Sofia. An employee of the Bulgarian National Art Gallery cleans the bust of Stalin, who is part of the exposition "Totalitarian Art" The program is maintained by Andrei Shari. The Radio Liberty correspondent Tatyana Vaxberg takes part . Andrei Shary : The European Commission deprived Bulgaria of about 500 million euros allocated through the European Funds, and withdrew the license with two government services, which still distributed European funds in Bulgaria.

American races - so called a special project dedicated to the election of the Amkerrician President Lenta.ru The current presidential elections in the United States enjoy close attention in Russia, despite the stable anti -American wave, pumped by the country's main television channels, and maybe thanks to it.

Iranian President Mahmud Akhmadidjad said that Tehran would not make any concessions on the question of his nuclear program. At the same time, he welcomed the participation of the US representative in negotiations on this issue, which took place last Saturday in Geneva. Akhmadidjad called this a step towards the "recognition" of Iran’s right to possess nuclear technologies.

The program is conducted by Sergey Tarasov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Moscow, Maryana Torocheshnikov, takes part. Sergey Tarasov: Today it will become known what kind of punishment the prosecutor's office requires for the former co -owner of Yukos Leonid Nevzlin. In the Moscow City Court, where in absentia, the case of a businessman accused of organizing murders and abductions is considered in absentia.

The program is conducted by Kirill Kobrin. The Radio Liberty correspondent Oleg Kusov takes part. Kirill Kobrin : In the Adler district of Sochi, at the beginning of this week, clashes of local residents with bailiffs and police occurred. Residents did not let the bailiffs and surveyors into the courtyard of one of the private houses, in which experts were going to measure the site. In this area of the city, the authorities plan to stitch many sports facilities for the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Belgrade. Placies with a portrait are pleased with Karadzhich. July 2008 The program is maintained by Andrei Shari. The Radio Liberty correspondent Aiya Kuga takes part. Andrei Shary : The Belgrade Regional Court of Investigation of Military Crimes, this afternoon, decided to issue the international Hague tribunal of the former president of the Serbian Republic, Radova Karadzhich on the basis of a warrant, which was received by Belgrade from this Tribunal 7 years ago.

At excavations in the Chinese village of Haimencou, archaeologists have found the largest Neolithic settlement, which is about three thousand years old. More than two thousand wooden pillars were found, which served as part of the foundation of a large structure and dug to a depth of 4.5 meters. More than three thousand stone artifacts, as well as ceramics, wooden, bone and iron objects were also found.

In Japan, a strong earthquake has occurred today. According to seismologists, his magnitude was 6 and 8 tenths of a point. The epicenter was at sea off the coast of the island of Honsu. The underground tremors were felt in the capital of Japan - Tokyo. Several people are injured. There are reports of minor destruction and broken windows. Tohiku Electric reported that all nuclear power plants in the earthquake area are working normally.

The human rights organization "International Amnesty" expressed concern about the fate of several hundred people who were missing in Pakistan. The new report of human rights activists referring to the information of the Pakistani colleagues says that at least 563 people were abducted, most of them, presumably, are held by special services.

In the south of Afghanistan, a British soldier was killed in the Gilmen Province, two more were injured. According to the British Ministry of Defense, the patrol of international forces fell under the fire of militants. On Tuesday, in Hilmain, as a result of the actions of the coalition, an influential field commander of the Taliban was killed, another surrendered to the authorities.

The process of issuing the former leader of the Bosnian Serbs is pleased with Karadzhich to the Hague tribunal for several days. The representative of the Serbian court for war crimes said that Karadzhich may be in the Hague in the next week. According to lawyer Karadzhich, his client appeals against the decision of the Belgrade court on his extradition. The lawyer also said that in the case of issuing, Karadzhich intends to conduct his defense in front of the tribunal.

The deputy Minister of Finance of Russia, Sergei Storchak, called the charges against him a planned action directed against the interests of the state. This is stated in a letter from Storchak, published today in the newspaper "Gazeta". Storchak claims that he still does not know who is worth his arrest. A senior official is accused of trying to steal more than $ 43 million. He has been in custody for more than six months.

The program is conducted by Sergey Tarasov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in St. Petersburg Tatyana Voltskaya takes part. Sergey Tarasov: On July 22, the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg satisfied the claim of the city property management committee on the eviction of the institution of the regional press from the journalist's house.

Representatives of the Iraqi army say that since the beginning of August, a large-scale operation against Al-Qaeda militants will be carried out in the province of Diala. About 30 thousand Iraqi military and police will take part in it. The province of Diyal north-east of Baghdad is considered one of the supports of militants, who often organize terrorist attacks and attacks here.

Security officials are actively involved in preparing for the Olympics In Sochi, at the beginning of the week, clashes of the inhabitants of the Imereta Valley with bailiffs and police occurred. Residents did not let the bailiffs and surveyors into the courtyard of a private house, where it was supposed to measure the site. In this area, the authorities plan to build many sports facilities for the 2014 Winter Olympics.