At the desks of the first on September 1, 21 thousand first -graders will sit at the Stavropol. In the Stavropol Territory, on the eve of the Day of Knowledge, security measures were strengthened. The regional Rospotrebnadzor checks the quality of products for school canteens. The main question that the Stavropol authorities are concerned on the eve of the new school year is the safety of children.

At least 200 journalists died in Iraq since March 2003, when an American military operation began there. According to the human rights organization "Reporters Without Borders", the majority of the victims are Iraqis who worked for foreign media. Only this year 49 people were killed. The report of human rights activists also says that the abductions of journalists in Iraq are more likely to occur than anywhere else. Over the past 4 years, 84 people have been stolen, less than half were released.

The program is conducted by Alexei Kuznetsov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Warsaw Alexei Dzikovitsky takes part. Aleksey Kuznetsov: In Poland, the opposition declares the “threat to democracy in the country” after the former internal Minister of the Interior Janusz Kachmarek, the former chief commandant of the police, Konrad Kornatovsky and the former head of the largest state insurance company PZU, Yaromir Netzel, were arrested on Thursday.

In Brazil, at least 8 people or more than 80 were injured in a railway catastrophe. Two trains collided in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro. The authorities are afraid that the number of dead can increase - about 20 people are very difficult.

Today is the 10th anniversary of the tragic death of the British princess Diana, who was called the "People's Princess." In the chapel of the Royal Guard, a solemn memorial service with the participation of the sons of Diana - William and Harry, her ex -husband, Prince of Wales Charles and Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth, will be held near the Buckingham Palace. Many famous politicians, clergymen and artists will arrive at the ceremony. Diana died in a car accident in Paris at the age of 36.

The program is conducted by Alexander GOSTOV. The Radio Liberty correspondent Kirill Kobrin takes part. Alexander GOSTEV : “Graceful literature” gradually becomes a field of political struggle and ideological battles in Russia - as opposed to the nineties, when literature turned out to be a purely private affair of individuals, writers and readers.

The Supreme Court of Russia upheld the sentence of senior employees of the Federal Tax Service and the Central Bank convicted of bribery. Member of the leadership of the Federal Tax Service Oleg Alekseev was sentenced to 8 years in a strict regime colony, and the lawyer of the Central Bank Alexei Mishin was 10. Officials were detained in October last year when receiving a million dollars from the head of the Russian Capital bank. In exchange, they promised to free the bank from tax claims.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Unrecognized Republic of South Ossetia introduces until the end of September restrictions on the departure of citizens to Georgia. This was announced on Friday by the head of the department Mikhail Minzaev. Moreover, according to him, the new rules relate to both Georgian citizens who come to South Ossetia and the inhabitants of the republic. Tskhinvali associate these decisions with a general increase in tension in the region recently.

Andrei Shary : The Man of the Day of Radio Liberty on August 31 is German historian Hermann Simon, one of the main initiators of the reconstruction solemnly open today after the restoration of the largest synagogue in the Berlin district of Preenslaure Berg. This synagogue, built a hundred years ago in the eastern part of Berlin, survived the times of Nazism and the times of German socialism.

A powerful explosion occurred in the capital of Afghanistan. The suicide bomber blew up a mined car near Kabula International Airport. One Afghan soldier died, six wounded. The airport is cordoned off by government forces and NATO troops. So far, no one has taken responsibility for the attack, but the authorities have no doubt that the Taliban is behind the explosion.

The program is conducted by Alexander GOSTOV. The Radio Liberty correspondent Alexei Dzikovitsky takes part . Alexander GOSTEV : In Poland, representatives of Cuban opposition organizations signed an agreement in the city of Lublin today for democracy in a Cuba, which, among other things, stipulates the principles of creating a new government after the fall of the Fidel Castro regime. Our correspondent in Poland Alexei Dzikovitsky says.

The UK celebrates the 10th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana. The royal memorial service will be held, on which the sons of Diana will be present - Princes William and Harry, her ex -husband Prince Charles and Queen Elizabeth the second. Princess Diana died in a car accident in Paris.

Today at the World Athletics Championship in Osaka in 20 km walking, the athletes of Russia won among women: Olga Kaniskin won gold, silver - Tatyana Shemyakina. The third was Maria Vasco from Spain

In the Ingush city of Karbulak, three civilians were killed on Friday night. According to Interfax in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic, the husband and two sons of the local teacher Draganchuk were killed. Unknown people broke into the house where the family lived, and opened fire. The teacher herself was not injured, since she was in another room and the criminals did not notice her. The motive of the crime is still unknown. The republic has been announced in the republic.