The program is conducted by Dmitry Volchek. The Radio Liberty correspondent in New York Vladimir Morozov takes part. Dmitry Volchek: The loud exposure of the swindler in New York. A certain Rafaello Folic, who pretended himself as a financial director of the Vatican and, thanks to this, made friends with many of this world and even seduced the Hollywood star, was detained. He was charged with illegal transportation of funds, fraud and money laundering.

Two Russian tennisists played in the second circle of the Wimbledon tournament on Wednesday: Marat Safin - Novak Dzhokovic (Serbia, 3) - 6: 4, 7: 6, 6: 2 David Ferrer (Spain, 5) - Igor Andreev - 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 2

In Zimbabwe, the leader of the opposition Morgan Zvangirai called on the African Union and the UN to promote the settlement of the political crisis in the country. On Friday, the second round of the presidential election will be held in Zimbabwe. The other day, Zvangirai abandoned the further struggle for the presidency - in connection with increased pressure on the opposition from the regime of the current president Robert Mugaba.

The program is conducted by Dmitry Morozov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Prague Alexander Wagner takes part. Dmitry Morozov: The festival of modern Russian cinema takes place in the Czech Republic. For four days, seven films shot in Russia in the last two years will be shown. Alexander Wagner: The show of modern Russian cinema in the Prague Cinema "Svetoz" began with the lyrical youth comedy "Peter FM" - the directorial debut of Oksana Bychkova.

The program is conducted by Dmitry Morozov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in St. Petersburg Tatyana Voltskaya takes part. Dmitry Morozov: Many car factories appeared in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, but if earlier the workers have fun, defending their rights, now they are simply moving from the factory to the factory in search of the best earnings. Tatyana Voltskaya: At all St.

In the United States, they are still arguing - torture or not to torture those who can testify about the crimes of terrorists. In the photo: prison in Guantanamo On Thursday - International Day of Support for Torture Victims. In the United States, with the assistance of the Congress, a network of non -governmental institutions has been created that help hundreds of thousands of victims of torture from around the world.

A criminal case is closed on preparing an attempt on the governor of St. Petersburg Valentin Matvienko. On June 26, the Supreme Court of Russia recognized as legal as an acquittal against three people accused of preparing an attempt on Valentina Matvienko, Ravil Muratov, Timur Saidgareev and Vyacheslav Baranov. Earlier, the jury made a verdict in their regard: “innocent”, deciding that there was no preparation for the attempt.

The program is conducted by Dmitry Volchek. The Radio Liberty correspondent Maxim Yaroshevsky takes part. Dmitry Volchek: Today is the birthday of the most famous prisoner in Russia - the former head of the Yukos oil company. Mikhail Khodorkovsky spent his 45th anniversary in the investigative isolator in Chita. His supporters held rallies in support of the prisoner, at which they distributed congratulatory cards to the ex-head of the Yukos.

In the Rostov region in a car accident on Thursday, the head of the regional border department of the FSB, Major General Igor Ratnikov. According to Interfax with reference to law enforcement agencies, Ratnikov’s service car crashed into a truck that was driving ahead. The general died on the spot, his driver was hospitalized with injuries. An investigation is underway.

The shareholders of the Russian-British oil company TNK-BP at the annual assembly in Moscow approved 9 members of the new board of directors of the enterprise. It included three Russian shareholders who, shortly before the meeting, turned to the company President Robert Dudley with a request to exclude them from the list of candidates. It was decided to discuss the issue of recalling these members of the Council at an extraordinary meeting, the date of which has not yet been scheduled.

The first final match of the Libertadores Cup was held in Kito, in which the Ecuador LDU defeated the Brazilian Fluminenses - 4: 2. The return meeting will be held in Rio de Janeiro on July 3.

The Minister of Defense of Pakistan Chodhri Akhmad Mukhtar denied Afghan Intelligence accusations against Pakistani special services in organizing an attempt on Afghanistan President Hamida Karzai. The minister called the accusations "groundless." On April 27, at a military parade in Kabul, where Karzai was present, several people opened shooting.

Marina Timasheva: Our book reviewer Ilya Smirnov loves to explain social processes, up to my beloved art, objective socio-economic reasons. But books on economics are extremely rare. Today, as I understand it, is the very rare exception. Ilya Smirnov: He rarely brought it? And what did I, Marina, had to bring? Any "branded reducer of futures" - yes?

In Madrid, an exhibition of surreal and erotic art was opened, the organizers of which were German designer Werner Hornung and his friend, 80-year-old Pal Sarkozy, the father of the current president of France. The exposition is located in the CAL CALTU CART WACAS in the Madrid Park of Retiro. Among the exhibited works are a portrait of Nicolas Sarkozy with an earring in the form of an order of honorary legion. This picture fell Sarkozi presented his son when he was elected President of France.