Новости за 19.05.2016

An election that was supposedly about jobs and growth and opportunity has turned jarringly into something else – like a rerun of 2001(Tampa) or 2013 (stop-the-boats).

Photographer Robin Moore stalks "lost" frogs in some of the most remote forests in the world.

The Fed says it may hike interest rates in June, but next month's Brexit vote may keep policymakers on hold until July.

The ex-girlfriend of a British man killed in the Paris attacks describes how she tried to save "the love of her life" after he was shot.

Het lijkt erop dat oud-televisiepresentator Peter Jan Rens (65) en zijn 43 jaar jongere vriendin Virginia van Eck (23) definitief met elkaar hebben gebroken. Hoewel hun relatie in november op de klippen liep, trok 'Meneer Kaktus' onlangs bij zijn ex in om samen voor dochtertje Djelisa (1,5) te zorgen. Virginia sloot een verzoening toen niet uit, maar inmiddels wonen de twee niet meer onder één dak.

De Turkse minister van Transport Binali Yildirim is naar voren geschoven als de enige kandidaat om de heersende AK-partij te gaan leiden. Dat maakt hem ook de nieuwe premier, als het partijcongres hem zaterdag als leider kiest. Yildirim is tot nu toe de enige kandidaat voor de functie.

– Ex-governor of Kaduna state Musa says Buhari jailed him for 20 weeks without trial – He adds that Buhari has been forgiven for his military atrocities Balarabe Musa, the first civilian governor of Kaduna state, has narrated how the military regime of Muhammadu Buhari jailed him for 20 weeks without trial. In an exclusive […]

Gov. Pat McCrory's lawsuit against the federal government over a North Carolina law addressing restroom choices for transgender people may help him regain a political narrative driven by his critics in an election year

'We do not see a risk of immigration from Russia,' French Ambassador says

We have experienced tough times in the profession, but I am reminded of the words of CS Lewis: "Experience that most brutal of teachers, but you learn; my god you learn". One wonders if Jeremy Hunt is having the same thought

She said she was left feeling 'humiliated'.

The Australian Federal Police are raiding Labor Party offices in Melbourne over the alleged leak of documents from the National Broadband Network.

The governor, trying to reshape the narrative as he fights for his political life, sued the Obama administration last week and accused officials of yet another overreach into state business. The fight, just months before McCrory faces a tough re-election battle, centers around a Justice Department directive that says not allowing transgender people to use facilities matching their gender identity broke the law and puts at least $1.4 billion in education funding at risk. "The Obama administration... Читать дальше...

Student protesters in South Africa burned tires and vandalized some buildings ahead of centenary celebrations at a university whose alumni include Nelson Mandela

NATO is set to discuss the possibility of providing the US-led coalition with the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) surveillance planes, Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Student protesters in South Africa burned tires and vandalized some buildings ahead of centenary celebrations at a university whose alumni include Nelson Mandela. The South African government says celebrations will proceed at the University of Fort Hare as scheduled Friday, and that some suspects were arrested for the violence Wednesday.

British Open host Muirfield votes against admitting women as members of the golf club

Daniel J. Graeber
HOUSTON, May 19 (UPI) -- A Texas oil company working in the state shale basins, as well as those in North Dakota, said it was working to eliminate its debt through a restructuring plan.

GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — British Open host Muirfield votes against admitting women as members of the golf club.

GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — British Open host Muirfield votes against admitting women as members of the golf club.

GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — British Open host Muirfield votes against admitting women as members of the golf club.

GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — British Open host Muirfield votes against admitting women as members of the golf club.

GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — British Open host Muirfield votes against admitting women as members of the golf club.

– There was jubilation in Chibok and across the country as one of the abducted Chibok school girls was reunited with her family – Amina Ali is the first of the 219 girls who have been in  Boko Haram captivity since 2014, to be rescued – She was found by vigilantes who launched an attack […]