Новости за 11.08.2015

By Patricia Traina, The Sports Xchange
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Wide receiver Victor Cruz has certainly come a long way in the last 10 months.

A top United Nations human rights official says the situation in Burundi has not yet reached the point of no return but is spiraling in that direction.

Adrian Beltre was 19 when he made his major league debut for the Dodgers. He batted eighth, and he doubled in his first at-bat, against the Angels' Chuck Finley.

Amid the ongoing stalemate in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, Congress president Sonia Gandhi will meet her party`s Lok Sabha MPs Tuesday morning.

St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger has declared a state of emergency, authorizing Belmar to take control of police emergency management in and around Ferguson. A Washington Post reporter arrested while covering protests in Ferguson, Missouri, last year has been charged with trespassing and interfering with a police officer. The Post reports (http://wapo.st/1PhlL6W ) Monday that national desk reporter Wesley Lowery was ordered to appear in court in St. Louis County on charges of trespassing and interfering with a police officer. Читать дальше...

Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Tuesday that it restarted one of its nuclear reactors at the Sendai power plant in southern Japan, the first nuclear restart under new safety requirements introduced after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Defending champion Rory McIlroy announced Monday he will return to compete this week.

Raheem Sterling`s Manchester City debut was overshadowed by the old guard as Yaya Toure and Vincent Kompany made the decisive contributions in an impressive 3-0 win at West Bromwich Albion on Monday.

Nepal sent in hundreds of police reinforcements Tuesday to a troubled western region as anger flared over the police killing of two demonstrators during a protest against the new constitution.

The Sendai nuclear power plant is expected to start generating electricity by the end of the week under safety requirements introduced after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.

The dance style has become so international that Americans sometimes struggle to keep up with foreigners’ flashy moves

Many parts of Uttar Pradesh, including the state capital, received heavy rainfall on Tuesday, bringing a respite from the humid weather.

By Todd Karpovich, The Sports Xchange
OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. announced Aug. 10 that he will retire at the end of the 2015 season.

South Korea ramped up border security Tuesday as military tensions flared following landmine blasts blamed on North Korea, and the presidential Blue House in Seoul demanded a formal apology.

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets wavered and the region's currencies tumbled Tuesday after China unexpectedly devalued its tightly-controlled yuan in response to weakening trade and growth.

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets wavered and the region's currencies tumbled Tuesday after China unexpectedly devalued its tightly-controlled yuan in response to weakening trade and growth.

A “responsible banking” law calling for banks to document how well they meet the needs of poor neighborhoods is unconstitutional, according to the court.

Saying it should have been done earlier, the city’s teachers union is set to inspect a South Bronx school after one of its teachers died of Legionnaires’ disease in April.

Jacqui Lambie is incredibly brave for speaking in Parliament about her son Dylan's ice addiction. But tough love doesn't work when it comes to drug-dependent teenagers.

Amy Schumer waves at photographers while heading into BBC Radio 1 to promote her new movie Trainwreck on Monday morning (August 10) in London, England. The 34-year-old actress and comedian hammed it up on her way out of the studio by putting her sweater over her head. Amy‘s first-ever HBO comedy special is set to [...]

Alex Butler
CLEVELAND, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- While Tristan Thompson and LeBron James share an agent, they may not share a team for much longer.