Новости за 03.03.2017

Russia on Friday decried the uproar in the United States over Attorney General Jeff Sessions' meetings with the Russian ambassador as a replay of McCarthyism, voicing regret over the lack of any substantive dialogue with Washington.

Veterans of the U.S. and foreign militaries are drawn to the front lines here in the fight for Iraq’s second-largest city. Besides military experience, they bring medical skills, part of a toolkit they use to save the lives of Mosul’s “most vulnerable.”

U.S. jets carried out dozens of airstrikes on al-Qaida targets in Yemen overnight and in the past 48 hours in one of the lengthiest, sustained operations inside this conflict-torn Arab country, Yemeni officials and residents said Friday.

Thousands of civilians fled Mosul overnight as Iraqi forces advanced north of a sprawling military base near the city's airport on Friday.

President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, was investigated by the Army and admonished two years ago for mishandling a case involving two junior officers accused of sexual assault, military documents show.

European Union member countries have backed a proposal to allow Ukrainian citizens into the bloc for short stays without visas.

A high school in western Germany has banned the use of prayer rugs and other traditional Muslim rituals saying it is "provocative" to other students, sparking a debate about freedom of religion.

The World Health Organization says it has noticed changes in the bird flu virus now spreading in China, but says the risk of the disease spreading easily between people remains low.

A driver who did not show proper identification refused an order to turn around and drove through a Wright-Patterson gateway, leading to gate closures and causing a traffic backlog, according to a base spokeswoman.

A driver who did not show proper identification refused an order to turn around and drove through a Wright-Patterson gateway, leading to gate closures and causing a traffic backlog, according to a base spokeswoman.

When the 159th Fighter Squadron was formed 70 years ago in Jacksonville, “they didn’t know what to do with us,” said Bob Mason, who seemed to be only half-joking. But the situation was understandable. Defining the role of a military reserve force can take time when it’s in its infancy, particularly when there’s no previous model.

Redding has approved a 77,000-square foot clinic proposed by Johannessen. But there is competition. Several other proposals have been submitted, and the VA in September 2015 had been talking about evaluating their suitability. At the time, the VA had said it would make its selection within a year.

Joint Base Lewis-McChord has stopped drawing drinking water for base use from three wells that have been found to contain higher-than-acceptable levels of chemicals once used, among other things, to manufacture fire-retardant foam used on the facility.

Joint Base Lewis-McChord has stopped drawing drinking water for base use from three wells that have been found to contain higher-than-acceptable levels of chemicals once used, among other things, to manufacture fire-retardant foam used on the facility.

A North Korean envoy rejected a Malaysian autopsy finding that VX nerve agent killed Kim Jong Nam, saying Thursday the man probably died of a heart attack because he suffered from heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure.

As Trump's running mate, Pence frequently criticized rival Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server as President Barack Obama's secretary of state, accusing her of purposely keeping her emails out of public reach and shielding her from scrutiny.

The service, known as “daiko” in Japan, gives inebriated people a lift home, along with their vehicles, after a night on the town. The service is common in Japan, but drivers got access to Okinawa bases only last month.

Between May 2014 and January 2016, Jesse Furse, an Air Force lieutenant, used a computer to share or possess pornographic videos of young girls, ranging in age between 3 and 11 years old.

The tweet sparked a firestorm not only on Twitter, but on several social networks including 4chan and Reddit, shredding the Chicagoan for his comments.

Sergey Kislyak is an unlikely man of the political moment. He is quiet, careful, rumpled and portly. He is a fierce defender of Russia's international prestige who rarely gives interviews and even more rarely makes news on his own.

An Austin woman was denied a ride after leaving the city's Veterans Affairs clinic because a driver from a ride-hailing company objected to her service dog.

About a dozen soldiers from the company with the 142nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion recently spent about 10 days practicing their water purification skills out in the Fort Bliss training area.

The invitation to Clinton will be extended because he is a native of Arkansas and the state's former governor and because the ship is named for the state's capital.

White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters disputed the contention, saying: "It takes several months for each month's international arrival statistics to be processed and released to the public. To claim the executive order has had an impact on travel would be premature."

Reports about Attorney General Jeff Sessions' two meetings with Russia's U.S. ambassador became a textbook illustration of the vastly different shapes a story takes in today's media world. Some Democrats called for Sessions' resignation, while many Trump supporters saw nothing wrong.