Новости за 29.08.2017

New modifications to the half-a-century old iconic US nuclear bomb might jeopardize the global strategic balance, as the weapon’s characteristics might make it too tempting to not actually bring it to bear, politicians and military experts are warning.
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A man stopped by two Montreal cops on routine bike patrol duty turned out to be a fugitive on America’s Top 10 Most Wanted list. The alleged drug trafficker wanted in six US states was considered ‘armed and dangerous.’
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Thirteen civilians have been killed in airstrikes in the Herat province of Afghanistan, the regional governor’s spokesman has confirmed.
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Denver, Colorado has unanimously passed an ordinance, restricting local officials’ cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fired back, accusing the city council of deliberately obstructing federal law.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she wants to maintain border controls in the Schengen area beyond November, despite the EU Commission's plan to end the practice at that time.
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A US Air Force lieutenant-colonel has been removed from service on charges of fraternization and negligence, making him the latest high-ranking officer in the US armed forces to be demoted or dishonorably discharged over scandalous or criminal behavior.
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After MMA superstar Conor McGregor made his boxing debut on Saturday and earned the biggest purse of his career in the process, we take a look at his next possible fight options.
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We sincerely hope that a man in Brooklyn wasn’t trying to get anywhere in a rush after an inconvenient sinkhole opened up just enough to make his leg disappear. The unidentified individual had to be rescued from peril by the fire department.
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Officials of Brazoria County, Texas have urged residents in the Columbia Lakes area, South of Houston, to evacuate immediately following a breach of the levee at the Brazos river.
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Istanbul is in the teeth of a major storm with winds reaching up to 75kph (47mph) and torrential downpours flooding streets and choking the city’s major transport arteries.
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Washington will violate its commitment to the Non-Proliferation Treaty if it deploys the new B61-12 nuclear bombs to NATO allies in Europe, the Russian Foreign Ministry has warned. The statement comes after the recent second test of the weapon.
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The University of Maryland has announced it will stop playing the official state song because of its ties to the Confederacy. As furor over Civil War monuments escalates, some activists are arguing the US national anthem also has racist roots.
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A new women’s taxi service has launched in Paris aimed at curbing sexual harassment and assault on public transport during the daily commute.
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Clothing with an apparent reference to the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II has gone on sale in a German online store ahead of the 2018 football World Cup in Russia. The description of the apparel says it's designed for football fans.
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Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd won’t face-off with Japanese whalers this year, admitting it “cannot compete with their military grade technology.” Founder Captain Paul Watson said anti-terrorism laws enable whalers to severely hamper its famed efforts.
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US-led coalition forces in Syria have returned fire after being shot at by Turkey-backed rebels near the northern city of Manbij, according to a coalition spokesman.
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A French court has repealed the decision of the mayor of a Burgundy town to scrap an alternative menu for schoolchildren who don’t eat pork. The ruling followed a nearly two-year-long legal battle between the authorities and a Muslim association.
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A new Tory grassroots campaign which aims to copy the success of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s Momentum by luring young people into Conservatism has been met with a wave of social media sarcasm and derision.
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Olympic runner David Torrence, who represented the US before switching allegiance to Peru to compete at the Rio Olympics in 2016, has been found dead at the bottom of a swimming pool in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 31 years old.
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A young girl is in hospital after being pulled from the rubble of her apartment block, destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. The girl happened to be the only one in her family of eight to survive the fatal attack.
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The left-wing Guardian newspaper has registered as a tax-exempt charity in the United States following years of financial turmoil, despite consistently campaigning against offshore tax avoidance by other companies.
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Neuroscientists, cognitive psychologists, game developers and a telecommunications giant are joining forces using virtual reality to tackle growing levels of dementia, which affects 47 million people globally.
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An $88,000 porn-detection machine is coming to Uganda to halt the spread of “one of the deadliest moral diseases,” according to Ethics Minister Reverend Simon Lokodo.
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An alliance of German corporations is launching a single sign-on key for network applications in an attempt to challenge the dominance of American tech giants.
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Irish combat sports star Conor McGregor is set to overtake football icon Cristiano Ronaldo in the Forbes athletic rich list following his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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