Новости за 13.08.2016

Days after iconic rights activist Irom Sharmila ended her 16-year-old hunger strike, a 32-year-old woman from Manipur vowed to carry forward the protest against Armed Forces (Special Powers) Acts (AFSPA) by launching an indefinite fast.

HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz is seeking his first full term in the Senate after being appointed in 2012, and he starts that journey in Saturday's primary.

HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz is seeking his first full term in the Senate after being appointed in 2012, and he starts that journey in Saturday's primary.

The former Sweden captain has been taken aback by the size of the Red Devils since arriving last month

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps is looking for a few more good women — and this time the campaign's a bit different.

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps is looking for a few more good women — and this time the campaign's a bit different.

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps is looking for a few more good women — and this time the campaign's a bit different.

It’s a good car. It’s just a bit rusty and abandoned. That’s all.

NEW ORLEANS — National Guard soldiers and other officials in boats and helicopters plucked more than 1,000 people from their homes and cars as “unprecedented, historic” flooding swamped Louisiana, the governor said Saturday, warning that the slow-moving storm would dump even more rain and cause further problems. At least two people were killed when swift-moving

HONOLULU (AP) — Former Rep. Colleen Hanabusa is running for her old U.S. House seat in a Democratic primary that she's expected to win.

HONOLULU (AP) — Former Rep. Colleen Hanabusa is running for her old U.S. House seat in a Democratic primary that she's expected to win.

A violent drug turf war between two street gangs will become the target of a new police taskforce aiming to end the feud.

In the ninth inning and with the crowd at Yankee Stadium chanting “We want A-Rod,” manager Joe Girardi fulfilled a fading superstar’s dream and sent Alex Rodriguez out to third base for one last time.

(ATTN: ADDS comments) By Yoo Jee-ho RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- Weightlifter Rim Jong-sim claimed North Korea's first gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics Friday. Rim won the women's 75kg class with a total of 274kg -- with 121kg in

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More rain Saturday was expected to swamp already soggy ground across Louisiana and other parts of the Gulf Coast where at least two people died and dozens had to be rescued from waist-high water surrounding their homes. Edwards has scheduled a news conference for 10 a.m. Saturday to discuss the flooding situation, which also affected the Louisiana Governor's Mansion, which has a flooded basement. A spokeswoman for the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said one man died... Читать дальше...

Cuba has gone into overdrive this month honoring Fidel Castro who led its 1959 revolution and built a Communist-run state on the doorstep of the United States.

The money will be offered in addition to $20,000 already put up by the NYPD.

RIO DE JANEIRO — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 6:35 a.m. The last day of the Rio Olympics rowing competition could write another entry in the epic rivalry between Olympic singles champion Mahe Drysdale of New Zealand and world champion Ondrej Synek of the Czech Republic.

(CNN)The possibility of Donald Trump winning the presidential election this November has renewed media and public interest in one of the most important responsibilities of the president: commanding America's massive nuclear arsenal and averting nuclear war. Kingston Reif Yet what has been lost in the angst that Mr. Trump might soon have the authority to launch nuclear weapons is the equally unnerving reality that the U.S. nuclear posture is already unnecessarily dangerous and redundant. Neither Trump... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In just his sixth career start, Dylan Bundy relied on mental strength more than physical dominance to pitch the Baltimore Orioles back into first place in the AL East.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In just his sixth career start, Dylan Bundy relied on mental strength more than physical dominance to pitch the Baltimore Orioles back into first place in the AL East.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In just his sixth career start, Dylan Bundy relied on mental strength more than physical dominance to pitch the Baltimore Orioles back into first place in the AL East.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In just his sixth career start, Dylan Bundy relied on mental strength more than physical dominance to pitch the Baltimore Orioles back into first place in the AL East.

HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Legislature is likely to remain controlled by Democrats after Saturday's primary election, where many Democratic incumbents are running unopposed.