Новости за 01.04.2017

By Julia Symmes Cobb and Nelson Bocanegra | BOGOTA BOGOTA A landslide in Colombia's southwestern border province of Putumayo sent mud and debris crashing onto houses overnight, killing at least 154 people and injuring scores, officials said on Saturday.Heavy rains caused several rivers to overflow, pushing sediment and rocks onto buildings and roads in the provincial capital of Mocoa and immobilizing cars in several feet of mud.Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos flew to Mocoa, population 345,000... Читать дальше...

MOSCOW Russian poet Evgeny Yevtushenko has died in the United States at the age of 85, TASS news agency reported on Saturday, citing a close friend."Five minutes ago, Evgeny Aleksandrovich (Yevtushenko) departed into eternity," TASS said, quoting Mikhail Morgulis, a friend of Yevtushenko's who said he had spoken to his son.Born in 1932, Yevtushenko went on to publish more than 150 collections of poems.

By Mfuneko Toyana | PRETORIA PRETORIA South Africa's new finance minister signalled on Saturday he would oversee a redistribution of wealth to the country's black majority, as a row over the sacking of his predecessor laid bare bitter divisions within the ruling ANC party.Saying the country was poised at a "polarised and contentious" moment, Malusi Gigaba promised to transform the economy while keeping the public accounts balanced."The ownership of wealth and assets remains concentrated in the hands of a small part of the population. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON Four civilians were killed in February by U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq and Syria, the U.S. military said on Saturday as it updated a tally of accidental deaths in the fight against the Islamic State militants.At least 229 civilians have been unintentionally killed by air strikes since the U.S.-led operation against the militants began almost three years ago, the Pentagon said in a statement.The official tally of civilian deaths since this campaign started is far lower than what outside groups report for that period. Читать дальше...

BOGOTA A landslide in Colombia's southwestern border province of Putumayo sent mud and debris crashing onto houses overnight, killing 112 people and injuring at least 120, officials said on Saturday.Heavy rains caused several rivers to overflow, pushing sediment onto buildings and roads in the provincial capital of Mocoa."It has just been reported to me that we have 112 people dead," President Juan Manuel Santos said after arriving in Mocoa and declaring a state of emergency. "We will keep looking."... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK Ford Motor Co is recalling 52,000 F-250 pickup trucks sold in the United States and Canada because the vehicles could roll after the driver moves the automatic transmission lever into park position, the company said on Saturday. The recall affects 2017 model year F-250 vehicles powered by 6.2-liter gasoline engines, it said in a statement.

NEW YORK Ford Motor Co is recalling 52,000 F-250 pickup trucks sold in the United States and Canada because the vehicles could roll after the driver moves the automatic transmission lever into park position, the company said on Saturday.

A stint in English county cricket when he is not part of any IPL franchise would do India's top batsman Cheteshwar Pujara a world of good to counter the moving and bouncing balls in future when he tours overseas, feels former captain Mohammed Azharuddin.

By Philip Wen | SEOUL SEOUL Australia-based Chinese academic Feng Chongyi said late on Saturday he had boarded a flight leaving China, ending an ordeal that saw him interrogated by authorities and delayed from exiting the country.Feng, an Australian permanent resident who retains his Chinese passport, boarded the flight from the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou and was scheduled to arrive in Sydney on Sunday morning. Flight tracking websites confirmed the plane had taken off. Feng's case had... Читать дальше...

By Philip Wen | SEOUL SEOUL Australia-based Chinese academic Feng Chongyi said late on Saturday he had boarded a flight leaving China, ending an ordeal that saw him interrogated by authorities and delayed from exiting the country.Feng, an Australian permanent resident who retains his Chinese passport, boarded the flight from the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou and was scheduled to arrive in Sydney on Sunday morning. Flight tracking websites confirmed the plane had taken off. Feng's case had... Читать дальше...

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's statement on 'surya namaskar' being similar to 'namaaz' was aimed at fooling Muslims and it would not work.

The first time Poorna Malavath saw Mount Everest, she turned to her coach and said cheerfully, “It’s not that tall. We can climb it in a day.” She was 13 years old.

Supply of meat to the city, especially buffalo meat, has been severely affected after the crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses in Uttar Pradesh.

Iran has said it is willing to mediate between Pakistan and India over the Kashmir issue if requested as any conflict between the two nations will impact upon the economies of other countries in the region.

"KKR has become an independently viable franchise. This means we do not have any debts and have covered all our losses and have reasonably grown," Mysore said.

Catch all the live scores and updates from PV Sindhu's clash with South Korean Sung Ji Hyun in the semi-final of the India Open 2017.

Given the dejection of last season under his captaincy and having lost the reins of Pune, Dhoni will have a lot to prove. How he performs could also reflect in how the team does.

The Shiv Sena has recently suggested that Bhagwat be made the next President, but the Congress came out against the suggestion as the party "opposed the saffron ideology"

The last title Paes won on the ATP World Tour was in 2015 when he triumphed at Auckland with South African Raven Klaasen.

If you thought Mammootty could not do worse than last year’s White, the star is out to prove you wrong.

Roger Federer beat Australia’s Nick Kyrgios 7-6 (11/9), 6-7 (9/11), 7-6 (7/5) in a thriller on Friday to set up a mouth-watering Miami Open final against Rafael Nadal.

A set of never-before-seen photos showing the devastation at the Pentagon following the 9/11 attacks has been released by the FBI.

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the 15 December liquor ban on state highways but relaxed the rule a little.

Zaheer termed Umesh's contribution in India's successful home Test season as "tremendous" suggesting that there is no substitute to playing matches.

All you proud Hyderabadis, it is time to celebrate! The world famous 'Hyderabadi Dum Biryani' is now the national food.