Новости за 14.10.2015

Long before they created Joey, the equine hero of ‘War Horse’, Adrian Kohler and Basil Jones used puppets to tell the stories of their native South Africa. On the eve of the London revival of ‘Ubu and the Truth Commission’, Boyd Tonkin meets the  pair pulling the strings

Annie Martin
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Amy Duggar said cousin-in-law Anna Duggar is doing well and focusing on her four children while her husband, Josh Duggar, remains in treatment.

It was a sense of powerlessness among the Palestinian population that drove the previous intifadas, and that can be found in abundance today

Investors focus on what Intel says as a key indicator on the health of other technology companies and markets.

Daniel John Roch, 19, fractured his spine after his quad bike tipped forward.

For most readers of the sports blogs Deadspin and SB Nation, the ability to pass around clips of plays, highlights and bloopers during a game is taken for granted in the era of social media. But for the NFL, it’s apparently seen as a liability: On Monday night, Twitter suspended both of the sites’ accounts after getting takedown notices under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act concerning the publications’ tweets.

She, not Bernie Sanders, is overwhelmingly the second choice of Joe Biden supporters

LOS ANGELES (AP) — PETA has done a lot with a little sex, shock and shame.

Ed Adamczyk
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- A car inadvertently driven onto a Los Angeles International Airport runway by an airport employee caused a takeoff to be aborted.

MOSCOW (AP) — Some Russian officials are daring to think the seemingly unthinkable in the land of vodka — banning the sale of alcohol once a week in the country's two main cities.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni might have paved the way for India's victory with an unbeaten 92 in the second cricket ODI, but the skipper preferred to credit his bowlers for the series-levelling win against SA.

Marilyn Malara
BERLIN, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Famed actress Meryl Streep will serve as this year's jury president at the Berlin International Film Festival in February.

Why don't planes have overhead storage bin space for all passengers? WSJ's Scott McCartney joins Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero and explains how some airlines have retrofitted their bin space to accommodate, in some cases, 50% more bags. Photo: Corbis Images

A man sent to Australia at the age of 10 finds the Fermanagh family he thought was dead

You’ve probably often wondered how the other half lives, but have you thought about what they watch? ABC recently released a list of the Top 20 primetime network drama and comedy series in households earning $100,000 and above, and the results make for interesting reading. ABC itself is well-represented, with 10 of its series — including Modern Family, Scandal, and The Muppets — finding room in the Top 20. But CBS claims the top spot, with its long-running sitcom The Big Bang Theory being the top choice amongst the well-off demo.

Whose this you’re hearing? It’s a group known as Bear Lincoln. They’re from Oaktown, baby, and they say they met while waiting in line for the rest room at an AM/PM market. For real!

Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth made a positive start to their campaign, reaching the second round of the $650,000 Denmark Open Super Series Premier on Wednesday.

Phiyega is the highest ranking casualty of an inquiry into 2012 tragedy

Two people have been confirmed dead following the collapse of a temporary bridge along the M1 highway in Sandton on Wednesday, paramedics said.

Toyota's youth brand, Scion, has added an impressive five-door hatchback for 2016 that features a lot of standard equipment, pleasant looks and decent ride for under $20,000.

Beneath the similar-looking shells and visors of motorcycle and auto racing helmets are two very specialized ways to armor up.

The decision of the SEC was based on the report from the additional chief secretary P K Taneja.

Colorado's marijuana industry may be booming, but pesticides pose a big problem for pot entrepreneurs.

Vin Diesel gives a thumbs up while walking the red carpet at the premiere of his movie The Last Witch Hunter on Tuesday (October 13) at AMC Lincoln Square in New York City. The 48-year-old actor was joined at the event by Ciara, who recorded the end credits song for the movie, “Paint It Black.” [...]