One party in Russia is too few, and two are too many. Unless, of course, we are talking about parties constructed in the Kremlin offices. The election commission of the Sverdlovsk region did not understand the intricacies of federal political technology palmistry and did not read the bizarre party lines from the “hand of Moscow”. She took and deregistered the list of the Russian Party of Life from registration for elections to the regional parliament.

Italy was let down by penalty kicks in the match with Lithuania Based on the results of the first round of the playoffs at the World Championships among men's teams in the Land of the Rising Sun, the strongest eight were determined. The quarterfinal participants included six European teams and two representatives from the American continent. Spain, Lithuania, France, Greece, Turkey, Germany, Argentina and the USA continue to compete for awards.

US President George W. Bush declared war on “Islamic fascism” this summer. This term, also used by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, caused a real storm both in the Arab East and in Muslim communities in Western countries. One after another, Islamic organizations in the United States and Western European countries are expressing their indignation: they believe that the very combination of the words “Islam” and “fascism” is a grave insult to hundreds of millions of believers.

Renault and AvtoVAZ still hope to agree on cooperation French Renault continues negotiations on cooperation with AvtoVAZ, but fears that it will not be able to satisfy all the needs of the Russian company. This is how the head of the Russian representative office of Renault, Jean-Michel Jalinier, commented on the relationship between the Russian and French automobile concerns at a press conference on Friday. According to Mr.

August 28 according to the folk calendar - Dormition. “See off the Dormition, and welcome autumn,” says popular wisdom. But the weather with frequent rains has long had time to prepare for the approaching autumn. In Moscow, the monthly August precipitation norm has already been significantly exceeded. And new rains are on the doorstep, which again promise southern cyclones. The influence of one of them will be felt on Monday.

Israel holds secret talks with Islamic radicals Within two to three weeks, a deal on the exchange of prisoners of war between Israel and radical Islamic groups, namely the Lebanese Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas, could take place.

The Federal Tax Service has unveiled new methods of combating “gray” salaries The Federal Tax Service (FTS) explained what methods should be used to identify and prove facts of concealment of real wages at enterprises. Fiscal officials intend to fight “gray” wages not only by calling for a conversation those managers whose companies have wages below the subsistence level, but also through sophisticated analytical work.

Soviet collective farmers did not live off agriculture The Soviet collective farm system remains controversial. Was collectivization pure violence against the economy and common sense, or a cruel but necessary measure? What can be said about the economic efficiency of collective farms?

Estonian MPs will start with a female astronomer Today the Estonian parliament will hold presidential elections. The day before, the ruling Reform Party, as well as the opposition Social Democratic Party, Fatherland Union and Republic nominated a single candidate. This is 62-year-old Deputy Speaker Ene Ergma (pictured) .

Russia will not build an army according to the American model Today in Fairbanks, Alaska, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov meets with his American counterpart Donald Rumsfeld. For us it’s already Monday, for Alaska it’s still Sunday. The so-called international date line, adopted for the convenience of counting time during transoceanic voyages and flights, runs along the longitude of 180 degrees - just between Chukotka and Alaska.

The Belarusian language will become more similar to Russian Alexander Lukashenko decided to reform the Belarusian language. The President met with the Minister of Education Alexander Radkov and instructed his department to develop new spelling and punctuation rules. “Now the use of the Belarusian language is based on the rules adopted in 1957.

Barcelona lost the first cup out of seven planned The super plan of the Spanish Barcelona - to win seven trophies in a season - has failed. Frank Rijkaard's team lost the UEFA Super Cup match to Sevilla, and the score 0:3 shows that all is not well in the Catalan football kingdom. Before the game, it seemed that Barcelona would add another cup to the already rich collection of the club museum.

Honored artist turned out to be a terrorist In Makhachkala on Saturday, local special services carried out another operation against militants. As a result of a fierce five-hour battle, they stormed a private house in which 30-year-old Gadzhi Melikov, one of the leaders of the terrorist underground in Makhachkala, was hiding with several accomplices.

The Egyptians turned the relocation of the statue of Ramses II into a national holiday The Egyptian authorities have decided to increase the attractiveness for tourists of one of the main attractions of their country - the Great Pyramids. Now in Giza, in addition to the pyramids and sphinxes themselves, visitors from all over the world will also be greeted by an 11-meter statue of Ramses II, transported from Cairo.

Moscow City Duma deputies propose to mark dogs according to the degree of danger A tragic incident in the Moscow region, where an attack by a Staffordshire terrier caused the death of a one-year-old child, once again forced city authorities to talk about measures to tighten control over the keeping of fighting dogs in city apartments.