Новости за 17.10.2016

KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait’s Council of Ministers says the country will hold its parliamentary election on Nov. 26. The council made the announcement Monday, a day after the tiny, oil-rich nation’s ruler dissolved parliament over unspecified security concerns. A stalwart U.S. ally, Kuwait held its last parliamentary election in 2013. In that race for the

ROME — With Edin Dzeko improving match by match and Arkadiusz Milik down and out, Roma has overtaken Napoli as the top challenger to Juventus in Serie A. Dzeko scored twice in Roma’s 3-1 win at Napoli over the weekend, giving him a league-best seven goals in eight league appearances this season — just one

WEST WARWICK, R.I. — The opening of a memorial for a Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed 100 people is being delayed. The memorial at the site of The Station nightclub fire was scheduled to open this weekend, but the foundation working to build it said on Monday that construction will not be ready by

NEW YORK — Bank of America’s third-quarter profits rose nearly 6 percent from a year earlier, helped by strong results in investment banking and trading as well as lower expenses. The profit growth came from all four of the bank’s businesses and despite continuing low interest rates. The consumer banking giant said Monday it earned

LONDON — There’ll be no early retirement for star singer Phil Collins. The 65-year-old former Genesis frontman Monday announced plans for gigs next summer in London, Paris and Cologne. The tour will be called: “Not Dead Yet, Live.” He officially retired in 2002, but that didn’t last. He last toured in 2007. Collins told reporters

BERLIN — Authorities say that one person was killed and at least six injured in an explosion at a facility belonging to chemical firm BASF in southwestern Germany. Another six people have yet to be accounted for. The blast occurred late Monday morning at a river harbor in Ludwigshafen that is used to unload flammable

FRANKFURT, Germany — The walking dead are gnawing at Europe’s weak economy — zombie banks and zombie companies. Almost a decade after the financial crisis that ravaged the global economy, analysts and top officials are warning that too many banks in Europe are struggling financially, keeping them from lending to companies and fostering growth. Calls

NEWARK, Del. — The University of Delaware has fired head football coach Dave Brock. Director of Intercollegiate Athletics & Recreation Services Christine Rawak announced Brock’s departure in a statement Sunday. He was 19-22 in his four seasons with the Blue Hens and had a 2-4 records this season. Co-defensive coordinator Dennis Dottin-Carter will take over

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Hasbro Inc. (HAS) on Monday reported third-quarter net income of $257.8 million. On a per-share basis, the Pawtucket, Rhode Island-based company said it had profit of $2.03. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.74 per share. The

WARSAW, Poland — A top legislative court at the heart of Poland’s political turmoil and Europe’s concern about the nation’s rule of law ceremoniously marked its 30-year anniversary on Monday. The observances honoring the Constitutional Tribunal were held in the northern city of Gdansk, the cradle of Poland’s democracy as the birthplace of the anti-communist

BANGKOK — Pop-up clothes dyeing centers are a new phenomenon in the Thai capital as black apparel becomes too expensive for many following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The Thai government has declared national mourning for Bhumibol, who died Thursday, and some clothing sellers have been quick to hike prices for black garments. Others

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea said Monday that it wants Britain to pull out of upcoming military exercises in South Korea, calling the drills a “hostile act.” Britain has announced that it will send fighter jets and support planes to Asia, and that it will take part in exercises in South Korea together with

CANBERRA, Australia — Authorities failed to adequately investigate complaints of violent crimes committed against asylum seekers held at Australia’s expense on the Pacific atoll nation of Nauru, Amnesty International said Monday. The London-based human rights group found in an investigation that it appeared that no Nauruan had been held to account despite allegations of dozens

BEIRUT — The Latest on the developments in Syria’s civil war (all times local): 3:52 p.m. Syrian opposition monitoring groups say an airstrike on a rebel-held village in northern Syria has killed at least 23 people. The activists said the attack on the village of Oweijel in the northern province of Aleppo occurred on Monday.

BEIJING — Two Chinese astronauts began the country’s longest crewed space mission yet on Monday, blasting off on a spacecraft for a 30-day stay on an experimental space station as China steadfastly navigates its way to becoming a space superpower. Ahead of the launch, one astronaut shouted: “We are ready! Please give instructions!” in front

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis police sergeant is being credited for helping to save the life of a would-be burglar who badly cut his leg on a barbed wire fence. The Indianapolis Star reports (http://indy.st/2dIdYlU ) Sgt. David Kinsey applied a tourniquet to the 30-year-old man’s leg around 2:30 a.m. Sunday before he was taken to

BERLIN — German police say a 28-year-old man has admitted listing his infant daughter for sale on eBay but maintains that it was meant as a joke. The 40-day-old girl was listed on the internet auction site last week at a price of 5,000 euros ($5,500). Police in the western city of Duisburg raided the

MANILA, Philippines — After lashing out at longtime ally America, the new Philippine president is making a state visit to China in a charm offensive that will help define how far he wants to shift allegiance from treaty ally the U.S. to an Asian superpower locked in a territorial standoff with his small, impoverished country.

LONDON — The Latest on Europe’s response to massive influx of asylum-seekers and migrants (all times local): 11:30 a.m. Hungary’s prime minister says his proposed constitutional amendment against any future efforts by the European Union to relocate refugees is about the reights of individual EU nations to oppose an “empire directed by Brussels.” Prime Minister

PARIS — WikiLeaks says that founder Julian Assange’s internet access has been cut by an unidentified state actor. Few other details were immediately available. Assange has been up holed up at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for more than four years after skipping bail to avoid being extradited over sex crimes allegations. The cramped quarters

LUXEMBOURG — The European Union is ready to step up pressure on the Democratic Republic of Congo, including imposing sanctions, to end the unrest in the east of the vast nation and to push for elections next year. The 28 EU foreign ministers said in a statement Monday the bloc “will use all the means

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Three men have been charged in connection with a shootout police say left the 15-year-old daughter of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay dead. Trinity Gay died at a Lexington, Kentucky, hospital Sunday after she was shot in the neck around 4 a.m. during an exchange of gunfire between people in two parked vehicles

BEBA VECHE, Romania — Romanian border police officer Marius Stuparu is driving through pouring rain in an SUV, monitoring for any sign of migrants trying to enter the country from Serbia and Hungary. While Hungary has erected razor-wire fences on its borders to try to keep out migrants, Romania is relying on manpower backed by

WASHINGTON — The nation’s high school graduation rate has reached a record 83.2 percent, continuing a steady increase that shows improvement across all racial and ethnic groups, according to federal data released Monday. President Barack Obama welcomed the higher rate as good news, but the gains come against a backdrop of decreasing scores on national

HOBOKEN, N.J. — The Latest on train service being fully restored at Hoboken Terminal less than three weeks after deadly crash (all times local): 6 a.m. Rail service has been fully restored at Hoboken Terminal less than three weeks after a commuter train crashed into the station in New Jersey, killing a woman on the