Новости за 13.08.2016

SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 13. Korean-language dailies -- Japan decides to disburse 1 bln yen for 'comfort women' foundation (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- CJ chairman pardoned,

The Bulldogs’ forwards play like halves. The Bulldogs’ halves play like fullbacks. For most of the game, the fullback looks like the third wheel at a romantic dinner for two.

Genevra Stone, of United States, competes in the women's rowing single sculls semifinal during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Alex Hornibrook out-performed Bart Houston during Friday's practice.

The battle to be crowned world's fastest man takes centre stage in Rio with Usain Bolt facing another showdown with Justin Gatlin.

Two teenage sisters who wrote a letter in their own blood to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav seeking justice for their dead mother, met him here on Saturday.

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri described it as 'one of the worst things that I've ever seen'

First reactor of the Wolsong nuclear power plant was relaunched in South Korea amid the concerns about power supply over the ongoing heatwave, according to local media.

Gilgit-Baltistan is part of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir, divided between India and Pakistan after the 1948 war.

Uptown has the feel of a boom town, with new businesses sprouting up across Harlem.

SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Pyongyang's foreign ministry spokesman denounced the U.S. State Department's report on religious freedom which said it is "non-existent" in North Korea, the country's state media reported. "(The report) more clearly prove

Russian national team has so far passed 300 doping tests during the ongoing Rio Olympics, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has said.

Former tech CEO and famous Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Gurbaksh Chahal, who came in limelight after selling his startup for $300 million at the age of 25 has been sentenced on Friday to a year in jail for violating his probation in a domestic violence case.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he termed the Supreme Court’s pulling up of the central government over delay the collegiums list as a 'reality check'.

The 30 homeless men who died in Australia's deadliest single building fire have been remembered at a service to mark 50 years since the disaster.

– Pope Francis has paid a visit to some former prostitutes – The Vicar visited 20 former prostitutes at a safe house in Rome – Pope had a heart to heart chat with the women for over an hour Leader of the world church, Pope Francis has surprised 20 former prostitutes by paying them a […]

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has condemned athletes for the disrespectful attitude to each other during the Olympics, including towards Russian four-time world swimming champion Yulia Efimova, IOC's communications director Mark Adams has said.

Presidential holidays and golf could take on an entirely new dimension. Forget Hillary, who has never betrayed an ounce of interest in the sport. I refer of course to one Donald J Trump. He doesn't just play on golf courses – he owns them

Thanks for asking. But no, Wayne McEntire really doesn’t need that seat.

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OOTMARSUM - De tegenstanders van het injecteren van afvalwater in Twente komen met 'minder ludieke acties', wanneer de NAM dit injecteren hervat. Dat kondigt voorzitter Freddy Mensink van de Stichting Stop Afvalwater Twente aan. Hij hoopt op 'massaal protest'.

To watch or not to watch. With all the controversy surrounding the release of the video showing Rob Ford smoking crack, we asked a professor from the University of Central Florida about the ethics of that choice.

ISIS militants are losing control of the key Syrian city of Manbij to U.S.-backed rebels and appear to be using civilians as human shields as they flee, the Pentagon said. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab forces, have battled to take control of Manbij since May and have claimed the […]

Pina hit a pinch-hit three-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning in the Milwaukee Brewers' 7-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.

Manchester United's winger Adnan Januzaj, 21, has been loaned to Sunderland for a season, the English Premier League football side has announced.