More than 500 people can be under the ruins of houses damaged as a result of the drop in rocks in the residential area in the east of the Egyptian capital, reports the satellite television channel Al-Jazeera. At the moment, according to official figures, 18 people are considered to be dead, another 35 residents have been injured. The search and rescue operation continues.

In the center of Moscow on Red Square, the participants of the current charitable boxing show "Ring Star on Red Square", which will become one of the events as part of the celebration of the city Day, took place. The weight of the ex -champion of the world Oleg Maskaev was equal to 249 pounds (112.9 kg), and his rival American Robert Hawkins was easier to almost 7 kg - the scales under it showed 234 pounds (106.1 kg).

Despite the fact that on Saturday the results of repeated tests carried out at the request of the Japanese sumo federation confirmed a positive reaction to marijuana in the urine of two Russian -made combatants of Solan and Batraz Boradzovs, performing under the pseudonyms of Hakurodzan and Roho, they categorically deny the use of this drug.

The man who had a rifle with cartridges and a home -made explosive device in the car was detained by Washington police near the Capitol building. It is reported by ITAR-TASS with reference to the official representative of the police Kimberly Schneider. It is noteworthy that the outrage of the calm himself attracted the attention of law enforcement officers, asking one of them the road. At this time, the policeman noticed a case from the rifle in the car.

Blok Yulia Tymoshenko (BYUT) did not leave and will never leave the parliamentary coalition, which he created with the pro -presidential block "Our Ukraine - Folk Self -Defense" (NUNS), says the Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko to President Viktor Yushchenko, with which she answered the head of state to the extended ultimatical conditions for the return of her Bloc Parliamentary coalition.

The EU considers the opportunity to lift sanctions from Belarus. This was reported by the European Commissioner for the external relations and policies of Benit Ferrero-Waldner during the final stage of the informal meeting of the EU foreign affairs ministers. “Now is a good moment for such a gesture,” she said. The European Commissioner emphasized that she is in support of Warsaw’s proposal to remove sanctions against Belarus, ITAR-TASS reports.

Since September 7 of this year, the Aviation Alliance of Airunion has been transferring its Moscow flights to Vnukovo International Airport from Domodedovo, the chairman of the board of directors of OJSC Vnukovo International Airport Vitaliy Vantsev told reporters on Saturday.

Pakistan authorities on Saturday blocked the main route of fuel supplies to military contingents of Western countries in Afghanistan, Reuters reported. This decision was made after the raid of American units to destroy militants in the north-west of Pakistan, during which 20 people were killed on the past Wednesday, including women and children. According to representatives of the Pakistan authorities, the actions of American forces are indignant.

South Ossetia and Abkhazia are independent states open to equal interaction with all members of the international community. This was announced today in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in connection with the recognition by the government of Nicaragua independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. “In Moscow, the decision made in Nicaragua caused a deep satisfaction to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia,” the ministry emphasized.

It is expected that in the festive events on September 6 and 7 dedicated to the City Day, 3.5 million people will take part. As Lyudmila Shvetsova, First Deputy Mayor in the Moscow government, previously reported at a press conference, more than 5 thousand events of both city, district, and district, and district, are planned, many of which will be held on the eve of the holiday. "600 of them are central city events. More than 140 sites will work in Moscow," said Shvetsova.

About 500 people became victims of floods in the north of Haiti, caused by the spillful rains of the Hannah tropical storm, Reuters said on Saturday with reference to the police commissar of the city of Gonaiv Ernst Dorfey. Earlier, 136 dead were reported. Gonian police officers found the bodies after dirty orte water began to retreat. “The element has calmed down, and we find the bodies.

The mentor of the Georgian youth team of Georgia, Petar Shegrt, found a positive side in the defeat of his team by Russian players, saying that he would not want to resign his Russian colleague Boris Stukalov. On Friday, the Stukalov team with a score of 4: 0 defeated peers from Georgia , thereby preserving the chances of getting into the final part of the European Championship 2009.

Former Estonian defense commander Lieutenant General Johannes Kert considers it impossible to attack the Russian Armed Forces on his country. Commenting on a number of Estonia media publications about the alleged concentration of the Russian Armed Forces near the Estonian borders, he stated on Friday in the television program "Fresh Express" that "a sudden attack on Estonia would become suicide." According to him, he sees no reason why the troops of Russia should suddenly attack Estonia.

The rupture of diplomitions with Georgia creates problems for ordinary people. This was stated today by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov in an interview with Russia "Russia". “For an ordinary person, this is bad. For those people whose life is a periodic journey to Georgia or from Georgia to Russia, this will create problems in obtaining visas,” Lavrov noted. "Georgia did not cease to recognize the Russian state, it simply does not want to deal with it.

The Russian Consulate in Madrid issued a visa to enter Russia Danesin Michael Laudrup, who is one of the main candidates for the post of head coach of the capital's “Spartak”, which became vacant after the resignation of Stanislav Cherchesov in mid -August . According to RIA Novosti, together with a 44-year-old specialist, his wife and daughter, who are citizens of Norway, received an entry Russian visa.