Новости за 12.05.2016

A pair of TV legends together, starring in an ahead-of-its-time skit about two savvy cleaning women at William Morris talent agency who have their own ideas about who should be running the show in Hollywood. That’s Carol Burnett and her pal Lucille Ball playing Burnett’s signature “charwoman” character, in a TV special that would lead to Burnett’s Emmy-winning classic The Carol Burnett Show.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull denied any wrongdoing after being been named in the Panama Papers as a former director of a British Virgin Islands company set up to exploit a Siberian gold prospect. Turnbull and former New South Wales Premier Neville Wran joined the board of Australian-listed Star Mining NL in 1993. The company hoped to develop a A$20 billion ($14.67 billion) Siberian gold mine called Sukhoi Log, according to the Australian Financial Review, which first reported the story.

They were staying at his wife's in-home day care centre.

Alexei Fenenko, Special to Russia Beyond the Headlines
Two high-ranking U.S. generals made statements about the need "to deter Moscow" and build up military potential to that end.

Een losgeraakt vrachtwagenwiel heeft donderdagmorgen voor een ernstig ongeluk gezorgd in Den Bosch. Het wiel viel bovenop een auto die onder een viaduct door reed. De vrouw overleed ter plaatse aan haar verwondingen.

The Michael Fassbender-starring film opens in theaters Dec. 21.

Rambert, the UK's biggest contemporary dance company, present Macbeth, mystery, samba and skateboards

Kylie Jenner and Tyga have reportedly called it quits for good, according to TMZ. The Huffington Post has reached out to reps for both parties for comment. 

DVRs have taken the strategy -- and the fun -- out of TV's upfront presentations, which begin next week.

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At long last, fans have their first look at Assassin's Creed. The first trailer for Ubisoft's long-awaited video game adaptation debuted on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Wednesday, giving...

I’m Christina Bellantoni. This is Essential Politics, and it’s a big moment for the Republican Party.

Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake did their best to charm the pants off of the audience at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday. 

The Sprint Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series are all at the same track for the first time since February.

WYTHEVILLE, Va. (AP) — Police say two officers are on leave after shooting a man who confronted them with a gun during a break-in check at a southwestern Virginia home.

Het is te prijzen dat president Obama op 27 mei Hiroshima bezoekt, vinden bewoners van Tularosa in de Amerikaanse staat New Mexico. Maar waarom komt hij niet naar hun dorp? Tot op de dag van vandaag kampen inwoners met gezondheidsklachten na een geheime test met een atoombom, codenaam Trinity, in 1945.

In answer to the question “Does poetry play a role in social change?,” Adrienne Rich once answered:

A man alleged to have shot and killed a bouncer at a nightclub in Menlyn Piazza, fears for his life after receiving threats.

Curry and Thomson combined for 62 points on the night.

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere says that the European Union's refugee deal with Turkey is at risk as proposals for visa-free travel for Turks run into turbulence.

Penn Virginia files for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing sustained low energy prices.

Over 70 percent of the huge billboards, banners and wraparounds erected across Joburg are illegal.