Новости за 18.08.2016

Two American swimmers were stopped from leaving Brazil, as an investigation into an alleged armed robbery involving Olympic star Ryan Lochte and three of his teammates escalated. Photo: AP

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Myanmar’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is visiting Beijing for talks with Chinese leaders, with the fate of a contentious Chinese-financed dam project among the topics of discussion. Photo: Getty Images

The 2016 Rio Olympic Games have had many historic moments, from Michael Phelps’ picture-perfect finish to 400-meter runner Wayde van Niekerk's breaking a 17-year-old record. Photo: Getty Images

Today on the campaign trail and more of the biggest news stories and exclusive features from Washington on politics, policy, financial regulation and defense.

Indians on Thursday were celebrating Raksha Bandhan, a Hindu festival that celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters.

This week's episode is about the deals we make with our psyches to survive in a brutal world.

Footage of five-year-old Omran Daqneesh being rescued from rubble following an airstrike in Aleppo, Syria, was widely shared on social media after the video was released late Wednesday.

Lenovo, the world’s largest PC maker, might look cheap, but it could well be a value trap. Selling property isn’t the answer.

China’s government has declared a “war on pollution.” New research, however, says that effort isn’t nearly enough to stop the numbers of deaths caused by air pollution from rising over the next several years.

Switzerland’s Nestlé fell short of a longstanding sales growth objective during the first half of the year in the face of weak pricing and slack demand in important markets for the consumer-goods company such as China.

Etsuro Honda said the central bank’s September policy review would support further stimulus to defeat deflation.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week is expected to announce a successor to Raghuram Rajan, the country’s departing central bank governor, according to two senior officials with knowledge of New Delhi’s plans.

A top Pakistani diplomat said violence roiling the disputed region of Kashmir, and a speech earlier this week by the Indian prime minister excoriating Islamabad, have strained ties between the rival nuclear-armed neighbors.

Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik won bronze in women's wrestling at the Olympic Games in Rio on Wednesday, bringing home her country’s first medal of the competition -- and she did it in dramatic fashion.

The World's longest aircraft, the Airlander 10, also nicknamed the "flying bum" because of its bulbous front end, made its maiden voyage from Cardington Airfield in the U.K. Wednesday. Photo: AFP/Getty.

Gannett has privately sweetened its bid for Tronc Inc., hoping to overcome resistance to a sale from the parent of the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times.

Brazil authorities removed two American Olympic swimmers from their flights to the U.S. Late Wednesday, the United States Olympic Committee said, as an investigation into an armed robbery they and other swimmers were victims in escalated.

Two young leaders from opposing ends of the ideological spectrum are rising to reshape South African politics as the ruling party of Nelson Mandela reels from its worst election loss since apartheid collapsed.

An Iranian cargo plane left Geneva with $400 million in cash after a flight with Americans aboard took off from Tehran in January.

Lenovo Group said its net profit for the quarter ended June 30 rose 64% on cost savings, despite a fall in revenue.

How a youth can dress to impress.

Researchers say the results suggest a current that favors swimmers on one side for 50-meter sprints in Rio.

In 2009 a massive dead star exploded in a powerful burst and astronomers were able to observe the star before and after the blast from Earth. WSJ's Monika Auger reports. Photo: K. Ulaczyk/Warsaw University Observatory

Target said it will spend $20 million to add a private bathroom to each of its stores by next year, after customer protests of its policy allowing transgender individuals to use whichever restroom corresponds with their gender identity.