Новости за 24.02.2012

Ryan Braun will no longer miss 50 games for violating baseball's performance-enhancing drug policy. The outfielder's suspension was overturned on appeal by arbitrator Shyam Das. It is the first time that a baseball player has won an appeal after being suspended for using PEDs.   Braun had one of his best seasons in 2011 and won the National League MVP Award. He batted .332, hit 33 home runs and drove in 111 runs for the division-leading Brewers. As soon as word spread that the outfielder would be suspended in December... Читать дальше...

U.S. investors will start the week reacting to the G-20 meeting and then move on to a heavy slate of data releases, including, ISM, Q4 GDP, and home sales. Also Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies, and Priceline.com reports earnings. Laura Mandaro reports.

TORONTO, Feb. 23 -- Muslim countries are overthrowing fundamentalist rulers and the United States could have a Mormon presidential candidate as religion keeps a firm, inevitable foot in politics.

Ajax in the Europa League; Norwich in the Premier League; Sir Alex Ferguson's replacement; Twitter questions; and football finance

Ajax in the Europa League; Norwich in the Premier League; Sir Alex Ferguson's replacement; Twitter questions; and football finance

On this week’s Rant Cast we look back at Manchester United’s defeat to, but victory over, Ajax in the Europa League at Old Trafford on Thursday night. The Reds will now meet Athletic Bilbao in the round of 16 after the Spaniards’ away goals win over Lokomotiv Moscow at the same stage. We ask what […]

The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) today expressed his deep concern following the resignation of Prime Minister Garry Conille, just four months after his appointment.

The United Nations human rights office today added its voice in support of a European court ruling that found it is wrong for a country to collectively expel migrants intercepted on the high seas without first determining whether this would place their lives at risk.

General Assembly chief Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser reaffirmed the necessity of finding a peaceful solution to the ongoing crisis in Syria as he discussed the latest developments there with Turkish President Abdullah Gül.

The United Nations war crimes tribunal set up in the wake of the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s today sentenced a former municipal officer to two months in prison for refusing to testify in the trial of the former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžic.

In a world with any justice, the Academy Awards already would have lavished their love – and many Oscars – on a beautifully made, highly entertaining, and outrageously energetic movie about th…

On Friday, March 2, community members can support the local arts culture while indulging in all things chocolate at The Arts Center’s annual Chocolate Fantasy.

Think of currents: Current events or electrical currents, perhaps, or the flow of water to and in the ocean.

Professional poker player Phil Galfond is asking just-under $4 million for his duplex penthouse apartment, which has a sculptural steel slide connecting the two floors, in Manhattan's East Village. Juliet Chung has details on The News Hub.

Last year's Arab Spring enthralled viewers around the globe.  People long choked by the sclerotic hand of aging dictators were filmed rising up to overthrow decades of repression in a matter of months. Some of the best pictures, scoops and breaking news, however, did not come from traditional outlets.

With Joe Johnson being scratched from the All-Star game with an injury, the Celtics Rajon Rondo has been named to the team. It's hard to argue that Rondo didn't deserve to make the team. He's second in the NBA with 9.5 assists per game. He also averages 14.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. The point guard has certainly been one of the best players in the Eastern Conference this season, but he should not have been chosen as Johnson's replacement. Jeremy Lin was the clear-cut choice.

NEW YORK — Faced with subjects whose religion and culture prohibit them from giving interviews on camera or even posing for pictures, many filmmakers would have given up.