Some cellular subscribers achieve remarkable results How much we talk on the phone and what communication services we use is of interest only to marketers of cellular companies. We are more concerned about the size of the bill that we receive from the operator. It is all the more interesting to learn about the unique “personal mobile records” of individual citizens.

Cuba celebrates its leader's anniversary The celebration of Fidel Castro's 80th birthday, postponed to December, nevertheless took place in Cuba yesterday on a grand scale and with the participation of foreign guests. But in the absence of the birthday boy himself, who, according to the authorities, continues to recuperate after a complex operation in a certain secret medical institution on the island.

Jemal ZAHALKA, a 46-year-old member of the Arab party BALAD (National Democratic Union), a pharmacist by training , commented on the situation in the Middle East for Vremya Novostey. A very emotional politician.

The field of interethnic battle remains with the Crimean Tatars The once quiet Crimean regional center of Bakhchisarai is turning into a hot spot before our eyes. In recent weeks, it has become a battleground, with clashes between the Russian population and activists of the Crimean Tatar minority taking place in the city's central market.

Iran has lost confidence in the Europeans. This was stated by the official representative of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Hamid Reza Asefi. “We are surprised by the behavior of the Europeans, and now we have no confidence in their good intentions to solve the nuclear problem through negotiations,” he commented on the resolution adopted on July 31 by the UN Security Council. The document requires Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment and processing by the end of August.

The Germans are collecting a large dossier A few hours after reports from London about the impending grandiose terrorist attacks, the German authorities decided to tighten some legal norms and create an anti-terrorist dossier. By September, the cabinet of ministers will submit a corresponding bill to parliament. The idea of ​​creating a central dossier to record both terrorists and suspects has raised a lot of doubts in society.

Policemen on trial for failing to distinguish judge from terrorists The curious process begins today in the city court of Domodedovo near Moscow. Three police officers will be tried for those actions for which a year ago the same court sentenced their colleague to seven years' imprisonment.

Ex-commander of the Presidential Guard of Tajikistan jailed for life Former commander of the Presidential Guard of Tajikistan, Lieutenant General Gaffor Mirzoev, was sentenced to life imprisonment. The Republic's Supreme Court sentenced the 50-year-old defendant on August 11, two years after his arrest. Mirzoev's arrest in August 2004 caused a strong reaction in the country.

Portfolios of Russian mortgage loans are becoming an attractive investment for Western investors. On Friday, the City Mortgage Bank announced the second deal for Russian credit institutions to securitize a pool of mortgage loans on the foreign market. For the first time such an operation was carried out by Vneshtorgbank in July.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych promises to “smooth out rough edges” in relations with the Russians during his visit to Sochi on August 15-16, where he will take part in the EurAsEC summit: “If we speak from the position of national interests, we will definitely find a compromise.” According to Yanukovych, bilateral negotiations “always began as a bullfight, but as a result there was always a solution.” Yanukovych is confident that in 2006 Ukraine will be able to “fix” the price of

A venture fund for the IT industry will be created independently of the Russian Venture Company Last week it became known that in the near future, in the fall, a venture fund will begin operating, designed to finance promising Russian businesses, regardless of their industry.

The army team was ahead of both Spartak teams at the intermediate finish CSKA is the first, Shinnik is the last. These are the results of the completed first round of the Russian Championship. Formally, after the teams played 16 matches (games of the rescheduled 28th round also took place in July), there is dual power in the standings: CSKA and Spartak Moscow have the same number of points.

July 11 -- August 11, 2006 “Politicians Through the Eyes of the Media,” a joint project of Vremya Novostei and the Medialogia company, are ratings of the political figures most actively discussed in the Russian media.

Yuval STEINITZ, a 48-year-old member of the Knesset from the right-wing Likud party, a member of the Committee on International Affairs and Defense, commented on the situation in the Middle East for Vremya Novostei. He is one of the most active supporters of the military operation in Lebanon. In his opinion, the expansion of the ground operation should have been undertaken on the first day of the war, and not waited four weeks. --Is Olmert's government coping with the war?

The festival program in Vyborg was the result of a compromise between the new and the good The 14th film festival in Vyborg kicked off with a film by Alexei German’s student Ramil Salakhutdinov, “Circling within the Ring Road,” and will close with Valery Pendrakovsky’s musical “Running on the Waves.” The competition sections included 10 feature films, 18 documentaries and about 30 animation films. The main intrigue is the work of the jury, which is headed by director Alexander Proshkin.