Niyazov was quick to thank Putin for his understanding Turkmenistan's desire to leave the CIS in order to remain in the Commonwealth as an associated member on the terms formulated by Ashgabat does not find understanding among the other CIS members. This issue will not be considered at the upcoming next CIS summit in Minsk in mid-October.

Roscosmos is preparing a project for an orbital station of the future A somewhat belated response to American President George W. Bush, who last year called on NASA to shift its emphasis from work in low-Earth orbit to more ambitious plans for the exploration of the Moon and Mars, was heard yesterday from the heads of Roscosmos.

The national championship has started in Spain The first round of the Spanish Championship, as well as the match for the European Super Cup, showed that Barcelona will not be left without competitors in the coming season in the Pyrenees, but at the same time its main enemy is itself. It would seem that the future of Barça in the new season should be as cloudless as in the past, when the path to the second consecutive Spanish champion title was paved with carpet rather than grass.

Young victim holds no grudge against kidnapper The story of 18-year-old Viennese resident Natasha Kampusch, who disappeared eight years ago and resurrected from oblivion, is acquiring more and more heartbreaking details. The mature girl refuses to meet with her parents (they divorced during her absence) and even to tell them the place where she is undergoing psychological rehabilitation. But he pays tribute to his captor, 44-year-old Wolfgang Priklopil.

Fiat begins expansion into the Russian market through Severstal-Auto Since September, Severstal-Auto has begun promoting the Fiat brand on the Russian market and selling cars from the Italian company. By the end of this year, Severstal-Auto, as its general director Vadim Shvetsov said at a press conference, will sell 2,400 cars produced by Fiat. But next year the company intends to sell 36.5 thousand different Fiat models.

The Vremya Novostey newspaper decided to find out how its main political opponents and independent experts assess the prospects of the “triune” left party. “I would not rush to talk about whether this union will be a plus or a minus” Oleg KOVALEV, member of the General Council of the United Russia party, State Duma deputy: -- All mergers at the first stage do not provide any increase in rating.

Two charters got stuck in Varna at once More than five hundred Russian tourists spent the night of Tuesday very uncomfortably at the airport in Bulgarian Varna. Charter flights of two airlines - S7 (better known under the old name "Siberia") and VIM-Avia - were delayed due to weather conditions and technical problems. Yesterday, both planes nevertheless arrived at Moscow Domodedovo airport: the VIM-Avia flight was 11 hours late, and the Sibir flight was almost 20 hours late.

CLUBS “Hottabych” (Russia, 2006). Directed by Peter Tochilin. Starring Marius Yampolskis, Vladimir Tolokonnikov, Mark Geikhman, Liva Krumina. This time, director Pyotr Tochilin brings his film to the discussion of the Cinephantom club. He presents a remake of G. Kazansky's 1956 film, an “Internet comedy” about a young hacker who accidentally buys a jug with a genie using a counterfeit credit card. “Cinephantom” (in the premises of the “Wick Club”) , 20.00. Front Line Assembly (Canada).

At the end of September, the famous Spanish opera diva Montserrat Caballe will come to Russia, who has already written into the history of great prima donnas not only her fantastic voice and outstanding opera roles, but also her extraordinary relationship with show business and its heroes. This time Montserrat Caballe arrives with her daughter Montserrat (Monsita) Marty and Nikolai Baskov, whom she has been happily taking care of for the last few years.

Extremists asked foreign tourists not to vacation in Turkey The end of the tourist season in Turkey has been considerably spoiled. The extremist group Tayirbazen Azadiya Kurdistan (TAK, translated from Kurdish as “Freedom Falcons of Kurdistan”) yesterday claimed responsibility for a deadly terrorist attack in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya and promised more.

They are trying to take away the party from Eduard Limonov The National Bolsheviks, who broke away from their permanent leader, writer Eduard Limonov, held an alternative congress of the organization in Moscow yesterday under the leadership of the leader of the International Eurasian Movement, Alexander Dugin.

Russia protests against massive incursions by Japanese fishermen Yesterday, the Russian Foreign Ministry expressed protest in connection with the penetration of 39 Japanese schooners into Russian waters. This happened on the morning of August 27 in the area of ​​the Signalny and Anuchino islands (Lesser Kuril Ridge). Japanese fishing vessels ignored the call signs of the Russian side on the international communication channel.

25 of our compatriots are participating in the US Open The last Grand Slam tournament of the season, the US Open, kicked off on the courts of the Flushing Meadow tennis complex in New York. A record number of Russians received the right to compete in the main draw - 25 players, including six men and 19 women, including three girls who made it through the qualification barrier. This is Alina Zhidkova and debutants of competitions of this level Lyudmila Skavronskaya and Olga Puchkova.

Almost $1.3 billion was transferred from Russia in three months The volume of remittances from Russia is growing at a rapid pace. According to the Central Bank, in the second quarter of this year, 58% more money was sent from Russia than in the first. These growth rates turned out to be unprecedented in the entire history of the Central Bank maintaining such statistics.

On the eve of the anniversary of Beslan, the Prime Minister of North Ossetia is fired As expected by the Vremya Novostey newspaper (see No. 120 of July 11) , Prime Minister of North Ossetia Alexander Merkulov left his post yesterday. Along with him, by order of the head of the republic, Taimuraz Mamsurov, the entire cabinet of ministers resigned. Members of the government will remain in their previous positions until parliament approves a new cabinet.