This is how broadcasts are being prepared from the World Cup. The directors do their job perfectly Before the start of the World Cup, he vowed for himself: the work of commentators cannot touch. But last Sunday I had to break it. There was a reason: an insulting report for the English team Vasily Utkin. The remark of Utkin, apparently, was made. He diminished his satirical enthusiasm, shaking in front of English football players. It would seem that the commentary theme can be closed.

Anna Kachkaeva: “We are not fools, we are Russians” - a symbolic phrase, uttered in the “Times” by the head of the Moscow City Duma, Mr. Om Platonov. Last week, the 1996 election campaign was 10 years old-the same campaign when the sick Yeltsin was dancing in front of the people, and the people called to “vote with their hearts” when the organizers of the campaign were frightened by the ghost of communism and came across on a photocopy.

In the area of the capital of Sri Lanka Colombo, an army general and at least two more people died during the explosion. Presumably, the general of the motorcade was attacked by suicide bombers on motorcycles. The authorities are responsible for the attack on the separatists from the Tamil Tigers group.

In Russia, from June 23, a ban on the import of poultry meat and other products of this industry from Hungary was introduced. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, such measures were taken in connection with the outbreak of "bird flu", registered in some farms in Hungary.

At the World Cup in Germany, the next match of the 1/8 finals ended. The Italian team in Kaiserslautern defeated the Australia team 1: 0. The ball is on the account of Totti.

The state enterprise "Post of Russia" intends to return to the organization of annual subscriptions to newspapers and magazines since 2008. The six -month subscription that now has been proposed by publishers when the inflation rate in Russia excluded the possibility of annual planning, representatives of the Russian Post said.

In New York, the UN conference has opened, at which the results of the programs adopted five years ago will be considered aimed at combating the illegal trade in light weapons - in particular, pistols and automatic machines. According to experts, up to 70 million AK-47 assault rifles are in circulation in 82 countries of the world. The largest light weapons manufacturers are still China, Russia and the USA.

The leader in the North American rental fee for the last weekend was the comedy “Click” - a film about a man who received a remote control, which allows to accelerate his life. The screens immediately in 3700 cinemas raised the picture collected more than forty million dollars. The leading cartoon "Cars" took the second place in the ranking for two weeks. Experts predict that the leader of the next weekend will be the “Superman” blockbuster, which is going on rental at the end of this week.

A group of artists-whales sent a postcard of 150 square meters from the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg. The organizers of the action expect to enter the Guinness Book of Records. The picturesque canvas, created by Mitki, together with artists of the avant -garde city theater "Ahe", can be the largest mail card in the world. In the upper part of the “postcard”, which was drawn by the “Achaets” Maxim Isaev, is depicted a girl named Estel, in the lower - a sailor who writes her letter.

The situation around the Russian vessel “Vladimir Sharanda”, which has been in the port of the Spanish city of Ponteedra from the beginning of May, not having the opportunity, due to the lack of funds for paying fuel, sail to his homeland, causes concern to the Spanish public, Viktor Cheretsky reports from Madrid. The ship was visited by the deputy Bieito Lobier: “I have already informed the government about the distress in which the Russians found themselves.

Unique Institute: What does Russian science do today in the sabotage of genetic engineering and crop production? Problems and achievements of the institute. The guest in the studio is the acting director of the All -Russian Research Institute of Planting named after Vavilov Nikolai Dzyubenko.

In Pakistan, Islamist groups supporting the Taliban announced the ceasefire for a month for a month. According to their leader Abdullah Farhad, this will allow the elders to start peace negotiations with the authorities. Over the past year, more than 300 extremists have been killed in clashes with the Pakistani military in the provinces of North Vaziristan, including several al -Qaeda militants. In neighboring Afghanistan, coalition troops conduct large -scale operations against the Taliban.

The previously initiated deal with Alexei Mordashov, the head of Arcelor, Joseph Kinsh, will now lead Arcelor -Mittal A loud deal to unite the European steel company Arcelor and the Russian Severstal will not take place. The company of Alexei Mordashova was not arranged by the Board of Directors of Arcelor. On Sunday, it was decided to merge with the long-achieved location of Europeans of the American-Indian Mittal Steel.

The program is conducted by Nikita Tatar. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Washington Allan Davydov takes part. Nikita Tatarsky: On June 26, under the auspices of the United Nations, an International Day of Support for Victims of Torture is celebrated. On the eve of this date, our correspondent in Washington Allan Davydov talked with a representative of an authoritative international human rights organization.