On August 29, a three -day international campaign of solidarity with the defenders of the Khimki forest ended. She was timed to the anniversary of the unprofitable order of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev - to suspend the deforestation for the construction of the Moscow -Petersburg road and conduct an examination of possible alternatives to routes of the highway. Raits and pickets of ecologists and civil activists took place in 49 cities of Russia and abroad.

Aisha Gaddafi - daughter of Muamara Gaddafi Libyan rebels will seek from the authorities of Algeria the issuance of a wife and three children of the overthrown dictator Muamar Gaddafi. This was stated by a representative of the National Transition Council of Libya after Monday of the Foreign Ministry Algeria confirmed the reports that Gaddafi's relatives were in this country. There is no reliable information about where Colonel Gaddafi himself and four more sons after the rebellion of Tripoli.

Barack Obama and Alan Krueger US President Barack Obama appointed the head of the National Economic Council - the main advisory body under the President, which defines the economic policy - Princess University, Alan Krueger, former deputy Minister of Finance. Kruger will be replaced by Gina Sperling, who has worked for less than a year. It is expected that he will be responsible for the development of specific measures to revive the American economy, which was again on the verge of recession.

The parliament of Japan today, as expected, will choose the new prime minister of the country of the Democratic Party, Josichico Noda. The 54-year-old Noda, who is now the post of Minister of Finance, will replace the premiere of Natoto Kan as Prime Minister. He was elected the new leader of the party, which, together with partners, was elected the day before.

Several plane crashes for one summer, the collapse of the Bulgaria ship, permanent accidents with the participation of intercity buses and city minibuses, the blows of the Nevsky Express - all this is considered by the Russian authorities as an occasion to tighten control over passengers and carriers. Experts ambiguously assess the effectiveness of measures taken.

In the city of Uzhgorod in the west of Ukraine there was an explosion on the gas pipeline. At least five people were injured, three were hospitalized in serious condition. The fire began in one of the cafes. What caused the gas leak, which led to the explosion, is not yet known. Law enforcement officers and emergency services work on the spot.

The Estonian parliament today will take place of the president of the country. It is expected that the current head of state Toomas Hendrick Ilves will retain his post. His candidacy was promised to support not only parties of the ruling coalition, but also opposition Social Democrats. Ilves's rival is a deputy of the European Parliament Indrek Tarand. The President of Estonia performs mainly ceremonial functions. However, he has the right to dissolve the parliament and appoint new elections.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko In Belarus, several criminal cases of the so -called "Decembrists" - participants in the protest, held on December 19, were disclosed on the day of the presidential election . On August 29, it became known about the termination of the criminal prosecution of Vladimir Kobets, the head of the election headquarters of the ex-candidate of the president of Andrei Sannikov.

Alexander Genis: Today's release of the “American hour '“ will open ”New York Almanac' ', in which Solomon Volkov and I discuss the news of cultural life, which they see from New York. Summer results - Harry Potter phenomenon Our '' Almanac '' is aired in the last days of August and it seems to me to take the results of the summer. Moreover, it is completely easy to do.

The number of victims of the hurricane "Irene", which fell on the Atlantic coast of the United States, reached 44. People died in ten states. About 5 million people are still left without electricity. In the northeastern states of the United States - first of all, Vermont and New Hampshire - heavy rains caused strong floods. The elimination of the consequences of the elements can take several months. The damage amounted to several billion dollars.

Banry Caida is one of the main applicants for the post of leader of the Democratic Party of Japan In Japan, the ruling Democratic Party is currently holding the elections of the new chairman, who will replace the recently retired Prime Minister Natoto Cano. Five candidates claim the highest party post. The main of them is the Minister of Economy Banry Caidu. His main competitor, apparently, will be the former head of the Foreign Ministry of Japan, Sazi Maehara.

More than 150 Kurdish separatists died as a result of a series of airstrikes inflicted in the last week of the Turkish Air Force on the camps of the Kurdish Workers' Party in the mountains in the north of Iraq. This is stated in a statement by the Turkish military. The camps were also subjected to artillery shelling. The representative of the Kurds-Saratrians confirmed the fact of raids, but said that there were no losses among the militants of the Kurdish Workers' Party.

In Russia today, the campaign for the election to the State Duma officially begins. The decree signed by President Dmitry Medvedev on the appointment of elections on December 4 is published by the Russian Newspaper. Only 7 parties registered in Russia will be able to take part in the elections. Recently, the Ministry of Justice has refused to register several opposition parties.

Hurricane went through New York so fast that some did not even notice him The total losses from the hurricane Irene, which fell on the United States, will amount to about $ 7 billion. After New York managed to avoid the worst, tropical storm Irene ("Irene"), moving further to the north, hit the states of New England and approaches the Canadian border at a speed of 80 kilometers per hour.