The European Union stock exchanges on Friday opened with a strong drop in the main indices. Thus, they responded to the messages that received at night from the ocean that US President George Bush did not manage to get the consent of the emergency plan of the Minister of Finance Henry Polson to stabilize the financial market of America. After the first 15 minutes of trading, the main index of the London Stock Exchange fell by 1.69%, Frankfurt - by 1.39%, Paris - by 1.92%, ITAR -TASS reports.

In the UK, a fraud is judged, which has cut several auction houses and large jewelry stores in Paris. It is reported that for the numerous scams, in the resort of which she stole 400 thousand pounds, 52-year-old Shahra march used only her charm and fake checks, writes The Guardian . French auctioners attracted her to help in search of customers. In their opinion, the march that perfectly owns the French and well -oriented art market was the perfect candidate for such work.

The meeting of the US Secretary of State Condolizes Rice and the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov did not lead to the closure of the positions of Moscow and Washington, held "on the fields" of the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly. But, according to experts, this fact itself does not allow countries to quarrel completely.

The premiere of the production Ford Ka minicar of the 2009 model year is expected at the upcoming Paris Motor Show, but for now the first copy of the new product has rolled off the assembly line at the Fiat plant in the Polish city of Tychy. The same plant also produces the Fiat Panda hatchback, Carscoop reports.

Three people were injured due to falling on a taxi-concrete slab. The incident occurred in the city of Shostok of the Sumy region of Ukraine. According to UNIAN in the sector of the public relations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the Sumy region, the driver of the KAMAZ car with the trailer transported building materials and did not take care of the proper oraz about whether they are reliably fixed.

The Voronezh Administration of the Investigative Committee at the prosecutor's office of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case on the death of an 11-year-old boy in the underwater sports palace. A candidate for master of sports, engaged in water jumping for five years, Pasha Meshcheryakov died on September 18 during training in the pool when he was sucked into the collector’s pipe.

More than 8 thousand Russian schools connected to the Internet risk losing access to the network. From October 1, the obligation to pay for their traffic from the federal center will go to the regional authorities, which were supposed to choose a new executor of the program, but not everyone managed to do this. This is written by the newspaper "Kommersant" . The connection of Russian schools to the Internet in the framework of the “Education” national project began in the fall of 2006.

The Public Chamber (OP) of the Russian Federation predict a sharp reduction in the number of conscripts due to the progressive deterioration of the health status of Russian youth: by 2025, the number of recruits of 18-19 years of age will decrease by 35%, Interfax notes.

Georgia’s accession to NATO may cause the beginning of a new armed conflict with Russia, the ex-Chancal of Germany Gerhard Schreder at the Energy Conference in Berlin said on the eve, the Caucasian Knot reports. In addition, speaking at the energy policy forum, Gerhard Schroeder rejected as unreasonable fears in the excessive dependence of Europe on the supply of Russian energy - oil and natural gas.

The Muslim world is preparing to celebrate the night of predestination ( Leilat al-Kadr ) today, which is otherwise called power at night. It occurs in front of the 27th Damn Ramadan . One of the last nights of the Holy month of the Muslim post is significant in that, according to legend, it was in it that the sending of the Qur'an to the Prophet Muhammad began.

Frightened by the crisis, retail real estate developers have reduced prices by 30-40%, says Lev Khasis, chief executive officer of the largest Russian retailer X5 Retail Group. Now the company is receiving a large number of offers from owners of retail space and land plots, who offer to purchase properties at a price 30-40% lower than a month ago, ? Khasis told the Vedomosti newspaper.

In Abkhazia, a homemade explosive device was found and neutralized. According to ITAR-TASS, explosives, equivalent to 500 grams of plastid, found a random passer-by at the Redoflotsky area in the Krasnoflotskaya area in the Krasnoflotsky area, which reported the find in the police. Specialists of the engineer-sapper company neutralized the explosives, and dog handlers continue to examine the railway track, said the head of the transport police of Aslan Dgobiya.

Dzyunytiro Koizumi, one of the most famous post-war prime ministers in Japan, finally decided to part with the role of politician and leaves the parliament. “I was a deputy of 36 years, my mission is over,” he said at a meeting with voters in Yokosuke, his hometown. “I want to leave with dignity.” The 66-year-old Koizumi told his supporters that he would not put forward his candidacy in the next elections to the key lower house of the parliament, which may take place in November.

Amateur film with the participation of the legendary Marilyn Monroe, which captures the working moments of filming the film "Only Girls", was sold at auction in Australia for only $ 17.5 thousand, BBC reports. The film was acquired by a private collector who wished to remain an unknown. Together with the video themselves, he got all the commercial rights to use it.

The Rosatom concern expects the resumption of cooperation of the Russian Federation and the United States by agreement in the field of peaceful use of atomic energy in the spring of 2009. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source in the state corporation. "Now the most important thing is not to fuss. It is optimal, everything will resume in the spring, according to a pessimistic forecast - after two to three years," the source said.