Новости за 13.03.2016

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Earlier this year, a wife of former polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs tried to visit him at a Texas state prison with a tiny microphone implanted in her hollowed-out watch. Another time recently, a woman planning to visit the convicted sex offender was denied entry after a metal detector found something buried in her hair and she refused to show it to a corrections officer. [...] is the hide-and-seek game authorities play with the self-styled prophet of the breakaway... Читать дальше...

The night before the SXSW Film Festival got under way, Michael Barker, co-president of Sony Pictures Classics, defended his communal love of film in theaters. "In pursuing the new future, we cannot decimate the past," he said in his acceptance speech as one of the honorees at the Texas Film Awards, the annual benefit for Richard Linklater's now 30-year-old Austin Film Society.   Watching the Sony Classics reel, the crucial art films I grew up on over the decades sped past. From Truffaut's "The 400... Читать дальше...

Western democracy faces no mortal threat but it is going through an acute stress test

Ohio governor told "Face the Nation" he understands why voters are angry, but that Trump's rhetoric isn't the way to channel that anger

This is the third major explosion in Ankara since October.

Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu said 19 of those wounded were in serious condition Sunday night. He added that 30 of the fatalities were killed at the scene of the explosion, while the other four died later at nearby hospitals.

The explosion was caused by a powerful car bomb and targeted civilians at a bus stop, Interior Minister Efkan Ala said in a statement Sunday.

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Republican frontrunner accuses supporters of Bernie Sanders for the violence at his rallies

Heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir today evening have resulted in landslides on roads leading to Bhawan in Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine.

Turkish television pictures showed burnt-out vehicles including a bus.

Tamim Iqbal hits the first hundred of the World T20 as Bangladesh beat Oman by 54 runs to secure the final place in the Super 10s.

Fire can be one of the most destructive forces on Earth, and yet some say civilization began when we figured out how to harness its power.

Last week, Turkey and the EU hammered out a draft agreement to tackle the Middle Eastern migrant crisis. With European opposition forces and analysts describing the deal as 'blackmail' by Ankara, it turns out much of Turkey's opposition isn't too thrilled about the deal either.

ALMELO -  Verzekeraar Aon van Beter Wonen heeft een beloning uitgeloofd voor tips over de brandstichting van de voormalige Rietmavo, in de nacht van 23 februari. 

Amy R. Connolly and Shawn Price
ANKARA, Turkey, March 13 (UPI) -- At least 34 people are dead after an explosion -- possibly a car bomb -- near a bus station in Ankara, Turkey.

Amy R. Connolly
ANKARA, Turkey, March 13 (UPI) -- At least 27 people are dead after an explosion -- possibly a car bomb -- near a bus station in Ankara, Turkey.

In my hundreds of street interviews, EU opposition almost always sounded something like: "We're full"

"All I know is what's on the internet," Trump said later.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on world powers to punish Iran after the country test-fired two ballistic missiles emblazoned with the phrase "Israe…

Green Party won votes in Baden-Wuerttemberg, while right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) secured the second place in Saxony-Anhalt and is projected to enter three regional parliaments, according to local media.

Image source: White House on Flickr.

PARIS - Next stop Europe.

NEW YORK (AP) — The body of a second tugboat crew member who went missing after the boat crashed into a barge on the Hudson River north of New York City has been pulled from the river, authorities said Sunday…

NEW YORK (AP) — The body of a second tugboat crew member who went missing after the boat crashed into a barge on the Hudson River north of New York City has been pulled from the river, authorities said Sunday…

Police are investigating after two men claim they were beaten up while monitoring the activities of members of the Belvoir Hunt