Intelligence report finds source of jihad The office of the head of the American intelligence community, John Negroponte, released on Tuesday the tenth part of a 30-page secret report assessing the state of US security. The document was prepared back in April by 16 US intelligence agencies.

The Russians won the tiebreaker for the eighth time in a row The first day of the European qualifying tournament for the 2007 World Grand Prix in Varna, Bulgaria, was marked by three dramatic fights, the outcome of which was decided in the fifth games. The Russian team also did not avoid a tiebreaker.

An exhibition in honor of the Alexandrinsky Theater was opened at the Marble Palace of the State Russian Museum The Marble Palace once again fulfilled its function as a “house of gratitude.” The building was once donated by Empress Catherine the Great to the Orlov brothers in gratitude for their help in enthroning them.

The former head of Minatom wants, but cannot defend his honor in an American court “I consider it necessary to appear before an American court,” former head of Minatom Yevgeny Adamov made such a decisive statement to reporters yesterday. However, it immediately became clear that his willingness to answer for the alleged theft of $9 million, which the Pittsburgh prosecutor’s office accuses him of, is not entirely “real.” Having declared his intention to close the case “USA v.

Enigma. A posteriori (EMI) In the early 90s, composer and producer Michael Cretu found his theme, which turned out to be a golden niche. No matter how the music of the Enigma project changes, the main thing always remains in it: a sluggish beat, on top of which floats a euphonious, unhurried melody. In the new creation of Michael Cretu, an album with the Latin title A posteriori (telling the story of a certain alchemist), this main “enigmatic” feature is preserved.

Muslim conference opens in Berlin Yesterday at noon, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wolfgang Schäuble, opened the first conference of representatives of local Muslim communities in the Charlottenburg Palace in German history. Representatives of the five largest Muslim associations in Germany were selected to participate in the conference, including the Ankara-controlled Turkish-Islamic Union, the Islamic Council and the Central Council of Muslims in Germany.

This week marks the 65th anniversary of the Babi Yar tragedy near Kiev, where tens of thousands of Jews were exterminated by the German occupiers. The forum, which is taking place these days in Kyiv with the support of the President of Ukraine, is dedicated to this mournful date. Delegations from more than 40 countries will take part in it. The President of the Russian Jewish Congress, the head of the World Holocaust Forum, Vyacheslav KANTOR, spoke to Vremya Novostey about that terrible tragedy.

CLUBS Festival of avant-garde music "Long Arms". The first part will feature a new project by the famous artist, author of the famous KLF (Copyright Liberation Front) Bill Drummond & The 17 (UK). The second part of the concert will feature the German-Swiss trio Olaf Rupp - Marino Pliakas - Michael Wertmueller . The concert will conclude with the electronic experimental project JG Thirlwell & Manorexia. "Home" , 20.00.

But Spartak again failed to win the Champions League Moscow Spartak still retained a small chance to compete for exit from the Champions League group. The Muscovites played a draw with Sporting - 1:1. But this draw will be more offensive than many defeats: Spartak deserved the first victory in the Champions League in the last six years. Immediately after the draw for the group stage of the Champions League, experts agreed that there are two clear favorites in Quartet B - Bayern and Inter.

A free 24-hour psychological rescue service will appear in Moscow Telephone psychological assistance in big cities has long become a necessary social service. In Moscow, there are also several paid and free psychological services where you can get expert advice over the phone. However, almost all of them work only during the daytime and have long seven-digit numbers that are not easy to remember in a critical situation.

The authorities are pushing the Russian shareholders of the oil company to sell their stake The main character of the Russian energy scandals of recent days - Minister of Natural Resources Yuri Trutnev - yesterday reported to Vladimir Putin on the results of his work. The sensation of the conversation was the fact that the situation around the Sakhalin-2 project, which caused an international scandal, was not discussed by the minister and the president (at least that’s what Mr.

"United Russia" agreed to become a party of "sovereign democrats" “Yesterday United Russia discussed their election program at a meeting of the bureau of the party’s Supreme Council. As the leader of United Russia, State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov told reporters, the public presentation of the new party theses will take place on October 2.

Javier Solana and Ali Larijani met in Berlin Yesterday, the High Representative of the European Union for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana, and his permanent partner in negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Ali Larijani, met at the residence of the German Foreign Ministry on the shores of Lake Tegel on the outskirts of Berlin.

The situation around the Kodori Gorge was commented to Vremya Novostey by the Minister of Defense of the unrecognized Republic of Abkhazia, Lieutenant General Sultan SOSNALIEV. -- Are the interests of Abkhazia threatened by the movement of the government, which Georgia considers the legitimate body of the Abkhaz government, to the Kodori Gorge from Tbilisi? - Naturally it threatens, since Georgia, through its actions, is disrupting peace agreements, including the basic Moscow agreement of 1994.

An anonymous official “in one of the federal departments” yesterday told the Interfax agency about how the government is moving forward with work to streamline relations in the energy market. As you know, on the eve of winter, the issue of gas shortages for the electric power industry and other sectors of the national economy has reached a high political level.