Новости за 23.02.2016

DAMASCUS, Syria - The Syrian government and the main umbrella for Syrian opposition and rebel groups announced Tuesday their conditional acceptance of a proposed U.S.-Russian cease fire that the international community hopes will bring them back to the negotiating table in Geneva for talks to end the war.

NEW YORK - A New York City recording studio that was a favorite of David Bowie, Lou Reed and Norah Jones will close next month after 28 years.

LONDON - Bill Gates is siding against Apple - and many other technology companies - in saying the firm should help the U.S. government to hack into a locked iPhone as part of an investigation into the San Bernardino shooting.

ELKO, Nevada - Republican presidential candidates took last-minute appeals for support across the breadth of Nevada, seeking to stir passions of voters with rhetoric on topics ranging from campaign dirty tricks to imprisoning Democrat Hillary Clinton and wanting to punch a protester in the face.

NEW DELHI - Thousands of students and teachers are protesting in the heart of the Indian capital over the death of a student who faced caste discrimination and the arrest of a student leader on sedition charges.

LONDON - The Latest on global financial markets (all times local):

ATLANTA - Rapper T.I. is partnering with two of Jay Z's companies.

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Nepal ended five months of fuel rationing on Tuesday after persuading protesters to end a border blockade that cut supplies of oil and other goods to the Himalayan nation.

PARIS - The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russia violated opposition leader Alexei Navalny's right to a fair trial, and has ordered the government to pay him ‚¬56,000 euros ($61,700) in legal costs and damages.

ZURICH - FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali is asking for Friday's election to be suspended in a dispute over voting procedures.

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's most prominent reformist candidate has reached out to Tehran residents on the subway as another way to win votes ahead of Friday's crucial parliamentary elections.

TOKYO - More than 160 passengers and crew slid down emergency chutes in swirling snow Tuesday after an engine fire forced a Japan Airlines domestic flight to abort takeoff and smoke entered the cabin, Japanese media reported.

PAHRUMP, Nevada - Nevada Republicans thought they had put their immigration problems behind them.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A commuter train derailed after slamming into a crane which was crossing the tracks early Tuesday in the eastern Netherlands, killing one person and injuring six others, local emergency services said.

MUNCIE, Indiana - The city of Muncie spent $8 million on a downtown parking garage but few people use it.

BERLIN - A key indicator of where the German economy is headed fell for the third month in a row as fears take hold about global growth.

BEIRUT - The Latest on the conflict in Syria and the provisional cease-fire proposed by the U.S. and Russia (all times local):

NEW ALBANY, Indiana - The cloth labyrinth was laid out near the doors of New Albany's Centenary United Methodist Church, surrounded by lit candles and soothing music. That is where it will stay through the season of Lent.

EVANSVILLE, Indiana - Evansville officials have voted to give a commission enforcement and investigatory powers into claims of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

BEIJING - China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday reasserted Beijing's right to develop its South China Sea island outposts following a U.S. think tank's report that China has built new radar facilities in the disputed Spratly Islands.

PARIS - French President Francois Hollande has acknowledged that nuclear weapons tests carried out in French territories in the South Pacific had consequences for the environment and the health of residents.

PARIS - French yogurt maker Danone says its net profit rose 14.6 percent last year on higher sales of its fresh dairy and bottled water brands.

WASHINGTON - Cargo shipments of the rechargeable lithium batteries used in countless consumer products should no longer be allowed on passenger planes because they can create intense fires capable of destroying an aircraft, a U.N. aviation agency has concluded.

CANBERRA, Australia - The Australian government is tired of unemployed people declining a job because it may interfere with their golf plans or dreams of becoming an actor.

MADRID - A tax and embezzlement trial involving Princess Cristina is resuming with testimony from her husband's former business partner about a nonprofit company they ran that prosecutors say was used to embezzle millions in public funds.