Новости за 21.05.2016

The news that the US Justice Department is looking into allegations of doping by Russian athletes is the latest example of American law enforcement reaching beyond US borders to target corruption.

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Two Syrian Kurds were shot dead by a former member of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) last weekend, in what the executioner said was a response to an incident last month in which the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) killed around 50 FSA fighters and transported them back to Kurdish territory in an open-top trailer.

Tensions have flared as images of both incidents — which could not be independently verified — circulated on social media over the weekend and into Monday... Читать дальше...

The US Army created five countries with elaborate backstories to use as potential adversaries in its military drills. Unsurprisingly, these fictional political entities resemble existing countries and Russia is one of them.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland managed to avoid the kind of violent confrontations between police and protesters seen in Missouri and Baltimore after police killed black residents, but will it be able to keep the peace when officers and activists flood downtown for the Republican National Convention? City officials have been coy about their plans for handling convention protests, saying only they are prepared for "challenges" and are working to free up jail cells, while activists have warily eyed the city's acquisition of riot gear. Читать дальше...

Calvin Harris was injured in a car accident in Los Angeles on Friday night, according to a statement on his Facebook page. The 32-year-old was rushed to hospital with a laceration on his face, TMZ reports. 

It was a ready salted packet, btw.

Last August, the media was abuzz with reports of a Nazi gold train, loaded with precious metals and antiquities and hidden in the region of Lower Silesia, in Poland.

It's possible journalists have been played by a network of shadowy individuals reaching into the highest echelons of the state, writes Craig Dodds.

Two men were killed on Saturday morning when a bakkie and truck collided head-on on the R33 near Albert Falls in KwaZulu-Natal‚ paramedics said.

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Portugal have initialed an agreement that may allow operation of direct flights connecting the two countries, the Seoul government said Saturday. The bilateral air transport agreement was initialed at the e

England striker Harry Kane believes he can form a dangerous partnership with Jamie Vardy if they play against Turkey.

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Ever since Donald Trump became the presumptive Republican nominee for president, he's been focusing most of his attacks on his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, and imploring her challenger to enter the race as an Independent.

"Bernie Sanders is being treated very badly by the Dems," Trump tweeted on Monday. "The system is rigged against him. He should run as an independent! Run Bernie, run."

Bernie Sanders, an Independent senator from Vermont, has had an impressive rise this election cycle... Читать дальше...

ANTAKYA, Turkey — Just a few more days, the pediatrician assured his friend, and he would come back. Doctor Hatem, as he is known in the tight-knit community of Syria war physicians, had an important exam to take in Istanbul, a half-hearted attempt at career development in the midst of the chaos that had engulfed his homeland. Hatem asked his fellow pediatrician and friend, Muhammad Waseem Moaz, to delay his own long-planned break a little while longer so he could sit for the test.

As Egyptian teams begin recovering items from the crashed EgyptAir plane, French officials say smoke signals were detected moments before the plane plunged into the Mediterranean. Nathan Frandino reports.

– Arsenal appear to hae completed the signing of Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka – The Borussia Mochenglabach man was pictured in the Gunners jersey during a photo shoot – Arsenal reportedly paid a fee of around £30million for the tough tackling midfielder Arsenal appear to have made their first signing of the summer with Swiss […]

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Mourad Laachraoui, the brother of one of the Brussels suicide bombers, has won gold at the European Taekwondo Championships and is now set to compete for Belgium at the Olympic Games in Brazil.

Older brother Najim, 24, was one of two suicide bombers who blew himself up at Brussels Airport on March 22. The attacks, including another suicide bomber on the city's metro, killed 32 people.

Mourad, aged 21, is listed among Belgium's 185-strong... Читать дальше...

The commencement speaker at Tufts in Medford, Massachusetts, will be actor Hank Azaria, an alumnus known for voicing several characters on the TV show "The Simpsons." Harvard University will celebrate its commencement ceremony on Thursday, with a speech from film director Steven Spielberg.

“Now I just look unemployable.”

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One of these old comic books is worth more than the others. But which one?

Despite being legal with a doctor's prescription, opioid painkillers can come with serious health risks.

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