Mikhail Prokhorov The head of the ONEXIM group Mikhail Prokhorov is expected to be elected by the new leader of the right business at the congress in Moscow. Prokhorov will perform at a congress with a program speech, in which - as he himself previously stated - will speak out on such issues as the fight against corruption and the "case of Yukos." The businessman, according to Forbes magazine, - one of the richest people in Russia agreed to lead the party’s party in May.

Anti -government demonstration in the city of TAZ, June 22, 2011 In the city of Aden in the south of Yemen during collisions Between the forces of security and demonstrators calling for the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Salekh, one person died, still six - wounded. It is reported by Associated Press with reference to local doctors.

Yulia Tymoshenko In Kyiv, hundreds of supporters of Yulia Tymoshenko gathered today near the building of the Pechersky district court before the process of criminal proceedings against the ex-Prime Minister of Ukraine. Tymoshenko - leader of the Opposition Party "Fatherland" - is accused of abuse of authority when signing contracts with Russia on gas supplies in early 2009. Yulia Tymoshenko denies guilty and considers her criminal prosecution political.

Kirill Kobrin Books about the young wizard Harry Potter will begin to be sold electronically, the author of the super -popular saga, the English writer Joanne Rowling, announced. Sales will begin in October through a special new Internet site PotterMore, and not through well-known online stores like Amazon.com, and it will be offered not only the books themselves, but also many additional materials.

Why do people go fishing ? Rybakov is worried about the draft new law "On amateur and sport fishing" The discussion on this subject will continue on the morning air of Radio Liberty on Monday, June 27 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). Pager 8-495-660-1055 SMS +7-903-743-2801

Russia, with the support of China, blocked the publication of an Iranian violation of international sanctions in force against it. According to the Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia at the UN, Alexander Pankin, Moscow opposes the publication of "unverified and politicized information." On Thursday, diplomats from the USA, France and Great Britain called for publishing a report of a special expert group on Iran, which the West suspects of attempts to create nuclear weapons.

After a plane crash in Karelia At the crash site of the Tu-134 aircraft in Karelia, the work of a special commission to investigate the causes of the tragedy was completed. Fragments of the liner are moved to the protected area of the airfield. The main reason for the crash, which killed 45 people, is the "human factor". In Petrozavodsk, the funeral of those killed as a result of the tragedy took place.

Yulia Tymoshenko in the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv, June 24, 2011 In the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv, the first meeting was held in the case of Yulia Tymoshenko. She is charged with abuse of authority at the premier post in January 2009 when signing long -term gas contracts with Russia. Police special forces blocked all the approaches to the Pechersk court long before the start of the process.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev replaced the commander of the Black Sea Fleet. Instead of Vice Admiral Vladimir Korolev, Rear Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov, who had previously previously the commander of the Leningrad naval base, was appointed. Korolev will now command the Northern Fleet. Most of the Black Sea Fleet is based on the territory of Ukraine - according to the lease concluded by Moscow and Kiev in 1997.

Governor of St. Petersburg Valentin Matvienko, whose activities caused many complaints from the St. Petersburg public, can become a third party of the state - according to incoming reports, a number of governors nominated Matvienko to the spokes in the Federation Council, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev supports such a proposal. About the reaction in St.

Ex-Prime Minister of Ukraine, leader of the Opposition Party "Fatherland" Yulia Tymoshenko The ex-prime minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko demanded that the judge be allocated in the trial in her criminal case, which began today in the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv. Before the meeting, Tymoshenko, communicating with journalists, accused the Ukrainian authorities of "privatizing justice", as it put it. Supporters of Tymoshenko gathered at the court building.

60 years after the death sentence to Rosenberg. Disputes continue. The first part of the story. OSCE about the problem of protecting journalists. Economic environment 06.24.2011