Новости за 01.03.2017

By Stephanie Nebehay | GENEVA GENEVASyrian government aircraft deliberately bombed and strafed a humanitarian convoy, killing 14 aid workers and halting relief operations, U.N. investigators said on Wednesday in a report identifying war crimes committed by both sides in Syria's war.Syrian and Russian forces conducted daily air strikes on rebel-held eastern Aleppo between July and its fall on December 22, killing hundreds and destroying hospitals, they said.Orphanages, schools and homes were "all but obliterated"... Читать дальше...

BEIRUT Russian-backed Syrian government forces and their allies fought their way into Palmyra on Wednesday, driving back Islamic State militants who have held the historic city since December, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group reported.A Hezbollah-run media outlet earlier reported that the Syrian army and its allies had recaptured the Palmyra citadel, on the city's western outskirts, and seized a modern palatial complex to the southwest.Islamic State has captured Palmyra... Читать дальше...

GENEVA Syria's government negotiators at peace talks in Geneva have held deep and constructive talks with U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura over the past two days and agreed to discuss subjects including terrorism and political issues, a source close to the delegation said on Wednesday.

LONDON Prime Minister Theresa May will seek to use her majority in parliament's lower chamber to overturn a defeat her government suffered in the upper chamber on legislation allowing her to trigger Brexit, a government source said on Wednesday.The House of Lords voted 358 to 256 to make an amendment to the "European Union (Notification of Withdrawal Bill)" which requires the government to publish proposals on how to protect the rights of EU citizens currently living in Britain within three months of triggering exit negotiations. Читать дальше...

By Noel Randewich The Dow crossed the 21,000 mark for the first time on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump's measured tone in his first speech to Congress lifted optimism and investors viewed a looming interest rate hike as a glass half full.The three main stock indexes were on track for their best one-day gain since Nov. 7, a day before the U.S.

LONDON Britain's upper house of parliament defeated Prime Minister Theresa May's government on Wednesday, voting in favour of a change to her Brexit plan that says she can only trigger exit talks if she promises to protect the rights of EU citizens. The House of Lords voted 358 to 256 to make an amendment to the "European Union (Notification of Withdrawal Bill)" -- legislation that will give May the power to trigger the legal process of leaving the EU

Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni spoke to Eden Gardens curator Sujan Mukherjee about the excessive seam movement during their low-scoring encounter in which Jharkhand beat Saurashtra by 42 runs.

Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Haji Abdul Salam passed away on Tuesday night following a brief illness. He was 69.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Jharkhand secured a 42-run win over Saurashtra in a low-scoring Group D match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy at the Edens Gardens, which saw 20 wickets fall in less than five hours on Wednesday.

Afghanistan has requested Pakistan to reopen the border to alleviate the suffering of people stranded due to its closure and de-escalate tensions between the two countries, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday.

Ramjas College clash was just a spark since students across Delhi have been waging small and big battles for months now be it against the changed rules for UGC fellowships, discriminatory hostel rules for women or the JNU incident in 2016

About a hundred years ago in March 1917, a pernicious system of organised labour came to an end. The indenture system under which Indian men, women and children were contracted to work as agricultural labour in distant colonies was abolished in 1917 after a long agitation in India. The Indian indenture system was the largest organized migration of its time. From 1835 to 1917, over a million Indians were taken to British, French and Dutch colonies and put to work.

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Leading T20 specialists from England, including former skipper Kevin Pietersen and newest IPL big buy Tymal Mills, have refused lucrative bonus to play the Pakistan Super League final in Lahore citing security concerns.

But notwithstanding its political prominence, Azamgarh has not witnessed a single rally by the local strongman Mulayam Singh Yadav.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government seems to be losing its loyal voter base in the form of Delhi autowallahs. And so is also true of its migrant voter base.

India on Wednesday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile capable of destroying any incoming enemy ballistic missile at low altitude.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has effectively admitted he no longer has a first-choice goalkeeper after declaring he will choose between Willy Caballero and Claudio Bravo on a game-by-game basis.

US President Donald Trump's new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary travel ban, US officials said on Tuesday

Students and teachers of Delhi University, JNU and Jamia during their protest march against ABVP at North Campus in New Delhi on Tuesday.

The Delhi High Court dismissed Arvind Kejriwal's plea seeking details of bank accounts, tax returns and other financial records of Arun Jaitley.

President Donald Trump devoted a significant chunk of time in his first address to the US Congress, to the topic of the American armed forces

Most of the schools in the Kashmir Valley re-opened on Wednesday almost after eight months as students re-united with friends, giving educational institutions a joyful ambience.

Everton manager Ronald Koeman paved the way on Tuesday for Wayne Rooney's return to the club of his youth by saying he would make the side "stronger".

HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar has been staunchly silent on the Ramjas College row, an issue which affects a large number of students.