Новости за 28.07.2015

While Formula One rivals head to the sea or mountains at the start of the August break, Max Verstappen has some driving lessons on the horizon.

Hong Kong's giant panda, Jia Jia, celebrated her 37th birthday in style on Tuesday as she was awarded two Guinness World Record titles

A metropolitan magistrate court in Chennai has sentenced a husband and wife to imprisonment of six years and four years respectively in a cheating case.

Brussels meeting requested by Turkey follows series of attacks and Ankara’s decision to step up strikes in Syria and Iraq

Israeli forces clash with West Bank settlers during evacuation of illegal buildings following a High Court order

The two Florida teens who went missing at sea veered off route — but are savvy enough to survive the ordeal, their families said.

The survey, conducted by the Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, questioned a sample of 12,049 American and Canadian undergraduate college students, who expressed the desire to participate in a ten-day trip to Israel with the not-for-profit educational organization Taglit-Birthright Israel.

A Massachusetts police officer was suspended after he threatened to shoot a driver through the head during a traffic stop, dash cam shows.

WestJet Airlines reported a 19 per cent rise in quarterly profit, helped by lower fuel costs and addition of new routes

The most intriguing Test rivalry between England and Australia will resume once again on Wednesday, after a gap of nine days, as both the teams meet for the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston.

Salary potential shouldn't be the sole thing that attracts you to a major in college — things like passion, interest, and aptitude should also be considered. But it's still nice to know which degrees pay off the fastest (and we can't blame you for being drawn to those).  

More than 20% of couples get engaged during three month period between June and August. Lover.ly founder Kellee Khalil offers tips on staying stress-free from the new book, "The Loverly Wedding Planner." Photo: Getty

Wall Street is on track to break a five-session losing streak ahead of the outcome of a Federal Reserve meeting that could hint at the timing of the first interest-rate hike.

Police say they are searching for Walter James Palmer, who allegedly paid $50,000 to shoot the animal with a crossbow

Three Russia opposition activists have gone on hunger strike in Novosibirsk to protest authorities' decision to disqualify them from a local election.

Wall Street bounces back as a sell-off in Chinese stocks eases

Amnesty International on Tuesday deplored the "appalling" death sentences handed by a Libyan court to nine officials from the dictatorship of late strongman Muammar Gaddafi, including one of his sons, his intelligence chief and last prime minister.

China's market crash is just one of the bricks in an ever-growing wall of worry for US stocks. It may be time to hedge your bets, says Ron Insana.

GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana high school is beginning the search for a new mascot after the school board decided to retire the Redskins moniker. On Monday night, the Goshen Community School Board voted 5-2 in favor of getting rid of the mascot that has represented the school for nearly 90 years. The name will be retired Jan. 1, 2016. The board made the decision after more than two hours of comments from more than 50 people, including graduates, parents, teachers and other members of the public. Читать дальше...

The number of single-family homes sold in Massachusetts last month shot up by more than 11 percent compared with June 2014, making it the best June in a decade, an organization that tracks the real estate market announced Tuesday.

Tesco shocked the nation today by deciding to remove from its shelves Ribena, Capri Sun and other soft drinks you fondly remember chugging like it was the elixir of life after running directionless around the playground at lunch during your youth.

In a few ways, this is an apples to oranges comparison. The Lynx have been one of the WNBA’s elite teams for the past five seasons, including this one, while the Twins were dreadful for the four preceding this one. The Lynx play in a league with just 12 teams, where salaries are not really a factor in trades. The Twins are in a more competitive 30-team league where salaries do make a difference. And, specifically in the case of the Lynx’s acquisition Monday of star center Sylvia Fowles, they were... Читать дальше...

Willy Wimmer, former state secretary in the German Defense Ministry, said that resolutions like the one to establish an international tribunal to investigate the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine undermine the United Nations.