Новости за 07.07.2016

WASHINGTON/SEOUL North Korea warned on Thursday it was planning its toughest response to what it deemed a "declaration of war" by the United States after Washington blacklisted the nuclear-armed country's leader Kim Jong Un for the first time over human rights abuses. Pyongyang described the sanctioning of Kim as a "hideous crime," according to North Korea's official KCNA news agency.

WASHINGTON The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it was deeply disturbing that Syrian forces were continuing attacks in areas such as Aleppo and the Damascus suburbs and urged Russia to exert pressure on the Syrian government to halt such attacks.

LONDON Interior minister Theresa May and eurosceptic rival Andrea Leadsom emerged on Thursday as the two candidates who will battle to become Britain's next prime minister and lead the country out of the European Union. May won 199 votes and Leadsom 84 in a second ballot of lawmakers of the governing Conservative party.

Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat (69kg) lost in the semifinals but remained in the hunt for an Olympic quota berth in the International Boxing Association's Olympic qualifying tournament for professional boxers in Vargas, Venezuela.

PHOENIX An Arizona grand jury has indicted an accused Islamic State sympathizer charged with plotting to bomb a state motor vehicle department office in the Phoenix area, prosecutors said on Thursday. The suspect, Mahin Khan, 18, of Tucson, was arrested on July 1 by FBI agents and local law enforcement in an investigation stemming from a tip by citizens who alerted authorities to suspicious behavior, according to a statement from the Arizona attorney general's office

WARSAW Poland's eurosceptic government has long said it would like Poles living in Britain to return home, but it is now promising to fight for their right to stay after the British vote to leave the European Union. The roughly 800,000 Poles resident in Britain helped stimulate an emotive debate over record high immigration that helped the "Leave" side win the June 23 referendum on EU membership, and the conditions under which Poles may be able to stay in the UK will be subject to future Brexit... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON Donald Trump faced a tough crowd when he met Republicans in Congress on Thursday but several lawmakers, including past critics, emerged from the closed-door meeting with encouraging words about their presumptive White House nominee. Republican aides cited good attendance from both houses of Congress at the two meetings, although some lawmakers made a point of staying away, citing previous commitments

WASHINGTON U.S. private payrolls increased more than expected in June as small businesses ramped up hiring, and fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, suggesting a rebound in job growth after May's paltry gains.

(Corrects paragraph 14 to show Paul Ryan has endorsed Donald Trump) By Julia Edwards and David Alexander WASHINGTON FBI Director James Comey strongly defended his decision not to recommend charges against Hillary Clinton on Thursday but told Republican lawmakers penalties such as revoking security clearances could be considered for mishandling classified information as Clinton and her staff did. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said in a letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper that Clinton... Читать дальше...

LONDON Interior minister Theresa May and eurosceptic rival Andrea Leadsom emerged on Thursday as the two candidates who will battle to become Britain's next prime minister and lead the country out of the European Union. May won 199 votes and Leadsom 84 in a second ballot of lawmakers of the governing Conservative party. Justice Secretary Michael Gove took just 46 votes and was eliminated from the race

England's fast bowler James Anderson has been ruled out of a 12-man squad announced Thursday for next week's first Test against Pakistan at Lord's.

The Rs 1,500-crore bond issue with a green shoe option of Rs 500 crore got oversubscribed within a few minutes of the issue opening

France has offered to help India revive the unsuccessful Kaveri engine project for indigenous Tejas aircraft and a host of other high-end collaboration as part of the offsets in the multi-billion Euro Rafale fighter plane deal, which is now in the final stages.

Athavale's penchant for rhymes, whether it is at a public meeting to seek votes, or on the television show, has always regaled the audiences for they convey a lot than a whole speech he tends to deliver in a singsong manner.

Many in Bangladesh's ruling establishment seem to use terms terrorism and criminal acts interchangeably, and there seems to be continued refusal to accept that the country’s security situation has been in a downward spiral for long.

Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput have completed a year of matrimonial bliss.

Rating agency firm says aggregate topline to be mainly driven by export oriented units like IT sector

Part of India's strategy entails ensuring that India doesn't fall too far behind China in Africa, without attempting to directly compete with China

Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar, wants Bollywood's superstar Salman Khan to play his role “in the biopic, if that happens”.

Saina Nehwal was honoured by Hyundai Motor India Ltd by gifting her the 1st anniversary edition of Indian Car of The year - Creta in an event on Thursday.

It is not only the young ones who need to maintain high standards for Germany. In Joachim Loew’s team, everyone needs to pull their weight.

Your guide to AR Rahman's 'Tu Hai' song, from Mohenjo Daro, starring Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hegde

The first batch of 5,000 'Freedom 251' devices will finally be out for delivery from 8 July and the receiver will have to pay Rs 291 (including Rs 40 as delivery charge) to get the unit

Two people were reportedly killed and nine policemen were injured after a bomb blast in Bangladesh's Kishoreganj, CNN News 18 reported on Thursday.

India's cricket team, led by Virat Kohli, reached St Kitts to play a four-Test series against the West Indies starting with the opening match at Antigua.