Новости за 28.09.2016

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s defense minister says its nuclear-armed rival India will “disintegrate” when Kashmir gains independence. Khawaja Muhammad Asif said Wednesday that Pakistan will continue to extend moral support to the people of the disputed Himalayan region, which is split between Pakistani and Indian control but claimed in its entirety by both. Asif said Pakistani

WASHINGTON — U.S. factories saw slightly fewer orders for big-ticket manufactured goods in August, with a decline in aircraft orders accounting for the modest slip. The Commerce Department says that orders for durable goods were nearly flat in August, with an $85 million fall from July to $226.9 billion. The result mostly stemmed from a

MIAMI — The Miami Marlins have scheduled a public memorial service for pitcher Jose Fernandez, who was killed in a weekend boat crash along with two friends. The team said in a news release that fans can gather Wednesday along the west side of Marlins Park for the departure of a funeral motorcade at 2:16

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio rapper who federal authorities say recorded sexually explicit footage of teen girls and edited the footage into music videos has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Eric Chavis pleaded guilty in June to conspiracy to produce child pornography. The Columbus rapper on Tuesday received the mandatory minimum sentence required

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Qatar Airways and the parent of British Airways are setting up a revenue-sharing business partnership. Qatar Airways and BA parent International Airlines Group announced the deal Wednesday and said it will take effect on Oct. 30. The companies said the deal will allow them to cooperate on scheduling and ticket

WUHAN, China — Svetlana Kuznetsova ousted defending champion Venus Williams 6-2, 6-2 to reach the Wuhan Open quarterfinals on Wednesday. Kuznetsova dominated Williams from the outset, breaking the American five times. She improved to 5-4 against Williams. Williams struggled with her serve in the gusty conditions and had seven double faults. Simona Halep of Romania

WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders have broken a stalemate over money to address the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, top House aides said Wednesday, clearing the way for a spending bill needed to keep the government running until December. The spending measure also would provide long-delayed money to fight Zika. The accord is a first step for

NEW YORK — Embattled pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli is giving some people what they want — a chance to punch him in the face. Shkreli came under fire last year for jacking up the price of a lifesaving malaria medication 5,000 percent. He has also pleaded not guilty to federal charges of defrauding potential investors.

MADRID — Former Socialist Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez said Wednesday he feels “cheated” by current Socialist party leader Pedro Sanchez for failing to end Spain’s nine-month political deadlock. Gonzalez told Cadena SER radio that Sanchez had told him in private after the last election in June that he would accept being in opposition and would

LONDON — A British judge on Wednesday banned the publication of stolen photographs of Pippa Middleton after allegations that 3,000 personal images were taken in a hacking attack on her iCloud account. High Court justice Philippa Whipple made the order after Middleton, sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, and her fiancé James Matthews went to

ORINDA, Calif. — A California couple is recovering after the woman was shot and her husband was assaulted following what they thought was an early Halloween prank by their son. Tom Spalding tells KGO-TV (http://abc7ne.ws/2cBQ0fr ) two men wearing Halloween masks approached them in their driveway in the Bay Area city of Orinda. Spalding says

In this photo by Mark Schiefelbein, participants in traditional dress stand near an oversized portrait of Confucius during a ceremony in Beijing to observe the 2,567th birth anniversary of the famed Chinese philosopher. Ceremonies were held across China on Wednesday, including in Confucius’ eastern hometown, Qufu. Most of the participants at the event in Beijing

NEW YORK — The New York Police Department says it has arrested a man in connection with a house explosion that killed a fire battalion chief. Police say Manhattan resident Garivaldi Castillo was arrested Wednesday on charges of criminal possession of marijuana. Police haven’t said how he’s connected to the Bronx explosion. Chief Michael Fahy

INDIANAPOLIS — A class-action lawsuit is set to go to trial accusing the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles of overcharging license and title fees. The Wednesday bench trial in Marion County court comes almost three years after the agency settled another class-action lawsuit for $30 million that dealt with driver’s licenses. The current lawsuit involves

BOSTON — The mother of a 2-year-old girl dubbed Baby Doe after her body washed up inside a trash bag on a Boston Harbor beach last year plans to testify at her ex-boyfriend’s trial in the toddler’s death. The Boston Globe reports (http://bit.ly/2d8ZDjt ) an attorney for Rachelle Bond said Tuesday her client will testify

ELKHART, Ind. — A court hearing is scheduled for a northern Indiana woman accused in the deaths of her two young children. Prosecutors in Elkhart County say the probable cause hearing is expected to be Wednesday for 29-year-old Amber Pasztor of Fort Wayne. Siblings 7-year-old Liliana Hernandez and 6-year-old Rene Pasztor were found asphyxiated Monday

MANCHESTER, England — Sam Allardyce flew out of England on Wednesday after expressing regret over “silly” unguarded comments to undercover journalists that cost him the England manager’s job. While apologizing for his indiscretions, Allardyce complained about “entrapment” by the Daily Telegraph that made his England job untenable after only 67 days and one match in

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s team leader at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics stole $256,000 from government and sports authorities meant for the athletes’ and officials’ stay at the games, prosecutors alleged in court on Wednesday. Stephen Arap Soi, Kenya’s chef de mission at the Olympics last month, denied five counts of stealing money. Prosecutors said

CAIRO — Authorities at a maximum-security prison in the Egyptian capital routinely abuse political prisoners by cramming them into packed cells, cutting off access to families and lawyers, and blocking medical treatment, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. In a detailed report on Cairo’s infamous “Scorpion” Prison that focused on several high-profile Islamists, the U.S.-based watchdog

FARMLAND, Ind. — A central Indiana campground that’s been operating for more than a century is closing its gates amid a state lawsuit. State health officials are suing the Three Waters Campground in the Randolph County town of Farmland over alleged health and safety violations, including standing water that served as mosquito breeding sites. Campground

CHAMPTERCIER, France — Residents of Champtercier fear their hamlet in the foothills of the Alps is about to become a new flashpoint for Europe’s migrant crisis: Its population of 800 is slated to grow sharply when it takes in 100 migrants from an overflowing camp in Calais next month. Hundreds of suspicious residents are petitioning

BERLIN — Investor concerns over Deutsche Bank’s financial stability appeared to ease Wednesday after Germany’s biggest lender said it had struck a deal to sell a subsidiary and stressed it was not seeking government help. The bank had seen its shares tumble this week as shareholders worried about its ability to handle a $14 billion

DURHAM, N.H. — University of New Hampshire officials are worried after fliers soliciting young women for “sugar daddies” have been appearing on campus and in downtown Durham. Town Administrator Todd Selig says the ads have popped up on several downtown businesses’ bulletin boards since last week. Police are asking for residents’ help in removing them.

MADRID — Police in Spain, Belgium and Germany on Wednesday arrested five people suspected of forming a cell that spread propaganda and sought to recruit militants for the Islamic State armed group, officials said. The Spanish Interior Ministry said the cell, made up of four Spaniards and one Moroccan, posed “a grave, concrete and continued

SANTA ANA, Calif. — An Army private and another young man were charged with murder in the slayings of a California couple and family friend who were discovered after the couple’s 6-year-old daughter called police. Army Pfc. Joshua Acosta, 21, and Frank Felix, 25, were each charged Tuesday with three counts of murder, and Acosta