Fresh information about the events of the current day and its analysis together with experts.

In the Republic of Komi, as a result of the collapse of the breed at the North Mine, Vorkutangol, according to preliminary data, three miners were blocked. The accident occurred on Saturday. 70 miners were evacuated. The work of the mine is stopped. A search and rescue operation is underway.

Figure "Quadriga" The awarding to Vladimir Putin Berlin Public Organization of Werkstatt Deutschland Prize "Quadriga" caused misunderstanding in the German society. Recall that the prize is awarded annually on October 3, on the day of the unification of Germany. Those who do not agree with this decision remind of Putin’s past as a scout, but especially about the situation with rights and freedoms in Russia.

Cover of the book of Heribert Swana "Woman next to him. Life and suffering Hannelore Kohl" In the German publishing house Heyne, a book was published, which describes the life of the wife of the former Chancellor of Germany Helmut Kolya. She was written by journalist Heribert Schwan and is called "Woman next to him. Life and suffering Hannelore Kohl." The book takes the first place in the list of bestseller of non-artistic literature due to the frankness of the events described.

Two cities - Paris and Izhevsk - connecting through the same syllable at the end and beginning of its names, they gave the name to the unusual festival - “Parishevsk”, which recently held in three cities of Udmurtia. His concept was invented by a Russian Parisian, a female chainsonya Veronika Bulychev, whose childhood passed in the Udmurt village of Kikbaevo. And in the 90s, she left for a success in Paris. Today, Veronica brought her friends from Paris and Geneva to her homeland.

The Velsk-INFO Independent Gazeta Public movement and the independent newspaper on Saturday began collecting signatures for the parole (UDO) of the ex-head of Menatep Plato Lebedev. According to the Velsk-Info website, as part of the campaign "Freedom to Plato Lebedev!" It is planned to carry out several events. On July 26, the Velsky District Court will consider Lebedev's petition for Udo.

Acting President of Abkhazia Alexander Ankvab and Vladimir Putin On July 17, the registration of initiative groups for the nomination of the president of the self -proclaimed republic is completed in Abkhazia. Three candidates are already known, between whom the election struggle will unfold. Experts believe that the current Abkhaz elections will again acquire an unpredictable character. An extraordinary vote is scheduled for August 26.

Prime Minister Egypt Essam Sharaf Egypt Prime Minister Essam Sharaf accepted the resignation of Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Arabi. This was reported on Saturday by the state television of Egypt. Sharaf holds consultations with Egyptian politicians on the issue of permutations in the office of ministers, which he promised to conduct last week after the renewal of protests in the country.

Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, the head of the Russian delegation at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Konstantin Kosachev, answered journalists in the Radio Freedom studio, which he does not like the "Law of Torshin", which would allow Russia not to obey the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights , and also told why, in his opinion, the American Senator Benjamin Cardin was promoted with his "lists Magnitsky ".

In the south of Iraq, during a military operation, an American soldier died. The military did not report his name and details of the incident. In total, from the beginning of the war in Iraq in 2003, 4,473 US troops have already died there. Such numbers are given by Associated Press.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Governor of the Moscow Region Boris Gromov The name of Valentina Matvienko in St. Petersburg was offended by the press, and Moscow is preparing to increase. These catching topics have become the main for politicized bloggers in the outgoing week.

In Dagestan, on the border of the Tsumadinsky and Tsuntinsky districts, the battle between law enforcement officers and a group of militants continues. According to preliminary data, a local resident was wounded, one militant was killed, - Interfax told in the regional administration of the Investigative Committee of Russia. The militants were seen tonight in the village of Gurbutley, later they retreated to the forest.

In Georgia, investigators managed to receive recognition of the espionage of all suspected photographers. The lawyer of the photographer Georgy Abdalaladze told reporters today that his client no longer insisted on his innocence. Earlier, the confession was given by other arrested - Irakli Gedenidze and Zurab Kurzikidze - as well as those who were secured on the bail of Tulle Gedenidze.