Новости за 18.05.2016

Appalled by the Hillsborough tragedy? Just think what the police could have done if they had access to the smartphones of the victims on that tragic day. You might not have to wait too long to see this reality

Rajon Rondo outplayed his one-year, $9.5 million contract with the Kings – a deal that seemed exorbitant when signed. But, after a miserable stint with the Mavericks, Rondo has rehabbed his value in Sacramento. He’ll head into free agency under much more favorable conditions. He’s coming off a bounce-back season. The salary cap is skyrocketing.  […]

The official trailer for the love and music-themed movie 8 Bars And A Clef is out and it is a lovely piece of work. It tells the story of betrayals, hope and persistence.  Directed by Chioma Onyenwe and shot in Lagos, the movie features Linda Ejiofor who plays Vanessa and IBK SpaceshipBoi who plays Victor, […]

An alliance of Madhesis and Janajatis on Wednesday decided to continue its protest against the new Nepali constitution for another 10 days.

Kashi is leading the way in promoting a new food label identifying farms transitioning from conventional to organic.

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WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) -- The individual ultimately accountable for North Korea human rights violations will be held responsible, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights warned.

– Akinola has signed a 3-year contract with the Hammers – The young defender is a promising product from the club’s academy – The player says he is delighted to represent the club Olatunji Akinola a Nigerian born young defender has has put pen to paper for West Ham United’s on a first professional contract. […]

Bangladesh's High Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of humiliation of a Hindu school headmaster and asked the government to submit a report on the incident wherein he was beaten up and forced to do sit-ups in presence of a lawmaker for allegedly making comments against Islam.

The former neighborhood watchman who rose to infamy after he shot and killed an unarmed teenager in Florida is once again flexing his earning muscle from the 2012 killing, for which he was acquitted. George Zimmerman stands to make more than $120,000 from the online auction of the gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin, TMZ reported.

A deal has been agreed in the long-running dispute over a new junior doctors' contract in England after eight days of talks.

President Barack Obama appears poised to begin selling weapons to an old enemy and a new friend: Vietnam.

Automation should help everyone be better off, as long as there is a fair distribution of the spoils

Ella Mae Colbert took off on a middle school track hoping to capture the fastest 100-meter dash time for a centenarian.

Thomas Tuchel's side have lost their last three cup finals, but their CEO believes they will buck that trend against the Bavarians in their upcoming cup final appearance

Dave Roelvink heeft enorme spijt van zijn scheldpartij afgelopen weekend. De dj is er dan ook zeker van dat hij nooit meer op deze manier uit zijn slof zal schieten.

(ATTN: CHANGES slug, headline; UPDATES with minor changes throughout) SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial authorities said on Wednesday they will ask prosecutors to investigate the chief of the finance-to-electronics conglomerate Dongbu

Fitbit announced the acquisition of a wearable payment company Wednesday, which could further its lead over the Apple Watch.

IFP MPL Hassan Motala has reportedly been hospitalised after falling ill shortly after his bail application in a multi-million rand housing tender case was postponed.

Trump is the one meeting him today, but Clinton is the one with stronger ties

A third Latin American country has pulled its ambassadors from Brazil after the Congress moved to suspend democratically elected President Dilma Rousseff last week.

A third Latin American country has pulled its ambassadors from Brazil after the Congress moved to suspend democratically elected President Dilma Rousseff last week.

The Syrian government has supplied over 80 percent of all the humanitarian aid delivered to the population, a political adviser to the Syrian Information minister said Wednesday.

Over the course of its hour and a half running time, it inspires maybe three loud guffaws, a few modest chortles, a sub-sonic chuckle and a handful of silent smiles. On the one hand, the set-up is so obvious, so designed to re-create the dynamics of the original movie, that it seems either a purely cynical exercise or so blatant a cynical exercise that it qualifies as a bold comic gesture: [...] it’s one of the best laughs in the movie, as well as a cautionary example. Yet for all the movie’s boldness... Читать дальше...

Jon Ralston, political analyst, comments on Bernie Sanders lack of decisive action to stop the protests at the Democratic Nevada Convention and he questions whether Sanders has gone off the course of his original message.