Jonas Valanciunas missed the final four games of the Raptors win over the Heat with a sprained right ankle. The injury won’t heal in time for Game 1 of the Raptors-Cavaliers series tomorrow. Brian Windhorst of ESPN: Raptors coach Dwane Casey said center Jonas Valanciunas (ankle) s out for Game 1 of the conference finals […]
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has ordered an investigation into how opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye escaped house arrest prior to Museveni’s inauguration.
Читать дальше...
The United States, Italy and Libya's friends and neighbours agreed Monday to arm the war-torn country's fledgling unity government to fight the Islamic State threat. US Secretary of State John Kerry said a 25-member group had agreed to exempt the Government of National Accord from the UN arms embargo imposed to halt the Libyan conflict. Along with Italy's Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, Kerry said there are no plans to deploy an international military force in Libya to support the new government. Читать дальше...
"Act now without delay," Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has for a second time promised to investigate detention center abuse.
O'Reilly Auto Parts has sponsored NASCAR races at Texas Motor Speedway since 1999.
The Iranian parliament has given preliminary approval to a bill requiring the government to sue the US for the damage that the country suffered as a result of the hostile moves by the United States over the past 63 years. According to an IRNA news agency report, the Iranian parliament conducted a preliminary voting session in Tehran on Sunday Sputnik News reports: The bill calls on the government to take legal action against the US government in an international court. The vote followed the release... Читать дальше...
Wade Sheridan
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- A new viral video making the rounds online features a cat becoming terrified while watching the horror film classic, "Psycho."
He’s feline good.
BuzzFeedVideo / Via youtube.com
Julian Robertson's Tiger Management LLC sold its entire stake in Apple Inc. during the first quarter, as the hedge fund nearly halved the value of its equity holdings, according to its latest 13F regulatory filing. Tiger had owned 409,310 shares of Apple as of Dec. 31. The fund's equity assets were valued at $398.7 million as of March 31, down from $775.2 million as of Dec. 31. Some other moves Robertson's fund made during the quarter included cutting its Alphabet Inc. stake by 46% to 38,785 shares, slashing its Citigroup Inc. Читать дальше...
The successful test of a supersonic interceptor missile by India has sparked concerns among the Pakistani officials who are saying Pakistan would address the development at an international level. Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz has said the successful test of the interceptor missile will disturb the balance of power in the region. Aziz further Read the full article...
Brushing aside the early exit polls predictions of a big win for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday evening expressed confidence over his victory, saying people are aware of the work done by the Congress Government in the
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an Ohio State University drum major instructor accused of sexually assaulting a student has pleaded guilty to a sexual battery charge. A Franklin County prosecutor's spokeswoman says 29-year-old Stewart Kitchen entered the plea Monday in Columbus.
The singer went out in Chicago on Sunday and hasn't been seen since.
Blake Lively shows off another chic look while posing in a photo posted to her Instagram account on Monday (May 16) while at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. In the full length shot, a bird can be seen flying over Blake‘s head and she is wishing for a bird to poop on [...]
A third person has been arrested in the murder of Tyshawn Lee, 9, who was gunned down in Chicago last November in a gang retaliation killing. The boy was targeted because his father was a ranking member of a rival gang, authorities say. Kevin Edwards, 23, arrested following a “traffic violation stop,” two hours south […]
Earlier Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni and US Secretary of State John Kerry said the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) would be able to request and receive weapons specifically to counter terrorist groups.
The meeting comes after a report claimed Facebook employed bias in the way it selected stories for its "Trending Topics" feature.
MADRID (AP) — Authorities say a fire that has been raging since last week at a tire dump outside Madrid is now completely under control.
Artificial intelligence is relieving junior lawyers of time-consuming tasks
Former MI6 head Sir Richard Dearlove says Europe will face a "populist uprising" if it is unable to show its citizens it can control the migrant crisis.
