Новости за 14.08.2016

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Over the years, hundreds of almanacs have come and gone, but two are celebrating milestones.

TOKYO (AP) — The on-again, off-again breakup of an all-male Japanese pop group with a strong following in much of Asia is back on: The five members of SMAP will go their separate ways after more than two decades.

BANGKOK (AP) — Critics of Thailand's military government accused it on Sunday of taking advantage of last week's spate of deadly bombings and arson attacks to crack down on its opponents.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Irish cyclist Nicolas Roche says he developed a serious case of bacterial pneumonia while in Brazil to compete in the Olympic road race and will be forced to miss the Vuelta a Espana.

NEW DELHI (AP) — A fully grown Indian elephant that washed up in a swamp in Bangladesh after being caught up in raging floodwaters has become a jumbo problem for wildlife officials on both sides of the border.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Latest on violence in Milwaukee following the shooting of a man by police (all times local):

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Campaign 2016 (all times EDT):

NEW YORK (AP) — Police in New York City are searching for the man who fatally shot the leader of a mosque and a friend as they left afternoon prayers, setting off fear and anguish among the community's Bangladeshi Muslim…

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's rebel-held, northwestern Idlib province came under heavy bombardment Sunday, activists reported, as rebels and pro-government forces battled for control of the nearby city of Aleppo.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police say one British man was fatally stabbed and another Briton wounded during a pre-dawn knife attack at the coastal resort of Ayia Napa.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Latest on flooding in the Deep South (all times local):

BEREZNIKI, Russia (AP) — While fears of the Zika virus have kept some people away from the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, for residents of one Russian town the more mosquito bites the better.

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A local official and Congo's army say that suspected rebels have killed at least 36 people in northeastern Congo, spurring residents to make street protests against the violence.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Some of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls have been killed in Nigerian military air strikes, according to a new video appearing to come from Boko Haram Islamic extremists, which shows one of the alleged victims pleading for…

JANOW PODLASKI, Poland (AP) — Poland's right-wing government is facing a test of its reputation at — of all places — a horse auction at a 199-year-old stud farm.

KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait said Sunday its coast guard detained 10 Iranian "infiltrators," but an Iranian official described them as fishermen and denied they were detained for violating the border.

All of us have seen more eye rolls than hopeful exuberance at the mention of this presidential election. But it’s not just because of the candidates. A repeated betrayal of values has something to do with our current collective perspective…

LAS VEGAS — Nevada, which calls itself the "Battle Born State," actually was born prematurely because of Republicans' anxiety. Now, 152 years later, it again is a subject of their anxiety.

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian detainee who has been on a hunger strike for two months to press for his release is determined to continue despite deteriorating health, his family and an advocacy group said.

BERLIN (AP) — The man who attacked passengers on a crowded Swiss train with a knife and a burning liquid died of his wounds Sunday, as did one of his victims, Swiss police said. Three others remained in critical condition.

For Oregon's Ron Wyden, it's a point of pride that he was the first U.S. senator elected in a vote-by-mail election.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a federal crackdown on ticket scalpers using computer programs to jack up the prices of popular Broadway shows, concerts and sporting events, urging support for legislation he introduced to restrict…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Residents of Puerto Rico can't vote in presidential elections. But with the island's economy in shambles, many are fleeing to the U.S. mainland, potentially shifting demographic norms in some closely contested states.

BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on the deadly attack on a Swiss train (all times local):