Новости за 02.01.2016

Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr’s execution in Saudi Arabia on Saturday sparked outrage in Iraq, where some leaders called for the closure of Riyadh’s newly reopened embassy in Baghdad.

Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr’s execution in Saudi Arabia on Saturday sparked outrage in Iraq, where some leaders called for the closure of Riyadh’s newly reopened embassy in Baghdad.

About 50,000 students at British universities have been caught cheating over the past three years, with many of them being scholars from outside the European Union, including India and China.

About 50,000 students at British universities have been caught cheating over the past three years, with many of them being scholars from outside the European Union, including India and China.

A falling elevator trapped and crushed a man to death on New Year’s eve, and witnesses said he helped a woman to safety before losing his own life.

A falling elevator trapped and crushed a man to death on New Year’s eve, and witnesses said he helped a woman to safety before losing his own life.

A series of Iranian officials vowed on Friday to expand Tehran’s missile capabilities, a challenge to the United States which has threatened to impose new sanctions even as the vast bulk of its measures against Iran are due to be lifted under a nuclear deal.

A series of Iranian officials vowed on Friday to expand Tehran’s missile capabilities, a challenge to the United States which has threatened to impose new sanctions even as the vast bulk of its measures against Iran are due to be lifted under a nuclear deal.

A group of hackers who say they target the online activity linked to the Islamic State (IS) group has claimed the New Year eve cyber attacks, that brought down the BBC’s network of websites, as a “test of its capabilities”.

A group of hackers who say they target the online activity linked to the Islamic State (IS) group has claimed the New Year eve cyber attacks, that brought down the BBC’s network of websites, as a “test of its capabilities”.

An Arab Spring activist has accused Twitter of suspending his account after administrators mistook him for the leader of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group.

An Arab Spring activist has accused Twitter of suspending his account after administrators mistook him for the leader of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group.

An Arab Spring activist has accused Twitter of suspending his account after administrators mistook him for the leader of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group.

An Italian parliament-mandated health survey has confirmed higher-than-normal incidents of death and cancer among residents in and around Naples, thanks to decades of toxic waste dumping by the local Camorra mob.

An Italian parliament-mandated health survey has confirmed higher-than-normal incidents of death and cancer among residents in and around Naples, thanks to decades of toxic waste dumping by the local Camorra mob.

Saudi Arabia's execution Saturday of 47 prisoners, including an influential Shia cleric, has prompted a wave of condemnation from Shiite leaders around the region and threatens to further damage Sunni-Shia relations across the Middle East.

The signal of a sharp whistle from the ‘Ustaad’ and a kit of more than 700 pigeons glided in the clear winter sky of Old Lucknow on Saturday.

Reaching out to its natives settled abroad, the Uttar Pradesh government is likely to announce a slew of sops for its indigenous NRI population, including setting up a corporation dedicated to undertaking NRI-oriented activities and four regional centres are proposed in Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Kanpur and Noida. UP Financial Corporation has already started work as nodal agency to execute the plans.

The Lucknow district authorities on Saturday directed police to file FIR against Uttar Pradesh Rajkiya Nirman Nigam (UPRNN) over poor quality construction of the district jail in Lucknow.

The sight of dirty tracks at Charbagh station might become a thing of past with a new, washable apron coming up. Washable apron is a track built on concrete bed and not on wooden sleepers.

Celebration doubled in New Year baby families of Lucknow which saw at least 100 babies born during year’s first 24 hours. For most families, child birth came as a pleasant surprise.

A 32-year-old man’s plea for help on the Mumbai Police Twitter page might become the first such tweet to be converted into an FIR.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s new film featuring the love saga of Peshwa Bajirao-I and Mastani is an old story in Bundelkhand.Talk to an ordinary woman in Banda and she would tell you about Mastani’s sense of commitment for her beloved.

City cops on Saturday busted a sex racket that was being run from a house in Madiaon area. They also arrested eight women in the process. Police had been receiving information about the sex racket for the past few days from its informers.

Juhu residents are upset with the MMRDA for proposing the elevated mode via Link Road for the Metro-II corridor, whose Phase 2B will originate from D N Nagar onwards to Bandra via Gulmohar Road and SV Road.