Новости за 17.05.2016

The United States condemns the "excessive use of force" by Kenya's security services during a demonstration against the electoral oversight body, the embassy in Nairobi said Tuesday. Police beat some demonstrators with batons and kicked others Monday after firing tear gas and water cannon to disperse a crowd outside the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. Some demonstrators threw stones at police.

(ATTN: UPDATES in para 4; ADDS report by N. Korea's state media in last 3 paras) BEIJING/SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's ceremonial head of state, Kim Yong-nam, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, apparently en route to some African nations, a dipl

If the police pre-planned a mass, unlawful assault on the miners at Orgreave, and then sought to cover up what they did and arrest people on trumped-up charges, we need to know

Sequel to the renewed attacks on oil installation by militants in the Niger Delta region, there has been insinuation that President Muhammadu Buhari may approach his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan to intervene in the situation which is threatening to plunge the Nigerian economy further into crisis. The Niger Delta Avengers, a newly formed militant group, have threatened to […]

John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, discusses the health of the U.S. economy and the probability of rate increases this year, in an interview with WSJ chief economics correspondent Jon Hilsenrath. Photo: AP

David Weir joins eight reigning world champions in the Paralympics GB team for the IPC Athletics European Championships.

LONDON (AP) — The IOC announced Tuesday that 31 athletes in six sports and from 12 countries could be banned from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after their doping samples from the 2008 Beijing Games came back positive in…

LONDON (AP) — The IOC announced Tuesday that 31 athletes in six sports and from 12 countries could be banned from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after their doping samples from the 2008 Beijing Games came back positive in…

LONDON (AP) — The IOC announced Tuesday that 31 athletes in six sports and from 12 countries could be banned from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after their doping samples from the 2008 Beijing Games came back positive in…

LONDON (AP) — The IOC announced Tuesday that 31 athletes in six sports and from 12 countries could be banned from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after their doping samples from the 2008 Beijing Games came back positive in…

LONDON (AP) — The IOC announced Tuesday that 31 athletes in six sports and from 12 countries could be banned from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after their doping samples from the 2008 Beijing Games came back positive in…

LONDON (AP) — The IOC announced Tuesday that 31 athletes in six sports and from 12 countries could be banned from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after their doping samples from the 2008 Beijing Games came back positive in…

It's no secret that some supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are deeply convinced the Democratic Party's presidential nomination process is rigged, unethical and inherently corrupt.

Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump is closing the gap nationally with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, an NBC News/Survey Monkey poll revealed on Tuesday.

Bob Jungels moves into the overall lead of the Giro d'Italia, as Giulio Ciccone won the 10th stage.

Specifically: Alex Goligoski, Kris Russell, Jason Demers and Jordie Benn.

The Purple One's siblings reportedly are fighting over ways to make some quick green.

Pink has definitely perfected the art of TV-singing-show overstatement. That became clear as soon as she was introduced as a mentor to “The Voice” Top 8 on the semifinals performance show on Monday night.

A discovery of arms in a Northern Ireland forest was one of the most significant in recent years, police have said.

This high-Victorian castle set in a picture perfect Aberdeenshire estate - normally an exclusive use venue - now offers get-away-from-it-all hotel weekends. Expect bucolic peace, good food and some eye-popping interior design - but not necessarily an en-suite bathroom.

Telecom major Vodafone India Tuesday reported a tepid 4.1 percent rise in pre-tax profit at Rs 13,115 crore for 2015-16, helped by a 45 percent surge in data revenue.

But the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are not just asking people to take their word for it.

The state court in Aachen found Tuesday that the couple and a family friend lured the 29-year-old victim to a meeting outside the western German city last August, and the father fatally stabbed him, news agency dpa reported. The parents, however, suspected the mentally disabled man of being a pedophile who had previously harassed her via the social network.

The state court in Aachen found Tuesday that the couple and a family friend lured the 29-year-old victim to a meeting outside the western German city last August, and the father fatally stabbed him, news agency dpa reported. The parents, however, suspected the mentally disabled man of being a pedophile who had previously harassed her via the social network.

Obama administration set to extend overtime pay to millions