Lawyer Anna Stavitskaya One of the main topics was the fate of the scientist Igor Sutyagin. After the exchange of Russian spies detained in the United States, Sutyan was in the UK and did not make himself to his relatives for several days. Igor Sutyagin’s lawyer Anna Stavitskaya in an interview with Radio Liberty talks about what happened to the scientist. - Where did the information come from for the first time that Sutyan would be in England? - I briefly remind you of how the events developed.

Nikita Mikhalkov at the festival in Karlovy Vary In Karlovy Vary, the 45th International Film Festival ended. On July 10, awards were awarded at ceremonies at the Termal Hotel. The Karlovar festival carefully chooses its heroes and does not forget about them. The sessions begin with a playful video representing the owners of a crystal globe for contribution to cinema.

In Japan, elections are held today in the upper house of parliament. Voting can become an indicator of the stability of the current government of the Democrats, which has been in power for the past 10 months. The Democratic Party of Japan won the elections last year and thereby laid an end to the long rule of the conservative liberal-democratic party. The Popularity of the Government of Natoto Cannot in recent months began to decline - due to strict measures to reduce public debt.

The high -ranking representative of the Shiite radical group "Hezbollah" said that the organization has a list of military goals in Israel at the disposal of the organization, which can be used in case of a possible conflict in the future. The Hezbollah field commander in the south of Lebanon Sheikh Nabil Kauk connected his application with the cards and aerial photographs of the alleged warehouses with weapons and command posts of Hezbollahs that were widespread this week.

Tennis. Davis Cup. Quarterfinals. Moscow Russia is Argentina Nikolai Davydenko - Eduardo Shvank 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 1, 6: 4 Account in the 2: 2 series. The fate of the ticket to the semifinals will be decided in the duel of Mikhail South and Argentinean David Nalbandyan

Rugby. Three Nations Cup, Auckland New Zealand - South Africa 32:12 The next match between New Zealand and South Africa will be held on July 17 in Wellington.

In the south of China, as a result of floods and landslides caused by heavy rains, 50 people were killed. It is reported that more than 17 million people in nine provinces of the country have suffered from the elements from the beginning of July, tens of thousands of houses were destroyed. In June, as a result of bad weather in the same areas of the PRC, hundreds of people died. According to weather forecasts, in the coming days the rains in southern China will intensify.

In Makhachkala today, as a result of an explosion at the entrance to the Orthodox cemetery, two police were wounded. According to the law enforcement agencies of Dagestan, the explosive device was laid under a parked car and worked at the moment when the police officers were passing by. In the Karabudykent district of the republic, on Sunday morning, an explosion occurred on the path of a freight train transporting grain. As a result of the incident, 16 wagons came off the rails.

Human rights activist Alexander Cherkasov In Paris , a promotion of Russian non -governmental organizations called "another Russia" takes place. According to human rights activists, they want to show the "non -ceremonial" side of Russian life. Here is what Radio Liberty told about this one of the leaders of the Human Rights Center "Memorial" Alexander Cherkasov . - In Paris, shares of the Year of Russia are held, in Moscow - the year of France. These are official events.

Six American military and at least 12 civilians died on Saturday in the south and east of Afghanistan as a result of militants' attacks. In the first 10 days of July, 23 US troops were already killed in Afghanistan. In the north of the country, in the city of Mazari -Sharif on Saturday, about a thousand Afghans held a protest march - due to the death of several civilians as a result of international forces in recent days. Protesters chanted anti -American and anti -government slogans.

The Higher Iraqi Tribunal today issued an arrest warrant of 39 members of the radical Iranian group "Organization of the Mujahidean of the Iranian people." All of them were charged with crimes against humanity and cooperation with the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. The organization conducting the struggle against the Iranian government is declared terrorist not only in Iran, but also in Iraq and in the United States.

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Over the past two days, 11 local police officers, an administrative official and seven NATO soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan. On Saturday, six foreign soldiers became victims of attacks from the militants, another died today in the south of the country. According to the authorities of the Afghan province of Kunduz, six police officers were killed when the Taliban tried to seize their post on Sunday night.

Israel today announced his intention to prevent the passage of the Libyan vessel with a humanitarian load to the shores of the blocked gas sector. It is reported that diplomatic efforts were previously made to convince the crew to change the route and go to Egypt. However, as the Israeli authorities say, the ship that came out of the Greek port Lavrio, in all likelihood, continues to swim to the shores of the Gaza sector.

In the north of Afghanistan, as a result of three attacks in different regions of the provinces of Kunduz and Badakhshan, 11 police officers and one official of the local administration were killed. The northern regions of Afghanistan are traditionally considered less prone to attacks by the Taliban. But recently, militants are increasingly organizing explosions and ambushes here.