Новости за 30.08.2015

Puerto Rico delays debt adjsutment plan to Sept. 8, citing time spent on contingency disaster planning by the government in the run-up to Tropical Storm Erika. Roselle Chen reports.

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's security agency said on Sunday it had made significant breakthroughs in the fight against Boko Haram and arrested 20 prominent members of the militant Islamist group accused of orchestrating deadly attacks.

Labour will have “lost the plot” if it doesn’t listen to Tony Blair and elects Jeremy Corbyn as the party’s next leader, Andy Burnham has warned.

State College police responded to a domestic dispute Sunday morning that led to a shooting and the death of a woman, according to a State College Police Department press release.

Theo Walcott is convinced he will rediscover his touch in front of goal for Arsenal. The 26-year-old made his first league start of the season at Newcastle on Saturday, but saw chances go begging as the visitors battled their way to a 1-0 win.

At least one seal has been shot dead on more than half of Scotland’s salmon farms in the past two years as part of efforts to protect the fish farming industry, which is worth £500m a year in exports, according to new official figures.

Gareth Bale returned to goalscoring form just in time for Wales’ vital European Championship qualifiers against Cyprus and Israel as Real Madrid thrashed Real Betis 5-0 at the Bernabeu on  Saturday.

(Reuters) - Oliver Sacks, the neurologist who studied the intricacies of the brain and wrote eloquently about them in books such as "Awakenings" and "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat," died on Sunday at the age of 82, his personal assistant said.

(Reuters) - Oliver Sacks, the neurologist who studied the intricacies of the brain and wrote eloquently about them in books such as "Awakenings" and "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat," died on Sunday at the age of 82, his personal assistant said.

General Mills has set an ambitious goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions 28 percent by 2025 - not just within its own operations but from farm to fork to landfill.

A young Swansea City mascot was left shellshocked as he stood next to Wayne Rooney in the tunnel ahead of Manchester United's Premier League defeat at the Liberty Stadium (watch video below).

The Business Secretary, Sajid Javid, has announced a new investigation into how restaurants use the tips left by customers and whether a new code of practice is required.

On the edge of a Hungarian cornfield, the beam from a car's headlights reflects in their eyes: Europe's newest residents catching their breaths, fresh from evading border police.

TRIPOLI - Seven die when boat carrying migrants sinks off Libya's coast, the second such fatal accident at sea within days, while European leaders struggle to find a coherent policy on refugee crisis. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/(WRAPUP 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Ahmed Elumami and Marton Dunai, 800 words)

PARIS — France’s interior minister says European countries will increase ID checks and baggage checks on trains after American passengers thwarted an attack on a high-speed train from Amsterdam to Paris.

Swansea handed Manchester United their first loss of the Premier League season, rallying with two goals in five minutes in the second half to win 2-1 on Sunday. 

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A senior MP has joined the growing number of critics of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas), the body that handles university applications, for refusing to disclose important data it holds on students from poor backgrounds.

Six scientists are locking themselves inside a small dome in Hawaii for a year to study the effects of long-term space travel. Sean Carberry reports.

Six scientists are locking themselves inside a small dome in Hawaii for a year to study the effects of long-term space travel. Sean Carberry reports.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has conceded that his side 'could not cope' with Swansea City as they fell to defeat at the Liberty Stadium.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies conducted 20 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Saturday, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement on Sunday.

STAR PLAYER

Andre Ayew: Enjoyed a wonderful battle with the impressive Luke Shaw and two moments of class saw him shade it. Showed his football intelligence to find space in the middle and claim his third Premier League goal with a firm downward header before setting up Bafetimbi Gomis' winner. Delicious ball into Gomis' stride ensured the Frenchman did not have to break stride before shooting.

Swansea City manager Garry Monk heaped praise on his 'brave' players after their 2-1 win over Manchester United.

With no end in sight for the massive Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) protest action along EDSA, President Aquino has summoned several Cabinet members to a meeting on Sunday night to tackle the “developments” related to the rally. Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and Justice Secretary Leila de Lima were among the […]