In the south of Afghanistan, two US troops and Afghan translator were killed on Saturday. Their car was blown up on a home -made bomb laid on the road, ”the representative of the American command said. Another American soldier was injured in the province of Gazel in the south-west of Afghanistan. Since the end of 2001 - after the fall of the Taliban regime - more than 60 US troops have died in Afghanistan.

In Moscow, they are threatened to start a hunger strike more than two hundred prisoners of the Sailor Silence of the Sailor's Investigation District. They sent letters to the management of the insulator with the requirements to improve the quality of food, reduce the number of scheduled inspections and personal inspections and reduce the number of prisoners in common cells.

The number of catastrophic flood victims is growing into Bangladesh, as the State Information Agency reports, today the death of 690 people has been officially established, but the authorities are afraid that the number of victims will exceed 900 due to the spread of diseases. In India, more than a thousand people became victims of floods and landslides.

In Australia, former diplomats and heads of the Ministry of Defense accused Prime Minister John Hauard of deceiving the public regarding the causes of the war in Iraq. As stated in an open letter signed by a group of 43 people, the prime minister claimed that Australia supports the United States in an effort to disarm Iraq, while in fact the main goal of the war was obvious - the overthrow of the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. Hauard rejects all the accusations.

In Iraq, a high -ranking Iranian diplomat was stolen. In the video received by Al-Arabia, the hostage Faridun Jahani says something in front of the video camera, but it is impossible to make out the words. Documents confirming that he is the consul of Iran in Karbala. The abductors who call themselves the Islamic army in Iraq said that Jahani provoked between interchangeable conflicts in the country, and urged Iran not to intervene in the internal affairs of Iraq.

At the Vorkuta mine "North" rescuers found the bodies of two more dead miners. The search for the remaining two - continues. Thus, according to the latest data, during the collapse in the mine, which occurred on Tuesday evening, three people were killed. 146 miners were saved shortly after the accident. Three miners were found alive and lifted to the surface on the night of August 5. Then the body of one dead miner was found.

Veronika Bode: today we guest Karen Shakhnazarov, director, screenwriter, producer, General Director of the Mosfilm film concert. Shakhnazarov Karen Georgievich was born in 1952 in Krasnodar. He graduated from the director's Faculty of VGIK, made his debut in the movie "Dobryaki".

Dmitry Morozov: Last Thursday, the composition of the Russian Olympic team in heavy athletics became known. Moreover, this composition was determined in a rather unusual way, as a result of which several famous athletes, for example, Olympic champion of Atlanta, Alexei Petrov, would not go to Athens. Here is what the President of the Athletics Federation Nikolai Parkhomenko told us about this. Nikolai Parkhomenko: It was unusual and at the same time, I think, a fair vote.

The upper house of the Russian parliament today considers the bill to replace benefits with monetary compensation. As expected, the Federation Council will approve the document adopted by the State Duma, after which it will be sent for signature to the president. A special working group of the Federation Council will ensure that beneficiaries are not injured as a result of the adoption of the law, the draft of which causes serious protests.

The united Arab emirates arrested a dangerous Pakistani terrorist, ”said the Minister of Information of Pakistan Sheikh Rashid Ahmed. According to him, the arrested - Kari Saifulla Akhtar - maintained close ties with Al -Qaeda and its leader Osama bin Laden. At one time, he was the head of the training camp of terrorists in Afghanistan. According to some reports, he was related to attempts on the life of President Pakistan Perevoz Musharraf in December last year.

President of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov plans to build a "chess city" in the Arab emirate of Dubai. The project cost exceeds two and a half billion dollars. Ilyumzhinov has already signed a contract with a local construction company. 32 buildings of the "chess city" will be placed on an area of 64 hectares. The complex will be able to accept up to 60 million people a year - fans and professionals of chess. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is also the president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE).

In Baghdad, a 10-year-old boy was killed on Sunday and 16 people were injured at a mortar shelling of the city center. Mina hit the truck in which local residents rode. Also on Sunday, a high -ranking Iranian diplomat was stolen in Iraq. The video received by the Al -Arabia television channel shows the hostage - Faridun Jahani. Documents confirming that he is the consul of Iran in Karbala. The kidnappers call themselves an Islamic army in Iraq.

In Afghanistan on Saturday, an attack on the American military motorcade was committed. Two soldiers and a translator were killed. Another soldier was wounded. Their car was blown up on a landmine. According to the US military, the detachment ensured the security of the election commission officers who register voters to participate in the presidential election scheduled for October 9.

In Athens, thousands of people who wanted to buy tickets for the Olympics were lined up. Despite this, the organizers of the games have so far managed to sell only half of the more than 5 million tickets. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan said he would arrive at the opening of the Olympic Games - as a gesture of goodwill and as a sign of reconciliation between the two countries.

For hundreds of thousands of refugees in the Sudanese province of Darfur, not only hunger, but also an epidemic, warns the UN. According to Bi SE, employees of the UN humanitarian departments, who arrived in Darfur, malaria, hepatitis, acute intestinal and pulmonary diseases quickly spread among refugees.