Новости за 20.01.2016

RIO DE JANEIRO - The mining company involved in a deadly dam burst last year says its president and head of operations are temporarily stepping aside.

NEW YORK - A court-appointed mediator says negotiations in New York City between Argentina and bondholders seeking $10 billion are expected to resume Feb. 1.

CHARSADDA, Pakistan - Once again, Islamic militants stormed a school in northeastern Pakistan in a deadly attack that lasted for hours. And once again, the blood of students and teachers stained classrooms and hallways, raising questions about whether security forces are able to protect the country's educational institutions from extremists.

BARRANQUILLA, Colombia - A U.S. warning that pregnant women should avoid Latin American countries where a mosquito-borne virus is multiplying couldn't have come at a worse time for a region that's counting on tourism to give it a boost at a time of economic crises.

WASHINGTON - Spending on air traffic control operations has doubled over two decades, while productivity has declined substantially and efforts to improve performance have been ineffective, according to a report released Wednesday by a government watchdog.

CARSON CITY, Nevada - If the cash you doled out for a Las Vegas cab ride hurt your wallet, it's not all in your head - auditors in Nevada also think taxi rates are outrageous.

NEW DELHI - For more than a century, two mysterious tree frog specimens collected by a British naturalist in 1870 and housed at the Natural History Museum in London were assumed to be part of a vanished species, never again found in the wild. Until now.

LAGOS, Nigeria - Nigeria's state oil company is shutting down two of the country's four refineries because militant attacks on pipelines have affected their supplies.

NEW YORK - Christmas ornaments sold on home shopping network QVC are being recalled after customers said they cut themselves on the aluminum ornaments and needed stitches.

ISLAMABAD - The attack on the Bacha Khan University in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, which killed 20 people and was claimed by a breakaway Taliban faction, is the latest in a series of attacks spanning more than a decade.

MINSK, Belarus - Ukraine is hardening its position in negotiations to end the conflict in the country's east, saying it must regain control of its entire border with Russia before elections can be held in the regions controlled by Russia-backed rebels.

BARRANQUILLA, Colombia - A U.S. warning that pregnant women should avoid Latin American countries where a mosquito-borne virus is multiplying couldn't have come at a worse time for a region that's counting on tourism to give it a boost at a time of economic crises.

NEW ORLEANS - The winner of the 2015 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence will be formally introduced to the public this week.

TELLURIDE, Colorado - When people find out I'm a travel writer, the next question is almost always, "What's the best place you've ever been?"

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan police say they have killed four men described as most-wanted extremist suspects whose names were released to the public in December.

INDIANAPOLIS - Longtime social services advocate John Dickerson is suspending his underdog campaign seeking the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate this year.

JERUSALEM - Israel's military has conducted a drill to prepare for simultaneous combat along its northern frontier with Syria and Lebanon.

SANTA FE, New Mexico - Rescue team volunteer Scott Hicks was responding to call about a woman who died while rock climbing when he received a shock: The body belonged to his ex-wife.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia - A World War II veteran will travel to Australia to reunite with his wartime girlfriend after more than 70 years apart.

NEW YORK - A rookie New York Police Department officer who shot an unarmed man inside a housing project is nearing his trial.

NEW YORK - The biggest months for adding and dropping credit cards are December and January, so now's the time to make sure that $95 annual fee is really worth it.

CHICAGO - Backed by Gov. Bruce Rauner, top Illinois Republicans called Wednesday for a state takeover of the financially troubled Chicago Public Schools, which faces a nearly $1 billion budget deficit that could lead to thousands of teacher layoffs and a possible strike in a matter of months.

ISLAMABAD - The co-ed Bacha Khan University in Pakistan, attacked by Islamic militants on Wednesday, was named for a prominent secular activist and ally of Mahatma Gandhi, and embodied much of what the extremists revile.

The Civic has been a best-seller in America for decades, but that didn't stop Honda from overhauling the sedan for 2016. The results: more room, features and power than ever, including the option of Honda's first turbo engine in a U.S. model.

NEW YORK - Most of Wal-Mart's U.S. employees will get raises as part of the world's largest retailer's previously announced commitment to invest in its workforce.