Новости за 31.05.2016

A move by organisers to allow Congress workers to participate in a recent meeting chaired by district in-charge minister, B Ramanath Rai to review the progress of an initiative by Mangaluru City Corporation to install a statue of former Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru in Nehru Maidan triggered an ugly spat. Mayor Harinath and leader of the opposition, Roopa D Bangera had an exchange of words over this issue at the monthly meeting of the council on Monday.

Mexican football player Alan Pulido was rescued after he untied himself, punched one of his kidnappers and took away his phone to call police hours after his abduction.

KUMAGAYA, Japan - Supplied photo taken in January 2016 in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, shows an elementary school gir...

Sharks lose Stanley Cup opener on late goal PITTSBURGH — On the NHL’s biggest stage for the first time, a small mistake proved costly for the Sharks. Moments after San Jose defenseman Brent Burns lost his stick, Pittsburgh’s Nick Bonino fired a wrist shot past goalie Martin Jones with 2:33 left to give the Penguins a 3-2 victory in Game 1 of the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals. Defenseman Kris Letang centered the feed to Bonino from behind the goal line. Paul Martin, who is Burns’ defense partner... Читать дальше...

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El Salvador released on Monday Raul Mijango, the mediator of a controversial gang truce who was arrested in early May, but the legal proceedings against him will continue, authorities said.

Japan's factory output unexpectedly rose in April as a series of earthquakes in the southern part of the country appeared to have had minimal impact on production, offering some signs of hope for an economy squeezed by weak exports and consumption. Household spending also fell less than expected in April and job availability hit a 24-year high, a relief for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who is expected to delay a scheduled sales tax hike next year to avoid dealing a hammer blow to a fragile economic recovery.

Novak Djokovic will look to conquer both the weather and last-16 opponent Roberto Bautista Agut on Tuesday with more bleak conditions forecast at Roland Garros.

Jose Mourinho made peace with Bobby Charlton as Manchester United's new manager met the Old Trafford icon at the club's Carrington training ground on Monday.

By Gordie Jones, The Sports Xchange
PHILADELPHIA -- Daniel Murphy's hot hitting again lifted the Washington Nationals on Monday night.

The owners of Mount Buller's popular Arlberg Hotel will cash out just as the winter snow brings holiday makers flocking to Victoria's ski fields.

Customs and Central Excise Department plans to identify all of its property across the state, said Rajiv Bhushan Tiwari, chief commissioner, Bengaluru zone, on Monday. Highlighting the need to identify the land owned by the department, he pointed out that most of the properties were registered years ago and had to be properly documented.

The battle to retake the ISIS stronghold of Falluja has begun. Though some some villages on the outskirts of the strategic city are now under Iraqi control, the next step is to push into the heart of the city and drive the terrorists out. Iraqi forces, in conjunction with Iraqi and coalition air support, started […]

Sri Lankan Navy apprehended seven fishermen from Tamil Nadu when they were fishing near international maritime boundary line last night.

President Barack Obama folded four origami cranes and presented them to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Friday as he became the first U.S. president to visit the site dedicated to those who died in the world’s first wartime atomic bombing.

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Is there anyone more obnoxious than the person who, in the face of gushing admiration over her professional achievements, her perfect family, her lavishly appointed home, responds demurely, “We’ve been very fortunate”?

As Barack Obama’s presidency takes a backseat to the psychodrama known as the 2016 election, historians, speculators and revisionists are busy writing his presidential epitaph.

Leanna Landsmann could not have provided worse advice in a recent syndicated column about joining Teach for America (TFA) (May 15 Tribune).

Congratulations, college graduates! As you enter the next phase of life, you and your parents should be proud of your achievements.

By Walter Villa, The Sports Xchange
MIAMI -- Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Jeff Locke had pitched in the ninth inning before but only in a mop-up role in lopsided games.

By Jim Ingraham, The Sports Xchange
CLEVELAND -- The Texas Rangers checked all the boxes needed for a victory, and the score reflected it.

DELFT (ANP) - De mondiale robotica-industrie kan voor het broodnodige kapitaal de komende jaren aankloppen bij een nieuw investeringsfonds. Investeerder Chrysalix Venture Capital en RoboValley uit Delft maakten dinsdag bekend via het fonds 100 miljoen euro in robotica te willen investeren.