On August 2, 1492, Jews were expelled from Spain, where their ancestors lived one and a half thousand years, since the Babylonian captivity. The decree of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella ordered the Jews to leave the country for three months; The remaining people were faced with a choice - execution or baptism. Every unbaptized Jew was outlawed.

On Saturday night, at least six people died in South Ossetia as a result of fierce shootings in South Ossetia. This is the largest number of victims since the collisions of the summer of 2004, the Radio Liberty correspondent reports. The Government of South Ossetia reports that Georgian formations fired at the residential quarters of the capital of the unrecognized republic - Tskhinvali - from large -caliber mortars. At the same time, fire from sniper rifles with night vision devices was opened.

Six people died, according to the specified data, as a result of the intensive shelling of the capital of South Ossetia - Tskhinvili on Friday evening. This was reported by the South Ossetian authorities. According to them, the five dead are civilians, the sixth is a fighter of the North Ossetian battalion of mixed peacekeeping forces in the zone of the Georgian -Ossetian conflict. 12 people were injured. Tbilisi and Tskhinvali accused each other of opening fire.

In North Ossetia, an emergency has been announced in connection with an epidemic of the pigs of pigs. In all border areas, enhanced control is introduced. A decision was made on the complete destruction of the livestock in infected areas. The virus of African pigs of pigs was detected in North Ossetia in early July. Since then, more than a thousand animals died, more than three thousand have been scored and 18 thousand pigs have to be destroyed.

In the city of Gaza, at least two security officers of the Palestinian group of Hamas were killed in clashes with the militants of the Fath movement. According to local doctors, at least 16 people have yet been injured. The clash occurred while trying to arrest the Hamas forces of the activist Fatha, suspected of involvement in the explosion in the gas sector on July 25, whose victims were 6 people. Fath rejects accusations of involvement in the explosion.

The French football season was opened by the match for the Super Cup, which met Lyon and Bordeaux. The zero draw was followed by a penalty series, and in it the Bordeaux players were more precisely - 5: 4.

As the paratroopers celebrate the Day of the Airborne Forces Viktor Baranets: “The country has paid tribute to these people, providing the opportunity to celebrate this holiday“ Aviation Aviation Aviation and General Purpose of Russia - 2008 Historical Calendar for August 2–9, August 2–9

In Ingushetia last day, a number of armed attacks were committed. On Saturday evening, on the road between the village of Troitskaya and the city of Karabulak, unknown people fired a truck with the soldiers of the internal troops. One soldier died, three were injured. Earlier in Nazran at the Republican Clinical Hospital, an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia was fired. He was not injured, but a resuscitator who was in the car was seriously injured.

Washington expects a response from Tehran to international proposals to resolve the situation around the Iranian nuclear program in the next two days. This was announced by the representative of the State Department of the United States, Gonzalo Galegos. Representatives of the six countries - Great Britain, China, Russia, the USA, France and Germany on July 19 provided Iran for two weeks to answer new proposals of the world community.

The program will be dedicated to the vernacular, Slang, in general, vulgarity in the language - it seems to be a vice, and everyone enjoys the vulgar language, because it is both livelier and expressive. Is it possible in this language to speak of high matters, about the spirit - what are the pros and cons.

Demand for business aircraft in Russia is constantly growing This weekend, the Domodedovo International Airport hosts the Aviation Aviation Aviation and General Purpose of Russia - 2008. The main goal of the event is to demonstrate competitive advantages, the prospects for developing the civil aviation market. As it turned out during the operation of the air show, the demand for aircraft for business people in Russia is great, but is restrained for several reasons.

In Afghanistan, two French employees of the humanitarian mission were liberated, captured on July 18 in the Central Province of Dai-Kundi. As the organization against hunger, in which they worked on Saturday, the former hostages will be delivered as soon as possible to France. The circumstances of their release are not reported.