In San Francisco, an action was held in support of the right of women to appear on the street with bare breasts. The procession was attended by 20 people: six women who came topless and 14 men who put on bras. The procession was timed to coincide with the Topless Day, held by the Go Topless organization and celebrated for the third time in the world. Participants, members of the Raelite movement, asked passers-by to sign a petition for the right to go topless.

Sulim Yamadayev is no longer expected in Chechnya. The Odyssey failed. The hero did not return home to take revenge on the enemies The confrontation between Ramzan Kadyrov and the Yamadayev family is over. At the beginning of last week, a meeting between the Chechen president and Isa Yamadayev was announced: the parties forgave each other and forgot old grievances.

As it became known to Newsweek, in Russia, an international program to help victims of Nazism was on the verge of collapse. In a letter from the leadership of the German Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future" (available to the editors) it is stated that due to the inactivity of the Russian government, several dozen humanitarian projects may be curtailed in the near future.

The whole world criticizes France for the deportation of the Roma, but President Sarkozy is adamant - the main thing is that the French support him Basham had to move to a motor home a month ago when 200 policemen and two excavators arrived at his settlement, located under a bridge in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, at dawn. The police shoved the residents around, shouting “Get out! Demolition!".

What do you think about United Russia's speech in defense of the Khimki Forest? Is it self-promotion or the beginning of a dialogue with society? I believe that this office is, let's say, a puppet, since it is nothing more than a party appendage of the presidential administration and government. In general, it was decided at the top that the situation was becoming too steep, large-scale and completely uncontrollable.

As it became known to Newsweek, in Russia, an international program to help victims of Nazism was on the verge of collapse. In a letter from the leadership of the German Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future" (available to the editors) it is stated that due to the inactivity of the Russian government, several dozen humanitarian projects may be curtailed in the near future.

A possibly previously unknown painting by Diego Velázquez, The Education of the Virgin, has been found in the vaults of Yale University.

Russian-Soviet military cemetery restored in Port Arthur - the largest outside of Russia “Everything we do is done for the sake of image,” Artem Savinov, an expert at the Museum of the Armed Forces, lamented in a conversation with me. I contacted him on the eve of my trip to Port Arthur, where last Sunday there was an official acceptance of works at the restored Russian-Soviet cemetery, the largest of all Russian burials outside of Russia.

The porcelain toilet bowl of John Lennon of The Beatles was sold at auction for $14,740 in a sale on Sunday. Journalists note that this is 10 times more than its real cost. The flowered toilet was originally expected to go under the hammer for just £1,000. John Lennon, who was murdered in New York in 1980, used this toilet in his house in Tittenhurst Park, Yorkshire, England from 1969-1972.

Aleksey Chesnakov, Chairman of the Public Council under the General Council of the United Russia party for interaction with the media and the expert community, told Newsweek why his party helped Khimki Forest. Why did the party intervene in the situation around the Khimki Forest? There were too many questions about the laying of the route. Today, the President made a smart decision to suspend construction. The further, the more interested parties moved away from the problem of the forest.

Music critic Artemy Troitsky, a regular participant in the actions in defense of the Khimki forest, told Newsweek why the environmentalists managed to win. What do you think about United Russia's speech in defense of the Khimki Forest? Is it self-promotion or the beginning of a dialogue with society? I believe that this office is, let's say, a puppet, since it is nothing more than a party appendage of the presidential administration and government.

Dmitry Medvedev decided to save the Khimki forest. Officials doubt that he will succeed. The fact that "United Russia" need to intervene in the scandal around the Khimki Forest, the party leadership found out on Thursday morning. The first deputy head of the presidential administration, Vladislav Surkov, who was on sick leave, called and ordered to help the president, who decided to intervene.

The National Railway Corporation of Belgium has announced the recruitment of new employees. Sheep, goats and rabbits are taken to the state to control weeds on the tracks and stations. An announcement about this was placed in the Belgian newspaper La Derniere Heure as a response to passenger complaints. Animals will have to eat overgrown greens at the central station in the city of La Louviere.

Chinese police shot and killed a Tibetan during a protest in the country's southeast region two weeks ago, Xinhua reported on Monday. The slain man, named Babo, led a mob of villagers armed with knives, clubs and stones to protest over the arrest of a local businessman named Fu. He was arrested in Sichuan for illegally operating a gold mine and damaging pastures. "Babo was fatally wounded by a stray bullet when police fired warning shots with shotguns designed to quell riots," the agency said.

A resident of the Krasnoyarsk Territory pierced the lung of a traffic police officer with a skewer, RIA Novosti reports. Against him, the investigation department of the city of Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, opened a criminal case under the article “Encroachment on the life of a law enforcement officer,” which provides for up to 20 years in prison or life imprisonment.