Новости за 13.09.2015

When Martin Johnson and George Gregan, the captains of England and Australia respectively, each spared a thought for their opponent in the interviews conducted immediately after rugby union's World Cup final of 2003 – won famously for the English by Jonny Wilkinson's last-minute drop goal – their civility in a moment of extreme emotion was not contrived by public relations. It was an instinctive expression of their sport's quintessential generosity of spirit and lack of self-obsession.

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after meeting his Russian, Ukrainian and French counterparts in Berlin on Saturday that "significant progress" had been made towards a resolution of the conflict between Kiev and Moscow.

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after meeting his Russian, Ukrainian and French counterparts in Berlin on Saturday that "significant progress" had been made towards a resolution of the conflict between Kiev and Moscow.

Fears that the Government is weakening its commitment to the environment have been heightened after it emerged that at least two Whitehall departments have admitted ignoring a Supreme Court ruling on clean air.

COLUMBIA — The fact that Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops is openly discussing his team’s epic road losing streak with his players likely indicates that the Wildcats feel like they have a chance to end it Saturday night at Williams-Brice Stadium. For South Carolina, that would be quite the blow to Steve Spurrier’s stated goal...

VENICE (Reuters) - Films from Latin America won two of the top prizes at the 72nd Venice Film Festival on Saturday, with Venezuelan director Lorenzo Vigas getting the Golden Lion best film award for "Desde Alla" (From Afar).

Burning Man is considering legal action against sandwich chain Quiznos over a video ad that pokes fun at the festival, an event organizer said.

Twelve major banks have tentatively agreed to pay $1.87 billion to settle allegations that they colluded to fix prices and lock out competitors in the market for insurance-like products widely traded before the financial...

Major stock indexes shook off an early stumble to finish with slight gains on Friday as traders turned their attention to a key meeting of the Federal Reserve next week.

BERLIN, Sept 13 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after meeting his Russian, Ukrainian and French counterparts in Berlin on Saturday that "significant progress" had been made towards a resolution of the conflict between Kiev and Moscow.

The Conservatives immediately seized on Jeremy Corbyn’s victory by condemning the Labour Party under his leadership as a “serious risk to our nation’s security”.

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Grief stiffens his face and the words won’t come. “Give me a second,” says Roger Parrish, flushed and struggling to talk about the death of his daughter.

A renewed cease-fire in eastern Ukraine has held for more than 10 days, creating the possibility that political talks can move forward to resolve the conflict, the head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in...

Actor Tom Cruise flew in a helicopter across the Colombian Andes just 10 minutes before a small plane on the same dangerous flight path crashed into a jungled mountain, killing two crew members from his upcoming movie,...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - It will be number one versus number two in the U.S. Open men's final on Sunday, a seismic grand slam title match between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer that transcends the world rankings.

President Barack Obama warned Russia Friday against doubling down on its support for Syrian President Bashar Assad, casting a recent buildup of Russian military equipment and personnel in Syria as an effort to prop up the...

Members of New Zealand's rugby world cup squad are treated to the haka as they meet fans at an official event in London on Saturday.

The retailer Littlewoods has withdrawn an advertisement for children’s bikes after it attracted a storm of abuse from parents and campaigners who labelled it “pointlessly sexist” and “pathetic”.

In dem Thriller "Meister des Todes", den Das Erste am 23.09. sendet, werden die deutschen Waffenexporte beleuchtet. Der Film beruht auf aktuellen Recherchen. Im Funkhausgespräch stellt WDR 5 die Frage nach der Moral solcher Geschäfte.

Italy's Flavia Pennetta became a shock grand slam champion by winning the US Open title and then revealed another surprise by announcing her retirement from tennis.

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Unidentified attackers ambushed a police post in the central Mopti region of Mali on Saturday, killing two police officers standing guard, an army spokesman said.

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's ruling Civic Platform (PO) party and opposition Law and Justice (PiS) announced their economic programs on Saturday, vying for voters before the October parliamentary elections.

TURIN (Reuters) - Juventus' wretched start to the season continued when they needed a late penalty to avoid defeat as the Serie A champions were held to a 1-1 home draw by early leaders Chievo Verona on Saturday.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - PSV Eindhoven warmed-up for next week's Champions League clash against Manchester United with a thumping 6-0 away win over SC Cambuur on Saturday while Ajax Amsterdam stayed top of the Dutch league despite losing their 100 percent record.