Rescuers of the Far East announced an emergency warning about a possible spill of rivers and flooding of territories in the Khabarovsk Territory, Yakutia, Amur, Jewish Autonomous and Magadan Regions, RIA Novosti reports Earlier it was reported that an emergency warning was announced in a number of regions of the Far East. So far, the Magadan Region was most affected by the storms, where the regional emergency regime was introduced.

The criminal court of the city of Gidd in Saudi Arabia sentenced two women to 10 days of prison and 20 lashes each for the exchange of insulting messages through SMS and through the WhatsApp Internet mixer. One of the women accused her cousin of sending offensive messages that spoil her reputation. The judge first tried to convince relatives peacefully resolving this situation, recalling that the Holy month of Ramadan was going on.

“A laconic piece of news that, apparently, few people noticed: the Dutch prosecutor’s office opened a case of war crimes in connection with the crash of the Malaysian Boeing. In my opinion, it was in vain that they did not notice this news. In our country, criminal cases are opened in order to crow - but there, even if it doesn’t dawn (for example, the absentee arrests of Kolomoisky and Avakov).

The Council of the European Union in Brussels made the final decision on the accession of Lithuania to the euro zone from January 1, 2015, RIA Novosti reports. “We decided to welcome Lithuania since 2015 as the 19th member of the eurozone,” said the Italian Minister for European Affairs Sandro Gozi at a press conference in Brussels.

The loud resignation of the head of the Moscow metro Ivan Besedin was in the center of attention of the Russian press. Many note that despite all the merits listed by Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin, the ex-head was not a popular boss. His place will be taken by another native of Russian Railways - Dmitry Pegov. Until now, he led the directorate of high -speed Russian Railways, supervised the Sapsan high -speed trains and was responsible for the railway message at the Olympic Games in Sochi.

The second generation of the Chevrolet Niva SUV will receive an automatic gearbox and a version with the drive only to the front axle, reports Carobka.ru with reference to GM-avtovaz data - a joint venture that produces the car. The production of the new "Niva" should begin in December 2015, and the first to a modification with constant all -wheel drive and "mechanics" will stand on the conveyor.

The International Investigative Group in the case of the crash of the Malaysian aircraft Boeing 777 in the Donetsk region of Ukraine officially headed the Netherlands Security Council. Meanwhile, one of the Dutch officials was so upset because of the disaster that he proposed to deport the daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin from the country.

The Japanese brand Lexus recalls 1.3 thousand cars in Russia. The company made such a decision due to a malfunction of the brake system, reports Autonews with reference to Rosstandart. The service action will affect 750 GS350 sedans and 615 GS250 cars, which were sold from August 12, 2012 to April 4, 2014.

One of the world's largest art galleries, the Prado Museum in Madrid, cannot find 885 works of art from its own collection, writes El Pais , citing data from Spain auditors. There could be even more missing exhibits, but between 2008 and December 2012 the museum found 41 of them. Two years ago, the inventory of the museum’s collection showed about 27.5 thousand works, most of which are paintings and engravings (15.5 thousand).

The DPRK demands from the Chinese authorities to remove a video from the Internet in which the North Korean leader Kim Jong -un is dancing with US President Barack Obama, spanks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and holds on hands with Usama Ben Laden. The Chinese authorities say in response that they cannot do anything, reports Newsru Israel . A video made on a popular song in China was viewed by millions of people in China and all over the world.

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Cyril on Wednesday, on the ninth day since the accident in the metro, performed a memorial service for its victims. The service took place at the Patriarchal Residence in Pure Lane in Moscow, the head of the press service of the Patriarch Deacon Alexander Volkov told the Interfax-religion portal. “The Patriarch also prays for those who are now in hospitals and hopes for their speedy recovery.

A private helicopter crashed in the Karaginsky district of the Kamchatka Territory. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, at least one person died, ITAR-TASS reports.

Commenting on the speech of President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, the press and experts noted that there were no "fateful" statements that were expected . According to observers, the head of state made a program speech indicating the values ​​of his presidency and outlined Russia's position in the international arena.

The Syro-Catholic Church made a statement that expressed a serious concern about the fate of the invaluable collection of ancient manuscripts stored in the monastery of the Mar-Bekhns (Iraq), captured by the militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIS). The library of the monastery, located near the city of Mosul, has hundreds of manuscript books dating from the VIII century.

Unknown with the help of Molotov’s cocktail staged a fire in a private clinic in the north-east of Moscow. The incident occurred at about three in the morning on July 23, and the fire that arose managed to eliminate the dentist on duty. He also reported what happened to the police.