Новости за 16.08.2016

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has blocked the tabling of the financials of the Compensation Fund in Parliament.

Russia's Defense Ministry says Russian warplanes have taken off from a base in Iran to target Islamic State fighters in Syria

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Last February, Basil found what should have been a happy home. Instead, the 4-year-old cocker spaniel wound up homeless and alone, his matted fur masking maggot-infested flesh, his friendly nature tempered by a sensitivity to touch. “It’s clear he’s been around the block, and through hell and back,” said Rebecca Warren, executive

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's calendar is filling up with meal invitations - this time from the church whose Sunday service was gatecrashed by her anti-Islam supporters.

Lighthouse X, the band that represented Denmark in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, have announced that they are to go their separate ways. Lighthouse X consists of three members; Martin, Johannes and Søren, and had been together for four years. The trio formed the band in 2012 with the aim of helping people who face challenges in their lives. They performed in the Second Semi-Final of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest but failed to qualify for the Grand Final with their song Soldiers of Love.

The 2016 Township Entrepreneurship Awards are around the corner - and entries close on September 16.

It was like an internet argument, but in real life.

M.I.A.'s last album Matangi — released in late 2013 on her own N.E.E.T. imprint via Interscope — didn't exactly light up the charts, peaking at just No. 23 on the Billboard Top 200, owing at least in part to its most popular song ("Bad Girls") having already been released two years prior on her free Vikki Leekx…

Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces say they have completed the operation to retake a string of villages east of the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group, an advance that is part of laying the groundwork ahead of the key battle for Iraq's second-largest city.

Udaloy-class anti-submarine destroyers from the Russian Northern Fleet have carried out exercises in repelling air attacks, the fleet's press service said Tuesday.

Don't pity Melissa Doyle. In the bruising world of TV news, she's survived.

The Chief Minister has written to NRL boss Todd Greenberg calling for a rule change.

The New York Times reported that Paul Manafort received $12.7 million in payments from former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich. Clinton allies are saying this proves Manafort was an agent of the Kremlin. So why aren’t they saying the same thing about Tony Podesta?

John Lydon delivered an unexpected “punk rock” moment while performing in Chile.  The British singer was struck with a bottle, which...

As young women, Annabel was the prettier one while Camilla was sexier.

The Arena da Amazônia during its inauguration match in March 2014. It was a host stadium for the 2014 World Cup, but these days it sits mostly empty.

Fans of “Total Request Live” in January 2000 outside of MTV’s studios in New York City.

The introductory frame from a presentation last year at a meeting of the Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute, an industry group representing coal interests in Western states.

A tourist on the beach in Tulum, Mexico, close to the Coqui Coqui hotel, which was forcibly seized in June. Takeovers of businesses in Tulum, apparently legal, have caught owners by surprise.

Early voting in Waterloo, Iowa, in 2012. Early voting has become a critical, even decisive factor in presidential elections.

The Uffizi Gallery, with the courtyard shown here, is appreciated for not only the architecture but also its art. And that includes a lot more than just Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus.”

CPI rises by 0.6% and costs for factories have risen sharply

It can be hard to figure out if genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer and other services important to women are covered, because health plans often don't list them in the summary of benefits.

Anthony Weiner