Новости за 31.03.2016

Southern Mali`s suspected jihadist leader has been arrested by special forces and transferred to the capital Bamako, security sources said Thursday.

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BOSTON/SAN FRANCISCO — The activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP's campaign to replace Yahoo Inc.'s board of directors is being welcomed by some investors who have grown impatient with the faded internet pioneer's drawn-out process of selling its Web business.

Starboard, which owns about 1.7% of Yahoo, said last week it was seeking to remove the entire board of the company after pushing for changes since 2014.

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The chief executive of Italian car giant Fiat Chrysler Automotive (FCA) has ruled out any merger with PSA Peugeot Citroen.

Google has started becoming open-fisted with software services, thus presenting Indian IT a chance to add a lucrative client to their roster.

Oud-burgemeester van Maastricht Onno Hoes gaat aan de slag bij het Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers (COA). Het gaat om een tijdelijke aanstelling voor twee dagen per week. Dat meldt Reporter Radio (Radio 1) donderdag.

For most nations, death is the end of our time in the physical world. But not for the Torajan people living on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. According to their ancient tradition, the departed continue to “live” with their family after they die – for weeks, months, even years. The Torajan people keep their relatives’ […]

– Omoni Oboli showers praises on son, Chizi as he added another year – Omoni Oboli revealed how she badly wanted a female child – Top Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde also celebrated daughter’s birthday Top Nollywood actress and mother of three, Omoni Oboli has become a force to be reckoned with in the Nigerian movie. […]

A day after holding a meeting with Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar in light of the fire incidents at Deonar dumping yard, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Thursday said it would follow a scientific process to dispose of waste.

BRUSSELS - The Latest on the extremist attacks in Brussels and Paris (all times local):

Uganda's top court has dismissed a case that sought to nullify the results of a disputed presidential election, saying the president was validly re-elected.

Googong has become the first community in the Canberra region to be recognised with a five-star rating for sustainable development from the property industry.

Deal gives Swiss Chalet owner 117 new restaurants with purchase of popular Quebec-based restaurant chain

Adult literacy programmes are the need of the hour, says the People's Party of India (Secular), which is currently conducting programmes in six districts of Tamil Nadu.

Daniel J. Graeber
LONDON, March 31 (UPI) -- Transparency advocates said Royal Dutch Shell and its partners in Nigeria may have exposed shareholders to a high level of risk in a corrupt system.

DEN HAAG (ANP) - De fusie tussen de Staatsloterij en De Lotto is definitief rond. Donderdagochtend zijn de handtekeningen gezet onder de overeenkomst voor het samengaan. De nieuwe naam van de onderneming wordt vanaf komende zomer via een landelijke campagne bekendgemaakt.

Gunmen have killed six people in a drive-by shooting, including two Turkish hospital workers, in the latest violence to hit Somalia's capital Mogadishu, authorities said Thursday.

President Barack Obama has commuted the sentence of three people serving sentences in North Carolina and a fourth in South Carolina on drug-related charges.

Cherry blossoms in Japan are opening and reaching full bloom at a hastened pace this year as a result of a warm spell.

– An rahoto wanda wani lauyan gwamnatin jihar Kaduna yake wanda an mika makaman da aka samu a hannun yan kungiyar Shia wajen kwararru a jihar Legas domin bincike – Kungiyar yan Shia ta musanta zargin aka ta inda take cewa wanda sojojin Najeriya na shirin dasu kai mana farmaki Wani dan jaridar a jihar […]

New Delhi, Mar 31 () Agriculture growth could jump to 6 per cent in year 2016-17 from 1.2 per cent, at present, if monsoon turns out to be normal, NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand said today. Due to poor monsoon the agriculture growth was negative in 2014-15 at 0.

After strengthening against the dollar for about three consecutive days, the naira fell against the American currency in the black market. Since Monday, March 28, the naira had traded for about N318, with many Nigerians and forex traders expressing optimism that the change would continue into the coming weeks. However, reports reaching NAIJ.com on Wednesday […]

BEIJING, March 31 (Yonhap) -- Song Joong-ki, the lead male character of the hit South Korean TV soap opera "Descendants of the Sun," was not the first choice for the role, a director of the TV show told China's state-run media on Thursday. In an i

SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Thursday cleared a renowned South Korean novelist Shin Kyung-sook of allegations of fraud and obstruction of business charges related to her ongoing plagiarism scandal. The Seoul Central District Prosecuto

This is the moment Canberra boxer Dave Toussaint has been working towards his entire career.