Новости за 07.05.2016

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — More than 500 soldiers from around the world are competing this week at the Invictus Games, an Olympics-like competition for veterans who have survived injuries.

NEW YORK (AP) — The stately dining room at this once-bustling old-age home has been emptied, its floors ripped up. The tiny general store's shelves are barren, and the exercise room has gone silent. No one is leafing through the…

CLEVELAND (AP) — The ashes of Alan Freed, a seminal figure in the history of modern music, have found a permanent home in Cleveland, where Freed coined the term rock 'n' roll and organized what is considered the genre's first…

SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — The "roller coaster capital of the world' is showing off its newest addition this weekend.

Carissa Clendenon of Wildlife Safari placed a microphone near the chest of Pancake the cheetah Friday morning at Lincoln Elementary School and the hundreds of kids gathered for the assembly fell silent.

This log includes incidents in which there might have been a public disturbance or a risk to the public. Information comes from the Corvallis Police Department, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police. It does not include all…

MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man who was spared death when an oil train derailed and exploded on his property has found a new place to live.

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A student who's losing time in the classroom. A mother trying to show strength to her 8-year-old daughter. A reluctant protester led away in handcuffs.

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Pick a president: New York multimillionaire or New York multibillionaire.

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Over 10,000 people turned out Saturday for the re-opening of a mosque in Bosnia that was blown up by Christian Orthodox Serbs during the 1992-1995 war and that became a symbol of the effort to…

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's ruling party is preparing to bestow its top title on leader Kim Jong Un, another sign that the third heir to North Korea's dynasty of Kims is firmly in control despite his country's…

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Spring in Vermont means muddy roads, the return of green to the landscape, farmers planting crops ... and Shiitakepalooza.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A fragile cease-fire in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo has been extended for 72 hours, Russia said, as the Islamic State group battled other militant factions near the city on Saturday.

DUBLIN (AP) — Sadiq Khan has a simple, striking message for Londoners: He'll be a mayor for people of all faiths and none.

BERLIN (AP) — German police say a car has slammed into an outdoor cafe in a town on the Swiss border, killing one and leaving several others injured.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police say 13 members of a local tribal council who allegedly strangled a local girl and set her body on fire as punishment for helping one of her friends elope will face trial under anti-terrorism laws.

ROHTAK, India (AP) — Even beasts can be beautiful.

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Leopards have lost 75 percent of their historic range across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, with three Asian subspecies in danger of eradication, a new study says.

It may seem odd to bring up the theme of consumerism in a column devoted to religion, yet in my Buddhist path of spiritual inquiry it is a natural turn to take. Perhaps this is on your mind as well.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of people have gathered in central Warsaw to show their opposition to the policies of the conservative government whose policies they view as anti-democratic and harmful to Poland's position in the European Union.

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court has recommended the death sentence against six people, including two Al-Jazeera employees, for allegedly passing documents related to national security to Qatar and the Doha-based TV network during the rule of Islamist president Mohammed…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A bruising presidential campaign was drawing to a close in the Philippines on Saturday after the president made a failed last-minute attempt to unify candidates against a front-running mayor perceived as a threat to democracy.

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni security officials say suspected Islamic militants have ambushed the car of a senior army commander in the southern port city of Aden, killing him and two companions.

BANGKOK (AP) — The authorities in Thailand, who previously declared that marking a potentially illegal Facebook post with a "Like" could be cause for arrest, have charged a dissident's mother for failing to rebut a Facebook message that allegedly defamed…