Новости за 01.08.2016

De Turkse vicepremier Mehmet Simsek stookt de verhitte gemoederen onder Turkse Nederlanders onnodig op. Dat stelt de Tweede Kamer in reactie op uitspraken die hij deed in deze krant.

Women have made giant strides since the Taliban regime was ousted in 2001, but they are still so absent from public life.

CHICAGO (AP) — Travis Wood got four outs and made an impressive catch in left field. Pitcher Jon Lester made the winning play — at the plate. Five Chicago Cubs played two or more positions.

CHICAGO (AP) — Travis Wood got four outs and made an impressive catch in left field. Pitcher Jon Lester made the winning play — at the plate. Five Chicago Cubs played two or more positions.

CHICAGO (AP) — Travis Wood got four outs and made an impressive catch in left field. Pitcher Jon Lester made the winning play — at the plate. Five Chicago Cubs played two or more positions.

CHICAGO (AP) — Travis Wood got four outs and made an impressive catch in left field. Pitcher Jon Lester made the winning play — at the plate. Five Chicago Cubs played two or more positions.

The campaign period for Wednesday's elections reached its climax in a cacophony of colour and noise on Sunday.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Judy Bjerke Severson wants to be normal — visit friends and family, go to the grocery store or even sleep in her own bed — but she says the crippling pain from fibromyalgia and back surgery complications,…

Convicted paedophile Brian Shofer will not be taking his secrets to the grave.

Tokyo's new governor Yuriko Koike on Monday credited her landslide victory to having stood up to the powers that be in Japan's ruling party who didn't want her to run. Koike, 64, was elected Tokyo's first female governor in the Sunday vote, winning more than 2.9 million votes, far outpacing the nearly 1.8 million ballots cast for closest challenger Hiroya Masuda. Masuda, a former governor of Iwate prefecture in northern Japan, was the favoured candidate of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling... Читать дальше...

Siobhann Tighe visits a children's home in Birmingham to explore what life is like for those who live in care.

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - Hogere bierverkopen in bijna alle delen van de wereld hebben de winst van Heineken afgelopen maanden gestuwd en de brouwer verwacht die lijn de komende maanden door te kunnen trekken. Het concern zag de verkopen afgelopen halfjaar vooral in opkomende markten als Vietnam en Mexico sterk groeien, maar ook in Europa liepen de zaken goed.

It remains to be seen whether the Indian women's hockey team can put a good show at the prestigious Games in absence of their most experienced player.

Forestry makes a compelling proposition in our nation’s resolve to address SA’s economic growth quagmire, writes Lungile Mabece.

Barclays Africa’s share price reached a seven-month high on Friday after the company released its interims results.

Liberty reported an 8% drop in profits on Friday as low economic growth and a rise in SA’s unemployment put pressure on consumer disposable income.

Property company Arrowhead is considering its next step following Emira’s rejection of its recent overture.

The first stage of the City of Cape Town’s court battle to recoup alleged damages of R428.75m from three construction firms will be heard in December.

ArcelorMittal SA and the Industrial Development Corporation aim to resuscitate South Africa’s only structural steel mill.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and the country's Security Council held a meeting Sunday evening.

Jamie Vardy has revealed that he turned down Arsenal because he believes Leicester can build on their stunning title win.

The build-up to the Games have been dogged by reports of athletes being exposed to petty crime, and in some cases falling victim to robberies.

An app to help disabled people and visitors plan trips around Britain will be launched in Cardiff on Monday.