A year passed since the beginning of hostilities in South Ossetia.
On August 7 the opening of the fifth international festival of short films and animation - Open Cinema festival is to take place in the northern capital of Russia - St. Petersburg.
On August 6 the residents and the visitors of Dresden, Germany, will be able to visit the exhibition devoted to the fates of the Germans from Russia.
Prime Ministers of Russia and Turkey to discuss joint projects (0)
On August 1 the sailing regatta Copa del Rey started on the Spanish island of Mallorca.
The new NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen expressed his support of developing cooperation with Russia based on common interests.
The 8th Chekhov Theater Festival which began on May 26, 2009 finished in the Russian capital.
31 July. Geneva. The annual session of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations finished its work.
According to Pentagon's deputy head for international security Alexander Vershbow, the U.S. would revise the plans to deploy missile defense in Europe and even abandon it, if the experts consider the project ineffective.
The new NATO’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen assumes his office on August 1, 2009.