US Secretary of State Condolas Rice called statements by the Afghanistan authorities about the intention to pursue the Taliban in neighboring Pakistan "unreasonable". Rice called for the joint struggle of the two countries with the Taliban with mutual respect for state borders. Last week, Islamabad sharply reacted to the words of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, who did not rule out that he would give an order of the Afghan army to pursue militants in Pakistani territory.

14 years since the introduction of the Russian peacekeeping contingent into Abkhazia, the Russian team - in the semifinals of the European Football Championship at the Moscow International Film Festival, a retrospective of Takoeshi Kitano films today in America. Alarmed Wall Street foresaw new financial shocks. Passions around the Cuban embargo. The FBI is trying to go on the trail of the largest fraudster

In Moscow, in the case of arson of cars, 22 people were detained, almost half of them are minors. According to the deputy chief of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate Vyacheslav Kozlov, in total from the end of May, more than a hundred criminal cases have been instituted. During this time, 53 cars were set fire.

The program is conducted by Mark Krutov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Warsaw Alexander Lemeshevsky takes part . Mark Krutov: Today in Poland the book “Safety Service and Leh Valens. Additional information to the biography”, the authors of which - historians of the State Institute of National Memory - argue that the legendary leader of the “Solidarity” was an agent of the special services of the Polish People's Republic.

The volume of investments in fixed assets in Russia in May 2008 increased by 15.3% compared to the indicator of the same month of the previous year and amounted to 655.8 billion rubles, the Federal Statistics Service said. For the current exchange rate, this is more than $ 27.7 billion. The growth rate in May has become minimal since November 2006, when their volume increased by 15.2% compared to November 2005.

In August, television centers around the world will be aimed at Beijing There are only three matches at the European Football Championship. A month later, with a little after its end, the Olympics will begin. It's time to find out about how Beijing broadcasts will be organized. There is already something to tell about this. The specialized magazine “BroadCasting.

In five areas of the Amur Region, an emergency has been introduced - due to the spread of forest fires. According to the Ministry of Emergencies, about 15 thousand hectares of forest are burning in the region. Fires are caused by heat and drought.

In Paris, at the age of 94, the franco -speaking classic of Egyptian literature Albert Coseeri died. He was called "Voltaire from the coast of the Nile." Mosseri books are translated into many languages, including Russian. The writer called himself "an Egyptian of French culture and language living in the Egyptian Universe."

The program is conducted by Oleg Vinokurov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Amsterdam Sofya Kornienko takes part . Oleg Vinokurov: Today in the International Court in The Hague the first process in the history of this court begins. In the bench of the defendants, one of the former leaders of the Republic of Congo Thomas Lubang, accused of organizing children's military detachments.

The book "Security Service and Leh Valens. Additional information to the biography" in Samara was published in Poland. A paid beach opens in Samara

The fashion designer Donatella Versace devoted to Barack Obama a new collection of the Spring-2009 mod, demonstrated in Milan. According to her, the new collection is designed for "a relaxed man who does not need to play muscles to show his strength."

On the first day of the third tournament of the year starting in Wimbledon, Russian tennis players and tennis players acted like this (in brackets - the "Sowing"): women Svetlana Kuznetsova (4) - Matilda Johansson (France) - 6: 7, 7: 5, 6: 3 Anna Chakvetadze (8) - Stefani Dubois (Canada) - 2: 6, 6: 1, 8: 6 Vera Dushevina - Maria Kirilenko (19) - 6: 3, 6: 3 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova - Alise Kornet (France, 17) - 7: 6, 7: 6 Evgenia Rodina - Virzhini is raised (France, 27) - 0: 6, 6: 2, 6: 4 Elena

The program is conducted by Mark Krutov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Samara Sergey Khazov takes part. Mark Krutov: In Samara, entrepreneurs with the approval of the city authorities open a paid beach. This is the second attempt to organize in the city center a place to relax wealthy townspeople. Last year, the idea did not fully take place, the prosecutor's office became interested in the legality of the undertaking.

The number of unemployed in Russia in May 2008 decreased by 3.4% compared to the indicator of the previous month - up to 4 million 800 thousand, the Federal Statistics Service said. The unemployment rate amounted to 6.4% of the economically active population. The number of unemployed in Russia is calculated according to the methodology of the International Labor Organization.