Новости за 31.01.2016

The Islamic State group released a video Saturday purporting to show a French-speaking jihadist threatening attacks against the West and executing so-called apostates and spies in Iraq.

Two thousand people joined a rally in Athens Saturday organised by the far-right Golden Dawn Party to mark the anniversary of the 1996 Imia crisis that brought Greece and Turkey to the brink of war.

Guatemalan health officials said Saturday that at least 105 people there had been infected with Zika, the virus suspected of causing grave brain damage in newborns.

Toulouse et son bataillon d'internationaux ont marché sur Pau (54-3), samedi soir lors de la 14e journée de Top 14, et rejoint le Racing 92 en tête du classement.

Reigning Olympic champion Jenn Suhr of the United States broke her own women's world indoor pole vault record Saturday by clearing 5.03 meters at the Golden Eagle Invitational meet.

The umbrella body comprising Syria’s principal mainstream opposition groups threatened Saturday to withdraw from peace talks shortly after its delegation arrived in Geneva if the “crimes” of Bashar al-Assad’s regime persisted.

Novak Djokovic will target a record-equalling sixth Australian Open title and look to extend his supremacy over men's tennis when he plays Andy Murray in the final later on Sunday.

A high-profile group of Venezuelans has called on the opposition-controlled National Assembly to investigate persistent rumors that President Nicolas Maduro is in fact Colombian, disqualifying him from holding the office.

France, one of Cuba's leading economic partners, has forged close ties with the island, even if its commercial presence lags far behind that of Venezuela or China, countries close to the Cuban regime.

La police turque a récupéré, au cours d'une opération d'infiltration à Istanbul, une toile de Picasso qui avait été volée à une collectionneuse new-yorkaise, rapporte samedi l'agence de presse officielle Anatolia.

Le dessinateur américain Richard McGuire, auteur du roman graphique "Ici", a reçu samedi le Fauve d'Or du meilleur album de bande dessinée, la récompense suprême du Festival d'Angoulême, au milieu de 40 titres en compétition.

World cycling body UCI confirmed on Saturday they had seized a bicycle amid claims it was powered by a hidden engine at the cyclo-cross world championships.

Clermont a sombré dans la crise en concédant une nouvelle défaite à domicile une semaine après sa désillusion européenne, samedi lors de la 14e journée de Top 14 qui a vu le Racing 92 prendre le large en tête au moins provisoirement.