Новости за 14.11.2016

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign ministers are trying to reach a common stance on Turkey over the government crackdown on political opponents and the media.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the year of the outsider, Reince Priebus was the face of the Republican establishment.

Yet the Republican National Committee chairman would come to earn the trust and confidence of President-elect Donald Trump, who on Sunday named Priebus as his chief of staff, along with flame-throwing media executive Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist. The 44-year-old Wisconsin political operative will help guard access to the president-elect, guide policy and political decisions, and if past practice holds true, will often be, along with Bannon, the last person Trump consults before making major decisions. Читать дальше...

Reports have claimed the Tottenham striker's contract talks have broken down, and Ray Parlour feels he could be an ideal replacement for Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Old Trafford

BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber blew himself up in the sacred Shiite city of Karbala on Monday, killing at least six civilians in what appeared to be the latest attempt by the Islamic State group to undermine the government.

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De waarde van de euro ten opzichte van de dollar ging maandagochtend opnieuw stevig omlaag. De Europese munt zakte daarbij naar de laagste koers sinds het begin van dit jaar.

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MUMBAI, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spent Sunday defending his decision to ban the most-used currency in the country in an effort to eliminate counterfeit cash.

The Islamic State group (also called ISIS) said Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade would be an “excellent target” for lone-wolf attackers and called on them to use vehicles to inflict maximum damage during the yearly parade that attracts huge crowds. In the latest edition of its new English-language magazine Rumiyah, the terror group that has wreaked havoc across the globe attempted to incite those who share its views into committing acts of violence in the organization’s name.

With his first two key personnel appointments, President-elect Donald Trump made an overture to Republican circles by naming GOP chief Reince Priebus as his White House chief of staff and … Click to Continue »

Science shows that earthquakes in Oklahoma are man-made and tied to fracking. But in oil and gas country, can policy makers turn against the industry?

Like millions of Syrians, Wareef Hamedo fled the civil war in his homeland in search of safety and security, but in a decision he now regrets, he chose to go to Gaza

Because a lot of the proposals that he's made display either ignorance of world affairs, or a cavalier attitude, or an interest in getting tweets and headlines instead of actually thinking through what it is that is required to keep America safe and secure and prosperous, and what's required to keep the world on an even keel. Ben Rhodes, Obama's deputy national security adviser, said the president fully expects Trump's election to be a dominant theme of the trip, but would emphasize his plans to... Читать дальше...

President-elect Donald Trump's tough-talking plan to rein in illegal immigration showed signs of cracking on Sunday, with the president-elect seemingly backing off his vow to build a solid wall along … Click to Continue »

Finance Ministry, on early Monday morning announced that the demonetised notes​ of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 would be acceptable at government hospitals, petrol stations till November 24.

Police say a weekend shooting at a Sweet 16 party in Connecticut left four people wounded and one man seriously injured

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics agrees to buy Harman International Industries for $8 billion to expand in connected cars.

Amount less than predicted by Ministry of Economic Development

Net capital outflow from Russia in the period of January-October 2016 declined to only $10.4 billion, news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing figures from the Central Bank of Russia.

JD(U) national president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today nominated K C Tyagi, Pawan Varma and Haribansh as party spokesmen.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is under pressure on two fronts this week.

BRISBANE, Nov 14 AAP - The daughters of Barbara McCulkin were not meant to be at home when two men allegedly went there to kill her in 1974, a Brisbane court has heard.

The restoration of regular military contacts between Russia and the United States is impossible under the administration of US President Barack Obama, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Monday.

Siemens said it would pay $37.25 per share for Mentor - which makes software for designing semiconductors.

Het proces tegen PVV-leider Geert Wilders wegens haatzaaien en discriminatie is vandaag weer begonnen. In de extra beveiligde rechtbank op Schiphol was het de beurt aan de benadeelde partijen om het woord te voeren. Zij menen dat de PVV-voorman verantwoordelijk is voor de acceptatie van discriminatie in Nederland. Wilders is er ook vandaag niet bij. Verslaggever Tobias den Hartog twittert over de zaak.

Het proces tegen PVV-leider Geert Wilders wegens haatzaaien en discriminatie is vandaag weer begonnen. In de extra beveiligde rechtbank op Schiphol is het onder meer de beurt aan de benadeelde partijen om het woord te voeren. Zij menen dat de PVV-voorman discriminatie geaccepteerd heeft gemaakt. Wilders is er ook vandaag niet bij. Verslaggever Tobias den Hartog twittert over de zaak.