Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and the head of the Palestinian Autonomy Mahmoud Abbas In Washington , direct peace negotiations between Israel and Palestinian autonomy resumed . The negotiations between the prime minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu and the head of the Palestinian Autonomy Mahmoud Abbas are held with the participation of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and a special ambassador in the Middle East, George Mitchell.

Marina Timasheva: On September 1, the 67th Venice Film Festival opened. In the main competition - 23 films, and among them - a Russian participant, the film directed by Alexei Fedorchenko "Ovsyanka". '' Ovsyanka '' were declared in the competition '' Kinotavra '', but - on the last day - the producers made the film from the posters, because the news came that a certain European festival claimed.

Cycling. Multi -day race "Vuel". Spain 5th stage. Guadis - Lorca 1. Tyler Farrar (USA) 2. Caldo Fernandez (Spain). 3. Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) After five stages in the overall standings, Philip Zhilber (Belgium) is the leader

About the "House of Hope on Mountain" now knows Vladimir Putin himself. Yuri Shevchuk, a musician, who was bared about the charity center for assistance to alcoholics and drug addicts before the prime minister. Radio Liberty correspondents decided to go to the House of Hope to see everything with their own eyes.

Photos of people who have died during the war in Kosovo Irina Lagunina: On July 22, the UN International Court concluded that in international legislation there is no norm that could prohibit Kosovo to proclaim independence. On July 28, Serbia sent a draft resolution to the UN, in the text of which there is a paragraph that does not recognize the court decision: Serbia demanded negotiations on the status of Kosovo. September 9, voting at the UN is expected.

In Moscow, employees of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate seized the materials related to the article “Slaves of OMON” as amended by The New Times. Investigators, threatening journalists with criminal liability, received a printout of the interview with OMON employees, which became the basis for publication about violations in the Central Internal Affairs Directorate. The lawyers The New Times said the excavation of materials with numerous violations.

The radical Palestinian group Hamas threatens Israel with new attacks. The representative of Hamas himself Abu Zukhri himself said today that "resistance against the occupation will continue." The statement was made on the day when a new round of peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian autonomy begins in Washington. Hamas, which controls the gas sector, opposes negotiations. On Tuesday, on the western coast of Jordan, the militants of Hamas shot four Israelis.

The question of the possibility of canceling the ban on export of grain from Russia can be considered only after the 2011 crop is harvested, said Government Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Earlier it was assumed that the temporary moratorium on the export supplies of grain and flour, introduced from August 15, will act until the end of this year.

For "Aeroflot" in "Sheremetyevo" will be built another strip Prime Minister Vladimir Putin approved the development plan of the Moscow Aviation Node. Priority is given to the development of the Sheremetyevo State Airport to the detriment of the private Domodedovo. Experts fear that such a decision in the future can noticeably complicate the life of air passengers.

The Supreme EU representative for foreign policy Katherine Ashton called on China’s authorities to carefully monitor the activities of Chinese companies in Iran and not allow them to violate international sanctions against Tehran. Representatives of the US administration previously stated that Chinese companies strengthen their presence in Iran, replacing other foreign investors leaving the Iranian market in connection with a new package of sanctions imposed in June by the UN Security Council.

This year on September 2, Russia first celebrates the end of World War II. On this day, on board the Missouri battleship, Japan signed a surrender pact. It is officially believed that on April 13, 1941, a neutrality pact was concluded between the USSR and Japan, which was denounced on April 5, 1945, in August of that year, Japan officially agreed to accept the Potsdam conditions of surrender, but the pact date was considered a formal date of signing on September 2.

In the east of China, the authorities evacuated more than two hundred tourists who remained on the island of Nanji due to the threat of a tropical storm. According to the Sinhua agency, tourists, among which six Russians, safely taken out of the island in high -speed motor boats and provided everything necessary. Earlier on Monday, it was reported that due to the risk of typhoon approaching between the mainland and the island, water message was closed.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today arrives on an official visit to Azerbaijan. It is reported that the main topics of negotiations between the Russian leader with the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will be settlement of the Karabakh conflict and international cooperation in the Caspian. Earlier, Medvedev’s assistant Sergei Prikhodko said that Moscow does not exclude an increase in the volume of purchases of Azerbaijani gas.

The editorial office of The New Times is held in Moscow. This was announced by Radio Liberty Deputy editor -in -chief of the publication Ilya Barabanov. Earlier in the editorial office, a search was already held in connection with the publication of the article "Slaves OMON", dedicated to the situation in special forces of the Moscow police. Information about searches continues to come.