The Czech city of Dvur Kralove has a unique zoo. It houses a large family of white rhinos—one of the largest in captivity. And there is also a huge monkey house in which a talented artist lives and works. When we appeared, he thoughtfully chewed on a carrot, glancing at the sheet of paper lying next to him.

Special services | FSB sew dirty business Employees of the Russian special services (FSB, SVR, FSO and the Special Objects Service under the President of the Russian Federation) will be dressed in blue-black uniforms by presidential decree. Until now, the uniform of the Chekists was of the usual protective (olive) color and differed from the military only in cornflower blue chevrons, gaps in shoulder straps, bands and edges of caps.

Road | Gavary situation The dog was the culprit in a car accident in China: at the time of the collision, she was driving one of the cars. The owner of the dog and the car explained to the police that she was just trying to teach her pet to drive. The girl put the dog on her knees, put her paws on the steering wheel, and she pressed the pedals. The little "yard terrier" very quickly lost control and drove into the oncoming lane.

An advertisement for the Bulgarian-American company Arsenal reads: “Kalashnikov is cool. We believe that every self-respecting cowboy should have it!” The cowboys agree - a plant in the suburbs of Las Vegas sells several hundred AKs a month. “This, unfortunately, is not the only example of illegal production and assembly of AKs in the United States,” said Anatoly Antonov, director of the Foreign Ministry's security and disarmament department.

The only office of the National Bank of Iran in Moscow is hiding in one of the lanes at the Pokrovsky Gate. In Baku, a branch of the Iranian bank is located in one of the new office heights in the city center, of those that symbolize the oil well -being of Azerbaijan. Around the bank, in quarters at the Nizami metro station, small Tehran is growing with might and main. Natives of Iran opened dozens of shops here, where they sell oriental sweets, seasonings, jewelry, fruits, souvenirs and coffee.

“On the front page - Jasmine with a black eye, on the last page - a naked woman with jokes “about the mother-in-law”, in the middle - an apple pie recipe, a horoscope, a report on a trip to a restaurant by Sergei Zverev, a little about Putin (what a fine fellow he is) and a little bit about his enemies (Kasyanov - byaka). Such a “Kommersant” will be good,” a reader under the nickname Rock'n'Roll is sad on the forum of the publishing house. And then: “Berezovsky betrayed us, lads!

Employees of Mexico City Airport with serious persons hand over the leaflet passengers emerging from passport control. “The Central Avenue of Mexico City is blocked. The city authorities apologize. We hope that in an early time the situation is normalized. ” Foreigners, having received a leaflet, are worried, the Mexicans wave their hand.

This year, 520 students will study at the famous Moscow gymnasium No. 45. On September 1, 519 gymnasium students came to school in traditional form: cherry sweaters and vests with a gymnasium embroidered with a gold thread on the chest - they were injected in the gymnasium 15 years ago, when the schoolchildren of the whole country ceased to wear a uniform.

At 14.20 on September 3, 2004, a sapper entered the gym of Beslan school No. 1. Yes, not just a simple one, but the head of the corresponding service of the 58th Army. Colonel Bakhtiyar Kara-Ogly Nabiev, head of the engineering troops of military unit 47084, was the only specialist who touched the terrorists’ electrical explosive chain. Then everything burned down in a fire along with the bodies of the hostages.