Новости за 17.10.2017

The Latest on developments in Syria as Islamic State militants make their last stand in the city of Raqqa (all times local): 2:45 p.m. In international charity group says tens … Click to Continue »

A spokesman for China's ruling Communist Party on Tuesday promised Beijing will open its markets further and tried to reassure foreign companies amid mounting U.S. and European trade complaints. Speaking … Click to Continue »

Romania's parliament has voted to let a former minister named in a corruption probe keep her parliamentary privilege against prosecution. Lawmakers opposed lifting the immunity of Rovana Plumb in a … Click to Continue »

Investment bank Morgan Stanley said Tuesday that its third-quarter profits rose 12 percent, as the firm's wealth management arm was able to earn more money despite a slow summer in … Click to Continue »

Neallie Junior Saxon III chased the ball out of his yard and into the street moments before the SUV hit him. The toddler, who would have been 2 in December, … Click to Continue »

Turkey's state-run agency says 11 human rights activists — including two local heads of Amnesty International — who were charged with links to terror groups will go on trial on … Click to Continue »

Three football players who were cut from the team at Division III Albright College in Pennsylvania for kneeling during the national anthem have been offered reinstatement. In an open letter … Click to Continue »

Russia is pressuring Serbia to grant diplomatic status to the Russian staff of a controversial facility that U.S. officials believe could become Kremlin's spy base in the Balkans. Serbian President … Click to Continue »

Volvo Cars' performance electric car brand, Polestar, unveiled a four-seat coupe in lightweight carbon fiber as its first model Tuesday, adding to competition in a market dominated until now by … Click to Continue »

A key potential ally in Germany's next government is insisting that Chancellor Angela Merkel's party shouldn't keep the finance ministry because that gives her too much power. Exploratory talks on … Click to Continue »

Spain's Defense Ministry says a military jet has crashed at an air base outside Madrid. A ministry spokesman said the F-18 jet crashed at the Torrejon de Ardoz base outside … Click to Continue »

Young, dynamic and preaching renewal, Austria's next likely leader, the 31-year-old Sebastian Kurz, is already inviting comparisons with French President Emmanuel Macron. But while Macron is making good on promises … Click to Continue »

The Latest on developments in Afghanistan where the Taliban have staged several attacks targeting police across the country (all times local): 1:45 p.m. An Afghan health official says a Taliban … Click to Continue »

A Connecticut city council has voted to cut $4.2 million from its school budget, citing uncertainty that surrounds the state budget. The New London City Council made the decision Monday … Click to Continue »

Inflation in Britain has hit 3 percent for the first since early 2012, official figures showed Tuesday — a development that reinforces expectations that the Bank of England will raise … Click to Continue »

Even more than 40 years later, picturing Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland in “Start the Revolution Without Me” sets me laughing. At a royal masquerade ball around the French Revolution, … Click to Continue »

Iran's oil minister says President Donald Trump should allow American oil firms to do business in the Islamic Republic. Bijan Zanganeh's comments on Tuesday come as Americans and U.S. companies … Click to Continue »

Global stocks were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street hit new highs, as China prepared to open a key political meeting. KEEPING SCORE: In early trading, Germany's DAX lost 0.1 percent … Click to Continue »

Cagliari's Massimo Rastelli has become the first coach fired in Serie A this season. The move comes two days after a 3-2 home loss to previously winless Genoa left Cagliari … Click to Continue »

Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell have reaffirmed their alliance of necessity in a raucous Rose Garden news conference that also underscored their sharp differences. The garrulous president claimed they were … Click to Continue »

The Latest on developments in Iraq, day after Iraqi forces took back the disputed city of Kirkuk, forcing Kurdish fighters to leave (all times local): 11:30 a.m. Thousands of civilians … Click to Continue »

The U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led forces battling the Islamic State group in Syria say they have captured the city hospital in Raqqa, which served as an IS headquarters. The facility was one … Click to Continue »

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's guilty plea to charges of endangering comrades in Afghanistan has set up a dramatic sentencing hearing that could land him in prison for life. Bergdahl, who … Click to Continue »

Actress Michelle Yeoh said Tuesday that she was aware of Harvey Weinstein's reputation and would have unleashed "years of martial arts training" on the fallen Hollywood mogul had he ever … Click to Continue »

Airbus shares have risen thanks to an unusual no-cost deal with Canada's Bombardier that has angered U.S. rival Boeing. Airbus CEO Tom Enders sought to assure investors Tuesday that the … Click to Continue »