Новости за 19.05.2016

France 24 has extended its distribution across India by concluding an agreement with Tata Sky, the n°1 satellite operator in the country.

An English Premier League club wants to allow supporters to vote via smartphone for the player they want substituted during a match, a data analyst has told a Doha football conference.

The EU on Wednesday failed to agree on the re-approval of weedkiller glyphosate in Europe amid fresh fears the product could cause cancer.

With plenty of writhing, stage-diving and drug-taking, American director Jim Jarmusch's new documentary "Gimme Danger" on the iconic punk rockers Iggy Pop and the Stooges premiered in Cannes Thursday.

Newly crowned English Premier League champions Leicester City received a royal seal of approval Thursday at Bangkok's Grand Palace, with the Thai-owned team presenting its trophy to a portrait of the king before a bus parade through the capital.

Belgian prosecutors on Thursday demanded that four alleged jihadists accused of links to the terror cell behind the Paris and Brussels attacks receive between 10 and 18 years in jail.

Three robbers with pump-action shotguns raided a luxury Chanel boutique in central Paris on Thursday, police sources said.

Attendus de pied ferme en compétition, "Juste la fin du monde" et son casting français cinq étoiles déroutent. Le prodige québécois Xavier Dolan a réussi à prendre la Croisette de court en faisant du... Dolan XXL. Comme un solde de tout compte.

New claims for US unemployment insurance fell back last week after having surged to a two-year high, suggesting the jobs market remains tight, official data showed Thursday.

The French parliament extended the country’s post-attacks state of emergency to the end of July on Tuesday in order to cover this summer's Euro 2016 football tournament and the Tour de France cycling race.

Pour la troisième fois, le Parlement a adopté jeudi, par un vote de l'Assemblée, une prolongation de l'état d'urgence post-attentats, jusqu'à fin juillet, pour assurer la sécurité de l'Euro-2016 et du Tour de France cycliste.

Turkish Transport Minister Binali Yildirim was announced Thursday as the likely new leader of the ruling AK Party and therefore the next prime minister, cementing President Tayyip Erdogan's hold on government as he seeks to extend his powers.

Le ministre turc des Transports Binali Yildirim, fidèle allié du président Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a été désigné candidat unique à la succession du Premier ministre sortant Ahmet Davutoglu.

Lee Chong Wei led Malaysia into the Thomas Cup semi-finals on Thursday but there was Uber Cup heartbreak for Ratchanok Intanon as Thailand crashed out against India.

Five Chadian peacekeepers were killed and three others wounded in a shootout during an ambush in northeastern Mali, the United Nations said Thursday.

Turkey's ruling party on Thursday named a close ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the sole candidate to become the country's next prime minister.

The pilot of an EgyptAir flight that vanished over the eastern Mediterranean early on Thursday with 66 people on board, had "not mentioned a problem" in his final contact, Greek civil aviation officials said.

NATO foreign ministers meet Thursday to finalise the alliance's biggest military build-up since the end of the Cold War to counter what they see as a more aggressive and unpredictable Russia.

Global life expectancy increased by five years between 2000 and 2015, the World Health Organization said Thursday, crediting progress in Africa against HIV, AIDS and malaria.

L'arrière polyvalent international samoan Paul Williams, âgé de 33 ans et en fin de contrat en juin, a prolongé son bail avec le Stade Français d'une saison plus une en option, a annoncé le club jeudi.

Message radio, code envoyé via un transpondeur ou balises de détresse: il existe, dans un avion de ligne, trois façons pour se signaler en difficulté.

Le ministre turc des Transports Binali Yildirim, fidèle allié du président Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a été désigné candidat unique à la succession du Premier ministre sortant Ahmet Davutoglu, a annoncé jeudi un responsable du parti au pouvoir.

Le paquet de cigarettes neutre, mesure phare de la loi de Santé, pourra être vendu à partir de vendredi en France, une première en Europe. Mais ces paquets aux messages sanitaires sans logo, obligatoires à compter de l'an prochain, arriveront en ordre dispersé dans les bureaux de tabac.

Liverpool's failure to qualify for the Champions League will make it harder for manager Jurgen Klopp to attract leading players to the club, according to former Anfield favourite Steve McManaman.

A rogue Afghan policeman shot dead eight of his colleagues in southern Afghanistan Thursday, officials said, the latest in a series of insider attacks which have blighted government forces battling the Taliban.