Новости за 29.05.2016

De Nederlandse bergbeklimmer Christiaan Wilson wordt vermist in de Himalaya. De familie van de 35-jarige man heeft alarm geslagen, toen bleek dat hij afgelopen woensdag niet op het vliegtuig naar huis is gestapt.

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has said that if elected she would use sanctions to force North Korea to roll up its nuclear program – a tactic the US previously used when dealing with Iran’s nuclear problem. Sputnik discussed the matter with Vladimir Sazhin, a Moscow-based Oriental affairs expert.

SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- A committee will likely be launched this week to lay the groundwork for a foundation for South Korean women who worked in Japanese military brothels during World War II, sources said Sunday. The committee will be tasked wi

Robert W. Merry

Politics, Americas

Everyone missed the signs of what was coming.

One remarkable element of American politics is the extent to which unthinkable developments become commonplace once they happen. Consider simply the men who have become president by defying the conventional wisdom that said they could never reach that office, because they weren’t right for the times and the times weren’t right for them. They include Abraham Lincoln, considered a western bumpkin... Читать дальше...

After a 4-year-old slipped into the gorilla enclosure on a crowded day at the Cincinnati Zoo, a security team killed the gorilla to save the child. A tranquilizer shot was deemed too dicey.

Indian scientists pronounced the testing of an indigenously developed reusable space rocket this week, “Mission accomplished successfully.” Those words have been heard increasingly in recent years from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) as it quietly presses ahead with its space ambitions. Developing a reusable rocket could still be a decade away, but the test of a miniature winged, 6.5-meter long, 1.75 tonne space vehicle signified that India has entered the race to make space exploration cheaper and easier. Читать дальше...

Lea Michele and Robert Buckley have a moment together as they leave Pace restaurant on Wednesday night (May 25) in Los Angeles. The 29-year-old actress and 35-year-old iZombie actor stepped out together for the first time as a couple since their new relationship was confirmed earlier in the month. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics [...]

Almost 100 percent of the Japanese citizens view the recent visit of US President Barack Obama to Hiroshima in a positive way, according to a recent poll published on Sunday.

SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng's decision to ban violence from the airwaves is not only manipulative of its viewers and listeners, but stupid, says Peter Davis.

O’FALLON, Mo. — Kirsten Langhammer has given birth to three sets of twins in the past four years. Not one of those babies is her own.

Thomson Reuters

CARACAS (Reuters) - German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG said on Saturday it will temporarily suspend flights to Venezuela as of next month due to economic difficulties in the South American nation and problems converting local currency into dollars.

International airlines have for years struggled to repatriate billions of dollars in revenue held in the local bolivar currency due to exchange controls, prompting many to limit service and require that passengers pay fares in dollars. Читать дальше...

“I think at the end of the day, for a lack of a better term, it’s the lack of a successful marriage, I guess."

He shared pictures of action films on Facebook.

– The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi has advised the people in the country at all levels to imbibe the spirit of dialogue and compromise to tackle all problems facing the country – The monarch said these two tools are strong tools to moving the nation forward – He said the absence of […]

Bernie Sanders doubled down on his warning to Democratic rival Hillary Clinton that her running mate pick will be critical to winning over his supporters.

Nile Wilson wins Britain's first ever gold on the high bar on the final day of the European Gymnastics Championships in Bern.

Canadian travel to the United States hit a six-year low this winter as a weak loonie and lower airfares prompted more residents to visit other international destinations.

An 1,100-yard radius was sealed off and 54 flights diverted to other airports. The town council in Langenhagen, where the airport is located, said experts unearthed and defused a 551-pound U.S. bomb.

During a particularly nasty stretch of the Republican presidential primary, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) mocked Donald Trump for, among other things, his face, his hair, and the size of his hands ... er, manhood.

Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, will attend an event organized by the motorcycle group Rolling Thunder in Washington, D.C., the largest annual gathering of bikers in the U.S.

Nigerian R&B star Bankole ‘Banky W’ Wellington is probably the only single guy left in his ‘immediate circle’ as close friends such as Olamide Adedeji, Noble Igwe, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and most recently Tunde Demuren have all tied the knot. Sharing a photo on his Instagram account on Saturday, May 28, 2016, the singer and some […]