Новости за 01.07.2016

Former Tour de France cyclist Stephen Hodge backs Michael Matthews to create "fireworks" in world's biggest race.

By Jerry Beach, The Sports Xchange
NEW YORK -- The first game between the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs since last year's National League Championship Series concluded with a familiar sight.

Mustang is a dialect of Tibetan with only 7,500 speakers worldwide — 800 of whom live in the U.S.

MOSCOW — Russia’s Emergencies Ministry says one of its firefighting planes with a crew of 10 is missing in Siberia. The ministry said the Il-76 plane disappeared Friday while on a mission to fight forest fires in the Irkutsk region. It said that seven aircraft have been searching for the plane, which went missing in

Member states should increase their financial contribution to the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, its secretary general said.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's military said it mistakenly fired a supersonic anti-ship missile Friday that hit a fishing boat, killing one and injuring three people, on the day rival China was celebrating the Communist Party's anniversary. The 500-ton patrol boat Chinchiang was undergoing an inspection inside a military base when the Hsiung Feng III missile was fired and landed about 40 nautical miles (75 kilometers) away in waters off the islands of Penghu near Taiwan, the official Central News Agency said.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt (R) qualifies for the men's 100-meter semifinals with a time of 1...

Portugal substitute Ricardo Quaresma, keeper Rui Patricio and 18-year-old midfield sensation Renato Sanches were the heroes as Portugal beat Poland 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to reach the Euro 2016 semi-finals on Thursday.

By Bucky Dent, The Sports Xchange
ST. LOUIS -- It doesn't matter if they're a right-hander or a left-hander. It means not one iota if they throw a fastball, curve, changeup or cutter.

The head of the United Kingdom's delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) told Sputnik on Friday that he welcomed the normalization process in the Moscow-Ankara relations.

Might the rush to arbitration be nothing more than a US provocation to provide an excuse for military engagement? asks Shannon Ebrahim.

Might the rush to arbitration be nothing more than a US provocation to provide an excuse for military engagement? asks Shannon Ebrahim.

Junior Bachchan loves cricket and has invested big money in football and kabaddi.

Timothy Vafeades had been accused of kidnapping an 18-year-old and a 19-year-old keeping them prisoner in his truck for months.

Exposure to indoor and outdoor air pollution is linked to the premature deaths of about 6.5 million people every year, according to new International Energy Agency cautionary report this week. That makes it the fourth-largest threat to human health after high blood pressure, dietary risks and smoking.

By Mai Iida, TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is eager to showcase the best of his Abenomics economic policy package dur...

Two busses were set alight in the suburb of Morningside in Durban on Friday.

Three young Melbourne sisters have been missing since Tuesday, with police asking for public help to find them.

The consultations will be held in Moscow on July 4

The Demons' attacking flair has impressed opposition NEAFL coaches despite notching just one win.

LONDON — Political healing after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union seemed a distant prospect Friday, as Justice Secretary Michael Gove ramped up his Conservative leadership bid, and a senior colleague called for him to step aside. Gove’s surprise entry into the leadership race led former London Mayor Boris Johnson — his erstwhile ally