The European Football Championship starts on June 12. This day in Russia is considered to be a holiday - Independence Day, in recent years - Russia Day. However, whether it will really be a holiday for us is a big question, since Russians are now concerned about the national team much more than the events that led to independence. And it is on this day that Georgy Yartsev’s team will play their first match - with the Spanish national team.

In Yemen, as a result of shooting, four people died in the mosque, six were injured, including heavy ones. The incident occurred in one of the villages of the province of Damar, south of the city of San, reports on Friday RIA Novosti with reference to the Kuwaitsky Kuna Information Agency. During the Friday service, an armed local resident burst into the temple and opened shooting at the prayers. Then the killer tried to hide, but in the ensuing shootout with the arrived Yemen police died.

In Chechnya, as a result of undermining the military echelon, one was killed and two military personnel were injured, RIA Novosti reports according to the source in the headquarters of the United Group of Troops in the North Caucasus. “On the eve of 16.20 Moscow time in the Naursky district, an explosion occurred under the stations of Alpatovo - Ishcherskaya under the following military echelon.

The annual report of the US Department of State on the situation in the world, published at the end of April, contained significant mistakes. So, in particular, the document noted that in 2003, the number of terrorist attacks in the world in the Slation from 2001-2002 decreased, although in reality this was not so. The head of the US Foreign Department, Colin Powell, said that mistakes are technical.

A letter containing threats from the Islamic terrorist organization Al-Jihad was received by the Prime Minister of Republika Srpska Dragan Mikerevic, RIA Novosti reports. The letter says that there will be no peace not only for him personally and his cabinet, but also for all residents of the Republika Srpska.

The State Duma at today's meeting will consider in the first reading the amendments to the law “On the election of deputies of the State Duma and the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation”, which provides for a forced medical examination of candidates for deputies. It is reported by RIA Novosti. The amendments were proposed by deputies of the Kursk Regional Duma.

The US command began an investigation into the murder of a resident of Iraq, which is accused of an American soldier. According to Gazeta.Ru with reference to Reuters, the victim was killed during the raid on May 17, during which he himself shot an American military. Last week, an investigation of the murder of a resident of El Cufa, who was killed by the Americans when traveling through a checkpoint, was initiated.

Vladimir Nardin On June 12, the European Football Championship starts. This day in Russia is considered to be a holiday - Independence Day, in the last years - Russia's Day. However, whether it will really be a holiday for us - this is a big question, since the Russian team now worries much more than the events that have entailed independence. And it is on this day that the wards of George Yartsev will hold their first match - with the Spanish national team.

The situation in Iraq should be resolved under the supervision of the UN, although the participation of NATO could facilitate the situation. Such a statement was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference following the results of the Big Eight summit.

On Wednesday, the term of the already sunk ultimatum, which was already packed by the Federal Service for Economic and Tax Crimes, the British Council with a request to provide financial documentation for its activities in Russia. But our security forces will hardly harm the embassy of Great Britain and its cultural activity, and they can. And worst of all, this situation can only turn out to be a kind of awkward (or, conversely, very intelligent) bell to domestic non -profit organizations.

The Bank of Russia decided to expand the list of papers made by the Central Bank as a bail for loans, Kommersant reports. Now, in addition to OFZ and GKO, he will accept the Russian Eurobonds of Russia-28, Russia-30 and bonds of the 1999 state currency bonds of the Ministry of Finance 8.

The French bank Societe Generale and the Swiss UBS and are no longer creditors of the Russian oil company Yukos, since another legal organization has taken on the loan, reports Newsru.com with reference to Interfax and the Swiss newspaper Tribune de Genev. A loan of 1.6 billion dollars was granted to Yukos on October 6, 2003 by Societe Generale.

George Bush’s attempt at the Great Eight summit to consolidate the success of Iraq, achieved at the UN Security Council, failed. Two radical proposals of the American president - to forgive all Iraq debts and increase the role of NATO in the multinational forces employed in the country - world leaders refused to support, the newspaper Kommersant writes.

According to the most preliminary data, the cause of the tragedy in the northeastern province of China Liaonin, where a 500-meter bridge collapsed, was a mistake in construction, as well as the poor quality of materials, informs Prua.com based on the Materials of Gazeta.ru. As previously reported, in the North-East Chinese city of Panjin, the province of Liaonin on Thursday at about 7.00 local time collapsed a 500-meter bridge over the Lyanhe River.

German researchers found a collie named Rico, who understands more than 200 words, while he memorizes new words as quickly as most children. Collles, dog breed, originally bred in order to guard the herd and help the shepherds drive it in the right direction.