Новости за 20.02.2016

MOSCOW, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Russia's top oil producer Rosneft and Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA signed an agreement to set up a joint venture to develop natural gas in the South American country, Rosneft said on Saturday.

British Prime Minister David Cameron tells the British people that the deal clinched with other EU leaders in Brussels gives the UK the "benefits" of EU membership without the parts of Europe "that don't work for us". Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

British Prime Minister David Cameron tells the British people that the deal clinched with other EU leaders in Brussels gives the UK the "benefits" of EU membership without the parts of Europe "that don't work for us". Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

British Prime Minister David Cameron tells the British people that the deal clinched with other EU leaders in Brussels gives the UK the "benefits" of EU membership without the parts of Europe "that don't work for us". Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

British Prime Minister David Cameron tells the British people that the deal clinched with other EU leaders in Brussels gives the UK the "benefits" of EU membership without the parts of Europe "that don't work for us". Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

British Prime Minister David Cameron tells the British people that the deal clinched with other EU leaders in Brussels gives the UK the "benefits" of EU membership without the parts of Europe "that don't work for us". Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

BERLIN (Reuters) - Iranian director Mani Haghighi says his Berlin competition movie "Ejhdeha Vared Mihavad!" (A Dragon Arrives!) is a hodge-podge of genres ranging from crime film to "X-Files", but he trusts viewers will find it an entertaining and thought-provoking mix.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Electric batteries have won a slight edge over hydrogen fuel cells in their quest for future dominance in the car industry, Daimler Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche told a German weekly.

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is pursuing closer ties - and possible arms deals - with Russia, with relations between Thailand and its traditional partner, the United States, cooling in the wake of a May 2014 coup.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Before Donald Trump's put-downs and the stumbles in presidential debates, and before the profound frustration of voters became so unmistakably apparent, Jeb Bush appeared to be best positioned to win back the White House for Republicans in 2016.

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's presidential election was conducted in an intimidating atmosphere and the East African nation's electoral commission is not independent, European Union observers said on Saturday, criticising a poll the opposition has disputed.

CAIRO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has agreed a $500 million facility with the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) to help Egyptian importers through a foreign currency crisis.

LONDON (Reuters) - If England votes to leave the European Union against the wishes of Scotland then pressure would swiftly rise for a second independence referendum, the former nationalist leader of Scotland said on Saturday.

LONDON (Reuters) - If England votes to leave the European Union against the wishes of Scotland then pressure would swiftly rise for a second independence referendum, the former nationalist leader of Scotland said on Saturday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Japan's Nobuharu Matsushita will be McLaren's test and development driver this season, the Honda-powered Formula One team said on Saturday.

LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Nobuharu Matsushita will be McLaren's test and development driver this season, the Honda-powered Formula One team said on Saturday.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Saturday expressed concern over Turkey's shelling of Syria's territory, saying such actions were whipping up further tension on the two countries' border.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Chinese court in Beijing has jailed 15 hospital "scalpers" for allegedly scamming unsuspecting patients by posing as medical staff without qualifications, exaggerating positive effects of treatments and then prescribing expensive drugs.

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan forces have pulled out of bases in Musa Qala, a strategic district of the southern province of Helmand, after months of heavy fighting with Taliban insurgents, officials said on Saturday.

ADEN (Reuters) - Dozens of al Qaeda militants took control of the southern Yemeni town of Ahwar on Saturday, residents said, consolidating the group's control over much of the region.

ADEN (Reuters) - Dozens of al Qaeda militants took control of the southern Yemeni town of Ahwar on Saturday, residents said, consolidating the group's control over much of the region.

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe threatened to discipline ruling party members he accuses of fanning divisions over who will succeed him, reaffirming his authority ahead of his 92nd birthday on Sunday.

Strong winds and heavy rain batter Fiji as Cyclone Winston hits the South Pacific island nation. Rough cut - subtitled (no reporter narration).

Strong winds and heavy rain batter Fiji as Cyclone Winston hits the South Pacific island nation. Rough cut - subtitled (no reporter narration).

Strong winds and heavy rain batter Fiji as Cyclone Winston hits the South Pacific island nation. Rough cut - subtitled (no reporter narration).