Новости за 19.01.2016

MIAMI - Facing a teetering economy at home, wealthy Brazilians have been pouring money into what they increasingly see as the safest place to invest: South Florida real estate.

NAIROBI, Kenya - A Kenyan man has been charged for publishing pictures alleged to be of Kenyan soldiers killed last week by Islamic extremist rebels in Somalia.

PARIS - Fire engulfed the top floor of Paris' Ritz Carlton hotel on Tuesday, burning out of control for hours in one of the city's most storied plazas.

SANDS TOWNSHIP, Michigan - There's a new warming hut along a popular ski trail in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

NEW YORK - Four Brooklyn men have filed a $9 million federal lawsuit claiming they were racially profiled as Muslims and kicked off a flight from Toronto to New York.

PRAGUE - Czech Republic midfielder David Pavelka has agreed to move from Czech side Liberec to Kasimpasa in the top Turkish league.

CHICAGO - Defender Brad Evans has been added to the U.S. roster for its training camp ahead of exhibition games against Iceland and Canada.

BERLIN - German prosecutors say more than 800 complaints have now been filed in connection with assaults and robberies in Cologne on New Year's Eve that investigators have linked largely to foreigners.

CHICAGO - Grain futures were mostly higher Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.

FORT WAYNE, Indiana - Passenger numbers at Fort Wayne International Airport show an 11 percent increase last year.

MONACO - Jean Gracia, a former French track federation official, has been appointed as the IAAF's interim chief executive officer.

ALBERTVILLE, Minnesota - Sony Pictures and a Minnesota development group plan to build a Hollywood-themed indoor family entertainment center in Albertville.

MILAN - Two human reactions to turbulent times emerged as fashion concepts during Milan Fashion Week, which wrapped up its five-day run on Tuesday: cocooning and militarization.

NEW YORK - Caitlyn Jenner has a book deal.

IOWA CELEBRATES 'AMERICAN GOTHIC' PAINTER GRANT WOOD

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota - The University of North Dakota men's hockey team trails Quinnipiac in both national polls, after a split of a weekend series with Omaha.

BRUSSELS - European Union President Donald Tusk says the British referendum on whether to stay in the 28-nation bloc is now "more unpredictable than ever" and has insisted he is still seeking to strike a deal on EU reform proposals next month to entice Britain to remain a member.

PRAGUE - The winning horse of last year's 125th edition of the Velka Pardubicka steeplechase has tested positive for caffeine and theobromine and will be likely stripped of the victory.

BAKU, Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan is to introduce a 20 percent tax on money transfers abroad as the low oil price causes economic pain in the energy-rich ex-Soviet nation.

NEW YORK - When the curtain rises on "Tosca" at the Rose Theater it may look like a double-dip into the past: a tribute to the launch of the New York City Opera more than 70 years ago, using sets recreated from the dawn of the 20th century.

WARSAW, Poland - The head of Poland's central bank is warning that a bill offering relief to holders of Swiss franc mortgages combined with new taxes on banks amount to a "recipe for a banking crisis."

YANGON, Myanmar - Members of Myanmar's Kachin ethnic group called Tuesday for justice for two young volunteer teachers who were raped and murdered in a case they believe highlights sexual violence by government soldiers.

ATLANTA - The United Methodist Church's missions agency is moving its headquarters from New York City, where it has been based for nearly 200 years, to Atlanta.

LA VERGNE, Tennessee - Police say a Metro Nashville tutor was spotted with three children in the trunk of her car.

CINCINNATI - Pete Rose is headed into the team hall of fame in his hometown, the Cincinnati Reds said Tuesday.