Новости за 26.07.2016

French investigators on Tuesday identified one of two terrorists who attacked a church in Normandy, killing an elderly priest by slitting his throat, as a 19-year-old who was under house arrest for two failed attempts to reach Syria.

Yuliya Stepanova, the Russian 800m runner who lifted the lid on systematic doping and corruption in Russian athletics, is making one last-gasp appeal of her ban from the Rio Olympics.

Turkish media played a crucial role in averting the coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, yet dozens of journalists are now being targeted in the sweeping crackdown after the failed putsch.

Beyonce on Tuesday led nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards as she basked in acclaim for her film-album "Lemonade."

L'ailier fort Amar'e Stoudemire, ancien joueur des New York Knicks, a annoncé mardi qu'il mettait un terme à sa carrière en NBA à l'âge de 33 ans.

Gael Monfils followed up his first tournament title in more than two years by barrelling into the second round of the Toronto Masters on Tuesday.

Spanish troops intervened Tuesday as a wildfire near the eastern city of Valencia spread to a nature reserve after laying waste to some 1,400 hectares (3,500 acres) of land, regional authorities said.

No one in this small Normandy town could have imagined that one day they too would be the target of a jihadi attack, let alone Tuesday's knife murder of an elderly priest celebrating mass.

Estonia will take over the rotating EU presidency from Britain in late 2017 after London pulled out to focus on negotiations to leave the bloc, the 28 members of the union said on Tuesday.

Chinese tech giant LeEco led by billionaire Jia Yueting announced a deal Tuesday to buy US television manufacturer Vizio for $2 billion.

Venezuela's opposition learns Tuesday whether it can proceed with efforts to force a recall vote against President Nicolas Maduro, amid a dire economic crisis that is fueling warnings of unrest.

Dutch time-trial gold medal favourite Tom Dumoulin was given the all-clear to go to the Rio Olympics on Tuesday, just four days after fracturing his wrist in a crash at the Tour de France.

Hillary Clinton stood poised to formally win her party's presidential nomination Tuesday, as her husband Bill was tasked with the speech of the night -- steeling fractious Democrats for the White House fight against Republican Donald Trump.

French Prosecutor Francois Molins said Tuesday that one of two jihadists who attacked a church in a Normandy town, and slit a priest's throat, was 19-year-old Adel Kermiche.

Air France said Tuesday a week-long strike from Wednesday by flight crews will see the carrier scrap 30 percent of domestic and medium-haul flights at the height of the busy holiday period.

Même pendant les vacances, le Rugby club Toulonnais ne s'arrête jamais: Si on s'est longtemps demandé qui serait à la tête de l'équipe pour la reprise de l'entraînement, mardi, Diego Dominguez était finalement bien présent après des semaines de tension.

La Russe Yuliya Stepanova, spécialiste du 800 m à l'origine des révélations sur le dopage dans l'athlétisme russe, a fait appel de son exclusion des JO-2016 décidée dimanche par le CIO, a annoncé son mari mardi au quotidien USA Today.

Un ancien soldat américain de la Seconde guerre mondiale, qui a servi sous les ordres du général Patton, va prendre en septembre sa retraite de l'US Air Force après plus de 70 ans de service, selon l'armée de l'air américaine.

Facing federal probes over its reporting of US car sales, Fiat Chrysler on Tuesday announced revised numbers showing its previously-touted six-year streak of monthly gains actually ended three years ago.

Alizé Cornet a été éliminée dès son entrée en lice dans le tournoi WTA Premier de Montréal par l'Allemande Andrea Petkovic, 41e mondiale, 7-6 (7/1), 6-3, mardi.

La France doit opposer "une riposte sans faille" au terrorisme et "les Français doivent faire bloc", a affirmé Alain Juppé sur son site mardi soir, après l'assassinat d'un prêtre catholique à Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray.

Le placement sous bracelet électronique, mesure qui concernait l'un des deux auteurs du meurtre d'un prêtre à Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray (Seine-Maritime), vise autant des condamnés que des prévenus en attente de jugement, mais il est rarement accordé dans les dossiers terroristes.

La justice américaine a donné mardi son feu vert préliminaire au plan d'indemnisation de 14,7 milliards de dollars soumis par le groupe allemand Volkswagen dans le scandale des moteurs diesel truqués aux Etats-Unis.

The killing of a Catholic priest in a small parish in Normandy by men claiming allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) group has raised questions about France’s ability to secure tens of thousands of churches across the country.

The Tesla electric car driving in semi-autonomous mode when it crashed and killed its driver was speeding just ahead of impact with a tractor-trailer, a preliminary probe showed Tuesday.