The UN Security Council , after two weeks of intense negotiations took on Saturday night a resolution supporting the plan of neutralization and elimination of chemical weapons in Syria. The document is the first two years of the resolution on the Syrian subjects, which are not in the Security Council and was vetoed . Moreover, the current document is adopted unanimously. Also agreed upon and schedule for destruction of chemical weapons .
The Security Council has threatened tough measures in case of violation of the agreements , however, stressed that the use of force must be authorized separately. The document condemns the use of chemical weapons in Syria, but does not assign blame to any of the parties to the conflict , said " Russian service of the BBC ."
Telephone conversation between U.S. President Barack Obama and Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani was the first in 34 years of telephone contact between the two leaders . It took place at the initiative of the Iranian side. The White House said that the conversation was warm and lasted a total of 15 minutes.
During the conversation, the two leaders expressed their determination to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue through peaceful means.
Obama said he told his Iranian counterpart that in the process of reaching agreement on the Iranian nuclear program can be serious obstacles , and the success of the negotiations is not guaranteed. At the same time, Obama believes that leaders can find a comprehensive solution to the problem .
The ceremony of lighting the fire XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014 held in Ancient Olympia. Solemn ritual initiated relay Olympic flame, which will be held for five days in the territory of Greece.
October 5th torch will be passed delegation of the organizing committee "Sochi-2014" and moved to Moscow, where on October 7 starts 123-day Russian stage of the torch relay, which will end in Sochi on February 7, the opening day of the Games.
The fire was lit on Sunday, in accordance with tradition - from the sun's rays at the Temple of Hera in Olympia, where in the eighth century BC, the Olympic Games were born.
The winner of the beauty contest " Miss World - 2013" has become a Filipino Megan Young. Her name was announced during the final show of the contest on the island of Bali in Indonesia.
Second place went to the representative of France , the third - Ghana , ITAR - TASS. A total of ten finalists include beauties , including the contender from the Ukraine.
Megan Young was born in the United States and moved to the Philippines when she was 10 years old . By her own admission, she is seriously interested in cinema , loves to play video games and is a fan of Harry Potter .
Russia will be represented by 19 - year-old Elmira Abdrazakova .
Unique operation to extinguish the lighted up flowing well on the Yamal field Samburgsky soldiers spent the Central Military District, reported the news agency Znak.com.
A fire in a well "Arcticgas" under the New Urengoy started on August 19. Independent attempts to eliminate public fountain gas condensate were not successful - failure in the valve led to a chaotic release of the flame through the hole process, making it impossible for rescue workers and engineers.
KIEV, August 27. Ukraine's integration with the European Union does not mean that the country is doomed to become "a raw materials appendage" and only a "commodity market" for European producers. This point of view, of the correspondent of the "Rosbalt" Ukrainian political analyst Yuri Romanenko.
According to him, it is now fashionable to frighten Ukrainians, talking about the coming collapse of the industry after the signing of the Association Agreement with the EU. "It is said that Ukraine will lose and mechanical engineering, and aviation, and agriculture. And that" damned Europe "will do everything in order to turn us into a raw colony. Most terrible argument that Ukraine will triumph gay, which obviously will act as the avenging hand of Brussels, engaged in widespread seduction students and their parents, "- said the expert.
DAMASCUS, Aug. 27. Families flee Syria's leadership of the country. According to Channel 2 of the Israeli TV, they "are loaded on the aircraft at the airport named Bassel al-Assad in Latakia."
Part of the family is already in Cyprus and in the coming hours will continue its way, presumably in Abu Dhabi.
Families exactly which officials are trying to leave Syria, is not specified.
The UN Security Council , after two weeks of intense negotiations took on Saturday night a resolution supporting the plan of neutralization and elimination of chemical weapons in Syria. The document is the first two years of the resolution on the Syrian subjects, which are not in the Security Council and was vetoed . Moreover, the current document is adopted unanimously. Also agreed upon and schedule for destruction of chemical weapons .
