Новости за 22.05.2016

Caster Semenya and Ruswahl Samaai produced world-class performances to stake serious claims for gold at the Rio Olympics with victories in the Diamond League on Sunday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that it was essential to curb black money in the country.

Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour was killed in an airstrike Saturday in Pakistan, sources within al Qaeda and the Taliban, reached through an intermediary by CNN, confirmed Sunday. A U.S. official said the drone strike occurred around 6 a.m. ET Saturday in a remote area of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, southwest of the town of […]

– Olufemi Odubiyi, Lagos state commissioner for science and technology says 1,000 Close Circuit Television (CCTV) Cameras installed to provide security in the state have stopped functioning – Odubiyi says there are plans to rehabilitate them so that they could be functional – He says the state government is planning to deploy additional 13,000 CCTV cameras to police […]

Companies that let consumers fly as much as they want for a monthly fee.

Ken Loach wins the Palme d'Or for I, Daniel Blake, the second time the British director has taken the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

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VIENNA, May 22 (UPI) -- Austria's run-off presidential election Sunday between the far right candidate and an independent is too close to call.

Torrance police are investigating the shooting of a man who was one of five occupants in a car destroyed by fire, authorities said.

'They didn't swim from Africa,' University of Florida herpetologist Kenneth Krysko said. 'But we really don't know how they got into the wild.'

The company has vowed to change the packaging after they proved tempting to thieves.

De prestigieuze Palme d'Or is gewonnen door de film I, Daniel Blake van de Britse regisseur Ken Loach. Een film over de uitzichtloze situatie van een meubelmaker in het noordoosten van Engeland.  Dit werd zondagavond bekend gemaakt op het 69e filmfestival in Cannes.

VIENNA (AP) — With direct ballots counted but a final result still outstanding, Sunday's elections for Austria's presidency were too close to call a winner between a right-wing politician and a challenger whose views stand in stark opposition to his…

Amazingly, she managed to carry on with her broadcast.

South African Caster Semenya wins the 800m at the Diamond League meeting in Rabat, Morocco - the first to be held in Africa.

“Money Monster” lived up to its name for Manhattan businesses, pumping $300,000 into the city’s economy while filming in New York.

Late actor Paul Walker remains at the front of his former co-star's mind as production for "Fast 8" nears the finish line.

Grammy award-winner Caetano Veloso added his voice to a growing numbers of artists and musicians rejecting Brazil’s interim government, holding...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal for discharging his ministerial duties despite being busy with Assam assembly elections.

Quarrels have broken out behind the scenes of Anthem Inc.'s (ANTM.N) proposed acquisition of Cigna Corp (CI.N), as the health insurers seek regulatory approval for their landmark deal, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. The newspaper said the squabbles could delay or derail antitrust approvals, though the deal does not appear to be in danger of imminent collapse. Sources familiar with the matter confirmed the citations in the Journal story.

The Atlantic's Steve Clemons and Alex Kassirer of Flashpoint Global Partners discuss the lingering questions about possible links to terrorism in the EgyptAir crash.

A fire has destroyed all the cars, parts and tools of Bassett Brothers Racing in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.

Hillary Clinton speaking at a campaign stop this month in Blackwood, N.J.