Новости за 06.08.2017

Authorities in Nigeria say at least 11 people are dead and others were critically wounded when gunmen attacked a church in southeastern Nigeria.

Esther Boyd received the Western Union telegram the morning of Sept. 1, 1942. “Arrived safely in Wyoming ten am Monday conditions satisfactory regards Shiz Harada,” it said.

Israel said Sunday it plans to ban Qatar's flagship Al-Jazeera network from operating in the country over allegations it incites violence, joining Arab nations that have shut down the broadcaster amid a separate political dispute. The news organization, in turn, said it will take legal action.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Sunday that the expanding investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election is continuing apace, even as President Donald Trump dismissed the probe as "a total fabrication."

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for the first since the U.S. imposed the additional penalties, said Russian and the U.S. had agreed to resume a suspended high-level diplomatic channel and Washington would send its Ukraine envoy to Moscow for negotiations.

The Lebanese army captured a number of strategic hilltops bordering Syria from Islamic State militants on Sunday amid mounting expectations for a campaign to decisively defeat them there, the army and state media said.

A global pressure campaign on North Korea propelled by sharp new U.N. sanctions received a welcome boost Sunday from China, the North's economic lifeline, as Beijing called on its neighbor to halt its missile and nuclear tests.

Carolyn Nistler is at the forefront of a boom in a resource that plays a key role in the management of American wildlife: bear teeth.

John Sullivan wears a giant foam hat in the shape of a whale. It works well as a conversation starter when he panhandles on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and M Street in Georgetown. But one hot afternoon in July, no one stops to ask Sullivan about the whale. And no one stops to drop a dollar in his pink plastic cup.

What Harold B. Wobber was about to do would change the new Golden Gate Bridge's future, making it not only a destination for those seeking inspiration but also a place for those haunted by despair.

What Harold B. Wobber was about to do would change the new Golden Gate Bridge's future, making it not only a destination for those seeking inspiration but also a place for those haunted by despair.

Ruling party chief Diosdado Cabello said Venezuelan troops quashed a "terrorist" attack at a military base Sunday, shortly after a small group of men dressed in fatigues released a video declaring themselves in rebellion.

Afghan president Ashraf Ghani likes to say that he has the world's most difficult job. But amid the plethora of problems he faces, it might come as a surprise that his vice president, whom he selected, is one of the biggest.

Noru, formed on July 18, dies out as second longest-enduring NW Pacific tropical cyclone on record.

Noru meanders over the Sea of Japan, forecast to curve back over northern Honshu

Noru downgraded to tropical depression, making wide circle well north and east of Tokyo.

Noru downgraded to tropical storm, rumbles over land near Nagoya, still headed just north of Tokyo.

Noru remains a typhoon, begins passage over Kansai area on path taking it close to Tokyo on Tuesday.

Noru remains on northeast course, could make for showery, windy Tuesday afternoon in Tokyo area.

Noru continues tracking northeast; Tokyo could be a destination as track edges further east.

The Congressional Medal of Honor Society returns to Pueblo, Colo., on Sept. 12 for its 2017 annual meeting. More than 40 medal recipients are expected to attend.

The security forces launched an aggressive clearance operation in Rakhine in October 2016 after shadowy insurgents killed nine border guard police officers.

Hiroshima's appeal of "never again" on the 72nd anniversary Sunday of the world's first atomic bomb attack has gained urgency as North Korea accelerates work on its nuclear weapons program, showing its growing prowess with increasingly frequent missile launches.

In the video a man identifying himself as Capt. Juan Caguaripano said that any unit refusing to go along with its call for rebellion would be declared a military target.

The report said one of the victims was an officer and the two others were regular soldiers. It added that the assailant was killed in a shootout with other soldiers.