Новости за 13.08.2016

CBI has registered a fresh case against beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya for allegedly cheating a consortium of nationalised banks to the tune of Rs 6,027 crore by not keeping commitments to repay loans taken for his now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines.

The outcome is anyone’s guess, but what is clear is that the medical profession will not emerge unscathed after Sunday’s vote

Iranian Brig. Gen. Vali Madani, who is visiting the International Army Games (IAG) in Russia, stated that Iran and Russia cooperated very closely and both countries could learn from the experience of each other.

Diverse personen die op de A4 liepen kregen vandaag een boete van de Koninklijke Marechaussee. Vanwege de drukte rondom het vliegveld besloten veel mensen het laatste stuk te lopen, om zo hun vlucht te halen. Dat zorgde echter voor gevaarlijke situaties.

In the 1880s, Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse battled over control of America's nascent electrical system. Graham Moore tells their story in The Last Days of Night.

John Corey Whaley is the author of the YA novels "Noggin" and "Highly Illogical Behavior. For our series "Next Chapter," he tells us about how he struggled with feeling isolated at college.

At a party for Syrian refugees in a New Jersey mosque, Americans of Lebanese and Pakistani descent and a Jewish family offer help and stories of their own immigrant backgrounds.

What's the best method for holding a cup of coffee so it doesn't spill? NPR's Scott Simon learned that an overhand claw-like grip is best.

The United Nations is planning to send 4,000 more peacekeeping troops to South Sudan. NPR's Scott Simon talks to journalist Nichola Mandil about why the government is objecting to more peacekeepers.

The community at the bottom rung of the social Hindu hierarchy does the dirtiest jobs. Some of the poorest of the poor, formerly known as "the Untouchables," don't want to perform those tasks anymore.

Do hummingbirds migrate on the backs of geese? And will rice thrown at weddings really make birds explode? Scott Simon gets to the bottom of some bird myths with Ray Brown, host of "Talkin' Birds."

Alex Rodriguez plays his last baseball game ever, and the Olympics continue. NPR's Scott Simon talks sports with Howard Bryant of ESPN.

After acquiring Yahoo, Verizon ranks third in digital advertising and is a major player in media and tech. It wants to play in the Silicon Valley sandbox — but don't expect a full transformation yet.

The U.S. swimming team has been exceptional in the summer Olympic games. Last night, Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps swam their signature events.

The city of Berlin just banned Airbnb because it was swallowing up long-term rentals and driving up prices. Paris is now struggling to temper the explosion of the rental site for the same reasons.

Elaine Fantham, who joined NPR's Scott Simon to talk classics for many years, has died. Her student, John Allemang, remembers the woman fondly known as "the rock-star of classics."

NPR's Scott Simon checks back in with a surgeon from Aleppo, Dr. Osama Abo El Ezz, about the current situation in the besieged Syrian city.

Next time you're planning a vacation, it might be wise to enlist the help of a child. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Leo Kugel, who did just that.

Spain's Civil Guard says it has rescued an injured French spelunker after a three-day rescue operation that required 50 controlled mini-detonations to blast open an escape route ...

Olympians see gold, wildfires heat up Madeira, a man scales Trump Tower and more.

Sunday Funday has turned into zombie Sunday. AMC is airing an all-day marathon of “The Walking Dead” Season 6.

Isaac Geralds put a ring on it and his girlfriend said yes! The singer, who was a former Project Fame contestant proposed to his girlfriend, Ewaoluwa during the second edition of his Isaac Geralds Experience concert at HardRock Cafe in Lagos. The newly engaged shared the good news on his Instagram page. He captioned the […]