Irina Lagunina: Americans, according to many sociological research, overwhelming majority are very religious. Therefore, despite the existing trend - the richer the country, the weaker the religious moods are the United States in this matter closer to India, Brazil and Lebanon than to countries as France, Germany or the UK. That is why the curiosity of sociologists is not surprising - but what is behind the religious beliefs of the inhabitants of the United States?

In the south of Afghanistan, during the attack of militants, a soldier of international forces was killed. The military report does not say about the citizenship of the deceased and no details are given. Only in October, the coalition forces lost 45 people killed in Afghanistan.

Russia again made its original contribution to the propaganda of "true football values." Just the Russian Football Union, a very democratic (if not populist) decision that its last match this year is comradely, against the Belgian team, the Russian national team will hold on November 17 in Voronezh, at the Trud stadium.

In prison, the editor of the new Azerbaijan newspaper Eillaev began a hunger strike on Tuesday. It requires the decision of the European Court of Human Rights on its immediate liberation. The Great Chamber of the European Court last week upheld the previous decision in the Fatullaev case.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will take part in the NATO summit in Lisbon November 19-20. Medvedev said this at a press conference in the French city of Doville - after a meeting with France President Nicolas Sarkozy and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Medvedev also said that Russia is considering NATO proposal about participation in a unified missile defense system, but it’s too early to talk about any specific forms of cooperation.

Members of the Losevo initiative group hope to defend their forest An open letter to the governor of the Leningrad Region Valery Serdyukov was sent by members of the Losevo initiative group in danger. They oppose the implementation of the construction project of the Losevo -Kamennorsk railway, which, according to ecologists and local residents, will cause irreparable damage to the nature of Karelia.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow rejected the lawsuit brought by the New Gazeta Evgenia Hasis, accused of complicity of the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov. In the lawsuit, Hasis demanded to refute the information published in the newspaper about the circumstances of the arrest Hasis and Nikita Tikhonov, who is the main person involved in the case of the murder of Markelov and the journalist of Novaya Gazeta, Anastasia Baburova.

Venezuela President Hugo Chavez arrived in Tehran. This is his ninth visit to Iran during his stay in power. The Venezuelan leader intends to discuss with President Iran Mahmud Ahmadinejad issues of international politics. Both leaders have previously repeatedly expressed similar views on a number of questions - in particular, about the Iranian nuclear program.

One of the leaders of the Chechen separatists Ahmed Zakayev was again put on the international wanted list. According to the representative of the Russian Prosecutor General Marina Gridneva, in relation to him, the court in absentia issued a decision on detention. In 2001, Zakaev was already put on the international wanted list, however, according to Gridneva, since that time the number of crimes imputed to him has increased significantly.

Elena Dementyeva win on the "Cup of the Kremlin" in 2005. In 2010, she does not participate in the tournament The Moscow Tennis Tournament "Kremlin Cup" in 2010 is held for the 21st time. In fact, he is the same age as the Russian Federation, and many fans have been associated with it, tennis achievements associated with the times of Boris Yeltsin.