Новости за 16.05.2016

U.S. homebuilders' confidence held steady in May for the fourth month in a row, reflecting an overall optimistic outlook for the new home market even as the pace of sales has slowed recently.

Private hospital group Netcare reports an 11% rise in half-year profit.

SA government bonds weakened sharply and the rand hit a two-month low against the dollar on Monday morning.

SHIMA, Japan - Elderly people, who live in the central Japan town of Daiochofunakoshi, located just a 20-minute dri...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A well-financed campaign whose backers include billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, medical groups and organized labor has collected enough signatures for a ballot measure to raise California's cigarette tax by $2 per pack, officials said.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A well-financed campaign whose backers include billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, medical groups and organized labor has collected enough signatures for a ballot measure to raise California's cigarette tax by $2 per pack, officials said.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A well-financed campaign whose backers include billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, medical groups and organized labor has collected enough signatures for a ballot measure to raise California's cigarette tax by $2 per pack, officials said. If enough signatures are verified, the measure would appear on an increasingly crowded Nov. 8 ballot alongside proposals to repeal a ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and require actors to use condoms in adult films. The announcement... Читать дальше...

TSU, Japan - Kiyokazu Yamagiwa, who lives in the central Japan town of Daiochofunakoshi, located just a 20-minute...

South Korea, plans to conduct the first joint anti-missile drills with the United States and Japan in summer, national defense official said Monday.

Donald Trump's popularity with self-described evangelical Christians fades among those who attend church regularly. "The true evangelical," says an Iowa pastor, is in "a quandary, a dilemma."

A 14.62-carat blue diamond owned by an architect of the modern diamond industry could fetch a record price at this week’s Magnificent Jewels auctions in Geneva. The dazzling rock previously belonged to the late Philip Oppenheimer, scion of the family that controlled the De Beers diamond mining company. As chairman of a powerful cartel called the Central Selling Organization, Oppenheimer — who died in 1995 — tightly controlled the international diamond trade and helped make it extremely lucrative.

Former Miss South Africa and current Miss World Africa Liesl Laurie is recovering after being involved in a horrific car accident

More and more western media sources now openly call Turkish President Erdogan a ruthless tyrant with a dangerous hobby of eradicating any form of opposition or freethinking; however, his strive for unilateral control over the country could end up entrapping him, given the recent challenges in the Middle East.

Police in Colombia just seized a record amount of cocaine in a single domestic bust.

Nigeria is one of the African countries with a great cultural heritage which is proudly kept and protected by her people. From the south to the west, east and northern parts of the country, Nigerians are a proud set of people who are always prepared to go any length to preserve their cultural heritage. For […]

According to Dmitry Peskov, G20 is more capable to influence international situations than the G8 format, so Russia is finishing any contacts with it.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Presumptive Philippine president-elect says he'll offer Cabinet posts to communist guerrillas.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Presumptive Philippine president-elect says he'll offer Cabinet posts to communist guerrillas.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Presumptive Philippine president-elect says he'll offer Cabinet posts to communist guerrillas.

BERLIN - Japanese and Germans carry a "mikoshi" portable shrine during a festival in Berlin on May 15, 2016, ...

Several conservatives are being considered for a possible bid to derail Donald Trump, CBS News has learned

The leadership of al-Qaeda terrorist group made a decision to increase its presence in Syria and create a permanent headquarters in the Middle Eastern nation, US media reported.