The situation with Russian schoolchildren, whose vacation in Turkey was spoiled due to the actions of the organizers of the trip, was settled. This was announced by the Consul General of Russia in Antalya Mirzhalol Khusanov. As reported, the children twice made a flight from Moscow to Antalya - the plane was forced to return because of the inconsistency of the actions of Russian air carriers and Turkish air traffic controllers.

The program is conducted by Sergey Tarasov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Moscow Veronika Bode takes part. Sergey Tarasov: The Higher Qualification Collegium of Judges refused to satisfy the request of the chairman of the Supreme Arbitration Court Anton Ivanov on the suspension of the powers of the chairman of the Federal Arbitration Court of the Moscow District Lyudmila Mayakova. She is accused of unethical behavior.

US Secretary of State Condolas Rice confirmed that her country would like to establish diplomatic contacts with Iran. Speaking on Friday in Washington, Rice said that the direction of US Secretary of State William Burns in Geneva for negotiations with Iran should strengthen the US position. Burns, according to Rice, should show that the United States is very serious about the problem of diplomatic contacts with Tehran.

The presence of the Georgian military in the Kodor Gorge of Abkhaz leaders call the main obstacle to the beginning of negotiations Abkhazia rejected the plan for the settlement of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict proposed by Germany. President of the unrecognized Republic Sergey Bagapsh called proposals voiced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeer unacceptable.

How should relations between the press and parties be built? The members of the Public College on complaints of the press Evgeny Abov and Alexei Simonov, their own correspondent of Novaya Gazeta in St. Petersburg Boris Vishnevsky, member of the Yabloko party, Evgeny Dillendorf, editor of the department of the newspaper Vedomosti, Maxim Glikin, are discussed.

Moscow advocates resolving the situation around Iran’s nuclear program exclusively by diplomatic methods. This was stated by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in a telephone conversation with Iranian President Mahmud Akhmadinjad. At the same time, Medvedev called on Iran fully cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency. The conversation took place on the eve of the Subable negotiations in Geneva on the Iranian nuclear problem.

In the United States, it was announced that the trial of the bodyguard of Osama Ben Laden, which is contained on the Military base of Guantanamo, will begin, as planned, on Monday. Citizen of Yemen Salim Ahmed Hamdan will appear before the court, despite the requirement to defend the postponement of the hearing.

On July 18, it turns 90 years old Nelson Mandela - the leader in the fight against racial discrimination in South Africa, ex -president of South Africa, the Nobel Laureate of the World. During the Aparteis of Mandela, heading the African National Congress, which was banned in South Africa, spent 27 years in prison. He was released in 1990, and after 4 years he became the first black president of the country.

In Mikulovitsa in the south of the Czech Republic, archaeologists discovered an unusual burial of the Bronze Age. The remains of a man who died 4 thousand years ago were crushed by large stones: one lay on his head, the other on his chest. “Apparently, a person who was considered a vampire was buried. His contemporaries were afraid that, if not crushed him with stones, he would get out of the grave and return to the world, ”the representative of the local museum believes.

The technology of interrogations of prisoners in Guantanamo. The economy of Ireland and its membership in the European Union. Greenpeace report on energy efficiency. Science: How have the ideas of scientists about molecular biology changed

The signing of the contract with the head coach of the Russian national football team Dutchman Gus Hiddin is again postponed. The agreement may be signed at best at the beginning of next week, and not today, as previously expected. The previous agreement, as you know, was three -sided: the National Academy of Football, the Russian Football Union (RFU) and the GUS Hiddink set signatures.

The program is conducted by Sergey Tarasov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Tbilisi George Kobaladze takes part. Sergey Tarasov: The head of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in Georgia. He intends to visit Abkhazia, to offer a plan of peaceful settlement. What is this visit by a high -ranking diplomat? Jews George Kobaladze.

The United States has gone from the conscious, under Roosevelt, silence of the Holodomor in Ukraine to the repentant, under Reagan, recognition by his genocide against Ukrainians. What path will Russia go? She gave the next reason for this issue through her new president, who recently stated that the recognition of the Holodomor with a genocide for her is insulting.

Two Russian tennis players held a quarter -final matches on Friday: Amersfort (Netherlands) Mark Zhikel (France) - Teimuraz Gabashvili - 6: 4, 6: 1 Umag (Croatia) Igor Andreev - Guillermo Kanyas (Argentina) - 7: 5, 6: 4