Новости за 28.01.2016

BRUSSELS - The NATO chief said the alliance is considering a U.S. request to provide AWACS surveillance planes to help in the fight against the Islamic State extremist organization.

CAIRO - The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the roadside bombing of an army convoy in the turbulent northern part of the Sinai Peninsula a day earlier that killed at least four.

LONDON - The British government, pressured by major charities to do more to help migrant children in dire need, announced plans Thursday to allow an unspecified number of vulnerable children to come live legally in Britain.

STOCKHOLM - Interior Minister Anders Ygeman says Sweden could deport between 60,000 and 80,000 asylum-seekers in coming years.

LONDON - The European Union's competition commissioner says she would consider investigating the 130 million pound ($186 million) deal for back taxes struck between Britain and Google amid fury among opposition lawmakers who suggest the Internet giant should have paid more.

MARIETTA, Georgia - A highway chase in suburban Atlanta ended with a Georgia state trooper being shot and the suspect fatally wounded in an exchange of gunfire, authorities said.

PARIS - The Latest on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Europe (all times local):

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Hannes Reichelt of Austria posted the fastest time in training for a men's World Cup downhill, five days after a heavy crash in another race.

NEW YORK - The MTA has banned hoverboards from the New York City transit system for safety reasons.

GENEVA - Pharmaceuticals company Roche says a strong Swiss franc weighed on its earnings last year and contributed to a 5 percent drop in net income, which fell short of analysts' estimates.

ANKARA, Turkey - Renewing a call for constitutional changes that would turn Turkey's political system into a presidential one, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he does not want the changes for himself but for Turkey's political stability.

STOCKHOLM - Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB says fourth quarter sales grew by 14 percent as the company expanded with new shops in India, South Africa, Peru and Taiwan.

MELBOURNE, Australia - When Serena Williams plays as well as she did in the semifinals of the Australian Open, there's little an opponent can do to challenge her. Even one who's soon to be ranked No. 3 in the world, just two places behind her.

PARIS - Nicolas Sarkozy's lawyers asked France's highest court on Thursday to throw out evidence obtained through wiretaps of phone conversations between the former French president and his main lawyer.

KISSIMMEE, Florida - The Florida woman who sued Casey Anthony for defamation has been accused of stealing a cancer patient's credit card and using it to spend $850 at stores around Kissimmee and Orlando.

JOHANNESBURG - A referee and two athletes participating in a South African triathlon dived into the ocean to rescue two stricken men who were being swept out to sea. After pushing the men to shore, the athletes finished the grueling race a little later than they had planned.

BURNS, Oregon - Ammon Bundy and six others others arrested for occupying a national wildlife refuge in Oregon had their initial court appearances Wednesday. A judge ordered them to remain in jail until at least Friday as authorities and Bundy himself worked to convince the few remaining people at the remote refuge to stand down.

BAKU, Azerbaijan - Representatives of organizations including the International Monetary Fund and World Bank are in Azerbaijan to discuss financial support for the oil producing country's ailing economy.

SEOUL, South Korea - The position is not yet vacant, and may not become so, yet people are already beginning their undeclared campaigns to be president of the Asian Football Confederation.

BURNS, Oregon - Three members of an armed group occupying an Oregon wildlife refuge surrendered to authorities, officials said, hours after their jailed leader urged remaining militants to abandon the site and "go home."

MELBOURNE, Australia - The extent of what she accomplished at the Australian Open hasn't fully sunk in, but Johanna Konta expects it will when she returns home to England.

TEHRAN, Iran - Several European airlines aim to resume their flights to Iran following a landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, the state-owned IRAN daily reported on Thursday.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Deutsche Bank co-CEO John Cryan says the group is making "good progress" on a wide-ranging restructuring but there will be no bonuses for top management after the bank lost 6.8 billion euros ($7.5 billion) last year.

NEW YORK - As the WNBA is preparing to tip off its 20th season this May, the league has a new marketing campaign: "Watch Me Work."

ATHENS, Greece - The Latest on the continuing influx of asylum-seekers and migrants in Europe (all times local):