Volleyball. Grand Prix. Women. Preliminary stage. The first round Group G. Zuanzhou (China) Russia - Germany 3: 0 China - Peru 3: 0 Group E. Zelen-Gura (Poland) Poland - Argentina 3: 0 Cuba - Korea 2: 3 Group F. Alma-Ata (Kazakhstan) Kazakhstan - Italy 2: 3 Brazil - Thailand 3: 0 Group N. Komaki (Japan) Japan - Serbia 3: 1 USA - Dominican Republic 3: 0

In Afghanistan, the number of forces who died on Thursday, under the command of NATO, increased to seven. According to the command of the coalition forces today, one soldier died during the attack of militants in the south of the country. Information about the second deceased came from the Ministry of Defense of France - he became a victim of a mine explosion in the path of the motorcade in the eastern province of Kapis. There, four more French soldiers were injured.

In Pakistan, the Taliban took responsibility for two yesterday's explosion in the city of Peshavar in the north-west of the country. At first, a bomb hidden in a hand cart exploded near a police checkpoint, then in the same place an explosive device led a suicide bomber. 7 people died. In Pakistan, this was only the third case of an attack by a woman. The leader of the Taliban district, Mokhmand, informed France Press on the phone that attracting women is part of the new Taliban strategy.

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The series "Russian nesting dolls" aroused scandalous interest to all America On August 11, the American television company "Lifetime" showed the first part of the new 12-episode reality show "Russian nesting dolls". Even before the shows released on the screens, many of the commercial only made certain conclusions. The upcoming series aroused a scandalous interest in America.

Radio Liberty is represented by the multimedia project "Russian Province". How and what Russians live today - those who are "far from Moscow"? Is it possible to build democracy in a single region? What memory does the country keep about Soviet history? Are the Kremlin ideas real in the regional center "Modernization" and other Kremlin?

Head of the Federation "Federation" Vladimir Kiselev In the Presnensky court of Moscow, the consideration of the claim for the protection of the honor and dignity of the head of the Federation of the Moscow newspaper Moscow Komsomolets will resumes today. The head of the charity fund Vladimir Kiselev demands to oblige the newspaper to refute the article by Alexander Minkin and recover 1 million rubles from the defendant as compensation for non -pecuniary damage.

The Samara football club "Wings of the Soviets" will pay 40 thousand rubles for chanting fans of obscene statements during the match with the Moscow Lokomotiv. Another 10 thousand rubles in the Samara club will pay for going beyond the technical zone of its head coach Andrei Kobelev. These decisions were adopted at a meeting of the Disciplinary Committee of the RFU following the results of the 19th round of the Russian Championship.

Why do opposition parties not register in Russia? The discussion on this subject will continue on the morning air of Radio Liberty on Monday, August 15 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 8495-660-1046 SMS +7903-743-2801

Russia - Alexander Goltz, Military Analiyst, undated On August 12, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev goes to the informal summit of the organization of the collective security agreement (CSTO) to Kazakhstan. As part of the meeting of the head of the CSTO participating state-Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan, they will discuss the influence of the Taliban groups on the situation in Central Asia in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Russia, North and South Korea is negotiating the construction of a gas pipeline, which will pass from Russia through the Korean Peninsula. As the Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea Kim Song Khvan, Gazprom and the Russian Foreign Ministry consulted with the North Korean side on the possibility of building a gas pipeline through the territory of the DPRK, said. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Pyongyang was “positively configured” to this project.

In Khasavyurt, unknown people opened fire on believers leaving the mosque. The police officer was killed, another person was injured. The shooters disappeared, Interfax reports with reference to the Dagestan Investigative Department.

"United Russia" came up with how non-partisan members of the "All-Russian Popular Front" will be in prominent places of the party list in the State Duma elections. Each regional "three" party will be included according to the representative of the front.

Tanks on the streets of Deir Ez-Zor The United States believe that the regime of the Syrian President Bashar al -Assad has lost legitimacy, and Assad himself must resign - due to the large -scale use of violence against peaceful demonstrators. Applications of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were made against the backdrop of reports of new bloody clashes in Syria, where in a number of cities, security forces opened fire on demonstrators requiring Assad. More than 10 people are reported.