Residents of the Turkish southeastern town of Kilis have gathered at a spontaneous rally in front of the local administration on Tuesday after the shelling from the part of Syrian territory controlled by Daesh militants, local media reported.
BAY SHORE, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island dance instructor has been indicted on charges of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl he had been teaching. A spokeswoman for the Suffolk County district attorney later said the arraignment has been postponed by the court until Friday.
De failliete instelling voor verslavingszorg Victas maakt een doorstart als onderdeel van stichting Arkin in Amsterdam en vertrekt wellicht over twee jaar uit het pand aan de ABC-straat. De hulpverlening in Utrecht en Amersfoort blijft in grote lijnen dezelfde. Alle personeelsleden kunnen naar verwachting aan het werk blijven.
BELGRADE, Serbia - A prominent Serbian human rights activist said Tuesday her group will appeal a court order to pay 4,400 euros ($5,100) in compensation to the Serbian army chief of staff for publicly linking him to war crimes committed in Kosovo during the 1998-99 conflict.
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A prominent Serbian human rights activist said Tuesday her group will appeal a court order to pay 4,400 euros ($5,100) in compensation to the Serbian army chief of staff for publicly linking him to war crimes…
JUBA, South Sudan - South Sudan's security officials have arrested and severely beaten 16 members of the rebels' publicity team, days before the expected arrival of rebel leader Riek Machar, a spokesman for the rebels said Tuesday.
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan's security officials have arrested and severely beaten 16 members of the rebels' publicity team, days before the expected arrival of rebel leader Riek Machar, a spokesman for the rebels said Tuesday.
The acting Minister of Defense Masoom Stanikzai has said he will resign if the control of Helmand province falls to Taliban militants. The remarks by Stanikzai comes as the Taliban group has intensified offensive in this province during the past several months in a bid to capture the province. According to the earlier reports, the Read the full article...
Companies will have to provide a national breakdown of profits and taxes paid in digestible form on websites
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of his ambassador to the United States who was behind Francis' controversial meeting with Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who went to jail rather than comply with a court order to issue same-sex marriage licenses.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of his ambassador to the United States who was behind Francis' controversial meeting with Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who went to jail rather than comply with a court order…
The Russia-Japan peace treaty issue cannot be reduced to "territorial claims," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.
Andy Murray reaches the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters with victory over French qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
– The APC says that it would follow the rule of law on Saraki’s CCT trials – The ruling party stated that it would not influence the decision of the tribunal Muiz Banire, the national legal adviser to the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the rule of law would be strictly followed in […]
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Scientists have developed a system that enables a robot or computer avatar to help rehabilitate people suffering from social disorders such as schizophrenia or social phobia.
Russia’s Roscosmos State Corporation won a lawsuit in France over the seizure of $700 million in compensation for the defunct Yukos oil company-related assets, Roscosmos communications director Igor Burenkov said Tuesday.
L Brands Inc.'s stock dropped 3.5% in morning trade Tuesday, after the apparel retailer was downgraded at Goldman Sachs, which cited concerns that the recently-announced restructuring at Victoria's Secret could hurt same-store sales in the near term. Analyst Lindsay Drucker Mann cut her rating to neutral, after being at buy for the last 16 months, and removed the stock from the firm's conviction list. Although Mann expects the restructuring moves will create value long term, some of the moves... Читать дальше...
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A video showing the terrifying moment when a plane almost hit a tourist while landing on the Caribbean island of St. Barts has gone viral.
The tourist in the video quickly ducks just as the small aircraft zooms overhead on its approach to the runway at Gustaf Airport III.
The 12-second footage was recently captured by photographer Sebastien Politano, a local resident who was trying out his new 360-degree camera, according to The Daily Mail.
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The story of America and Cuba — their decades of hostility, why it lasted so long, why it's now finally ending — is often misunderstood in the US as a story about the Cold War. But in truth, it's a story a full century older about slavery, clashing empires, and a long-running struggle within America to decide what kind of country we were going to be. When you see that, what's happening today between Cuba and the US starts to make a lot more sense:
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From shocking videos of US soldiers shooting at civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan to the recent Panama Papers scandal, leaks of classified information helped to keep world leaders and business elites in check. In the aftermath of the latest Mossack Fonseca leak, Sputnik remembers five major leaks that shocked the world.
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Cleveland Browns receiver Josh Gordon reportedly tested positive for marijuana last month, as first reported by Fox's Mike Garafolo on Monday.
Gordon was suspended for all of last season as a result of multiple failed NFL-administered tests, which were controversial because of the league's imperfect testing procedure. According to Garafolo, Gordon's positive test from last month was similarly controversial: the marijuana levels in both his "A" and "B"... Читать дальше...
Shares of Chesapeake Energy built on its previous-day gains, rising over 15 percent.
On Sunday, Thulasi defied the odds to defeat top seed Tanvi Lad 21-9, 21-13 in a 41-minute final at the Punjab University Hall in Chandigarh.
Concern over corporate results persists
MSNBC's Cal Perry speaks with a Long Island voter about who he's leaning towards voting for in the NY primary.