In Tehran, the British Foreign Minister Philip Hammond took part in the opening of the British embassy. It is reported by Reuters . It should be noted that Hammond became the first head of the British Foreign Ministry from 2003 to visit Iran. According to the media, the opening of the embassy was an important step in the cessation of Iran’s isolation from the Western powers.

The investigation of the crimes of the communist regime requires the creation of the International Court, this was stated by the Minister of Justice of Estonia Urmas Reinsalu, reports Postimees. According to Reinsal, the crimes of communism require the same interstate investigation as the crimes of Nazism. The head of the Estonian Ministry of Justice emphasized that at present crimes of the communist regime are outside the jurisdiction of any of the international courts.

In the capital of Lebanon Beirut, thousands of people went to a rally against the actions of the government, reports Reuters. According to the agency, protesters require the resignation of the authorities, as well as solving the problem of garbage on the streets of the city. The pollution of the streets of the Lebanese capital led to a many -month territorial dispute of the local authorities to recycled waste. During the demonstration, clashes with the police began.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk believes that Ukraine should form its army based on NATO principles. His words are given by UNIAN . Speaking at the Academy of the Ground Forces, the prime minister noted that over the past 20 years, the country's armed forces have been completely destroyed.

Specialists from Brussels Free University intend to conduct research on the famous city symbol-the statue of a pissing boy (Manneken-Pis). Their main goal is to establish the true age of the sculpture. Scientists hope that they can put an end to a long dispute around this issue. Disputes did not appear from scratch. The boy’s biography was rather stormy. We will not consider unreliable instructions that the first version of the statue supposedly appeared in Brussels back in the XIV century.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande at a meeting on August 24 will discuss joint actions in connection with a deterioration in the situation with illegal migrants in the European Union, Reuters reports. The key topic of the conversation will be the compilation of the list of countries whose citizens will not have the right to obtain refugee status in the European Union, with the exception of special cases.

On the Pirogovsky reservoir there was a collision of a jet ski and boat. This was reported on the website of the Ministry of Emergencies in the Moscow region. As a result of the collision, there are victims. At 18.50, the TsUKS operational shift received a message about the incident on the water at the address: Moscow region, Mytishchinsky municipal district, Pirogov reservoir. There was a collision of a boat and a jet ski, the department said.

The most famous executioner of the Islamic State group prohibited in Russia Jihadi John showed his face in the video. It reports about it Daily Mail . During the execution of one of the prisoners of Jihadi, John showed his face and stated that he was planning to return to the UK in order to continue to “decapitate people”. In 2015, Jihadi John moved to Libya from Syria. British terrorist, he was trained in Western London. His real name is Mohammed Emvazi.

Lokomotiv away in the match of the 6th round of the Russian Football Championship defeated Ufa . Muscovites won the Ufa residents with a score of 3-0. In the 6th minute of the match, the first goal was scored by striker Umar Nyass, and midfielder Alan Casayev shortly before the break doubled the advantage of the guests. Finally, at the end of the second half, the defender of Lokomotiv distinguished Nemania Paychinovich.

During the collapse of the wall of the ceiling of the residential building under construction in Nizhny Tagil, one worker died, another was injured. This was reported by TASS with reference to the senior assistant to the head of the Investigative Department of the IC of the Russian Federation in the Sverdlovsk region, Alexander Shulga. “ The second injured worker is hospitalized.

In the southeast of Moscow, a mass fight began on Marshal Chuykov Street. This was reported by the REN-TV channel. According to preliminary data, more than 25 people participate in street combat. Events unfold in the courtyard of a residential building. According to representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a verification of this information was organized.

The Fifth Canal operator Dmitry Kozlov died in the Donetsk region in the performance of official duties. This was reported by the Donetsk news agency . “During the filming, the operator became bad. He died on the way to the hospital. The exact cause of death is set, ”said the operator’s partner, correspondent Anatoly Mayorov. Before his death, Kozlov relieved the positions of the self -proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in the area of ​​the village of Trudovsky.

Olga Weinstein spoke at a lecture in Turgenevka about the rules of dendism photo of N. Chetverikova We publish a transcript of performances in the Public Lectures cycle Polit.ru, held on October 16, 2014 in the Turgenevskaya library-reader, Doctor of Philological Sciences, leading researcher at the Institute of Higher Humanitarian Research Olga Borisovna Weinstein, the finalist of the Provements of the 2014 Award.

The Prosecutor General’s Office confirmed the fact of the death of the prosecutor of the Astrakhan region Oleg Dupak. In addition, the GP called the main version of the tragedy, Interfax reports. “The main version, which is among others, is checked during a pre -investigation check, is a careless handling of weapons,” said Marina Gridneva, official representative of the Russian Prosecutor General. Gridneva expressed condolences to relatives and friends of the deceased.

Actor Mikhail Svetin conducted a successful operation, he was transferred to the intensive care unit, RIA Novosti reports with reference to a source familiar with the situation. “The actor is in intensive care, connected to the apparatus of artificial lung ventilation,” the agency’s interlocutor said, noting that doctors assess the state of Light as difficult.