In the city of Zugdidi, located in western Georgia and bordering the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict zone, employees of the Department of Constitutional Security (DCS) of Abkhazia (a structure of the Abkhaz government in exile) detained two Russian peacekeepers. As the DKB of Abkhazia told reporters, officer Sergei Pavlov and private Alexander Shakilov were detained during the illegal sale of gasoline, from which they earned 1,500 lari (about $800).

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia opened six cases against banks based on the results of an inspection of the exchange offices of these financial organizations. According to the press service of the antimonopoly agency, the cases were initiated on grounds of violation of the competition law, expressed in the dissemination of false, inaccurate or distorted information, as well as information that could cause losses to another financial organization.

The US Senate is considering the possibility of creating state reserves of gasoline and aviation fuel. The senators were prompted to take this step by the critical situation in the American energy sector after the devastating hurricanes Katrina and Rita. According to the introduced project, it is proposed to create a reserve of 40 million barrels of these petroleum products in the country.

Today, Rosregistration refused to disbar four of Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s nine defenders: Karina Moskalenko, Igor Mikheev, Albert Mkrtychev and Vladimir Sergeev. This was reported by Echo of Moscow. According to the results of the inspection, carried out at the insistence of the Prosecutor General's Office, no violations were found in the actions of the lawyers. An official representative of Rosregistration told reporters about this.

In Kamchatka, near the village of South Koryaki, ammunition explodes in Navy warehouses. This was reported by the Rossiya TV channel with reference to the duty officer of the main department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Kamchatka region. At the moment, the evacuation of residents from 5 settlements has begun from the dangerous area. According to a representative of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the current situation is extremely serious and dangerous.

Russian President Vladimir Putin approved 42 members of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation. According to the press service of the head of state, V. Putin signed the corresponding decree today.

A group of German teenagers, who were eager to get to know the opposite sex better, decided, dressed as police officers, to search the girls for weapons. As you know, the world famous beer festival in Munich annually attracts the attention of a huge number of German residents and tourists. Therefore, for the safety of visitors, a large number of police officers are on duty at the festival to maintain order.

Oil futures prices in New York rose after reports that the restoration of production in the Gulf of Mexico after two powerful hurricanes may be somewhat delayed. Information that pipelines located at the bottom of the sea could be severely damaged forced traders to play for higher prices. As a result, in New York, a barrel of Light Sweet oil rose in price by 44 cents. Its total cost is 66 dollars 79 cents. Gasoline prices also rose to $2.25 per gallon.

Possibly since 2008 40% of military deferments will be cancelled. The head of the main organizational and mobilization department of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces, Vasily Smirnov, told reporters about this today. "Currently, there are 25 types of deferments from the army. Previously, there were nine.

The Chechen authorities underestimate the number of abducted and disappeared people in the republic by half. This is stated by Russian and international human rights activists, reports Ekho Moskvy. According to their data, since 1999, from 3 to 5 thousand people have disappeared in Chechnya. Meanwhile, the President of Chechnya, Alu Alkhanov, stated earlier that only 2.5 thousand residents of the republic were missing.

The number of cartel conspiracies over the past 10 years has increased 1.5 times, and taking into account latent (hidden) crime - even more. This was announced by the head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) Igor Artemyev during an extended meeting of the board of this agency dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the antimonopoly authorities. The number of cartel conspiracies over the past 10 years has increased 1.5 times, and taking into account latent (hidden) crime - even more.

NATO intends to conduct large-scale anti-terrorist exercises in Ukraine on October 9-13, 2005. As reported in a released statement by the North Atlantic Alliance, the planned events are designed to test the level of international cooperation in the face of a chemical attack. 750 representatives from 12 member states of the alliance will take part in the exercises, which will take place in the Lviv region, AR reports.

Boris Berezovsky should be blacklisted. This unexpected statement was made by the head of the Latvian government, Aigars Kalvitis. As the Riga newspaper "Hour" reports, the Prime Minister spoke on the television program "First Persons of the State" and said that B. Berezovsky "represents a real threat to the Latvian state." According to A.

From October 1, JSC Lenenergo ceases its activities as a vertically integrated company. Several independent joint stock companies have been created on its basis. From October 1, JSC Lenenergo ceases its activities as a vertically integrated company. Several independent joint stock companies have been created on its basis. This was stated today by the former general director of JSC Lenenergo, Andrei Likhachev, at a ceremony dedicated to this event.

The United States wants to open a criminal case against the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov. This was reported by Echo of Moscow. As it became known, a draft resolution to this effect has already been submitted to the US Congress. A case may be opened at the International Criminal Court in connection with the events in Andijan.