Consumer prices in Russia for a week from August 16 to 22 have not changed, since the beginning of the month they have decreased by 0.1%, but since the beginning of the year they have grown by 4.9%, the materials of the Federal Statistics Service said. For comparison, last year, inflation was noted in the country for the same periods: since the beginning of August, it amounted to 0.6%, and from the beginning of the year - 5.4%.

In the gas sector, as a result of the Israeli airstrike, an action movie of the Palestinian group "Islamic Jihad" was killed. Another blow was inflicted on two Palestinians who produced missiles on the territory of Israel, they were injured. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Israel and Palestinian doctors. The blows were struck, despite the ceasefire agreement, which Israel reached on Monday with the largest Palestinian groups in gas.

Former Mercedes and Volvo designer Steve Mattin goes to work in the Russian AvtoVAZ. The contract with him was signed on August 23, and on October 1, Mattin will begin work, said AvtoVAZ President Igor Komarov. Mattin for 17 years worked on Mercedes-Benz, then was the chief designer of Volvo Car Corporation. His French partner - Renault helped to agree with Mattin AvtoVAZ.

In the United States, as a result of an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 - one of the most powerful of the country ever registered in the east - several people were injured. The epicenter of the earthquake, which occurred on Tuesday afternoon, was in Virginia, but tremors were also felt in Washington and New York. The evacuation of people, in particular, from the buildings of the Pentagon and the Capitol, was carried out.

Rebels on the territory of the residence of Gaddafi Muamar Gaddafi called the “tactical maneuver” to surrender to the rebels to his fortified residence “Bab al-Azia” to Tripoli. The application sounded on the air of the Arabic Al-Oroba TV channel-a day after the residence captured by supporters of the opposition.

Jubilant crowd before the residence of Gaddafi in Tripoli In Libya on Wednesday, foreign journalists held by Caddafi supporters at the RixOS hotel in Tripoli were released. This was reported by Western information agencies. According to incoming messages, in Tripoli, the battles continue between the forces of Gaddafi and the rebels who control most of the capital. The whereabouts of Gaddafi himself is unknown.

In Bashkiria, the conflict situation around the unique geological monument - a mountain called Shikhana worsened. The company "Bashkir Chemistry" is trying to achieve from the republican government to remove the status of nature monuments from the mountains of Toratau and Yoratau, which are part of Shihan. Industrialists intend to extract limestone in the mountains in order to provide raw materials with a number of enterprises in the city of Sterlitamak.

The French government is expected to be released today by a new package of measures to reduce budget deficit. On the eve of this event, 16 leaders of leading French companies made an open letter in a press, in which they agreed to take on a large tax burden.

An agreement on the ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian groups operating in the gas sector was short -lived: in the evening on Wednesday, the city in the south of Israel was again fired, Radio Liberty correspondent Ela Kotler. According to Beer-Shev, Ashkelon, Ofakim and Eshkol district, rockets from the Gaza sector were released. In the south of the country, all mass events were canceled, including the Ashkelonsky festival “Breez”, at which 18 thousand spectators were expected.

Retired lieutenant colonel Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, detained on suspicion of organizing the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, in the hall of meetings of the Basmanny Court of Moscow Vladimir Kara-Murza: The Basmann District Court of Moscow will consider the arrest of ex-militia Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov as part of a criminal case of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya on August 25.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai About a hundred Afghan parliamentarians on Wednesday voted against the decision of the independent election commission to deprive nine legislators to deprive the deputy mandates. The commission on Sunday recognized their victory in the elections in September last year Created on the initiative of Afghanistan President Hamida Karzai, a special court to investigate the frauds during the election earlier decided that due to mandates violations, 62 deputies should lose.

The Investigative Committee of Russia has information about the proposed customer of the murder in 2006 by journalist Anna Politkovskaya. This was announced today by the official representative of the department Vladimir Markin. According to him, to publish this information is premature. Yesterday it became known about the detention of a crime suspect in the organization of a crime - retired police lieutenant colonel Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov.

August 26 in Abkhazia will take place The first round of the presidential election . For the place that was released after the death of Sergei Bagapsha, Vice President Alexander Ankvab, Prime Minister Sergei Shamba and Raul Hajimba, the only applicant acting as an oppositionist, fight. Even those uncertain forecasts that were made at first, finally lost all meaning on the finish line. On the streets of Sukhumi in the resort is calm.