The four -time European Judo European Champion Elena Ivashchenko died. The cause of the death of a 28-year-old Russian woman is not specified. “Everyone who at least once talked with Lena was charged with her energy and began to sympathize with this positive girl,” said the official website of the Judo Russian Federation, “as will forever remain in the history of her victory, Lena herself will also live in the memory of everyone who was signed. Elena was only 28 years old.

In Iran, the results of the presidential election are summed up, and the name of the new secular leader of the country can decide already in the first round. The numbers of the main contender - Hassana Rouhani - are gradually approaching the treasured 50%, although earlier he had not enough voices to win without a second round. In 2009, suspicions of falsifications during the re -election of Ahmadi Nezhad led to riots with victims.

The state of health of the hospitalized first black President South Africa Nelson Mandela improved, his grandson Mandla, who visited his grandfather this week, said. He did not bring any details. On the eve of Mandel, his ex -wife Winnie with her daughter Zinji, as well as the granddaughter of Tukvini, visited. As ITAR-TASS recalls, on Saturday it has been a week since the hospitalization of the Mandela. The reason was the next relapse of the pulmonary infection.

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed doubts about the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian authorities, citing the absence of convincing evidence of this. “The rumors that someone, somewhere used or produces chemical weapons, are always disturbed. They are interested in double-checking them,” Lavrov said, following the results of negotiations with his colleague from Italy, Emma Bonino.

The famous Israeli team "Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company), which works in the dance technology of the contemporary, connecting the classic ballet and jazz-Modern, will present on July 4 at the Moscow theater named after Ermolova, the new performance of IF AT ALL (" If this is generally done " ) link to the organizers of the troupe tour. IF AT All is rather a theatrical action, and not dance in the classical sense of the word.

The ATV-4 European Transport Ship Albert Einstein was attached to the Russian segment of the International Space Station, Interfax reports with reference to the flight management center. During the rapprochement with the station, the ship made four stops at a distance of it three and a half kilometers, 250 meters, 20 meters and 12 meters. In all these points, if something would not go according to the program, the ship could interrupt the docking procedure.

300 naval infantrymen of the United States were transferred to the border of Jordan and Syria, The Times reported. According to this publication, the marines were deployed on the border with Syria this week in order to "pave the way for weapons of the Syrian rebels," quoted Newsru Israel .

Famous striker Mursier, a famous striker, confirmed that he had negotiated with the New York Rangers NHL club, which remains a vacant position of the team head coach after the dismissal of John Tortorell.

The Unification Congress "Fatherland" takes place on Saturday in Kyiv on Mikhailovskaya Square. It began with the performance of the anthem of Ukraine. At the congress there are people's deputies, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Boris Tarasyuk, Sergey Sobolev, representatives of the clergy. Yulia Tymoshenko turned to the delegates - her appeal, transferred from the hospital in Kharkov, read out her daughter Eugene.

In the Irkutsk region, in a fire in a private house, four children died. The mother survived, hospitalized with 70% of the body, and the eldest of children, who is 18 years old. Most likely arson. A fire that occurred in a private house on the street. Heroes of Brest, the village of Mishelevka, Usolsky district, carried away the lives of children aged 4 to 9 years. According to the Ministry of Emergencies in the region , the fire report received 03:39 local time.

Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, beaten and detained on Friday in Istanbul, was released, the consul of the Consulate of the Russian Federation in Istanbul Nikolai Kuzuzenko said. "Arkady Babchenko returned to the police station at these minutes to pick up his things. There was no criminal case against him, there was no decision on his expulsion from the country," he said, explaining that the journalist would continue to stay in Turkey without any sanctions by the authorities.

A native of one of the North Caucasus republics was killed during the incident in the north of Moscow, his fellow countryman is beaten. Also, not far from the scene in the car, the body of a dead man was found in the car, Interfax reports with reference to a source in law enforcement.

The chief rabbinat of Israel established the "correct" forms of the bucks (baking of puff pastry), so that even with a cursory look at the products of bakers, it was clear what kind of filling the pies contain. This, according to the rabbis, will help persons observing the slopes, avoid mistakes. All Israeli bakeries are informed about the new rules, reports Newsru Israel .

It is not the case of the Church - to criticize people, but it will always be called sin, despite the discontent of the powers that be, because if the church ceases to do this, no one will need it, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill said on Saturday after worship in the famous Pyukhti monastery of Estonia.

American Microsoft and Facebook corporations on Friday revealed information about the requests received by the US intelligence services - almost 20 thousand were released for two. Facebook reported in her official blog that in the second half of 2012 she received from 9 to 10 thousand such requests, which affected 19 thousand users of the social network. As explained in the company, law enforcement agencies were interested in issues related to criminal cases and national security.