Новости за 12.04.2016

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish artillery units on Tuesday shelled Islamic State group targets across the border in Syria, officials said, hours after rockets fired from Syria struck a Turkish border town, wounding eight people. The agency, citing unidentified security sources, said the targeted IS positions were located around the villages of Sawran, Dabiq, Akhtarin and Ehtemlat and added that the "intensive shelling" was continuing.

Exchange operator is diversifying from its US equity market roots

Newsday (http://nwsdy.li/1MrfaK8 ) reports that Gabriel Garcia, deputy special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations, says his agency was involved in the investigation "because of the potential of smuggling weapons." Police say the assault weapons were found inside Dhanak's home — a violation of the Safe Act state gun regulation law.

Hardly a day passes without a politician – federal or state – talking about "record" spending on something or other. But don't be taken in.

NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has been brought back to a “stable” state days after it inexplicably entered an emergency mode 75 million away miles from Earth. The spacecraft is now operating in its lowest fuel-burn mode and has resumed communications with ground control, NASA said in a statement released Monday.

At the end of a three-day visit by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to India, the two countries announced progress in some logistics- and technology-sharing programs but fell short on other key issues, including co-development of a future Indian aircraft carrier.

Op de begraafplaats van Enkhuizen hebben inbrekers vorige week een urn met de as van een doodgeboren kindje meegenomen. De ouders zijn er kapot van.

Op de snelweg A15 zijn dinsdagochtend in de richting Nijmegen twee vrachtwagens met elkaar in botsing gekomen. Dat gebeurde ter hoogte van de afrit naar Leerdam. Het is het tweede ongeluk in korte tijd op dat stuk van de snelweg. Gisteren was het ook al raak op de weg, waar op dat gedeelte geen matrixborden staan.

Het gaat goed met de aspergeteelt in Nederland; na de dip van vijftien jaar geleden blijft de sector maar groeien. Wat zijn de aspergehotspots van Nederland, hoeveel landbouwgrond nemen ze in beslag en hoe gaat het met de opbrengst?

U.S. public health officials step up their warnings about the Zika virus, the mosquito-borne ailment that began to hit Latin America hard last year.

– The PDP accused the APC of giving voters financial inducement during last weekend’s FCT council elections – The PDP also accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of conspiracy to rig in favour of a political party – APGA alleged that its candidate, Adamu Danze, scored the highest number of votes cast after the […]

Why art works hold hidden power

“I wouldn’t say I’ve overspent all of the time, but the credit line was a little too accessible...” says this Halifax resident

Cody Johnson spent two months in a coma after a drunk-driving crash that killed three of his friends near Moose Jaw, Sask., in September 2013, but he argues the driver, Jesse David Taylor, has already been punished enough. Taylor was sentenced to four years in prison.

A measure of small-business sentiment in March slipped to a two-year low, a trade group said Tuesday.

JetBlue Airways is expected to announce plans to expand its luxury version of first class, dubbed Mint, on new transcontinental routes starting next year.

Common takes WIRED's Autocomplete Interview, answering the most searched questions about him.

U.S. intelligence satellites have spotted signs that North Korea may be preparing for an unprecedented launch of a mobile ballistic missile which could potentially hit portions of the U.S., CNN has learned. This would be the first time North Korea has launched a ballistic missile from a mobile launcher. Two U.S. officials told CNN that if the regime proceeds with a launch, the latest assessments are the most likely scenario ...

Common takes WIRED's Autocomplete Interview, answering the most searched questions about him.

Common takes WIRED's Google Autocomplete Interview, answering the most googled questions about him.

The Werkstatt-01 from Moog Music is a synthesizer you build yourself. It's also a valuable tool for learning how these mystical analog machines work. It'll cost you around $200.

A bikini contest took place in the German city of Cologne in the framework of the FIBO global fitness fair.