In Baku, the police today detained nine activists of the opposition Democratic Party of Azerbaijan, who tried to again picket the building of the Central Election Commission. The picketers for the second week seek the registration of the leader of the party of Rasul Guliev - a candidate for president of the country. They also require the resignation of Ilham Aliyev, the son of the current president, Heydar Aliyev, recently appointed by Prime Minister.

On August 11, the shooting of the joint Russian-American film "Moscow Heat" will begin in Moscow. For filming, the Russian film company "Tsar" invited the Hollywood crew. Director-Prostateor-Jeff Selentano. Starring Michael York, Richard Tyson and Russian Bodibilder athlete Alexander Nevsky, living in America. On September 6, in the Berlin concert House will be performed by the oratorio "Requiem Akhmatova". The conductor is Vasily Sinai. Composed by the oratorio Elena Firsova.

The authorities of Saudi Arabia liberated five British, Canadians and Belgian convicted on charges of organizing several explosions. According to the lawyer of foreigners, the king of Saudi Arabia Fahd pardoned them. As a result of a series of explosions in 2000 and 2001, one person died, somewhat injured. The Saudi authorities said that the explosions are the result of the struggle between the groups of smugglers of alcohol prohibited in Saudi Arabia.

Lyubov Chizhova , Moscow: according to the famous Moscow lawyer Alexander Dobrovinsky, the case that the General Prosecutor's Office aroused against the Yukos oil company is clearly a custom in nature. At the beginning of the week, Alexander Dobrovinsky, who previously represented the interests of the competitors of Yukos, was called for interrogation to the Prosecutor General. According to the lawyer, the investigators tried to get information from him that the UKOSA leadership.

In Liberia, American and Nigerian representatives will soon meet with the rebels to convince them to open access to peacekeepers to all areas of the capital - Monrovia. So far, Nigerian units patrol only the eastern and southern parts of the city, which were controlled by government forces. In other areas, they cannot provide the population with food and medical care.

The court in Vilnius brought to the French musician Bertrand Kant a charge of the murder of actress Marie Trentinyan, extending his arrest for another two months. It was previously announced that Kant would judge in Lithuania, since there are no legal grounds for issuing a suspect France. Bertrand Kant was detained on July 28 in one of the Vilnius hotels - on suspicion of causing a severe injury to his actress's friend. Last Friday, Marie Trentignan, without regaining consciousness, died.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church, decided to hold a meeting of the highest hierarchs of the Church on the possibility of the construction of homosexuals to the spiritual san. Anglican archbishops from around the world will gather in London in October. There was a split in the Anglican church - after Jin Robinson, who openly declared his homosexuality, was erected to the rank of Bishop of the American state of New Hampshire.

Dmitry Aleksandrov , North Caucasus: the main military prosecutor’s office of Russia presented to the head of the Mozgok Military Military Hospital Arthur Araklyan the charges of criminal negligence and the failure to fulfill the order. Since last week, when the hospital was blown up, Arakelyan has been in custody. Representatives of the prosecutor's office emphasized that he was accused of crimes that resulted in numerous human sacrifices.

On the western coast of Jordan, during the operation of Israeli military in the Askar refugee camp, four Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were killed. Among the dead are two members of the Hamas group, who staged a workshop in one of the houses for the manufacture of bombs. Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmud Abbas, who was on a trip to the Persian Gulf countries, discussed the problem of Middle East settlement on Friday in Saudi Arabia.

Yesterday, one match was held in the Russian football Premier League. “Spartak” in Luzhniki, losing during the meeting, won the “Rotor” - 3: 2. The decisive goal in the added time scored Roman Pavlyuchenko. In the first Russian division, after the games of the 27th round, another leader of the leader took place. At the head of the tournament table, Grozny "Terek", who prevailed over the "Falcon" - 1: 0 and scored 51 points. Dynamo from St.

The extraordinary heat, established in most European countries, caused the death of forty people over the past two weeks. People died both from a thermal blow and from the consequences of forest fires. In Spain, Germany, France, Great Britain and Croatia, the thermometer has reached 40 degrees Celsius in recent days. In France and Great Britain, the speed of train traffic is limited - due to the possible deformation of the rails.

German troops in Afghanistan can be deployed outside Kabul - in the city of Charikar, about 50 kilometers from the Afghan capital. According to civilian defense Minister Peter Strruk, along with military personnel, civilian specialists will be sent to Charikar - to help in the reconstruction of the city.

Aya Kuga , Belgrade: the Supreme Council of Defense of Serbia and Montenegro dismissed 16 generals who held high posts. The decision was made on the proposal of the Minister of Defense of Boris Tadich as part of the Army Reform. 8 generals are resigned. Another 8 retained epaulets on the reins, but they were removed from the army leadership.

Drivers who suffer from clinical obesity have twice as much chance to die in a car disaster than thin people. The evidence of this is the results of a statistical analysis of accidents on the roads of the Pacific coast of the United States and New Zealand. In the last issue of Science magazine, a message appeared about the new method of combating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Both sides of the conflict in Liberia should be liable for massive human rights violations - the temporary head of the UN Human Rights Department believes. In a statement by Bernard Ramsharan, a person with human rights in Liberia is called extremely difficult. According to Ramsharan, about a quarter of a million people have died in Liberia over the past few months.