The action of Russian LGBT activists In more than twenty cities of the world today, promotions of support for the Russian LGBT community are held today. In London, a protest campaign under the slogan "Love Russia, hate homophobia" initiated by the British LGBT community, led by the human rights fund of Peter Thatchell. It will take place with the Prime Minister’s residence on Daunning Street, 10.

In the Shiite quarters of Baghdad, several cars stuffed with explosives exploded tonight - at least forty people died, dozens were injured. According to the UN, in August in different cities of Iraq, more than eight hundred people became victims of explosions and attacks.

The former deputy head of the Moscow Region Department of the Federal Bailiff Service, Andrei Kaminov, was detained suspected in pedophilia. A criminal case has been instituted against him. Today, the court must choose a preventive measure, the website of the Investigative Committee of Russia reports. According to the representative of the Moscow Department of the Department, the case was opened on the basis of a video published in June by an informal motion "Pedofilia".

Microsoft Corporation announced the purchase of Nokia for the production of mobile phones for five billion 400 million euros ($ 7.2 billion). Microsoft will also receive Nokia licenses for its patents and navigation services. As expected, the transaction will be completed at the beginning of next year, the two companies said in a joint statement. By that time, about 32 thousand Nokia employees will go to Microsoft.

Sergey Mikulik, 2010 In Slovenia, the championship of Europe in basketball begins, the chances of the Russian team for success are small On September of September, the European Basketball Championship begins in Slovenia. The chances of the Russian national team, which became the bronze medalist of the European championship, is argued by the chief editor of the NTV+ Basketball channel Sergey Mikulik.

The Russian Foreign Ministry warned the country's citizens about the next "American provocation": if you are interested in US law enforcement agencies, do not go to those countries with which Washington has concluded an agreement on the mutual issuance of suspects. The list of 111 countries, most of the world. It turns out that the Russian government protects those who have reason to fear American law - from the point of view of law, potential criminals? We’ll talk about this in the program.

Igor Zveznov Human rights organizations require from the Belarusian authorities immediate release from the psychiatric hospital of the Vitebsk doctor Igor Gotnov. The Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Vesna Human Rights in Minsk on Tuesday made a joint statement in which they demanded the investigation of the post -altogether case by independent experts.

In an interview with French Le Figaro, Bashar Assad again announced the lack of involvement of his regime for chemical attacks The UN representative announced the transfer of samples collected in Syria by international chemical weapons inspectors, laboratories of countries that are not part of the UN Security Council. Today, UN Secretary General Pan Hi Moon is informing 10 inconsistent members of the Security Council on the progress of research.

Meridian czernowitz festival. 2012 In Ukraine, the events of the fourth annual international poetic festival Meridian Czernowitz begin, this year it takes place in Kiev and Chernivtsi. The festival participants are poets, translators, publicists and musicians from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Romania, Moldova, Poland, Israel, Great Britain, Belarus, Russia, the USA and Ukraine. Selected works of the authors of the festival will be published by a separate poetic collection.

Residents of Komsomolsk-on-Amur on the roof of a flooded house The authorities of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, due to the threat of flooding, are conducting emergency evacuation today in the village of Mendeleev, where 780 people live. The level of the Amur River in the city area increased by 17 centimeters per day and reached 8 meters 20 centimeters and continues to grow. As a result, 600 houses can be flooded in which 50 thousand people live.

Cultural news and cultural essays. The permanent interlocutor of Ivan Tolstoy is a film and music critic Andrei Gavrilov. The interlocutors are intentionally subjective, they “read” the tape of events from their own angle. For competent judgments, they turn not to intermediaries, but to experts. Among the headings: “New Books”, “At the microphone Boris Paramonov”, “Cultural Memory”. Each release of the program accompanies new musical notes.

Nokia Executive Director Stephen Elop and Microsoft Head Steve Balmer With the advent of employees of the Finnish company, Microsoft will increase by a third The American Microsoft Corporation, the world's largest software manufacturer for personal computers, announced the purchase from the Finnish company Nokia of its key unit - mobile phones, until recently - the absolute leader of the world market (47% in 2007).

President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych The President of Ukraine called on the Verkhovna Rada to support his course on integration in the EU In Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada opened a new political season After the summer holidays, Ukrainian deputies launched the third session of the VII convocation. The opposition this time did not arrange protesting shares, and the head of state was able to calmly come to the Rada and speak to parliamentarians.

In the Museum of Modern Art, in the famous Moma, as everyone calls it in New York, the exhibition “American Modernism: from Edward Hopper to Georgia O'Kif” was opened. Its chronological framework, 1915–1950, allow us to include masterpieces of American art in the exposition of exactly the time when it became truly original. For example, “Christina's world” Andrew Wyeth, a picture that brought the glory to both the artist and the museum.

Dannis Rodman Former American basketball player Dannis Rodman will visit the DPRK to meet with the North Korean leader Kim Jong -un. Rodman told reporters in Beijing on Tuesday that he intends to take part in the creation of the North Korean basketball league. He stated that during his trip to Pyongyang there would be no negotiations on the liberation of the American, the Christian missionary Kennet, sentenced to the DPRK by 15 years of coercive work on charges of subversive activities.