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Brett McGuk The candidate for the post of Ambassador of the United States, nominated by the US President Barack Obama, Brett McGuk said that if his candidacy is approved, he would focus on protecting fragile democratic achievements in this country. McGuk informed the Senate Committee on International Affairs on Wednesday, which is deeply concerned about the disagreement between various religious and ethnic groups in Iraq.

In the 53rd year of life, the famous Soviet hockey player Vladimir Krutov died today. According to agencies, a few days ago he was hospitalized in one of the Moscow hospitals with internal bleeding and was in serious condition. Krutov is a two -time Olympic champion, five -time world champion. The hockey player performed in the famous five with Igor Larionov, Sergey Makarov, Vyacheslav Fetisov and Alexei Kasatonov. Later he was the head coach of CSKA.

NATO helicopter in Afghanistan In the east of Afghanistan, two NATO troops were killed today. According to the leadership of international forces in Afghanistan, it is still unclear whether the helicopter was shot down by the Taliban or the cause of the fall became technical problems. The citizenship of the dead, as well as exactly the place of disaster has not yet been disclosed. An investigation is underway.

Head of the Council for Human Rights under the President of Russia Mikhail Fedotov The head of the Council for Human Rights under the President of Russia, Mikhail Fedotov, called on members of the Federation Council to reject the law on tightening fines for violations at rallies. The upper house of the Russian parliament should today consider the law approved by the State Duma the day before .

Forest Fire In Tuva, when extinguishing a forest fire on Wednesday, according to Rosleskhoz, nine Paratrons-Pozhany paratroopers died. A group of paratroopers of 13 people participated in the elimination of a large fire in Barun-Khemchinsky forestry. The fire suddenly swept the tops of the trees. Four paratroopers left the place of fire. The body of one was found by rescuers. The fate of eight people is unknown. Currently, in Tuva there is a difficult situation with forest fires.

In the American state of Wisconsin, the governor-republican Scott Waker managed to maintain his post during the early elections, which attached great political importance throughout the country. According to preliminary data, Walker was ahead of his opponent-democrat Tom Barrett, whom he had already won the elections in 2010. Walker, belonging to the right wing of the Republican Party, was sharply criticized by trade unions and the liberal public - for his stiff budget savings.

Ray Bradbury In California, at the 92nd year of life, the famous American science fiction writer Ray Bradbury died. This was reported to the Associated Press by the writer's daughter. They did not bring details. Bradbury stories began to be published in magazines since the beginning of the forties. The collection of stories "Martian Chronicles" was its first commercial success. After writing in 1953 the novel “451 degrees Fahrenheit”, his glory became universal.

Those who recently protest against the policy of Governor Scott Waker voted for him in the election The inhabitants of Wisconsin voted against the recall of the republican governor. In the United States, the past vote is called the most important in the five months that remained before the presidential election.

The Moscow Investigative Committee closed the criminal case of death in the Presnya investigative insulator, the director of Moscow school No. 1308 Andrei Kudoyarov, accused of corruption. This was reported today by the Izvestia newspaper with reference to Vladimir Kozin, a family lawyer Kudoyarov. On the fact of Kudoyarov’s death, the case was initiated under an article on causing death by negligence - in two paramedics of the pre -trial detention center.

The European Commission has submitted a draft amendments to the rules for regulating the banking sector of the European Union aimed at saving the “problematic” banks to be carried out at the expense of their owners and creditors or other banks, and not the funds of taxpayers. For the first time such proposals were discussed back in 2010, but then the European Commission abstained from the official submission of its plans.

Syrian President Bashar Assad appointed a new prime minister of the country. It was the former Minister of Agriculture Riyad Hijab, a member of the ruling party "Baas". The new office is formed in Syria after the parliamentary elections that passed last month, for the first time in many years - in a multi -party. Most of the opposition, however, boycotted the elections, accusing the president of imitation of reforms.

Eduard Limonov The court in Moscow today will consider an administrative case against the leader of the unregistered party "Other Russia" Eduard Limonov, detained on May 31 at a rally inconsistent with the authorities on the Triumphal Square. The opposition is charged with a violation of the established procedure for organizing a rally and demonstration. He faces a cash fine worth up to 2 thousand rubles. On May 31, the police stopped the opposition campaign in defense of freedom of assembly.

Alexander Herzen Boris Paramonov: The recent anniversary of Herzen is the 200th anniversary of his birth-a completely suitable occasion in order to once again look into the creative heritage of an outstanding Russian thinker. Herzen is known as the creator of the theory of Russian peasant socialism - the idea that the peasant world in Russia, the peasant land community, who did not know private ownership of land, gives the finished grain of socialist reorganization of society.