Новости за 18.11.2015

LOS ANGELES - The contraband was carefully wrapped in corn husks and concealed in the luggage of a traveler when authorities moved in for a tamale takedown at Los Angeles International Airport.

TIRANA, Albania - Albanian police say they have destroyed a large drug network in the capital Tirana, arresting 30 people while five others remained at large.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Several Argentine human rights groups, including the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, are endorsing ruling party candidate Daniel Scioli in Sunday's presidential runoff election.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. military must harness the best talent and keep up its technological edge in order to meet evolving security challenges, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday as he rolled out a series of initiatives aimed at attracting the next generation of service members and dragging the often-antiquated Pentagon bureaucracy into the 21st century.

PRISTINA, Kosovo - Kosovo's Constitutional Court said Wednesday that a hand grenade was found at its yard amid a tense political situation in the country.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The tide of global rage against the Islamic State group lends greater urgency to ending the jihadis' ability to operate at will from a base in war-torn Syria. That momentum could also force a reevaluation of what to do about President Bashar Assad and puts a renewed focus on the position of his key patrons, Russia and Iran.

PARIS - Climate activists have reacted with dismay to the French government's decision to ban two scheduled mass marches across Paris and other French cities during crucial global climate change talks later this month.

Seeking the perfect gift for a traveler? Here's some inspiration from road warriors and travel professionals: author Paul Theroux; Salamander Hotels CEO Sheila Johnson; Irhal app creator Irfan Ahmad; and Young Travel Professionals founder Karen Magee.

WASHINGTON - From mom's comforting croon to a shout of warning, our voices are the main way we communicate and one we take for granted unless something goes wrong. Now researchers have grown human vocal cords in the laboratory that appear capable of producing sound - in hopes of one day helping people with voice-robbing diseases or injuries.

NEW YORK - Subtle and gorgeous, Todd Haynes' period romance "Carol" swells and staggers with the tremors of an unexpected love. The setting (1950s New York) and the characters (played by Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara), may seem remote to some, but few won't recognize the film's dreamy undulations of emotion - including the director, himself.

BEIRUT - The Islamic State group has dramatically expanded its theatre of operations from its hub in Syria and Iraq, executing or inspiring a series of attacks across three continents that claimed more than 800 lives this year.

DEARBORN, Michigan - The United Auto Workers union is making a last-ditch push for the union's proposed contract with Ford, which is heading for defeat in votes at Ford's plants.

MONTREAL - A man in Quebec has been arrested in connection with a video posted on YouTube showing someone threatening to kill an Arab person every week, police said Wednesday.

NICOSIA, Cyprus - Lawmakers have let bailed-out Cyprus down at times, the outgoing chief executive of the country's biggest bank said Wednesday, adding that "shenanigans" which delayed key laws aimed at helping banks collect on a huge number of bad loans have left him disappointed.

PARIS - A French police dog named Diesel, killed in a raid targeting the alleged mastermind of the Paris attacks and another cell of extremists, is being honored as a hero all over the world.

MIDDLEBURY, Indiana - A Republican state senator who sponsored this year's contentious repeal of Indiana's law for setting wages on public construction projects will not seek re-election.

PARIS - Police raided an apartment in suburban Paris as they searched for the suspected mastermind of last week's attacks that killed 129 people. Here are some of the key developments Wednesday:

MOSCOW - Thousands of years after their brief lives ended in the frozen reaches of Siberia, the remarkably well-preserved carcasses of two cave lion cubs have been shown to the public.

MOSCOW - To the naked eye, Kazimir Malevich's famed "Black Square" painting looks just like that: a featureless black square. But X-ray examination found much more, Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery revealed Wednesday.

NEW YORK - ON Semiconductor Corp. said Wednesday that it plans to buy Fairchild Semiconductor for about $2.3 billion in cash, to expand its products in the automotive, industrial and smartphone industries.

LOS ANGELES - The latest large seizure of illegal contraband at Los Angeles International Airport didn't involve narcotics.

KADUNA, Nigeria - Nigerian police say a man has slit the throats of all four of his children and tried to kill himself and his wife.

JERUSALEM - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has shined new light on the breakdown of a potentially history-altering round of 2008 peace talks, saying that he rejected an offer from Israel's Ehud Olmert - which included placing Jerusalem's Old City under international control - because he was not allowed to study the map.

NEW YORK - "The Lion King" on Broadway is offering fans a view of the musical that even the very best seat in the theater can't rival.

NEW YORK - For Sir Simon Rattle, Beethoven was, of course, brilliant. And perhaps crazy.