Новости за 09.08.2015

Karen Butler
NEW YORK, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Sony Pictures Classics says it has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to Don Cheadle's directorial debut, "Miles Ahead."

Related: Instagram’s Newest Hashtag Movement: The #Fatkini Though still largely unknown in the Western world, daigou has been a robust industry in China for a few years — with the market expanding 19 times between 2008 and 2012. The word roughly translates to “buying on behalf of,” referring to overseas agents that purchase and carry back merchandise to China. These services are available for anything from face creams to infant formula to luxury goods.

'We have lost a member of our family, a hero and a friend. Charl van den Berg will always be an icon to many around the world.'

He should be healthy by the start of training camp.

Eva Longoria is white hot as she attends The HollyRod Foundation’s 2015 DesignCare Gala held at The Lot Studios on Saturday evening (August 8) in Los Angeles. The 40-year-old actress was joined at the event by Jussie Smollett, Holly Robinson Peete, and Star Jones. “I was so star struck by @jussiesmollett from EMPIRE tonight! Thank [...]

By David Driver, The Sports Xchange
WASHINGTON -- Stephen Strasburg entered Saturday's game with an ERA of 5.16 this season and a pedestrian record of 5-5.

A rival big cat has reportedly killed one of the eight cubs of Cecil, the much-loved Zimbabwean lion who was killed last month by an American dentist.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban underscored on Sunday the strength of bilateral ties despite the EU sanctions against Russia.

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The rules prevented Sydney Seau from honoring her Hall of Fame father Junior with an induction speech from the stage alongside the rest of the Class of 2015 on Saturday night.

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar will on Monday launch the School Nursery Yojana that aims to bring students closer to nature by involving them in raising saplings in nurseries created in school.

In a result that highlights the paradoxes of the modern world, a new study says Twitter users are much more likely to connect to nearby places.

Spanish vessels and helicopters committed a "clear violation of international law" after entering UK waters in Gibraltar, the Foreign Office says.

The Islamic State group reportedly is preparing to assassinate the Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain next week. The Mail on Sunday revealed ISIS extremists are plotting to bomb the queen Saturday at VJ Day celebrations marking the anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. To do so, ISIS reportedly is building pressure cooker bombs similar to the ones used in the Boston Marathon bombing.

The leader of a civilian group that has spent the last 10 months searching for bodies of 43 missing students and others in the hills of Mexico's Guerrero state was found shot to death in his taxi, authorities said.

Nervous markets from China to the US keep portfolio managers on the sidelines

BEDFORD, Virginia - Three people face charges of impeding an investigation in connection with the 40-year-old slayings of two Maryland sisters.

While German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other German politicians have no time for interviews with English-speaking media, one of the most prominent and respectful US magazines published a touching piece about the Greek crisis which caused “nothing but sympathy” for the unlucky country, correspondent Derek Scally wrote in Die Zeit.

While the news of Alexander Wang’s departure from Balenciaga circulates, one thing is for sure: The designer is still very much on top. Keep Creative Ideas Organized Wang sends himself an average of 20 emails throughout the day with creative ideas and reminders and then compiles those ideas into one final email, which he can go back to when needed.

The chief executive of the London Marathon has launched a withering attack on the failure of world athletics to address doping in the sport after leaked data suggested his race could have been won seven times in 12 years by drug cheats.

Doug G. Ware
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Sunday that he favors the White House's nuclear agreement with Iran to the alternative -- war with Iran.

The real need is for a cadre of trusted, tough-minded investors that will support strong management teams

Jeff Burton takes the NBCSN Toyota Camry around for a lap at Watkins Glen.

Saturday had its share of mega-acts, but the earlier part of the day brought an abundance of indie riches.

Twentieth Century Fox's "Fantastic Four" failed to draw young moviegoers and fell short of its opening weekend expectations, debuting in second place behind holdover "Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation."

This little birdy demonstrates some extremely strange behavior.