Новости за 30.03.2017

JERUSALEM Israel's security cabinet approved on Thursday the building of the first new settlement in the occupied West Bank in two decades, even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu negotiates with Washington on possible curbs on settlement activity.

By Manoj Kumar and Rajesh Kumar Singh | NEW DELHI NEW DELHI The New Development Bank set up by the BRICS group of major emerging economies plans to raise up to $500 million via rupee-denominated masala bonds in the second half of the year, the bank's president, K.V. Kamath, said on Thursday.The BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - agreed to create the infrastructure-focussed lender in July 2014 as an alternative to the World Bank

By Joe Brock | JOHANNESBURG JOHANNESBURG Jacob Zuma is considering offering to step down next year, at least 12 months before his term as South African president ends, under a deal with opponents in his ruling party that would see Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan leave office now, two senior party sources said.Zuma is due to be replaced as leader of the African National Congress (ANC) at a party conference in December after serving his allocated two terms, but was expected to remain the country's president until elections in 2019. Читать дальше...

By Joseph Sipalan and Rozanna Latiff | KUALA LUMPUR KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia put the body of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a plane to Pyongyang on Thursday, in a deal that secured the release of its citizens there and ended a drawnout diplomatic spat.U.S. and South Korean intelligence sources say North Korea masterminded the deadly attack on Kim Jong Nam last month using VX nerve agent, a chemical so toxic that it is on a U.N. list of weapons of mass destruction.The... Читать дальше...

By Aditya Kalra | NEW DELHI NEW DELHI India's reaction to an Amazon.com website selling doormats resembling the country's flag involved an unprecedented public and private offensive against the U.S. company by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, a document shows.Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj publicly threatened in January to rescind visas of Amazon employees if the doormats were not removed from its Canadian website.But a document seen by Reuters shows the government went even further in private... Читать дальше...

Nothing is as amazing an element in politics as things being hushed up.

PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth play their second rounds at the India Open 2017. Follow our live blog for regular scores and updates from all the matches.

The CISF cover by the Centre had been accorded to Adityanath in his capacity as a BJP MP but officials said with his taking charge as CM, a threat perception report of central security agencies required his security to be upgraded.

Delhi Daredevils coach Rahul Dravid on Thursday admitted that missing a batsman of Quinton de Kock's calibre along with seasoned player JP Duminy will affect the balance and composition of the team going into 10th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL).

Kerala pacer Basil Thampi, who was picked up by Gujarat Lions for the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), feels that being a part of this T20 tournament is a big opportunity for young domestic players like him.

It was Delhi's former L-G Najeeb Jung who first talked about the existence of a spy unit run by Arvind Kejriwal's Delhi government and expressed his doubts over its operations.

A mechanism to protect minority rights is very important in Kashmir but it must be based on a broad vision. It must not lead to the further squeezing of space to celebrate multiple identities and cultures.

A US federal judge in Hawaii has indefinitely extended the suspension of President Donald Trump's new travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority countries which aims to prevent terrorists from entering America.

London: British prime minister Theresa May on Thursday reached out to the European press to strike a tone of friendship and send out a message that Britain's exit from the EU was not an attempt "to do harm" to the bloc.

Leonardo DiCaprio worked with Darlene Cates in the first film that won him an Oscar nomination.

Washington: US president Donald Trump is looking to his wife, first lady Melania Trump, for tips on how to improve his poll numbers, a media report said.

Over 45 unserved and under-served airports would be connected under the scheme -- UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) that seeks to make flying more affordable

Wenger, Arsenal's manager since 1996, has come under fire from fans after the club were humiliated by Bayern Munich in the Champions League and dropped out of the EPL top four.

The Warriors victory hands the Oakland franchise a psychological boost as they head into the playoffs next month, where they could ultimately face San Antonio for a place in the NBA Finals.

With the clock ticking on Britain's EU membership, the bloc's leadership vowed unity while in London.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to the United States to meet President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago retreat in Florida on 6-7 April.

TOKYO Asian shares edged up to near their highest in two years on Thursday, while the dollar benefited from waning expectations that the European Central Bank was poised to end its easy policy.MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was 0.2 percent higher in early trade, pushing against its loftiest levels since June 2015.Japan's Nikkei stock index .N225 was down 0.2 percent, while Australian shares firmed, helped by gains in oil prices. Strong energy shares had... Читать дальше...

By Idrees Ali | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON A senior U.S. general said on Wednesday it will be difficult to maintain "extraordinarily high standards" to avoid civilian casualties in Mosul, even as the U.S. military begins a formal investigation into an explosion in the Iraqi city that is believed to have killed scores of civilians

By Henning Gloystein | SINGAPORE SINGAPORE Oil prices were steady on Thursday, supported by falling crude output in Libya and declining gasoline stocks in the United States, although bloated U.S.

By Patricia Zengerle | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday promised a thorough investigation into any direct links between Russia and Republican Donald Trump during his successful 2016 run for the White House.Committee Chairman Richard Burr and Mark Warner, its top Democrat, pledged at a joint news conference that they would work together, in contrast with the partisan discord roiling a similar probe by the House of Representatives... Читать дальше...