Новости за 26.09.2015

Who was the best at dealing with the unknown? Was it the Marine Corps or the Army? The Navy or the Air Force? Maybe it was the folks at the Pentagon.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said Saturday it is in contact with "parties" involved in a limited Syrian truce that will see the reciprocal transfer of thousands of Shiites and Sunnis from two battlegrounds.

South Sudan has been hit by a civil war since December 2013 when President Salva Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, fired his vice-president Riek Machar, an ethnic Nuer. The fighting has often been marked by ethnic violence.

Heavy cross-border fire into Saudi Arabia from Yemen's Shiite rebels killed a senior Saudi border guard commander and a soldier, the state-run Saudi Press Agency said Saturday.

Iran on Saturday vowed to take international legal action against Saudi Arabia's rulers over the crush of Muslim pilgrims at this year's hajj, which killed at least 769 people, including 136 Iranians, and has led to an escalation of tensions between the regional archrivals.

The Russian ambassador to Poland has sparked outrage for putting some of the blame for World War II on Poland, a spat that comes amid worsening ties between the Slavic nations.

With the delivery of attack helicopters and the impending arrival of ground support aircraft, Afghanistan’s fledgling air force is becoming better equipped to provide badly needed air support in the country’s protracted war against Taliban insurgents.

With the delivery of attack helicopters and the impending arrival of ground support aircraft, Afghanistan’s fledgling air force is becoming better equipped to provide badly needed air support in the country’s protracted war against Taliban insurgents.

A summer of stalemate in the effort to reclaim the Iraqi provincial capital of Ramadi, despite U.S.-backed Iraqi troops vastly outnumbering Islamic State fighters, calls into question not only Iraq's ability to win a test of wills over key territory but also the future direction of Washington's approach to defeating the extremist group.

Without even a toot of the horn, the Lady Su slipped slowly out of the harbor in northern Lebanon, loaded with trucks and cars as well as a human cargo — hundreds of Syrians embarking on the first leg of an odyssey that they hoped would end in Germany or northern Europe.

More than 1,000 soldiers marched on Saturday through the capital of Guyana and elsewhere in the South American country amid a growing border dispute with Venezuela.

The first of 26 historic homes in Seattle’s Discovery Park went on the market Thursday for $799,000 after a Canadian developer renovated the former military housing at Fort Lawton.

It wasn't too long ago that Navy veteran Ricardo Vega felt hopeless. The Hayward man said he was destroying his life with substance abuse, hurting his family, hanging out with the wrong people, and risked becoming homeless. Now he's nearly two years sober, working full time and volunteering in the community. Vega credits support bestowed on him through the Alameda County Veterans Court.

Soldiers assigned to the 926th Preventive Medicine Detachment, the 14th Combat Support Hospital at Fort Benning, is deploying to Afghanistan as part of Operation Freedom Sentinel, a public affairs spokesman said Friday.

An alleged Islamic extremist charged with being involved in destroying religious buildings in Mali's historic city of Timbuktu has been arrested and was sent Saturday to the International Criminal Court to face justice.

Since late last summer, Cmdr. Mike Murnane and his family have lived on Naval Academy grounds in a 112-year old brick duplex residence that overlooks the Worden Field parade grounds. "It's the best house we've ever lived in." Mike said. "It has the best commute. This is like 1950s America – and I can walk to work."

Like many of the veterans moving from table to table, Army veteran Roger Blackburn filled two bags with giveaway items and talked to people who normally would have required an appointment. He was among hundreds of veterans Friday at the Homeless Veteran Stand Down 2015 in Greensboro, N.C.

Cougars rally from a late 26-6 deficit to pull within a score, but their potential game-saving final drive stalled with a turnover on downs with seconds to play in regulation.

Army veteran Charles Armstead lost his leg as a result of an injury during a tour in Iraq in 2009. He began playing with the Spurs Wheelchair Team in 2011, which he said has provided a positive outlet.

Sunday is Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day, the last Sunday of September, which honors people like Paula Rodriguez, whose brother, William Frantz, was killed in Vietnam.

Ansbach stepped up its onslaught in the 12 minutes before halftime to build a 24-point lead at the break.

Paula Rodriguez has a tough choice Sunday. Attend an event in Tampa where she is listed on the program, or attend one in Oldsmar about 17 miles away. Both are dedicated to an exclusive society nobody wants to join — the families of those who have died in service to the nation.

Andres Torrez ran for 167 yards and three touchdowns on as many carries in the first half to help build a substantial early lead.

An advocacy group is enlisting the help of military bases to give endangered birds places to stop along their 2,400-mile migration. The only wild flock of whooping cranes has started its annual journey south from Canada to Texas, and the cranes need places to stop and rest along their journey.

Tony Saintmelus lead the charge with an offense-defining two touchdowns and 170 yards on the ground.