Новости за 13.12.2015

A Syrian monitoring group says intense air and missile strikes on a school district and other areas in the insurgent-held Damascus suburbs killed dozens of people, including children. Jillian Kitchener reports.

A Syrian monitoring group says intense air and missile strikes on a school district and other areas in the insurgent-held Damascus suburbs killed dozens of people, including children. Jillian Kitchener reports.

A Syrian monitoring group says intense air and missile strikes on a school district and other areas in the insurgent-held Damascus suburbs killed dozens of people, including children. Jillian Kitchener reports.

A Syrian monitoring group says intense air and missile strikes on a school district and other areas in the insurgent-held Damascus suburbs killed dozens of people, including children. Jillian Kitchener reports.

Voters in the Central African Republic go to the polls to vote in a constitutional referendum, defying rebels' call for its cancellation. Diane Hodges reports.

Voters in the Central African Republic go to the polls to vote in a constitutional referendum, defying rebels' call for its cancellation. Diane Hodges reports.

Voters in the Central African Republic go to the polls to vote in a constitutional referendum, defying rebels' call for its cancellation. Diane Hodges reports.

Voters in the Central African Republic go to the polls to vote in a constitutional referendum, defying rebels' call for its cancellation. Diane Hodges reports.

KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she wanted to "drastically decrease" the number of refugees coming to Germany, signalling a compromise to critics of her open-door policy from within her conservatives on the eve of a party congress.

KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she wanted to "drastically decrease" the number of refugees coming to Germany, signalling a compromise to critics of her open-door policy from within her conservatives on the eve of a party congress.

(Reuters) - "American Horror Story" actress Rose Siggins, known as the "woman with a half a body" who lost her legs to a rare genetic disorder early in life, has died at age 43, her agent said on Sunday.

SZEKESFEHERVAR, Hungary (Reuters) - A U.S. envoy said on Sunday Washington was shocked by plans to erect a statue of Balint Homan, who contributed to murderous anti-Semitism in Hungary in the 1930s and 40s.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund came from a goal down to crush 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 on Sunday, tightening their hold on second place and staying on the heels of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A proposal to give the European Union executive the power to send forces unbidden into member states to defend the common European frontier will face resistance from some countries when it is published this week.

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Two tries each for Rosko Speckman and Seabelo Senatla helped South Africa secure a 29-14 victory over Argentina in the Cape Town final of the World Rugby Sevens Series on Sunday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies conducted 15 air strikes in Iraq and seven in Syria against Islamic State on Saturday, the coalition leading the operations said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies conducted 15 air strikes in Iraq and seven in Syria against Islamic State on Saturday, the coalition leading the operations said.

CAPE TOWN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Two tries each for Rosko Speckman and Seabelo Senatla helped South Africa secure a 29-14 victory over Argentina in the Cape Town final of the World Rugby Sevens Series on Sunday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman invited the public on Sunday to test the speed of their Internet and submit the results online as part of an ongoing probe into whether large providers may be short-changing customers with slower-than-advertised speeds.

Voter turnout rises substantially in France for the second round of regional elections in a high-stakes ballot that will show whether the far-right National Front can turn its growing popularity into power. Jillian Kitchener reports.

Voter turnout rises substantially in France for the second round of regional elections in a high-stakes ballot that will show whether the far-right National Front can turn its growing popularity into power. Jillian Kitchener reports.

Voter turnout rises substantially in France for the second round of regional elections in a high-stakes ballot that will show whether the far-right National Front can turn its growing popularity into power. Jillian Kitchener reports.

Voter turnout rises substantially in France for the second round of regional elections in a high-stakes ballot that will show whether the far-right National Front can turn its growing popularity into power. Jillian Kitchener reports.

WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman invited the public on Sunday to test the speed of their Internet and submit the results online as part of an ongoing probe into whether large providers may be short-changing customers with slower-than-advertised speeds.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. pharmaceuticals firm Valeant, under mounting pressure from Congress and prosecutors over its drug pricing, has hired an attorney in Washington, DC and crisis public relations experts with political connections, according to sources familiar with the matter.