Новости за 25.08.2016

Former Chief Minister Jon Stanhope and a former top-ranking Treasury official have called for a wide-ranging review of the Land Development Agency, accusing the agency of focusing on maximising land prices and pricing Canberrans out of the housing market.

Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka has once again underscored the need for a joint EU army and will discuss the issue with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and during the EU summit this fall. Sputnik discussed this initiative with Jan Miklas, a Prague-based political analyst and civil activist.

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbian police say they have arrested a man after finding 34 migrants in his house in a Belgrade suburb. Police said Thursday that the man is suspected of people smuggling for allegedly hiding the migrants in the house. Serbia has stepped up efforts to curb the entry of migrants passing through in

The figures obtained from the website of the Prime Minister’s Office reveals that Narendra Modi is poorer than many of his colleagues in the Cabinet.

Former SA politician and diplomat Glenn Babb has been burgled so often he sometimes doesn’t report what he believes are “smaller incidents”.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has labelled the full-body burkini swimsuits worn by some Muslim women a "provocation" that supports radicalised Islam, amid a heated debate over a ban on the swimwear in France.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian police say they have arrested a man after finding 34 migrants in his house in a Belgrade suburb.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian police say they have arrested a man after finding 34 migrants in his house in a Belgrade suburb.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian police say they have arrested a man after finding 34 migrants in his house in a Belgrade suburb.

Myanmar sent truckloads of soldiers and squadrons of police to protect and rebuild centuries-old Buddhist pagodas around the ancient capital of Bagan on Thursday, a day after at least 187 of the brick temples were damaged in a powerful earthquake. The Fire Department and authorities scrambled to assess the full extent of the damage from the 6.8 magnitude quake that shook buildings across the Southeast Asian country on Wednesday.

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief on Thursday called for an international investigation of rights abuses and violence in Yemen’s civil war, which has killed thousands of people, as he insisted that a domestic panel set up to look into violations has not been up to the task. The call from Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein

Daniel Harris was shot to death by state trooper Jermaine Saunders last week during a traffic stop in Charlotte.

TOKYO - Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic announces a 24-man squad for the upcoming Asian final-round World Cup ...

Civil society groups have criticised the Hawks for pursuing “a vilification campaign” against former SA Revenue Services officials.

BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Thursday continued with jibes at RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, calling them "micro minded" management degree holders "foisted" by America.

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina woman has been arrested after police say she left her young children home alone for hours and never picked up her kindergarten student at a school bus stop. Media outlets report arrest warrants show 29-year-old Sarai F. Lechuga of Raleigh is facing four counts of child abuse. Wake County

Cape Town City captain Lebogang Manyama came off the bench to inspire the new PSL club to a 2-0 win over Polokwane City on their PSL debut.

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief is calling for an international investigation of human rights violations in Yemen's civil war, which has killed thousands.

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief is calling for an international investigation of human rights violations in Yemen's civil war, which has killed thousands.

Andy Murray admits he's playing the best tennis of his life as he looks to capitalise on the growing frailties of his rivals and capture a second U.S. Open title.

Olympic silver medallist Sunette Viljoen will be the woman to beat when she lines up in the Lausanne Diamond League meeting in Switzerland.

ZURICH — After six months of working without a contract, FIFA President Gianni Infantino is set to get a pay deal. FIFA said Thursday that its newly appointed compensation panel will meet next week to work on setting the salary for Infantino and other top officials. Infantino has worked without a pay deal since being

More typhoons were forecast next month in China due to the La Nina phenomenon, authorities said on Thursday.

Thirty-five large, uncontained wildfires are burning in the West, and firefighters are making initial attacks on another 112 new fires trying to prevent them from getting big