On July 30, motorist lawyer Vladimir Kolesnichenko filed a complaint with the Pechersky Court of Kyiv against the decision of President Viktor Yushchenko to liquidate the State Automobile Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ukrainian media reported.

King Fahd bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia passed away this morning. This was reported by the administration of the clinic in Riyadh, where the monarch was recently staying, AP reports. Let us remind you that 82-year-old King Fahd was hospitalized on May 27, 2005. diagnosed with pneumonia, which led to fears of political instability in the largest oil power and a sharp rise in oil prices. King Fahd has ruled Saudi Arabia since 1982.

The Japanese government today made a decision since September 2005. increase duties on steel products imported from the United States by 15%, Kyodo reports. In a statement, official Tokyo notes that the additional fee is being introduced for the first time in relation to a trading partner as a response to the anti-dumping law, according to which Washington previously imposed high duties on steel from Japan.

Polish police detained nine suspects in beating the children of Russian diplomats. This was announced by Warsaw police spokesman Mariusz Sokołowski. After interrogation, all detainees were released. The injured Russians will have to identify among them the likely participants in the beating that took place the day before. A representative of the Polish police still insists that the attack was committed for the purpose of robbery, the Rossiya TV channel reports.

Another contender for a place in the Book of Records has appeared in India. This time, an 18-year-old young man declared his ability to walk with his heels turned out. Another contender for a place in the Book of Records has appeared in India. This time, an 18-year-old young man declared his ability to walk with his heels turned out. Bitu Gandhi from Raikot in Gujarat can walk 300 steps forward and the same number of steps backwards with his feet turned almost 180 degrees.

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation today sentenced three federal judges accused of fraud with municipal apartments to prison terms ranging from 11 to 14 years. The court sentenced Nina Ivchenko to 14 years in prison, Vasily Savelyuk to 12 years in prison and Nina Mishina to 11 years in prison. After the verdict was announced, the defendants were taken into custody at the courthouse. V. Savelyuk will serve his sentence in a maximum security colony, and N. Ivchenko and N.

According to preliminary data, the 10% of the most affluent population of Russia in the first half of 2005 accounted for 29.6% of total cash income (in the first half of 2004 - 30%), and the share of the 10% of the least affluent population - 2%. (in the first half of 2004 also 2%). Such data was released today by the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat).

A new scandal is breaking out in the Ministry of Culture, radio station Ekho Moskvy reports today. Today, two federal agencies subordinate to the department of Minister Alexander Sokolov expressed disagreement with his order. The order stipulated that press and cultural agencies provide him with all their regulations and orders within 3 days - obviously, to control these structures. This time, Mikhail Seslavinsky also joined the rebellious Mikhail Shvydkoy.

Heavy smokers, who were depressed by the rapid and widespread reduction of places where they can freely smoke a cigarette, can perk up again. In Switzerland, cigarettes were invented that can be smoked even in prohibited places, since they do not produce smoke that is so harmful to others. The world's first tobacco-free and smoke-free cigarettes will go on sale next year.

It is known that in skydiving there is a large share of risk: the canopy may not open, and an incorrect landing can lead to serious injuries. But it is unlikely that fans of this sport take the possibility of dying under the wheels of a car into any serious account. And in vain. The seriousness of this threat is demonstrated by the case of a skydiver from Italy who miraculously escaped death by landing in the middle of a busy highway.

The youngest student in China was 10-year-old Zhang Xinyang from Liaoning Province, who successfully passed the entrance exams to Tianjin Engineering and Pedagogical University. The youngest student in China was 10-year-old Zhang Xinyang from Liaoning Province, who successfully passed the entrance exams to Tianjin Engineering and Pedagogical University.

Sudanese Vice President John Garang died in a plane crash. The BBC reports this with reference to the UN representative in this country. Let us remind you that earlier it became known that J. Garang’s plane disappeared on the way from Uganda to the southern part of Sudan. Conflicting information was received: different sources either reported that J. Garang crashed, or that he landed safely at his destination.

On Monday at 6.40 Moscow time, the cargo ship Nevsky-22 crashed into the drawbar support of the Tuchkov Bridge in the very center of the city. As a result of the collision, the ship received damage to the wheelhouse and anchored in the Malaya Neva not far from the scene of the incident. Specialists from the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in St. Petersburg claim that in this case there was no fuel leak into the Neva, and the bridge did not receive any visible damage.

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is considering options for repairing the Discovery shuttle. It is possible that astronauts will have to spend additional time in space to fix the discovered problem - damage to the bow of the shuttle body, Reuters reports. Agency experts are concerned about these small damages (the damaged area is 1.9 cm wide, 7.56 cm long, approximately 2.5 cm deep) because they could cause Discovery to overheat during landing on Earth.

Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov went on vacation again. RBC was informed about this by the MK-Analytics company, which he heads. Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov went on vacation again. RBC was informed about this by the MK-Analytics company, which he heads. This time M. Kasyanov and his family will vacation on the Mediterranean Sea, where they will stay until the third ten days of August.