Новости за 15.03.2016

Russian military jets return to an air base in central Russia after Moscow announced it would draw down its military presence in Syria, news that the U.S. Secretary of State Kerry says has a very real chance of producing peace. Mana Rabiee reports.

Russian military jets return to an air base in central Russia after Moscow announced it would draw down its military presence in Syria, news that the U.S. Secretary of State Kerry says has a very real chance of producing peace. Mana Rabiee reports.

Russian military jets return to an air base in central Russia after Moscow announced it would draw down its military presence in Syria, news that the U.S. Secretary of State Kerry says has a very real chance of producing peace. Mana Rabiee reports.

Russian military jets return to an air base in central Russia after Moscow announced it would draw down its military presence in Syria, news that the U.S. Secretary of State Kerry says has a very real chance of producing peace. Mana Rabiee reports.

COLUMBIA — NCAA Tournament snubs like the one which befell South Carolina this season have led the SEC to add a new advisor the league hopes will boost its flagging reputation in men’s basketball.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Nikki Haley said Tuesday that she will almost certainly sign a bill banning abortion past 19 weeks in South Carolina.

(Reuters) - Madonna on Tuesday hit back at claims that she was drunk on stage in Australia last week, saying she was merely playing a character during a performance in which she dressed as a clown and fell off a tricycle.

Charleston’s Planning Commission will vote Wednesday on a change to an ordinance that would lessen the group’s clout and impact several development projects already in the works.

Hotel occupancy in Charleston County was up 5.3 percent in February from a year earlier, courtesy of the presidential election visits and the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition.

WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) - China's Anbang Insurance Group, which is looking to buy U.S. hotel operator Starwood , has won approval from a U.S. national security panel to buy U.S. annuities and life insurer Fidelity & Guaranty Life , Fidelity said on Tuesday.

Canada's Festival d'été de Quebec unveils summer line-up. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

Canada's Festival d'été de Quebec unveils summer line-up. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

Canada's Festival d'été de Quebec unveils summer line-up. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

SAO PAULO, March 15 (Reuters) - Brazil's high power prices and the country's worst recession in decades are causing an electricity oversupply that could cost power distributors and consumers around 3.3 billion reais ($878 million) this year, a consultant said on Tuesday.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. officials will travel to Brussels this week to drum up support for a transatlantic data transfer pact agreed last month that will facilitate billions of dollars worth of online business but which must overcome European regulators' concerns over privacy protection.

MOUNT PLEASANT — A Town Council committee recommended no changes in the regulation of short-term rentals Tuesday, but found that licensing, taxation, and fire safety deserve additional study.

MOUNT PLEASANT — A Town Council committee recommended no changes in the regulation of short-term rentals Tuesday, but found that licensing, taxation, and fire safety deserve additional study.

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Jailed Nigerien opposition leader Hama Amadou must be flown abroad to seek specialised medical attention, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, just days before he faces a run-off election against President Mahamadou Issoufou.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Re-testing of hundreds of athletes' samples collected at the London 2012 and Beijing 2008 Games is underway as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) bids to root out cheats ahead of Rio 2016.

BARCELONA, March 15 (Reuters) - - Defender Thomas Vermaelen has urged his Barcelona team mates not to underestimate how dangerous Arsenal will be in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 encounter at the Nou Camp on Wednesday.

OIL PRICES PARE LOSSES IN POST-SETTLEMENT TRADING AFTER API DATA SHOWS SMALLER-THAN-EXPECTED RISE IN CRUDE STOCKS

A North Charleston woman is suing the Charleston County jail after being denied a phone call for 14 hours and shocked with a Taser while strapped in a chair.

The 2016 college football season will kick off on Aug. 27 with Charleston Southern playing at North Dakota State in the first game of the season.

Actress Ashley Judd appointed as Goodwill Ambassador to the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA). Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Actress Ashley Judd appointed as Goodwill Ambassador to the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA). Rough Cut (no reporter narration).