Новости за 18.07.2015

Greeks returned to their damaged properties on Saturday after firefighters battled large fires on the outskirts of Athens. Photo: AP

On most days at the Old Course, some degree of wind is a given. But even forecasts for a particularly blustery day at the British Open didn’t fully prepare golfers for the strength of the gusts they encountered early Saturday morning.

President Obama got to experience a simple pleasure usually denied to the commander in chief: a Saturday stroll in Central Park. On a rare personal trip with his two teenage daughters, Mr. Obama took crowds of onlookers, joggers and tourists by surprise with an unannounced visit to the Manhattan icon.

The view from the 7th green during a wind delay at the British Open on Saturday.

An inside look at how the Iran talks unfolded, Are pro sports hypocritical for partnering with gambling sites and here are the four types of drunks, according to science.

Donald Trump drew broad condemnation from GOP presidential competitors after he declared that Sen. John McCain, who spent five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, is "not a war hero."

Nairobi’s Westgate Mall reopened on Saturday, nearly two years after an attack by al-Shabaab extremists left at least 67 people dead. Photo: AP

Aaron David Miller: Given its objectives, the Obama administration didn’t negotiate a bad agreement. Iran just got a much better one.

Something strange has happened to the Republican presidential field since Donald Trump joined it a month ago: Mr. Trump and Jeb Bush are rising. Everyone else is falling in the polls, or seems stuck in place.

After at least three major outages involving 911 call systems in three years, the FCC is issuing substantial fines and pushing phone companies to develop better technology.

As political communications has shifted from mail to memes, we asked House members for their best social-media tips for communicating with constituents on social media.

The second round of the British Open entered its second day Saturday and there is still no end in sight.

Drone startups are appearing across Asia, thanks in part to cooperative governments, lax regulations and entrepreneurs who are providing services that appeal to local markets in new ways.

Didier Rappaport, CEO and co-founder of happn, a Paris-based online dating app, says for a successful online-dating experience, focus on one thing: “Be yourself. There’s no space for lies.”

Contrarian economists at Google and Stanford say the U.S. doesn’t have a productivity problem, it has a measurement problem.

Designer Nikki Kule launches a stripes-only collection; and jeweler Anna Sheffield offers jewelry that celebrates vintage turquoise from the American southwest.

China is in denial about its alienation of Taiwan and needs to rethink its approach to the island, the top official in charge of managing Taipei's relationship with Beijing said on Friday.

Samsung emerged victorious over Elliott Management and other protesting shareholders. But the conglomerate’s controlling family should be wary of hubris, as even more significant battles loom.

Disneyland, whose leisure-park ancestors include bloody gladiatorial battles, is turning 60. Amanda Foreman looks back.

Chefs Jeremiah Stone and Fabian von Hauske, of New York’s Contra and Wildair restaurants, give a carefree, summery recipe a flavorful twist.

Time to Buy Japan; Recharging the Energizer Bunny; Baseball Pay and Performance; Plenty of Room to Rally.

Honeywell’s earnings were pleasing to investors, but top-line growth is needed to sustain momentum.

Inflation would be even lower if it weren’t for a tight rental market driving rents higher.

Tesla Motors said it would begin offering three new versions of its Model S, including an increase in its top-end electric range, a new, faster performance version and a lower-cost entry-level model.

A health clinic in rural Virginia was receiving medicine deliveries from a drone on Friday, but the demonstration also highlights the hurdles that remain before such deliveries become common.