Convicted ex-head of Meton Lebedev in a court in Velsk The Court of the Velsky district of the Arkhangelsk region will consider the re -defense of the former head of Menatep Platon Lebedev, sentenced to 13 years in prison. The businessman’s lawyers demand to reduce the sentence to the already served and release him to freedom.

Svetlana Ilyukhina (Floreda) and Anton Shagin (Aldemaro) in the comedy Lope de Vega "Dancing Teacher". Theater Lenkom, Moscow. The Lenkom Theater will open the season with the premiere of the play based on the play Lope de Vega "Dancing Teacher." But now pre -premiere shows have passed. The hall was full, despite the hot summer and the cost of tickets.

Syrian troops fired at the city of Homs on August 5, 2012 The flight from the country of Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab is another evidence that "Assad’s regime collapses from the inside," Jay Carney spokesman Jay Carney said on August 6. “The power eludes Assad. If he is not able to ensure the cohesion of the immediate environment, then he will not be able to maintain the support of the Syrians,” the representative of the White House predicts.

Sometimes in Germany various cultural events are arranged along the autobahns, and instead of cars, pedestrians and cyclists move along the way In Germany, the 80th anniversary of the creation of the first high-speed automobile highway is celebrated. The German word autobahn is known in many countries - this is a highway without intersections and traffic lights, and in Germany often and without speed limit.

XXX Summer Olympic Games. London, Great Britain Athletics. Men. Height jumps 1. Ivan Ukhov (Russia) 2. Eric Kinard (USA) 3. Mutas Essa Barchech (Bahrain), Eric Druyuin (Canada), Robert Grabarz (Great Britain) Athletics. Men. 1500 m 1. Taofic Mahlufi (Algeria) 2. Leonel Manzano (USA) 3. Abdalaati Iguder (Morocco) Athletics. Men. Disk throwing 1. Robert Harting (Germany) 2. Eshan Hadadi (Iran) 3. Gerd Canter (Estonia) Athletics. Women. 100 m with barriers 1. Sally Parson (Australia) 2.

Vladimir Putin and Andrey Makarevich Musician Andrei Makarevich filed an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which he complained to the state of courts and corruption in the country.

US President Barack Obama US President Barack Obama promised to support the efforts of the Prime Minister of Spain Mariano Rajoy to restore the Spanish economy. Obama noted that Spain was faced with serious difficulties against the backdrop of a debt crisis that covered the Eurozone country. The American leader said this on Monday during a telephone conversation with Rakha. Obama also expressed concern that the economic crisis in Europe could affect the process of restoring the US economy.

Aun San Su Zhy In Myanmar, the leader of the opposition, Laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize Aun San Su Ji will head one of the parliamentary committees. The official report published today says that Su Ji will become the Chairman of the “Committee on Law Order, Peace and Calm”. This structure will deal with issues of resolving ethnic conflicts and the rights of ethno -religious minorities in Myanmar.

XXX Summer Olympic Games. London, Great Britain Sports gymnastics. Women. Floor exercise 1. Alexander Raissman (USA) 2. Catalina Ponor (Romania) 3. Aliya Mustafina (Russia)

Football. Champions League. 3rd qualification round. Responsial matches "Feyenoord" (Netherlands) - "Dynamo" K (Ukraine) "Debrezen" (Hungary) - BATE (Belarus) 0: 2

Andrey Makarevich on the "control walk" of writers in Moscow May 13, 2012 The leader of the Time Machine group Andrei Makarevich turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin with an open letter. In it, the musician asks the head of state to pay attention to the level of corruption in the country. According to Andrei Makarevich, over the past 5-6 years, the average “rollback” from budgets in the country has increased to 70 percent. “I am reliably known when the rollback was 95 percent.

Proton missile increasingly fails the Russian space industry The failure ended with the help of the Russian missile "Proton-M" of two spacecraft. The Russian satellite of Express-MD2 and the Indonesian Telkom-3 did not reach the specified orbit, according to preliminary data, due to the failure of the acceleration unit.

Singer Madonna calls her fans to pay attention to the Pussy Riot case The American singer Madonna supported Pussy Riot and urged the Russian authorities to release girls. Orthodox activists demand that the Russian authorities ban the concerts of the singer. Madonna will give a concert on August 7 in Moscow and August 9 - in St. Petersburg, where she intends to once again support Maria Alekhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikov and Ekaterina Samutsevich.

The last jump of Elena Isinbaeva at the games in London. August 6, 2012 The sports and worldly life of Elena Isinbaeva can surely become the plot of an exciting bestseller . At first, the young record holder without anxieties and failures becomes the best jumping with the sixth in the world. Fireworks of fantastic achievements ("Bubka in a skirt"). The victory at the Olympic Games in Athens, an unexpected and ruthless parting with a coach.

XXX Summer Olympic Games. London, Great Britain Synchronized swimming. Duets 1. Natalya Ishchenko / Svetlana Romashina (Russia) 2. She is Karbonell Borleell / Andrea Fuentes Fache (Spain) 3. Juan Nauchen / Liu (China)