Новости за 21.10.2015

TOKYO - Artists from Japan, Germany, France and Britain have been honored with this year's Praemium Imperiale, the prestigious prize awarded by the Japan Art Association.

CARACAS (Reuters) - Socialist Party legislators on Wednesday asked state prosecutors to investigate Venezuela's billionaire businessman Lorenzo Mendoza and Harvard economist Ricardo Hausmann for alleged crimes including "treason."

Amnesty International says masked and armed Egyptian security forces raided the office of an organization in Cairo that trains and aides journalists, the latest assault on press freedoms in Egypt.

In his film, "Overalls & Aprons," which will have its official premiere at Charleston Music Hall next week, filmmaker Thibaut Fagonde provides viewers with some serious food for thought. Or rather, the film suggests it’s time the community starts seriously thinking about its food: where it comes from and what it means to...

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney says Britain must retain the ability to set its own financial regulations as the European Union moves toward closer integration of euro-area economies.

(Reuters) - Greater Manchester Police (GMP) arrested five people, three of them Polish football fans, when a brawl broke out in the city centre before Manchester City played Sevilla in a Champions League group match on Wednesday.

The Charleston Jazz Orchestra on Saturday presents "Hello Pops! A Tribute to Louis Armstrong." For the occasion, the big band is bringing a special guest onto the stage of the Charleston Music Hall: trombonist extraordinaire Wycliffe Gordon.

It was a routine basketball pivot that College of Charleston guard Joe Chealey has made a million times on the court.

Being afraid of the dark isn’t just for kids. It’s a spooky sensation, not knowing what lies just beyond the next step.

Presidential candidate Clinton heads to Capitol Hill where she will again testify on Benghazi. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Presidential candidate Clinton heads to Capitol Hill where she will again testify on Benghazi. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Presidential candidate Clinton heads to Capitol Hill where she will again testify on Benghazi. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

* Quizzed on human rights, Cameron defends China trade (Adds details on $10 billion BP deal, changes headline)

* Referendum on constitution planned on Sunday (Adds arrests, charges, comment from Hollande)

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Being afraid of the dark isn't just for kids. It's a spooky sensation, not knowing what lies just beyond the next step.

Karin Olah, a local artist whose paintings of Lowcountry scenery often incorporate textured fabrics, has been dubbed Coastal Community Foundation’s 2015 Griffith-Reyburn Lowcountry Artist of the Year.

Syrian refugee Zaki Ismail Khalil describes the anguish of waiting for his family to arrive in Greece after being apart for nearly a month, and the relief at seeing them finally arrive at the port of Piraeus. He says every day he worried they would drown. Rough Cut – subtitled (no reporter narration).

Syrian refugee Zaki Ismail Khalil describes the anguish of waiting for his family to arrive in Greece after being apart for nearly a month, and the relief at seeing them finally arrive at the port of Piraeus. He says every day he worried they would drown. Rough Cut – subtitled (no reporter narration).

Syrian refugee Zaki Ismail Khalil describes the anguish of waiting for his family to arrive in Greece after being apart for nearly a month, and the relief at seeing them finally arrive at the port of Piraeus. He says every day he worried they would drown. Rough Cut – subtitled (no reporter narration).

Syrian refugee Zaki Ismail Khalil describes the anguish of waiting for his family to arrive in Greece after being apart for nearly a month, and the relief at seeing them finally arrive at the port of Piraeus. He says every day he worried they would drown. Rough Cut – subtitled (no reporter narration).

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have identified a new species of giant tortoise on the Galápagos Islands, using genetic data to determine that a group of 250 of the slow-moving grazing reptiles was distinct from other tortoise species residing in the Pacific archipelago.

Japan's Praemium Imperiale art awards honor artists from Japan, Germany, France and England. Angela Moore reports.

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's biggest e-commerce companies will meet high-profile Silicon Valley venture capitalists next week, a cabinet minister said, when they accompany President Joko Widodo on a U.S. trip to woo investment in the country's fledgling tech sector.

Fifteen years ago, the main student union at Ivory Coast's largest university began resembling a brutal pro-government militia, bringing it full circle from the days when its leaders were arrested by officials from a...