Arctic. In the summer of 2007, the Russians atomic icebreaker delivered a Russian expedition to the Lomonosov underwater ridge, which installed the Russian flag at the bottom of the ocean. On September 22, the International Arctic Forum will open in Arkhangelsk. The meeting will be held against the backdrop of new statements by Russia about claims to the shelf of the Arctic.

Mahmoud Djibril The head of the National Transition Council of Libya expressed the hope that the new government of the country will be formed in the next ten days. Mahmoud Djibril performed in New York at a meeting of representatives of states in which mass protests led to significant political changes. He specified that there is no final decision yet whether the government will be posted only in Tripoli, or some of its institutions will be in the east of the country.

Foreign Ministers of eight industrialized countries of the world promised the speedy economic and political assistance to Arab countries on their path to democratic transformations. This is stated in the statement of the Group of Eight, adopted following a meeting in New York, where the Session of the UN General Assembly takes place.

World leaders condemned the murder in Kabul of the former President of Afghanistan Burkhanuddin Rabbani, who achieved negotiations and a political solution to intra -Afghan problems. General Secretary of the UN, President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, Prime Minister of Great Britain David Cameron, made statements in connection with the murder of Rabbani. US President Barack Obama met in New York with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

On the coast of the Indonesian island of Bali today, 11 people were killed as a result of a shipwreck, 14 were missing, among them - the captain. It is reported by Associated Press. On the ship were musicians invited to a nearby neighboring island - to participate in the funeral. The ship turned upside down and sank half an hour after leaving the port. Sea catastrophes in Indonesia are not uncommon.

The proposal of the Palestinians to recognize their state, despite the support from most participants in the current session of the UN General Assembly, including Russia, is not an alternative to negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis - this statement was made by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview that the Russian newspaper publishes today.

Ex-mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov On Wednesday, September 21, the ex-mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov turned 75 years old. Luzhkov, who led the Russian capital for 18 years, was resigned ahead of schedule from the post of mayor on September 28, 2010 by decree of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev "due to the loss of confidence . " But already on October 1, Luzhkov was appointed dean of the Department of Management of Large Cities of the International University in Moscow.

Tennis WTA tournament. Guanzhou. The second circle Maria Kirilenko (Russia) - Irina Bremen (France) - 6: 3, 6: 1 ATP tournament. Bucharest. The second circle Andreas Seppi (Italy) - Igor Andreev (Russia) - 6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 1 ATP tournament. Metz. The first circle Igor Kunitsyn (Russia) - Kenny de Shepper (France) - 7: 5, 5: 7, 6: 4

Rugby. World Cup. New Zealand Group a Tonga - Japan 31:18

Olga Romanova accepts congratulations after the decision of the Supreme Court Entrepreneur Alexei Kozlov was today released from the colony in the Perm Territory, where he was serving his sentence on charges of fraud. Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Russia freed Kozlov from custody on a subscription of the lower place and sent his case for a new consideration.

War veterans in Afghanistan and Chernobyls intend to maintain their benefits at all costs In Kyiv on September 20, Afghans and Chernobyl veterans protesting against the elimination of benefits tried to storm the Supreme Rada of Ukraine. As a result, the deputies decided to postpone the consideration of the scandalous law on the abolition of benefits.

Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal at the first court session in his case Two American tourists, convicted of Iran on charges of espionage, were released from prison. It is reported by CNN with reference to an American official. Earlier, the lawyer of the convicts reported that the pledge necessary for their release was already paid. 28-year-old Shein Bauer and 29-year-old Josh Fattal, arrested on the border with Iraq in 2009, were sentenced to 8 years in prison.

Former Governor of the Tula region Vyacheslav Dudka The defense of the former Governor of the Tula region Vyacheslav Dudka, accused of receiving a bribe of 40 million rubles, asks the court to lift the ban on his communication with lawyers. As Interfax reports, the Mosgorsud is considering the corresponding application today. According to the lawyer of Dudka, Vladimir Zherebenkov, we are talking about a partial cancellation of his client’s house arrest.