Новости за 18.06.2015

Mexico now deports more Central American migrants than the United States, a dramatic shift since the U.S. asked Mexico for help a year ago with a spike in illegal migration, especially among unaccompanied minors.

Fitbit flexed some muscle Thursday and its shares rocketed almost 50 percent higher in the first day of trading for the fitness tracking gear maker.

Over White House objections, the Senate on Thursday passed a $612 billion defense policy bill that calls for arming Ukraine forces, prevents another round of base closures and makes it harder for President Barack Obama to...

By The Associated Press 9:45 p.m. (1945 GMT, 3:45 p.m. EDT)

The United States and European governments have readied a new round of penalties against Russia targeting its energy and financial sectors as part of a sanctions-in-waiting strategy that officials hope will enable the West...

Emerson College in Boston will soon offer a degree in making people laugh.

Militants from the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram crossed the border and attacked two towns in neighboring Niger, setting homes ablaze and killing at least 40 people, a local government official said Thursday.

By The Associated Press 8:50 p.m. (1850 GMT, 2:50 p.m. EDT)

Vladimir Putin's long-time ally suggested Thursday that the Russian president could order an early vote to win a mandate for much-needed economic reforms, comments that sent shock waves through Russia's business...

In the dead of night, a Greek coast guard patrol boat slips its moorings, heading out across the bay toward the Aegean Sea that separates the island of Lesvos from the nearby Turkish coast.

Michelle Obama and her daughters visited Milan's Duomo cathedral on Thursday, where an official traveling with her said they lit candles in memory of the victims of the shooting in South Carolina.

Investigators who collected DNA from the tusks of slain elephants and painstakingly looked for matches in the vast African continent have identified two large areas where the slaughter has been occurring on an industrial...

Critics have long predicted that President Barack Obama's policy to shift America's focus toward Asia is doomed. The legislative battle over his trade agenda could prove the acid test.

Europe's Airbus glided past Boeing to take top honors in their annual competition to sell commercial jets at the Paris Air Show. The U.S. plane maker, however, inked more deals for big-ticket wide-body planes.

College of Charleston head coach Monte Lee has agreed to terms to become the next Clemson baseball head coach, Clemson officials announced.

Royalty, dignitaries and soldiers commemorated the 1815 Battle of Waterloo on Thursday, a watershed moment in European history that marked the end of the continent's domination by France and its emperor Napoleon and...

The Russian government on Thursday strongly condemned the freezing of Russian accounts in France and Belgium as part of an effort to enforce a $50 billion judgment for the destruction of the Yukos oil company.

The House has revived President Barack Obama's embattled trade agenda. But a potentially tough Senate battle awaits.

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's papers have been donated to the nation in place of 1 million pounds ($1.6 million) in inheritance tax.

Defeated political party seeks leader. Compass a plus.

A Spanish judge has asked Venezuela for the extradition of a convicted member of the armed Basque group ETA.

The last time Greece was facing a hard deadline to secure a deal with its bailout creditors, in February, it agreed to one only when it feared a worst case scenario - a run on the country's banks.

American lobster prices are swelling as the summer fishing season gets off to a slow start in New England.

Israel's finance minister distanced himself on Thursday from claims by the country's former ambassador to the U.S., a member of his party, that President Barack Obama is purposely damaging bilateral relations.

Julie Hamp, Toyota Motor Corp.'s new head of public relations, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of importing an illegal pain medicine into Japan, Tokyo police said.