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By John Walcott and Andrea Shalal | WASHINGTON/BERLIN WASHINGTON/BERLIN U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials said on Wednesday that they have been aware since the end of last year of a security breach at the CIA that led to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks publishing agency documents on its hacking tools.The officials, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters that they believed that the documents published by WikiLeaks on Tuesday were authentic.Investigators were focusing on CIA contractors... Читать дальше...

VIENNA The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors on Wednesday backed the agency's chief, Yukiya Amano, for a third term as director general after he ran unopposed on a platform of continuity in dealing with issues like Iran's nuclear programme.Amano, a 69-year-old career diplomat from Japan, has headed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) since 2009, a period that included the run-up to Iran's nuclear agreement with major powers in 2015 and the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster in 2011. Читать дальше...

Tyrone Mings has been given a five-match ban for stamping on the head of Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Football Association said on Wednesday.

Pep Guardiola has indicated he will look to Europe and beyond for new Manchester City players this summer because English talent costs too much.

UNITED NATIONS Britain's U.N. envoy on Wednesday rejected a suggestion from China that military drills by the United States and South Korea were creating international threats along the same lines as North Korea's nuclear and missile tests. The United Nations Security Council met on Wednesday behind closed doors to discuss North Korea's launch of four ballistic missiles on Monday in response to the joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises, which it regards as preparation for war

Balwant Singh scored at the death to salvage a 2-2 draw for Mohun Bagan against Mumbai FC in an I-League football tie at the Rabindra Sarovar Stadium in Kolkata on Wednesday.

PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy advanced to the second round of the All England Open Badminton Championships which began at the Barclaycard Arena on Wednesday.

World number one Serena Williams has pulled out of upcoming WTA tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami because of a knee injury, organisers said on Tuesday.

By Gabriela Baczynska | BRUSSELS BRUSSELS European Union leaders will discuss on Thursday their agreed plan to cut immigration from Libyan shores to Italy but they increasingly fear that calmer spring weather will bring a new surge of arrivals from Africa.Arrival numbers from lawless Libya are already higher than last year. Some 9,000 people made the perilous voyage in January and February last year, compared with nearly 13,500 in 2017.EU states agreed a month ago on a plan to curb that flow... Читать дальше...

BOSTON FBI Director James Comey said on Wednesday he has no plans to step down any time soon, days after he reportedly pushed back against President Donald Trump's allegations that the Obama administration had tapped his phones during the 2016 election.At a Boston College cyber security conference, Comey prefaced his speech by saying he would like to come back. "You’re stuck with me for another 6-1/2 years," he said, indicating he expects to serve the remainder of his 10-year term.Comey refused... Читать дальше...

Craftizen was a logical culmination for a passion for arts and crafts that permeated every aspect of my life.

IMDB's newest section F-rating will feature films that are driven by female characters, directed by women, and starring women.

Sindhu will begin her campaign against Danish Mette Poulsen. At this stage of her career, the All England presents a perfect chance to further elevate her profile.

Here's all you need to know about the All England Championships 2017 - from the schedule to when and where to watch all the matches.

The recent turn of events, starting with a blast in Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train, should wake up Home Minister Rajnath Singh from his self-induced stupor.

Europe took 13 years to implement the Euro 4 stage, the Indian industry took only 10 years to introduce BS-IV emission norms, which were first introduced in 2010

Election Commission of India has announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 20,000 lakhs ex-gratia for the victim family of deceased polling staff H Ramkating, Asst teacher of K Ashang Khullen Aze Aided Primary school Ukhrul who succumbed to injury in a bomb attack while performing election duty for the 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly 2017.

At Firstpost, we work in a newsroom that encourages discussions, debates and sometimes even rants on pertinent issues like gender and sexism. A few journalists from our newsroom share the sexism that they have dealt with from the beginning of their career. The International Women’s Day cannot to be restricted to being a token 'day', it's purpose should be to take the narrative forward.

Here’s a look at some of the records which were broken and created in the second Test between India and Australia

Political dynasties are a disease which debilitate the democracy by concentrating power and wealth within a few families.

Arsene Wenger blamed Laurent Koscielny's dismissal for the 5-1 loss to Bayern Munich on Tuesday that condemned Arsenal to a humiliating 10-2 aggregate Champions League defeat.

On International Women’s Day, we asked six women athletes a simple question: What does it mean to be a female athlete in India. Here's what they said.

60 percent of women panchayat leaders now work independently, our study reveals.

To win 202 or 50 percent seats this year in UP, a party will need to get 35 percent of the vote share. Five years ago, the Samajwadi Party had needed just 29 percent of the vote share to win 226 seats.

The Tamil film industry, which churns out as many films as Hindi film industry, does not have a contender for the Best Actress National Award for the last eleven years.