Новости за 21.01.2017

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has started campaigning for constitutional reforms that would greatly expand the powers of his office, hours after a vote in parliament cleared the way for a national referendum on the issue. Speaking in Istanbul on Saturday, he hailed the assembly's early-morning decision and said "God willing the people will give the true decision, the final decision" that he says would catapult Turkey to a stronger position.

Daniel R. DePetris

Security, Asia

Pyongyang doesn't have enough firepower to inflict permanent damage.

Iran’s regional aggression. Budget turmoil at home. Domestic politics. An establishment in Washington resistant to reform. Ongoing wars in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. President-elect Donald Trump will have all of this to focus on and more, including the possibility of a Republican Party—a party that, let’s be honest, wasn’t especially happy that Trump won the GOP nomination—opposing... Читать дальше...

The fate of the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls continued to hang in balance on Saturday.

The weakened Melbourne Stars will head into this week's semi-final against the Perth Scorchers needing a burst of inspiration after dropping their final two regular season Big Bash League matches.

To sustain the rally on Wall Street, Donald Trump must make good on his promises, but nothing he said inspires any confidence, writes Tim Mullaney.

BEIRUT — A resident and an opposition monitoring group say an explosion has rocked a camp for displaced Syrians on the border with Jordan, killing at least four. Badr Abu Sultan, a resident of the Rukban camp, says a suspected car bomb in a local market caused the powerful explosion Saturday. Abu Sultan said two

Melbourne Victory have slumped to their second straight defeat, with Perth coming from behind to secure a 2-1 win in Saturday night's A-League clash at nib Stadium.

BEIRUT (AP) — A resident and an opposition monitoring group say an explosion has rocked a camp for displaced Syrians on the border with Jordan, killing at least four. Jordan has been on edge since a car bomb attack last year launched from Rukban killed seven Jordanian border guards.

Our children are watching, one placard read.

YANGON - The U.N. Human Rights envoy to Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, said Friday the country's government would lose...

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Former Tottenham and Arsenal centre-back Sol Campbell insists he could turn around John Stones' Manchester City form if he was given the opportunity to work with the England defender.

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese baseball great Shigeo Nagashima comes to watch the 14th day of action of the New Year Grand...

Goldman Sachs

Stock markets have been on a tear since Donald Trump's electoral victory in November, but at least one Wall Street titan says the president-elect can't take all the credit.

Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein on Wednesday told CNBC that the market had been on the right path before the election and that the "Trump effect" simply added to the momentum.

"I think one of the reasons why the election had such a dramatic effect is because it was drawing people in the direction... Читать дальше...

KOBLENZ, Germany (AP) — French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen declared Saturday that 2017 will be the "year of the awakening of the people of continental Europe" as she joined fellow nationalist leaders in Germany at the beginning of a…

KOBLENZ, Germany (AP) — French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen declared Saturday that 2017 will be the "year of the awakening of the people of continental Europe" as she joined fellow nationalist leaders in Germany at the beginning of a…

KOBLENZ, Germany (AP) — French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen declared Saturday that 2017 will be the "year of the awakening of the people of continental Europe" as she joined fellow nationalist leaders in Germany at the beginning of a…

KOBLENZ, Germany (AP) — French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen declared Saturday that 2017 will be the "year of the awakening of the people of continental Europe" as she joined fellow nationalist leaders in Germany at the beginning of a year of high-stakes national elections. Populist parties have been surging in polls in Europe and the leaders' mood was celebratory as they came together in support of one another, the day after Donald Trump was sworn in as U.S. president following a campaign... Читать дальше...

Earnings so far look mixed, but that could all change when Big Tech reports.

Earnings so far look mixed, but that could all change when Big Tech reports.

Earnings so far look mixed, but that could all change when Big Tech reports.