The 12th international festival "Jazz in the Hermitage Garden" will be held from August 21 to 23. Both Russian stars and foreign performers from the USA, Austria, Poland, Cuba will take part in it. For several days in the center of Moscow in the open air, interrupting the usual city noise, a variety of jazz compositions, from traditional jazz to gypsy and Latinsky, will sound.

The US Supreme Court sent for a new consideration the Troy Davis case, sentenced to death on charges of killing a policeman in 1989. In September last year, Davis's execution was delayed at the last moment. The lawyers of the convict draw attention to the fact that 7 out of 9 witnesses participating in the process against him abandoned their testimonies. In addition, at the request of lawyers, new witnesses to the murders of the police brand McFale appeared.

The cause of the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station was the destruction of the turbine in the machine room, said the former general director of the station Alexander Toloshinov. Earlier it was reported that the main version of the accident is a hydraulic system. Three blocks of the power plant were completely destroyed. According to the latest data, 12 people were killed, 64 are missing.

Where do you buy clothes: in the markets or in stores? The discussion on this topic will continue on the morning air of Radio Liberty on Tuesday, August 18, from 8 to 10 hours (Moscow time). You can take part in the conversation by calling 8-800-200-22-12 (a call from Russia is free).

In the north-west of Pakistan, three troops were killed in the explosion, three more were injured. According to the authorities, the suicide bomber in a mined car crashed into a checkpoint. The attack was committed in the North Vaziristan area, where the Taliban actively operate.

All four Russian tourists who disappeared during underwater dive were found in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt. As reported in the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Cairo, Diver Vitaly Ivanov was able to swim to the shore, overcoming a distance of 20 kilometers. An hour later, three more Russians were discovered by rescuers. Divers flew to Hurghada from Moscow.

Barack Obama spoke to veterans US President Barack Obama warned that the stay of American troops in Afghanistan could drag on, and called the Americans to patience. Obama spoke at the congress of American veterans of foreign wars in Phoenix, Arizona. The US President did not talk about how specifically his actions strategy in Afghanistan will change.

The number of victims of the attack in Nazran increased to 21 people. It is reported that at night one of the wounded died in the hospital. As a result of the explosion, more than 140 people were injured. On Tuesday, the First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia, Valery Zherenov, was appointed acting head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic. Earlier, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev removed from the post of former minister Ruslan Meyeriev.

According to the latest data, 12 people died, more than 60 are listed as missing as a result of an accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station, said the head of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies Sergey Shoigu. The number of employees of the Ministry of Emergencies participating in the elimination of the consequences of the accident is increased from three hundred to 1200. As a result of the incident on Monday, three units of the power plant were completely destroyed.

The program is conducted by Mikhail Salenkov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Moscow takes part in Vera Volodin. Mikhail Salenkov: Today, in the Zhukovsky minute of silence, the Max-2009 International Aviation Silence. In connection with the airline of fighters in the Russian Vityazi pilot group, in which its commander Igor Tkachenko died, there were changes in the air show, the Russian Knights will not participate in demonstrations.

The program is conducted by Alexander GOSTOV. The Radio Liberty correspondent Malik Rakhmanov takes part. Alexander GOSTEV: A traditional drink in hot Central Asia has always been green tea. Tajiks, for example, believe that the bowl of green tea cleanses the body before meals, quenches the thirst better than any cold drink, green tea invigorates and improves memory.

"Russian Knights" the day before the disaster near Moscow, the city of Zhukovsky, today has opened the International Max-2009 Aviation Service. 221 foreign and 436 Russian companies take part in it. Russia will introduce about one and a half thousand exhibits at the Avisalon, including 23 combat aircraft and the latest near -hydraulic steering liner Superjet 100.

In the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, the search for four Russian tourists who disappeared on Monday in Underwater dive time. The operations are participated in the operation, a helicopter and a private plane hired by tourists from Russia. The missing divers - three men and a woman - flew to Hurghada from Moscow. According to rescuers, strong underwater trends are held in the area of immersion and many sharks live.

Yuri Zhigalkin: Briefly about some of the news of the day and about New York's attempts to become a city of cyclists. 170 million numbers of credit and bank cards were stolen by 28-tie-up by Albert Gonzalem in conjunction with two Russian hackers.