Новости за 23.10.2016

CHICAGO -- The Lovable Losers won. Seventy-one years of futility ended Saturday night at Wrigley Field when the Chicago Cubs won the National League Pennant with a 5-0 win over the Los Angles Dodgers. Tens of thousands of Cubs fans…

LONDON (AP) — The head of the British Bankers' Association has warned that financial firms are planning to start leaving London within weeks because of uncertainty about the U.K.'s exit from the European Union.

KHAZER, Iraq (AP) — The Latest on developments in Iraq where Iraqi forces and their allies launched a major offensive this week to retake Mosul, the country's second-largest city from the Islamic State group (all times local):

BEIRUT (AP) — A leading northern Syrian rebel coalition is warning civilians in Aleppo to stay away from government positions ahead of an expected offensive on the contested city.

LONDON (AP) — A corroded iron key to a locker on the Titanic has sold at auction for 85,000 pounds ($104,000).

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump is laying out an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days as president but pointedly noting that he will find time to sue the numerous women who have accused him of groping and other…

CAIRO (AP) — A little known Egyptian group has claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior Egyptian army officer outside his suburban Cairo home.

MADRID (AP) — Spain's Socialist party is meeting to decide whether to help end the country's nearly 10-month political impasse and deliver another term to acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanians are voting in an election that could see a change of government after four years of power by a ruling coalition led by the Social Democrats.

KHAZER, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi and Kurdish forces have launched a new offensive on a town near Mosul as part of a massive operation aimed at retaking the country's second largest city from the Islamic State group.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's president Hassan Rouhani has criticized the U.S. presidential candidates' behavior during their debates.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Warsaw court had no questions when a landlord known for brutal evictions sought the return of an apartment house seized under communism from a Jewish woman. It was tenants who came forward with information that…

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni security officials say a Saudi-led coalition has launched a series of airstrikes around the capital Sanaa, just hours after a 72-hour cease-fire expired.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A new survey reports a 10 percent increase in opium poppy cultivation and 91 percent decrease in eradication across Afghanistan.

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is visiting the northern Iraqi city of Irbil to get a closer look at the fight against Islamic State militants and will likely expand his discussions about the role of Turkish…

SILETZ, Ore. (AP) — Francis "Doc" Reedy raises a pair of binoculars to his eyes and scans the large pool of still water where the north and south forks of the Siletz River come together. It doesn't take him long…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have opened as heavy favorites to beat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — David Perron had nothing to show for his hard work during St. Louis' first five games of the season. That changed with a big night against Calgary.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tanner Pearson missed his spot on his shootout attempt. Luckily for him, so did Jacob Markstrom.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs fans turn their attention to World Series for the first time in 71 years.

CHICAGO (AP) — The man walked down the aisle and put his stuff on the most notorious seat in Wrigley Field. His wife waited somewhere else, avoiding the scene for the moment.

CHICAGO (AP) — One little doctor's appointment for Kyle Schwarber has turned into an intriguing possibility for the Chicago Cubs.

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump is laying out an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days as president but pointedly noting that he will find time to sue the numerous women who have accused him of unwanted sexual behavior.

BOSTON (AP) — Tim Kaine is sounding a hopeful note that a Democratic White House could work with Republicans to bridge deep divides laid bare by this bitter presidential campaign.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton bested Donald Trump in three debates. She leads in many preference polls of the most competitive states. Barring a significant shift in the next two weeks, she is in a strong position to become the…