Seven days a week at exactly 12 o’clock - about what happened today and what else should happen. The day is in full swing, we follow the events.

Papa Benedict XVI welcomes pilgrims after Mass in honor of the Assumption of the Virgin On August 15, Italy celebrates the Ferragoosto holiday. In fact, these are some holidays in one. For Christians, this is the holiday of the Assumption of the Virgin. For historians - also a pagan festival of the end of summer agricultural work. Two thousand years ago, the first Roman emperor Augustus adapted this holiday to honor himself, of course, in August - in the month to which he gave his own name.

Supporter Hosni Mubarak with his portrait In Cairo, the trial of ex-president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak continued today. He is accused of involvement in the mass killings of participants in anti -government actions at the beginning of this year. In the case of a conviction, Mubarak is facing the death penalty. The 83-year-old Mubarak was taken to the courtroom on a hospital gurney-because of the poor state of health, he moves with difficulty.

The United States condemned the decision of the Israeli authorities to allow the construction of new housing in Jewish settlements on the western bank of the Jordan. The representative of the State Department Victoria Nuland said that this decision would not contribute to the success of attempts to resume the peace process in the Middle East. The Israeli Ministry of Defense previously stated that it issued a permit for the construction of about 300 housing units in the Ariel settlement.

The UN Department of Human Rights calls for a thorough investigation of the alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Sudanese region South Cordofan. According to the report of international experts released today in Geneva, from the 5th to the 30th of June of this year, many civilians were killed as a result of air bombing by the Southern Cordofan. The UN also declares reprisals against prisoners from among the activists of the Sudanese people's liberation.

Prime Ministers of Russia and Belarus - Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Myasnikovich, Moscow, August 15, 2011 From the New Year, Belarus will receive Russian gas with a discount - taking into account the country's membership in the Customs Union. The size of the discount will be determined during the negotiations of Gazprom and Baltransgaz, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said after a meeting in Moscow with the head of the Belarusian government Mikhail Myasnikovich.

Ales Belyatsky In Poland, an audit is carried out on the fact of issuing data on the accounts of the Belarusian human rights activist Alesya Belyatsky to the official Minsk . Information about Belotsky’s bank accounts, transferred to the Belarusian authorities Lithuania and Poland, served as the basis for his arrest - on suspicion of tax evasion on a particularly large amount.

"Sharya-2011 in a quiet northern town boil political passions" Mikhail Sokolov: The formula "Fanagorian amphoras" should now replace the notorious "piano in the bushes." Prime Minister Vladimir Putin played a new election role: an archaeologist-aculangist, taking out two well-restored ancient vessels from the bottom of the sea.

The prospects and details of the first events of the day of the day, discussions with experts on relevant topics, discussing the issue of the day with students on the air.

At the site of the attack in the Iraqi city of Kut In Iraq today, more than ten cities became victims of violence, according to the latest data, about 60 people, of which over 30 were killed as a result of two explosions in the southern city of Kut. Kuta, the bomb installed on the side of the road, first worked near the central market, and the mined car exploded a minute later, which was parked nearby. The terrorist attacks also occurred in Baghdad, Bakub, Najafe, Kirkuk, Karbel.

On the 66th anniversary of the surrender of Japan in the Second World War in the country, all the dead recall. In Tokyo, Emperor Akihito held a national memorial ceremony in which the country's leadership and those who lost relatives took part in the war. The emperor urged the Japanese to pray for the dead and expressed hope for preserving the world. Akihito's father, Emperor Hirochito on August 15, 1945, announced the surrender of Japan in World War II.

Liverpool, August 9 In the UK, the arrests of participants in recent riots in a number of cities - the largest in recent decades continue. According to the latest data, about 2800 people were arrested, almost half of them were charged - of vandalism, arson, hooliganism, robberies. British Prime Minister David Cameron announced the day before plans to develop a new state strategy in the field of education, youth and family policy.

The leader of the Palestinian autonomy, Mahmoud Abbas, expressed satisfaction with the results of his trip to Sarajevo, where he was looking for support for the Palestinians' application for membership at the UN. Abbas did not specify, however, whether he was directly promised to support in this matter from the leadership of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is now part of the UN Security Council as an unstable member.

Andrey Ostalsky After several months, a dead end in the confrontation between the military units of Gaddafi and his opponents, the rebels suddenly appeared near Tripoli and even promised to enter the capital of the country until the end of the month. The Arabist, British journalist Andrei Ostalsky , reasoned by the attack of Libyan rebels on Tripoli and the viability of both the regime of Gaddafi and the Radio Coalition on the air of Radio Radio.