Новости за 12.05.2016

Tim Peake has shared a beautiful image of the little town blues of NewYork.

A majority of Brazil's Senate indicated it will vote to put President Dilma Rousseff on trial for breaking budget laws, signaling the end of 13 years of rule by the leftist Workers Party in Latin America's largest nation.

Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Aizaz Choudhry held talks with his Indian counterpart on bilateral issues.

Inceste, zoophilie et gros moments de malaise: chaque année, c’est la même chose.

Jan Venter, who is testifying in David Mabuza's R10m defamation case against Mathews Phosa, said that he would only detail “certain suggestions” made to him by Julius Malema in camera.

Residents of the Jabulani Views housing complex in Jabulani, Soweto, were evicted for failing to pay their rent.

A restructuring of Greece's debt is necessary because otherwise it will not be possible to solve the troubled euro zone member's problems in a sustainable way, the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers told a German newspaper.

The 53-year-old is the first elected independent Chairman of the game’s governing body and will commence his two-year term with immediate effect.

Nissan Motor Co. is taking a 34 percent stake in scandal-ridden Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

India had conducted nulcear tests in Pokhran in 1974 and later on May 11 and May 13, 1998.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and partners reaffirmed commitment to support financial sustainment of the Afghan National Security Forces. The commitment was made at the plenary meeting of the Afghan National Army Trust Fund Board on Wednesday, the alliance said in a statement. “Participants also discussed the ongoing coordination in Afghanistan between the Afghan Read the full article...

Four former Iraqi detainees who say they were tortured at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison are asking a federal appeals court to revive their lawsuit.

Steeds meer Nederlanders staan positief tegenover homoseksualiteit. Dat blijkt uit een rapport van het Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau (SCP). Toch heeft nog altijd een derde (32 procent) van de bevolking moeite met twee zoenende mannen op straat. Het COC wil naar aanleiding van het rapport een actieplan van minister Ard van der Steur.

West Coast Eagles star Nic Naitanui has taken a screamer in the property market, purchasing a swish home in the suburb of Mount Lawley for a seven-figure sum.

The summit will be held in Sochi on May 19-20

TOKYO (AP) — Nissan, which is taking a 34 percent stake in scandal-ridden Japanese rival Mitsubishi Motors, has suffered a 40 percent plunge in January-March profit as sales dipped and currency perks faded. Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn announced Nissan will invest 237 billion yen ($2.2 billion) to become the top investor in Mitsubishi Motors by purchasing newly issues shares.

DEVESELU, Romania (AP) — A U.S missile defense site in Romania aimed at protecting Europe from ballistic missile threats becomes operational Thursday, angering Russia which opposes having the advanced military system in its former area of influence. President Klaus Iohannis said Romania wanted NATO to have a "permanent naval presence" in the Black Sea that respected international conventions, and called for increased security for NATO members in the south and east, which border Russia and the Middle East.

Tens of thousands of British expats risk disenfranchisement if they fail to register to vote by the deadline on Monday May 16th.

The Naples Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/1QZKrzc) that 31-year-old Brione Lamar Joiner was arrested Tuesday on several charges, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer, in connection with a November incident. Detectives say the deputy was driving a marked sheriff's office SUV and tried to stop a Buick sedan for speeding on State Road 29 near Interstate 75. After a lengthy investigation, detectives got a warrant for Joiner's arrest Tuesday and he was arrested without incident.

Donald Trump is all set to meet Republican leaders Thursday at the Republican National Committee headquarters, even as he believes he doesn't need the support of House Speaker Paul Ryan or other GOP leaders. Trump will meet Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the same day he is scheduled to meet with Ryan (R-Wis.), who has so far withheld his support for the only Republican left running for president.

The piece of a Rolls Royce engine cowling found on a South African beach “almost certainly” came from missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370.