Новости за 13.12.2017

Baku / 13.12.17 / Turan: A conference of the Azerbaijani Diaspora organization AND - Azerbaycan Namine Demokratiya (Democracy in the Name of Azerbaijan) was held in German Düsseldorf yesterday.The initiators of the meeting were the co-chairmen of the organization, the former diplomat Arif Memmedov and the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Azadlig, Genimet Zahid.The honorary guests of the conference were Professor, former presidential candidate of Azerbaijan and chairman of ...

Just over a year after he was maimed for gnawing on someone's shoes, Cola is romping across a beach on new sleek paws: curved "blade runner" prosthetics modelled on those used by Paralympian sprinters.

A traffic police sub-inspector was injured in firing by unidentified assailants in Karachi's Liaquatabad area on Wednesday, DawnNews reported.

Um die überfüllten Lager auf den Ostägäisinseln zu entlasten, hat das griechische Innenministerium am Mittwoch erneut Flüchtlinge zum Festland nach Piräus bringen lassen. Diesmal waren es 183 Menschen von den Inseln Chios und Lesbos.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson may have opened the way to negotiations with North Korea over its nuclear programme, saying Washington was ready to talk "without preconditions".

The minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has accused the Jonathan administration and the Peoples Democratic Party of gross mismanagement of resources.

The minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has accused the Jonathan administration and the Peoples Democratic Party of gross mismanagement of resources.

Grigor Dimitrov produced a number of moments worthy of the highlight reel during a season filled with career milestones, including a year-end No. 3 finish in the Emirates ATP Rankings, triumph at the Nitto ATP Finals and his first ATP World Masters 1000 title at the Western & Southern Open. After six days of voting, fans gave Dimitrov another accolade, with his dive volley against Yuichi Sugita in the Cincinnati quarter-finals crowned the Masters 1000 Golden Hot Shot.

اليوم العالمي لحقوق الإنسان الذي يصادف العاشر ديسمبر من كل عام هو مناسبة يحتفل فيها العالم سنوياً بهذا اليوم. لكن الحديث عن فعل "الاحتفال" يشكل في الواقع حقيقة مضلِلة ،إذ يبدو الأمر أقرب إلى  "الإِبْتِئَاس" والحزن و الكَآبَة. فعلى الرغم من دخول الإعلان العالمي لحقوق الإنسان عامه السبعين، إلا أن سجل حقوق الإنسان في تراجع مستمر، ولا زالت العديد من الدول غنية كانت أو فقيرة، كبيرة أو صغيرة، قوية أو ضعيفة، ديموقراطية أو ديكتاتورية تشهد انتهاكات خطيرة لحقوق الإنسان.

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has shocked political watchers in Enugu by appointing a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Peter Okonkwo as a commissioner.

Istanbul (dpa) - Eine Woche nach der Anerkennung Jerusalems als Hauptstadt Israels durch die USA hat am Mittwoch in Istanbul ein Sondergipfel der Organisation für Islamische Kooperation (OIC) begonnen. Einberufen hat das Krisentreffen der türkische Staatspräsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan, der zu den schärfsten Kritikern der Jerusalem-Entscheidung von US-Präsident Donald Trump gehört. Vergangene Woche hatte Erdogan gesagt: «Auf diesem Gipfel werden wir die gesamte islamische Welt in Bewegung setzen.»... Читать дальше...

Note: This is a guest post from Patrick Hunt, author of the new book, Hannibal. Hannibal Barca, otherwise simply known as Hannibal, lived and waged war over two thousand years ago – but is he still relevant in a world where the Romans are long gone? His famous crossing of the Alps in winter with […]

LONDON - Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome failed a drugs test during the Vuelta e Espana race in September, cycling's governing body UCI said on Wednesday.

No legal reason for staying in Sweden? No problem, as plenty of "asylum dealers" offering false online histories, fabricated refugee stories and counseling on how to trick the authorities has been revealed operating in the Nordic country - with tacit endorsement from the authorities.

Hamas has announced the beginning of the third “intifada” following Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. It didn’t take long for Israel to respond.

The governor of Bayelsa state, Seriake Dickson, on Tuesday December 12, led the National Reconciliation Committee of the PDP, to visit some aggrieved members.

The governor of Bayelsa state, Seriake Dickson, on Tuesday December 12, led the National Reconciliation Committee of the PDP, to visit some aggrieved members.

Berlin (dpa) - Erst lag das Erste ab 20.15 Uhr mit «Die Kanzlei» deutlich vorn, gleich danach hatte es bei «In aller Freundschaft» sogar noch mehr Zuschauer. Die Anwaltsserie mit Sabine Postel und Herbert Knaup verfolgten 4,80 Millionen, der Marktanteil lag bei 15,8 Prozent. In der neuen Folge «Mit harter Hand» brauchte eine junge Frau (Sophie Dal) rechtliche Unterstützung, die verdächtigt wurde, einen Mann ermordet zu haben. Die Krankenhausserie aus der fiktiven Sachsenklinik in Leipzig direkt im... Читать дальше...

The New York Daily News previewed it's Wednesday front page cover on Tuesday night with commentary on the embattled Republican US Senate candidate Roy Moore's loss who lost the state's special election on Tuesday:

As work worries abate, sleep difficulties may also diminish when workers make the transition to retirement, according to a recent study from Finland. In particular, complaints of nonrestorative sleep and waking up too early in the morning decreased significantly, especially among pensioners who had poor health and stressful work lives before retirement, researchers found. “People reported experiencing more early morning awakenings and non-restorative sleep during the final working years than after... Читать дальше...

All football clubs have issues, all managers are one-eyed, all those who take money from the game are keen to protect their own interests but the sheer amount of bare-faced lying in football really does my swede in tbh. It's so prevalent that for someone to tell the truth (or at least their version of it) they have to do it anonymously or in 'an explosive tell-all' autobiography written well after they've left the game. I don't really understand how or why fans can remain loyal to a sport that constantly bullshits them.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rarely has a sitting president rallied behind such a scandal-plagued candidate the way Donald Trump did with Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore. And rarely has that bet failed so spectacularly. Moore's defeat Tuesday in Alabama — as stalwart a Republican state as they come — left Trump unusually conciliatory and his political allies shell-shocked. Trump had dug in on his support for Moore after a wave of allegations about the former judge's alleged sexual misconduct with teenagers when he was in his 30s... Читать дальше...