Новости за 03.05.2017

The lawyer for accused Australian drug mule Cassandra Sainsbury says they are desperately searching for the man who allegedly provided her with headphones filled with cocaine, but admitted so far he has proved a "ghost".

US President Donald Trump plunged into the other side of Middle East peacemaking on Wednesday as he met for the first time with the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, and committed himself to pulling off "the toughest deal" in the world.

The father of an Australian woman being held in a Colombian jail has said he can't believe his daughter is a drug mule.

The US Federal Reserve has kept interest rates unchanged and has downplayed weak first-quarter economic growth, emphasising the strength of the labour market, in a sign it could tighten monetary policy as early as June.

A Maryland couple who played elaborate "pranks" on their children, then racked up millions of views on YouTube before critics accused them of abuse, could end up losing two of their children after their biological mother obtained a court order for temporary custody.

It looks like the Trump family is closer to living under one roof - President Donald Trump says his 11-year-old son, Barron, has been admitted to a Washington school, where he is expected to start classes at the beginning of the school year.

Supporters of Donald Trump want talk show host Stephen Colbert fired over a crude joke about the US President's relationship with Vladimir Putin.

Hipsters have been blamed for polarising trends from jeans to facial hair. Now they're accused of making it more expensive to enjoy breakfast.

Two people were found dead on Wednesday about an hour after a shooting was reported at North Lake College in the Dallas suburb of Irving.

If they want to win in 2020, the Democrats need to nominate someone the American people actually like, says director Michael Moore, and people love Hollywood stars.

The FBI is helping a Washington DC university investigate an apparent hate crime in which bananas were found hanging from nooses.

British ​Prime Minister Theresa May has made an explosive charge that European Union officials are meddling in Britain's June election, as tensions over Brexit rise.

Britain's exit from the European Union cannot be turned into a success, but it can be managed in a pragmatic way, a senior European Union official said in an interview with Politico on Wednesday.

FBI Director James Comey has said it would have been "catastrophic" to conceal his decision to reopen an investigation into Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's emails just 11 days before the 2016 presidential election.

Philippine lawmakers have rejected the appointment of controversial environment and natural resources secretary Regina Lopez who had ordered the closure of half of their country's mines, including one owned and operated by Australia's OceanaGold.

Australians have shelled-out $92 million in global roaming charges during the last two years.

What happened to Madeleine on May 3, 2007, remains a mystery, but a number of theories have been investigated by police. Here are five possibilities:

American Airlines' newest Boeing 737s will have less legroom in most of the economy cabin than current versions of the narrow-body plane, with at least three rows shrinking the space between seats to 74 centimetres.

​Facebook is nearly doubling the number of workers it employs to monitor Facebook Live video feeds, in an attempt to catch violent streams before they spread across the network.

Former champion Maria Sharapova's hopes of playing at this year's Wimbledon championships could hinge on a June 20 meeting of tournament organisers unless the Russian hits form in forthcoming events in Madrid and Rome.

Brad Pitt has opened up for the first time about his divorce from Angelina Jolie, admitting to heavy drinking and pot smoking and a lifetime of cutting himself off emotionally from others.

Two years after the execution of Myuran Sukumaran​ and Andrew Chan, Australia is no closer to a principled, coherent position on capital punishment.

A man who left a bag packed with explosives and ball bearings on a London underground train on its way to the Canary Wharf financial district last October was convicted on Wednesday of planning to cause an explosion.

Tony Abbott has called accused political leaders of not doing enough to promote "Australian values".

US authorities have not been able to find any trace of ill-gotten assets belonging to jailed drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexico's attorney general said on Wednesday.