Новости за 11.08.2016

LOCKPORT, N.Y. — Authorities say a massive fire at a western New York tire recycling facility is contained but not under control. The fire broke out shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday at a former paper mill in Lockport that’s now used to store and shred tires. Niagara County authorities say they evacuated residents living on

LOS ANGELES — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon traveled to Hollywood to enlist its star power in the United Nation’s ambitious campaign to end poverty, tackle climate change and promote a fairer more humane world — and he got an enthusiastic response from stars and top executives. The U.N. chief was feted at a lunch hosted

NEW YORK — New York City police say they’ve arrested a man accused of grabbing and repeatedly firing an officer’s gun, killing another man. A second officer wounded the alleged shooter. Police said late Wednesday they’ve arrested 30-year-old Efrain Guzman of the Bronx on charges that include murder and attempted murder of a police officer.

BEIJING — A high-pressure steam pipe exploded at a power station in central China on Thursday, killing 21 people and injuring five others, an official newspaper reported. The blast occurred at a power plant in the city of Danyang, according to a report on the website of the Hubei Daily. It said officials rushed to

MOSCOW — Stanislav Cherchesov is the new coach of Russia ahead of its home World Cup in 2018, after a disastrous performance in the European Championship ended predecessor Leonid Slutsky’s tenure. The Russian Football Union announced the appointment Thursday. Board member Igor Lebedev told the state Tass news agency that Cherchesov was under contract until

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Florida doctor is returning a long-overdue book that he checked out from a West Virginia library and donating $500. WCHS-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2b72He2) that as a child in the mid-1970s, Dr. Michael Kelly checked out “So You Want To Be a Doctor” from the Kanawha County Library. Kelly, a graduate of Charleston

PLANT CITY, Fla. — A man who had recently been released from prison after serving time for a road rage killing has been shot and killed during another road rage encounter in Florida. Col. Donna Luscynski of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office tells local media the incident occurred Wednesday morning in Plant City. She says

BEIRUT — The Latest on the developments in civil war (all times local): 3:15 p.m. A senior U.N. humanitarian official says Russia has agreed to hold talks with U.N. officials to hammer out a workable plan for a humanitarian pause in fighting in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Jan Egeland, adviser to U.N.’s special envoy

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A person has been hospitalized after health officials say they contracted a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in Broward County, Florida. The Florida Department of Health confirmed the infection Tuesday. Officials say the person’s infection stems from Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic, single-cell amoeba commonly found in freshwater lakes, ponds and rivers. The

CAIRO — The International Monetary Fund signed an initial agreement with Egypt on Thursday to loan it $12 billion over three years, in hopes the funds will help fix an ailing economy in the Arab world’s most populous country. The IMF said the loan, which is subject to approval by its executive board, comes in

BUCHAREST, Romania — Hundreds of mourners have paid their respects to Anne of Romania, wife of former King Michael, lying in state at the Royal Palace in Bucharest. Romanians climbed stairs of the elegant palace to the cappuccino-colored marble room where Anne’s coffin was placed, draped with a flag bearing the royal crest and flanked

HOLMES BEACH, Fla. — Authorities say a bicyclist drowned when he tried to retrieve his hat after it flew into the water as he rode across a bridge in Florida. A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer who was driving across the Anna Maria Island Bridge around noon Wednesday saw 51-year-old Andy Lewis Milton

HENNING, Tenn. — Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alex Haley would be turning 95 years old, and celebrations are planned around Tennessee this week. The author of “Roots,” which was turned into an award-winning miniseries, will be remembered during an event Thursday evening at the Alex Haley Statue in Knoxville. Speakers expected include the city’s mayor and

LONDON — Detectives are investigating allegations that a British player at the Wimbledon tennis tournament was poisoned, after she fell ill with a bacterial infection that can be spread through rat urine, London’s Metropolitan Police said Thursday. Gabriella Taylor was playing in Wimbledon’s junior tournament when she became sick on July 6 and had to

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Disney Parks says the famed Main Street Electrical Parade will end its run at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom park in October. The parade has dazzled visitors with floats covered in colorful lights featuring Disney characters since it first debuted at the Florida resort in 1977. The Orlando Sentinel reports

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s Parliament on Thursday unanimously approved a bill to set up an office to help account for thousands of people reported missing during the country’s armed uprisings and clarify the circumstances under which they disappeared. The Office on Missing Persons will make recommendations to protect the rights and interests of

FRANKFURT, Germany — Record low interest rates were meant to be a temporary response to the global financial crisis. But eight years later, rates are still near zero or even below in much of the developed world, and some experts are warning of long-term side effects: a hit to pension savings, pressure on banks, and

BERLIN — Germany’s interior minister on Thursday unveiled proposals to boost security after recent attacks, including making it easier to deport foreigners deemed dangerous and stripping dual nationals who fight for extremist groups of their German citizenship. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere’s plans also include creating several thousand jobs at federal security services over the

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHO TRUMP SAYS FOUNDED ISLAMIC STATE GROUP The GOP presidential hopeful accuses Barack Obama of being the “founder” of the group that is wreaking havoc from the Middle East to European cities. 2. WHY SOME MENTAL HEALTH

SHARPSBURG, Ga. — A Georgia man has been sentenced to life behind bars after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting his fiancée’s 12-year-old daughter. The Newnan Times-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2b6Hocg ) 30-year-old Shalin Ren Payne of Sharpsburg was arrested last October and charged with criminal attempt to commit rape, aggravated sexual battery, aggravated child molestation, cruelty to

DAVAO, Philippines — The top diplomats from Japan and the Philippines called on China Thursday to avoid intimidating actions and follow the rule of law in disputed waters where Beijing has defied an arbitration ruling that invalidated its expansive territorial claims. Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida made the call

ANKARA, Turkey — The Latest on political and military developments in Turkey (all times local): 1:05 p.m. Turkey’s foreign minister says two Turkish military attaches who were based in Greece have fled the country following Turkey’s failed military coup attempt. Mevlut Cavusoglu told NTV television on Thursday that Greek authorities had established that the navy

SYDNEY — Sydney’s iconic Opera House will undergo a sweeping, multimillion-dollar makeover, including a long-awaited upgrade to its much-maligned acoustics, officials said Thursday. The 202 million Australian dollar ($155 million) project is the largest renovation Australia’s most famous landmark has undergone since it opened in 1973, and will involve the creation of a new entrance

SEOUL, South Korea — A senior U.S. military official said Thursday that an advanced U.S. missile defense system that is to be deployed in South Korea will only target North Korea, not China. China has grown increasingly angry over the plan to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, system, believing it is

FLINT, Mich. — Ex-NFL player Andre Rison, who’s accused of violating his probation in a child support case, says he’ll turn himself in after a judge in Michigan signed an arrest warrant for him. Rison tells the Detroit Free Press (http://on.freep.com/2aYqlJb ) he’s a good father and his legal troubles are “a big nasty hurdle.”