About 50 manifestants with banners "Freedom of Assembly in Russia", "Freedom of speech in Russia" gathered on Sunday at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Rome. The action was organized by supporters of the Radical Party of Italy, RIA Novosti reports. "There is no democracy in Russia. We advocate the lack of violence and freedom of expression in Russia," RIA Novosti told one of the rally participants.

The prosecutor of the Altai Territory Alexander Kochergin took an investigation into the robbery of the bank in Barnaul under personal control, RIA Novosti reports. On the night of May 27, a branch of Barnaul Barnaul was robbed in the Zheleznodorozhny district of Barnaul. The robbers killed the guard and stole the money and values ​​of 37 cells of citizens. Perhaps the robbers had information about the values ​​that were stored in the cells, since the cells were opened selectively.

Palestinian militants launched the Kassam missile towards the Israeli city of Odrot, reports Reuters . The shell hit the roof of the building of the cultural and sports center (Matnasa). After that, the shelling continued. In both cases, people were not injured, but serious damage was caused.

The 22-year-old American student at the University of California in Berkel, Michael Sanchez, was charged with the theft of the Nobel medal handed to the university professor Ernest Lawrence in 1939, Gazeta.ru reports with reference to the Ar. According to the American prosecutor’s office on Saturday, the charges were brought on the day before.

In the vicinity of the capital of Italy, at least 400 people were blocked on a train due to a fire, reports Radio "Freedom" The fire covered the first carriage of the passenger composition. Is there any victims is still unknown. Firefighters and police work on the spot. The train costs 50 kilometers from Rome.

The Taliban announced the beginning of a major offensive in a number of areas of Afghanistan, reports Radio "Freedom" . The statement of the representative of the Taliban states that the decision to begin the operation under the code name "ambush" was made by the highest council of the Taliban movement. It is argued that during the operation the Taliban are ready to use the most diverse tactics.

The organizers of the gay parade intend to file a lawsuit against the actions of the Moscow government. This was stated by one of the initiators of this action, deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Bashkiria Edward Murzin, reports Echo of Moscow. He said that the police detained him before the start of the action. He regarded the actions of law enforcement officers as a provocation. "If she (power) did not want to, she would give us a written refusal.

Lokomotiv players broke the Russian Cup, which they won after the victory over the Moscow football club. According to Echo of Moscow, the main prize was taken out of the locker room of the Moscow Lokomotiv without one leg. The culprit of the incident was Dmitry Loskov - the captain of Lokomotiv. “I put a champagne cup on the table and he cracked,” he said.

Venezuela President Hugo Chavez threatened to withdraw troops to the streets of Karakas in case of a threat of destabilization of the situation in the country, in connection with the closure of the RCTV television company, RIA Novosti reports.

On Sunday, May 27, on the courts of Paris, the 106th Open in the French Championship in the tennis starts, RIA Novosti reports. For the second time in history, it will begin not on Monday, but a day earlier. This is beneficial to the audience, who will gather much more on a day off than on Monday, and the organizers who will have an additional source of profit. The main soil tournament in the world has been its existence since 1891, when a men's tournament was held.

The BBC journalist Alan Johnston is alive, healthy and may soon be released. This was stated by a representative of the Palestinian government, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Sky News TV channel. Member of the Hamas Gazi Hamad, who personally knew Johnston for two years, said that he knew which group holds the journalist, and he was personally involved in negotiations on his release. “I know that he is alive and healthy, is in good condition.

In Barnaul, a branch of the Kernobank OKB is robbed, RIA Novosti reports. During the robbery, the guard was killed. The robbery occurred on the night of May 27 on Lenin Avenue, 61, the money and values ​​of 37 cells of citizens were stolen. The body of the guard with traces of strangulation was discovered in the morning. The criminals did not take his weapons and ammunition. The operational-investigation group is currently working at the scene.

In the final match of the Russian Football Cup, Moscow Lokomotiv defeated FC Moscow with a score of 1: 0. The only ball in extra time in the 103rd minute was scored by the Scottish striker Harry O'Connor. Thus, it became clear that the St. Petersburg Zenit this season would play in the UEFA Cup.

In Iran, they are not concerned about the exercises of the US Naval Forces in the Persian Gulf, RIA Novosti reports. According to the representative of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, these teachings are just aimed at raising the fighting spirit of American soldiers. These movements do not represent anything new, they were committed before, said the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This week, an American aircraft carrier group of nine warships arrived in the Persian Gulf.

In the Sudanese province of Darfur, the Egyptian officer of the UN peacekeeping forces was killed, Radio "Freedom" reports. Since the arrival of “blue helmets” in Sudan in December 2006, this is the first victim among them. The Egyptian was shot in his house with an unknown attacker. UN peacekeepers in Darfur less than 200 people. They reinforce the 7,000th contingent of the African Union, the losses of which in Sudan already amounted to 20 people.