The United States will support a resolution of the UN Security Council with condemning the actions of the Syria authorities, the White House spokeswoman, widespread in Washington, said, Interfax reports. "Syrian security services continue to shell and arrest demonstrators, and also hold political prisoners.

The dismissal of a number of deputies of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia was carried out as part of the personnel of personnel, said the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Rashid Nurgaliev.

Up to 10 people, according to preliminary information, the number of detainees in the area of ​​Manezhnaya Square increased. Earlier reports came that nationalists planned to hold a rally of memory of Yuri Budanov there. Most of the detainees - the leaders of nationalist organizations are transmitted by Interfax . As some of those who ended up on police buses told Ekhu Moscow , law enforcement officers stopped them on the way to the square, and asked to go to the cars.

The upcoming visit by the wife of US President Michelle Obama in Botswan put a local protocol in a difficult situation: in this African country there is no first lady. The President of Botswana Jan Khama, despite constant criticism of his address, remains an inveterate bachelor. The 58-year-old graduate of the British Royal Military Academy Sandhert said that his wife would distract him from serving the country, Interfax reports with reference to the British Daily Telegraph .

The leader of the LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky devoted his speech at the traditional rally of the party on Pushkin Square the topic of the murder of the former Colonel Yuri Budanov. As the correspondent of Interfax conveyed, on Saturday afternoon, several hundred mostly older people gathered on Pushkinskaya Square, who listened to Zhirinovsky’s monologue.

Employees of the Museums of St. Petersburg are unhappy with the appearance of residents of the city and tourists, whom summer heat forced to change the style of clothing and visit cultural places in slippers and shorts. According to Interfax, the chairman of the Public Council of St. Petersburg and the director of the State Museum-Monetor "St. Isaac's Cathedral" Nikolai Burov, everyone should find a compromise between light, summer clothes and official dress code.

“Vancouver” after two crushing defeats in Boston (1: 8 and 0: 4) on his site managed to prevail over Bruins with a “football” account in the fifth final match of the Stanley Cup and again led 3: 2 in the series. Before the next game, the psychological state of the “Vancouver” Robert Lungo caused the most concerns among the Kenax fans. However, the 2010 Olympic champion managed to dignively answer all skeptics.

Andrei Kirilenko, Russian striker of the Club of the National Basketball Association of Utah Jazz, denied reports of his possible transition to St. Petersburg Spartak. On the eve of the Russian media, information was held that the club from the banks of the Neva offered Kirilenko a two -year contract for $ 12.5 million. "This information is not true. There is no need to believe the rumors," Kirilenko said on Saturday to the R -Sport agency.

The Grand Prix of the 22nd Festival "Kinotavr", which takes place in Sochi from June 4 to 11, was awarded to the film "indifference", RIA Novosti reports. The award to the winners, including actor Fedor Bondarchuk, was awarded to the jury chairman of the jury. The film was shot by director Oleg Flangoltz.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Italy, together with the Ministry of Finance and the National Football Federation, will monitor the prevention of contractual matches. The creation of two specialized interdepartmental groups was announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs Roberto Maroni after a meeting with the head of the IFF Gianni Petruucci and the head of the National Olympic Committee Dzhancarlo Abite, ITAR-TASS reports.

Steve Simon, the new head of the Department of the Middle East and North Africa of the US National Security Council, said in an interview with the leaders of the Jewish communities of the United States of America that Israel should accept the new Barack Obama plan as the basis for negotiations, Newsru Israel reports with the Haaretz link. Steve Simon replaced Dana Shapiro as this post. He stated that Israel has about a month to think about the answer.

British actor Colin Ferth, who played the father of the Queen of Great Britain in the film “King says!”, The author of the technology of extracorporeal fertilization, Professor Robert Edwards and the famous singer Brian Ferry became one of those who received the Order of the British Empire for 2011 in honor of the official celebration of the birthday of Elizabeth II, said the office of the Chancellery on Saturday night British Prime Minister.

The head coach of the capital's “Spartak” Valery Karpin, after a draw with “Rubin” in the match of the 12th round of the Russian championship , said that he was pleased with the actions of those players who were able to enter the field, and did not respond too warmly about the work of the main arbitrator of the meeting of Vladislav Bezborodov. “After the match, I congratulated the guys,” Karpin told reporters at the end of the meeting. “Everyone knows about our personnel problems.

The ex-president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak does not suffer from cancer and his condition is currently stable at the moment, according to Adil Al-Adavi, an assistant to the Minister of Health of the country Adil Al-Adavi, as reported on the Saturday of the Internet portal. “Everything that has been said recently about Mubarak’s health is unconfirmed rumors,” the official said.

Almost 700 immigrants from Libya sailed on three boats on the night of Saturday to the Italian island of Lampeza, reports ANSA. Among the new arrivals, the total number of which is 667 people, many women and children. All of them were placed in the center for the reception of immigrants located on the island. The last time refugees from North Africa landed on the Italian coast 11 days ago, RIA Novosti reports.