of transactions amounted to $ 2 937 402 854. The leaders of the decrease in the TGK-1 shares (-15.49%). Growth leaders became shares of OJSC “Kransy October” (+1.85%).

In the East Indian state of Bihar, a catastrophic flood continues, caused by the spill of the Kosi River. Water flooded the territory where there are 417 villages with a population of 2.1 million people. The dead are already 42 local residents, ITAR-TASS reports. After long monsoon rains, the river broke through the earthen coastal dam of 3 km long and, changing the movement, did not move in the west direction, as before, but to the east.

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili called "absolute lawlessness and violation of all existing norms of international law" Russia's decision to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, ITAR-TASS reports. At the same time, Saakashvili is confident that the recognition by Russia of the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia will not entail any legal consequences.

The FBI is trying to find out whether the attempt on the life of the US presidential candidate Barack Obama in Denver, Colorado, was being prepared. The investigation is ongoing, so the comments of the representatives of the "federals" are scarce and they are not taken to draw any conclusions yet, AR reports. Obama himself, as expected, should arrive in Denver at the congress of his party this week, possibly already on Tuesday.