Новости за 06.09.2015

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - A state corrections officer has been arrested for the rape of an inmate who was taken to the hospital back in May.

In several African countries, albinism -- having little or no pigment in skin, eyes and hair -- has made kids targets of brutal violence

EUTAW, Alabama - Authorities say a 3-year-old boy has been fatally shot at a home west Alabama.

Police say they found cell at home of Eduardo Oviedo, 66, in Mar del Plata

Dentists advise that healthy teeth need to be flossed, but a 65-year-old US woman took this advice a little too far and ended up in hospital.

At least eight people died when a South Korean fishing charter boat capsized off the country`s southwest, the coastguard said Sunday.

But as many reasons as there are to panic, there's good cause to believe China isn't about to deal capitalism another near-death experience.

The Father's Day 'curse' continues for cafe owner Adam Gannon after he discovered a burst water main had closed his business on one of the busiest days of the year.

Austria and Germany threw open their borders on Saturday to thousands of exhausted migrants from the east, bussed to the frontier by a right-wing Hungarian government that had tried to stop them, but was overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of people.

MONTREAL - Didier Drogba scored three goals in his second Major League Soccer game to help the Montreal Impact beat the Chicago Fire 4-3 on Saturday night.

(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve must be certain that the job market and inflation are strong enough to justify raising interest rates, the head of the International Monetary Fund said after a Group of 20 meeting focused on the pressure the increase may place on the global economy.

This heritage-listed Millers Point terrace will be will be among the innovative green houses that sticky beaks can poke through next Saturday.

The British parliament will reportedly vote in October on whether to conduct airstikes against ISIL based in Syria.

DURHAM, North Carolina - Malcolm Bell and Quinn Billerman combined to throw for 259 yards and four touchdowns as North Carolina Central dominated Saint Augustine's 72-0 in the season opener for both teams on Saturday.

A roundup of Saturday's prep volleyball action.

A weight lifted

On raw stats, St Kilda improved in 2015 compared to their first season under Alan Richardson. The Saints won two more games (six), finished five positions higher on the ladder (from 18th to 13th), kicked more goals (29), gave away fewer (44) and so also improved their percentage (by almost 18 per cent).

LINCOLN, Nebraska - BYU's Taysom Hill will miss the rest of the season after fracturing a foot in the Cougars' 33-28 win over Nebraska on Saturday.

GWANGJU, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- Kumho Tire Co., South Korea's second-biggest tire maker, shut down its office in the southern city Sunday amid a prolonged strike over a new pay system. Unionized workers began an all-out strike on Aug. 17 after failing

SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- A Frankfurt-bound passenger jet of Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-ranked flag carrier, has flied back due to an unidentified engine problem, the company said Sunday. The B747-400 plane carrying 340 passengers

SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- A military officer deserves a forced discharge from service due to the sexual harassment of female subordinates, a court said Sunday. The commander of a recruit training company, only identified as A, lost a case he filed

SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- The U.N. special rapporteur on the North Korea's human rights situation arrived in Seoul Sunday to assess the impact of recent developments in inter-Korean ties on the North Korean people's human rights. Marzuki Darusman

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, California - Boats, airplanes and helicopters searched up and down the Southern California coast Saturday for a blue whale that got tangled up in hundreds of feet of line, and rescuers said unless they free it, the massive mammal could eventually die.

As Ricky Ricardo might say to Lucile Ball on the classic TV show I Love Lucy -- "Verizon's got a lot of explaining to do, Lucy..."

Ars Technica reports:

"A union representing Verizon workers has called for investigations into whether the company is allowing its copper phone and DSL networks to deteriorate.

"The Communications Workers of America (CWA) said it is sending letters to regulators in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, DC. Читать дальше...

As Ricky Ricardo might say to Lucile Ball on the classic TV show I Love Lucy -- "Verizon's got a lot of explaining to do, Lucy..."

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