Новости за 05.07.2017

Daniil Granin, a Russian author who wrote a chronicle of the Nazi siege of Leningrad, has died. The World War II veteran's writings made him a moral authority for many in Russia.

Officials have been cautiously discussing the conditions under which the U.S. could reengage in direct dialogue with North Korea. One idea, which South Korean President Moon Jae-in suggested before the North's latest missile launch, is that a deal could be struck to return the three Americans imprisoned there in exchange for a resumption of talks.

Matt Mulherin had many goals when he took over the Newport News shipyard in 2008, but one loomed large: deliver the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford.

Authorities say at least 26 people have been killed in a clash of armed groups in northern Mexico.

A blind World War II veteran who participated in the invasion of Normandy has received a replacement set of medals after losing his own on a pilgrimage to the battlefields in France.

Any suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 over Ukraine in 2014 will be prosecuted in the Netherlands, the Dutch government announced Wednesday.

A lab explosion at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida led to some brief evacuations and a base lockdown, but no injuries have been reported.

According to court documents, David Benjamin Webb was busted in January in a Suffolk hotel room with 20 government ID cards bearing the names of 15 men. And to the ire of federal prosecutors, one of the cards identified him as a sergeant in the Army. Another said he was eligible for VA benefits.

A New York City police officer was shot to death inside a mobile command post by an ex-convict who had ranted online about his treatment in prison and about officers getting away with killing people. The gunman was killed by police about a block away.

A New York City police officer was shot to death inside a mobile command post by an ex-convict who had ranted online about his treatment in prison and about officers getting away with killing people. The gunman was killed by police about a block away.

In March, President Donald Trump granted Marine Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, who leads AFRICOM, expanded authorities to launch offensive airstrikes against the terrorist group.

The rule is usually discovered by parents bracing for their child to die. Already consumed by tragedy, these military families are confronted with a brutal choice: Elect hospice to ease your child’s suffering or choose treatment to keep fighting for your child’s life.

The rule is usually discovered by parents bracing for their child to die. Already consumed by tragedy, these military families are confronted with a brutal choice: Elect hospice to ease your child’s suffering or choose treatment to keep fighting for your child’s life.

A Pentagon spokesman said that several elements of the first-ever launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by North Korea were worrisome, including that the missile was launched into busy commercial airspace with no warning.

The Jerusalem municipality said Wednesday it plans to approve 800 new homes in Jewish-populated areas of east Jerusalem in the coming month.

Lifeguards estimate 8,000 to 10,000 people attended the party and hundreds had to be rescued from the water. A 19-year-old woman was in critical condition and 10 people were in serious condition after intoxication-related injuries.

Officials at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum chastised a U.S. congressman who recorded a video in which he lobbies for a strong military and tight homeland security from inside a gas chamber at the Nazi death camp in Poland.

A 19-year-old Texas-based soldier was killed Monday in an attack in Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand province, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Two other soldiers were injured.

The life support Baby Charlie is receiving at a London hospital soon will be turned off over the objections of his parents, who want to take him to the United States for experimental therapy they believe could prolong his life.

Four Arab nations seeking to isolate Qatar over its alleged support for extremist groups were angered Wednesday by what they said was a "negative" response by the tiny Gulf nation to their demands for ending the crisis roiling the region.

Hundreds of thousands of mostly West African migrants fleeing war, poverty and persecution scrounge together life savings and bet them all on a treacherous journey in hopes of a better life in Europe.

By this fall, drinking water flowing into three Pennsylvania communities should be free of the chemicals from nearby military bases that tainted it, but local residents will have to pick up part of the cleaning bill — at a cost that could exceed $25 million in one town alone in the next 10 years.

Health care continues to vex Republicans, with the demands of conservatives, moderates, the Senate parliamentarian and the public at large seemingly incapable of being reconciled.

We are already sick with worry about the actual health of our children; we shouldn’t also be sick over what being sick could mean to our wallets.

The head of the European Union's executive body denounced the bloc's parliament as "totally ridiculous" during a spat over the meager attendance at Tuesday's plenary session for the prime minister of tiny Malta.