Новости за 29.06.2015

On the heels of a landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage in the United States cities across the world erupt in rainbow colors to celebrate gay pride. Elly Park reports.

On the heels of a landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage in the United States cities across the world erupt in rainbow colors to celebrate gay pride. Elly Park reports.

KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. forces conducted a raid to destroy a cache of weapons north of Kabul early on Monday morning, a U.S. army spokesman said, giving rare details of unilateral activity in Afghanistan.

Kei Nishikori, the fifth seed, had to work hard to secure his second round passage being taken to five sets in the Court One sunshine by Simone  Bolelli before winning 6-3, 6-7, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

OTTAWA, June 29 (Reuters) - Canada is imposing economic sanctions against Russian energy firms such as natural gas producer Gazprom OAO in response to the actions of Russian-backed militants in Ukraine, Ottawa said on Monday.

The decision opens the door for the government to revive a controversial piece of the Obama administration’s strategy to combat illegal immigration.

More than £215,000 of the vast sums that the Conservative Party poured into marginal seats in the run-up to the general election came from the mysterious United and Cecil Club. In the Register of Members’ Interests, 51 Tory MPs declared donations to their constituency parties from the club, ranging from £1,000 to £10,000, in the first three months of this year.

LONDON (Reuters) - The cobwebs were dusted off and normal service was swiftly resumed, but for a few games at the start of her 6-4 6-1 victory over Margarita Gasparyan, Serena Williams looked edgy, vulnerable and nothing like a five times Wimbledon champion.

John McEnroe might be confined to the commentary box these days, but his spirit evidently still prowls the courts at Wimbledon, where four different players lost their tempers under the glaring sun on the tournament’s opening day.

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush’s first Charleston appearance since declaring his White House bid was behind closed doors Monday with about 60 clergy from the Carolinas. But in a more visible setting later in the day, Bush called the Confederate flag a "racist" symbol.

Large areas of farmland in the east of England could become unprofitable within a generation as soil erosion and degradation make it less productive, according to the Government’s official climate change advisory group.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will host the first day-night test match under lights in November when they meet neighbours New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval.

French authorities detained two senior Uber managers for questioning on Monday over "illicit activity" involving its low-cost ride-hailing service.

SYDNEY, June 30 (Reuters) - Australia will host the first day-night test match under lights in November when they meet neighbours New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval.

The White House says U.S. President Obama and French President Hollande agreed it was important to put together a package of reforms for Greece. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

The White House says U.S. President Obama and French President Hollande agreed it was important to put together a package of reforms for Greece. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

The White House says U.S. President Obama and French President Hollande agreed it was important to put together a package of reforms for Greece. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

LUSAKA (Reuters) - A Zambian court on Monday cleared ex-president Rupiah Banda of corruption in an oil procurement deal.

* France asks firms to get ready for return to post-sanctions Iran

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Monday it had made humanitarian aid to select Syrian rebel groups on its border conditional on their undertaking not to harm the Druze minority in the country's civil war.

European leaders Monday pleaded with Greek voters to back hotly disputed bailout proposals in a crunch referendum or face leaving the euro as bank closures left many in Greece scrambling to find cash. In Brussels, an emotional EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker bitterly criticised Greek premier Alexis Tsipras, saying he felt “betrayed” by the leftist Syriza […]

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government suggested on Monday that businesses trading with Greece should check whether they will get paid, after the Greek government imposed capital controls.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government suggested on Monday that businesses trading with Greece should check whether they will get paid, after the Greek government imposed capital controls.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Scrumhalf Fourie du Preez faces up to six weeks on the sidelines with torn medial collateral ligaments in his knee in the latest injury blow to South Africa ahead of the World Cup in England.

Norway is claiming 4.6 million euros ($5.1 million) compensation from the Catholic church for exaggerating membership numbers to obtain more state aid, the Oslo diocese said Monday. The diocese, its bishop and the financial officer are suspected of fraudulently registering thousands of people on its membership lists between 2010 and 2014, which enabled it to […]