The semifinals of the men's tournament in the capital of Sweden were played. Here are their results: James Blake (USA) - Robin Sederling (Sweden) - 7: 5, 7: 6 Yarkko Nyeminen (Finland) - Joachim Johansson (Sweden) - 7: 6, 6: 7, 6: 3

In Russia, in more than 20 cities, motorists hold protests against high gas prices. In Moscow, the rally takes place on Triumphal Square. “We protest against disgusting quality and unacceptable fuel prices,” Vyacheslav Lysakov said in an interview with RS.

In Baghdad, a journalist of the Iraqi government television channel Al-Irakia was killed. Raed Kais Ash Shammari was shot dead on Friday evening at his house. Unknown people opened fire from a car passing by. This is not the first attack on the employees of the Iraqi media. On Thursday, a group of militants burst into the premises of one of the television companies in Baghdad and killed 11 people.

Six matches took place in the Russian Premier League. Here are their results: CSKA - "Rubin" - 2: 1 "Spartak" (Moscow) - "Zenit" - 1: 0 "Lokomotiv" - FC "Moscow" - 0: 1 "Amkar" - "Saturn" - 1: 0 "Luch -Energy" - "Dynamo" - 3: 1 "Spartak" (Nalchik) - "Torpedo" - 0: 0

Foreign human rights activists are outraged by the liquidation of the "Society of Russian-Chechen Friendship" in Nizhny Novgorod. “Himen Raits Uchch” - following the “International Amnesty” - described what happened as another gross attempt by the Russian authorities to drown out criticism of human rights violations in Chechnya.

In the NHL championship, the Buffalo team, which won all four starting matches, continues to go without loss. On Friday, she previously prevailed over the Detroit - 3: 2. Ideal indicators, except Buffalo, preserves only Minnesota, on the account of which there are also four victories in a row. The results of the remaining yesterday's meetings: "Florida" - "Tampa Bay" - 3: 2 "Atlanta" - "Carolina" - 3: 4 "Vancouver" - "San Jose" - 4: 6

In Russian cities, protests are held against rising gas prices. In Moscow, on the Triumphal Square, several hundred motorists called on the authorities to bring to criminal liability sellers of low -quality fuel. In Nizhny Novgorod, motorists protested against the increase in transport tax rates by local authorities. In Kaliningrad, the authorities did not allow the action - the police blocked the city center where the rally was supposed to be held.

Vladimir Toltz: Today we will talk about one of the main stories of Soviet history, which we have not yet concerned in our programs. How do you think, why did you plant the most in Soviet times? Somehow it usually seems that for politics, for the so-called "anti-Soviet manifestations." So, this is not so. According to statistics, the largest percentage of sentences concerned theft of socialist property.

The centenary of the anniversary of Hannah Arendt Vladimir Toltz: She was born a hundred years ago in Hanover. And she spent his childhood and adolescence in the subsequently Soviet Königsberg, current Kaliningrad. There, this girl from a wealthy German family could often be seen at the grave of Emmanuel Kant. There, the thought of becoming a philosopher unusual for a girl came to her.

In Sweden, the new minister of trade had to resign. Maria Borelius, who had been in the rank of minister for only a week, was accused of tax evasion. The same scandal threatens the Minister of Culture. The new right -center government came to power in Sweden recently - after the election of September 17.

In Moscow, the Ostankino television center today hosts a protest against censorship in regional media. In a rally organized by the Yabloko party, journalists from the regions take part. The action is authorized by the Moscow authorities.

Human rights activists about Anna Politkovskaya. Report of the Office of the UN Supreme Commissioner for Refugees, Norwegian Refugees, Memorial about the humanitarian situation in the North Caucasus. Anti-Georgian campaign in schools in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ivanov, Kaluga. Documents and comments.

Russia is trying to achieve the return of North Korea at the negotiating table on a nuclear problem. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Alexander Alekseev met on Friday in Pyongyang with his North Korean colleague Kim E Khun. Alekseev described negotiations as "very useful", but did not give details. The UN Security Council agreed yesterday the text of the draft resolution on sanctions against North Korea, which recently conducted a nuclear test.

The unification match for the title of world chess champion ended.