Новости за 18.10.2015

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's conservative prime minister said on Sunday he had decided against holding an early election for now, ending weeks of speculation.

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair supported military operations in Iraq about a year before the British Parliament approved such action, according to a 2002 memo written by then-U.S.Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Yemenis in Marib, which produces more than 70 percent of Yemen's oil and gas, remain on edge two weeks after pro-government forces ousted Houthi rebels from the city. Nathan Frandino reports.

Yemenis in Marib, which produces more than 70 percent of Yemen's oil and gas, remain on edge two weeks after pro-government forces ousted Houthi rebels from the city. Nathan Frandino reports.

Yemenis in Marib, which produces more than 70 percent of Yemen's oil and gas, remain on edge two weeks after pro-government forces ousted Houthi rebels from the city. Nathan Frandino reports.

Yemenis in Marib, which produces more than 70 percent of Yemen's oil and gas, remain on edge two weeks after pro-government forces ousted Houthi rebels from the city. Nathan Frandino reports.

LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambians took part in a national day of prayer on Sunday seeking divine help for the country's economic woes following a collapse in global copper prices.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 40 Islamic State fighters have been killed in an air strike on their convoy in the Syrian province of Hama, a UK-based monitoring group reported on Sunday.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 40 Islamic State fighters have been killed in an air strike on their convoy in the Syrian province of Hama, a UK-based monitoring group reported on Sunday.

TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - Gunfire erupted at a Florida festival that attracts thousands of people dressed in zombie costumes, killing one person, injuring five others and sending crowds of frightened people rushing for cover, local media and authorities said on Sunday.

Authorities say sand swept off Hilton Head Island beaches by this month's damaging rains and storm surges will be more than offset by a $20 million beach renewal project already planned for next year.

ZURICH (Reuters) - The anti-immigration Swiss People's Party (SVP) won the biggest share of the vote in Sunday's national parliamentary election, projections showed, keeping pressure on Bern to introduce quotas on people moving from the European Union.

ZURICH (Reuters) - The anti-immigration Swiss People's Party (SVP) won the biggest share of the vote in Sunday's national parliamentary election, projections showed, keeping pressure on Bern to introduce quotas on people moving from the European Union.

A local police watchdog says his latest arrest is retaliation because of his history of challenging police misconduct.

(Reuters) - Boxer Prichard Colon was fighting for his life on Sunday after sustaining an illegal blow to the head during a bout in a Washington, D.C. suburb, the fight's promoter said.

CLEMSON – Despite a victory Saturday night, Clemson fell out of the top five of the updated Associated Press poll.

African countries on Sunday dismissed an early draft of a U.N. climate accord as "unbalanced" and demanded amendments to even consider it at the final negotiating session before a landmark conference in Paris.

A pumpkin contest in Bozeman, Montana draws giant specimans weighing hundreds of pounds. Diane Hodges reports.

A pumpkin contest in Bozeman, Montana draws giant specimans weighing hundreds of pounds. Diane Hodges reports.

A pumpkin contest in Bozeman, Montana draws giant specimans weighing hundreds of pounds. Diane Hodges reports.

A pumpkin contest in Bozeman, Montana draws giant specimans weighing hundreds of pounds. Diane Hodges reports.

A candidate who was stabbed as she campaigned by a man who said he acted out of anti-foreigner motives was elected Sunday as the new mayor of Cologne, Germany's fourth-largest city.

NEW YORK, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Thousands of visitors are expected at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday to get a last look at the iconic architecture of the Trans World Airlines Flight Center before the futuristic 1960's building is converted into a hotel.

LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Australia scrumhalf Will Genia admitted his team was lucky to "scrounge" a penalty in the dying moments to knock Scotland out of the Rugby World Cup on Sunday and advance to a semi-final against Argentina.

LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Completion of a southern hemisphere sweep of the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals took some unexpected twists and turns before Australia edged Scotland in a dramatic finish at Twickenham on Sunday to line up a semi-final clash with Argentina.