In Moscow, a meeting of US Secretary of State Condolizes Rice with activists of Russian non -governmental organizations was held. The main topic of the meeting was the observance of human rights in Russia, reports Gazeta.ru with reference to Interfax. Russian human rights activists made the initiative to create the Russian-American public forum.

Today, the England national football team defeated Estonians in the qualifying match of the European Championship in 2008. The game took place at the Wembley London stadium and ended with a score of 3-0 in favor of the hosts. The goals were scored by the Chelsea midfielder Sean Wright Phillips, striker Manchester United Wayne Runi, another Estonian ball brought into their own gates. For Runi, this goal was the first in the official matches for the national team since 2004.

Two people died as a result of an accident at a construction site in the city of Kotelniki, Lyubertsy district, Moscow region, REGNUM reports with reference to a message from the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Moscow Region. A tower crane, moving a load at the height of the 13th floor of a building under construction, hit two workers who fell and died. Rescuers and representatives of the developer are currently working at the scene.

The House of Representatives of the American Congress plans to investigate the 2004 presidential election. According to the head of the Law Committee of the Democrat, John Coarse Chamber, the Republican politicians achieved the victory of George Bush in this election using various voting violations, reports Associated Press. Congress, in particular, will consider the Office of the US Department of Justice for the supervision of the voting progress.

All residents of the resettlement dormitory on Volzhskaya Street in the South-East Administrative District (SEAO) Moscow will move to new housing until October 16, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the message of the deputy head of the bailiffs in the SEA, Alexander Muraseeva. According to him, four families left today, tomorrow they promised to free the premises for another nine, and the rest will move to new housing until Tuesday.

Russian tennis player Nikolai Davydenko reached the final of the Moscow Tennis Tournament “Kremlin Cup”. Today in the semifinals, he defeated Serb Yanko Tibsarevich - 7: 6 (8: 6), 6: 1. The second finalist in a male single discharge will be determined in the match of Paul -Henri Mathieu (France) - Michael Berrer.

The number of victims of the tragedy as a result of the explosion of domestic gas in a 10-thousandth house in Dnepropetrovsk increased from 9 people to 11. Work on the analysis of the rubble is ongoing, where people can still be. All work is performed manually, as the technique is powerless in this situation. As Polit.ru already wrote, in Dnepropetrovsk this morning an explosion of domestic gas occurred in a residential building.

The discovery of the GMR effect, which received the Nobel Prize, “is not caused by any predictions and thoughts, but caused by fashion and general excitement,” said the Russian scientist. Recall that the Nobel Prize 2007 in physics became the Frenchman Albert Fert and the German Peter Grunberg (Peter Grunberg).

Last night, near the eagle on the 349th kilometer of the Moscow-Oorl road, a passenger bus rolled over due to the Zaporozhets on the oncoming lane, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the message of the press service of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate in the Oryol region. “The passenger bus of the KIA Korean -made brand was riding from Ryazan to Belgorod. Towards the bus from the side of the eagle was the Zaporozhets car, which was driving a 43-year-old resident of the Oryol district.

In the Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk this morning there was an explosion of household gas in a residential building. The houses received significant damage, according to the latest unian data, a person was killed and 21 were injured. Rescuers suspect that gas leak was the cause of the explosions, so its supply is temporarily blocked. The nine -story building in which the explosion occurred is half destroyed. Window windows are knocked out by an explosive wave in three more houses.

The lawyers of the Russian diplomat Vladimir Kuznetsov intend to appeal the verdict issued to him by the Federal Court of New York. The Russian side believes that US law enforcement agencies were addicted to Kuznetsov (see “Russian diplomat Kuznetsov in the United States to 51 months of prison” - Polit.ru), Newsru.com reports with reference to Interfax.

The governor of the Tyumen region Vladimir Yakushev promised to reduce bread prices in the region by two rubles. Thus, bread will have to cost 11 rubles, RIA Novosti reports. “The regional government has signed a number of orders aimed at steeling prices for first -necessity products,” the governor said.

The upcoming increase in the basic part of pensions in Russia will cost the state 166 billion rubles, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the statement of the Deputy Prime Minister - the head of the Ministry of Finance Alexei Kudrin. “The total measures to increase the basic part of the pensions will amount to 166 billion rubles for 2007-2008,” he said in the State Duma following a meeting of deputies and government members regarding the surge of food inflation.

Seven people died and at least 29 were wounded in an explosion today in a crowded market in southern Afghanistan, reports Associated Press with reference to representatives of the authorities. The suicide bomber on a motorcycle has driven an explosive device in the city of Spin-Buldak in the province of Kandahar.

The signing of an agreement on cooperation between Bulgaria and Montenegro can be disrupted due to the norm of writing the name of the European currency in Bulgaria. Bulgarians insist that in official documents, along with Euro, another name of the currency - EVRO should appear, reports Lenta.ru with reference to the France Presse agency. The name Evro is a transliteration of the word from the Cyrillic alphabet. Bulgaria is the only EU member using the Cyrillic alphabet.