Новости за 09.04.2017

WARSAW, Poland — It’s been seven years since Poland lost its president in a plane crash in Russia. His twin brother, who effectively runs the Polish government today, remains in mourning, only wearing black suits and black ties in public — and determined to punish those he blames for the crash. The identical and inseparable

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan police detained an academic who has been critical online of what she calls “despotic family rule” in this East African country. Stella Nyanzi, a research fellow at Uganda’s Makerere University, was arrested Friday for violating a law against misusing computers, police spokesman Asan Kasingye said Sunday. Nyanzi would be charged this

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norway’s security service has taken over an investigation into an explosive device found overnight by a busy subway station in the Norwegian capital of Oslo, prompting police to evacuate nearby bars and restaurants. Oslo police said the device, found outside the Groenland underground station, was neutralized and a suspect was arrested. PST

CAIRO — A bomb exploded in a church north of Cairo that was packed with Palm Sunday worshippers, killing at least 26 people and wounding 71 others, officials said. The attack in the Nile Delta town of Tanta was the latest in a series of assaults on Egypt’s Christian minority, which makes up around 10

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Lebanese registered ship hijacked off the cast of war-torn Somalia has been freed, says a shipping expert. The pirates who boarded the ship Saturday abandoned it Sunday before naval forces rescued the ship, Mohamed Abdirahman, former director of Puntland’s marine forces, told The Associated Press. The pirates were unable to take

SHANGHAI — With Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel starting side-by-side on the front row at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, the stage was set for a wheel-to-wheel duel between long-dominant Mercedes and a newly competitive Ferrari. A chaotic start to the race on a wet track, however, scuttled the highly anticipated showdown as Hamilton

STOCKHOLM — The Swedish department store that was rammed by a stolen beer truck, leaving four people dead and 15 injured in Stockholm, said Sunday it regrets an announcement that it would reopen two days after the deadly attack to sell damaged goods at a “reduced price.” The Ahlens department store apologized “for a bad

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan says a retired army officer went missing while visiting a Nepalese town on the Indian border for a job interview. Foreign Office spokesman Mohammed Nafees Zakari said Sunday the ministry has asked authorities in Nepal to look into the disappearance of retired Lt. Col. Mohammad Habib, who went missing shortly after arriving

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea has vowed to bolster its defenses to protect itself against airstrikes like the ones President Donald Trump ordered against an air base in Syria. The North called the airstrikes “absolutely unpardonable” and said they prove its nuclear weapons are justified to protect the country against Washington’s “evermore reckless moves

AUGUSTA, Ga. — A short stroll down Augusta National’s back nine is all it takes to see that something is missing at this Masters. A look past the fairways and greens, and it quickly becomes apparent: The abundance of eye-catching, colorful plants have been replaced by dullish, green, spent azaleas. Augusta National’s signature blooms are

SEATTLE — Marvin Musquin cruised to his second career victory, crossing the finish line 4.7 seconds ahead of the field in the 450SX race of the Seattle Supercross on Saturday night. Musquin led in every lap, mirroring his debut victory earlier this season in Arlington, Texas. Musquin, of Team Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, finished

NEW DELHI — People across India are hailing the composure of a television news anchor who learned of her husband’s death as she delivered a breaking news report on live TV. Supreet Kaur was reading the morning news bulletin for India’s IBC24 channel in Chhattisgarh state on Saturday when a reporter called in a story

TOKYO — Japanese baseball player Shohei Otani will be sidelined for about six weeks because of a left-thigh muscle strain, his team said on Sunday. Otani, who is expected to move to Major League Baseball in 2018, hurt his left leg trying to beat out an infield single in the Nippon Ham Fighters’ loss to

ISTANBUL — A hot air balloon hit a high-voltage transmission line and crashed Sunday near a popular tourist destination in central Turkey, killing a French tourist and injuring six people, a Turkish official said. Nevsehir governor Ilhami Aktas said 81 hot air balloons lifted off Sunday in Turkey’s Cappadocia region to give tourists a scenic

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Justin Rose sounded more like a golf fan planning out his Sunday TV schedule than a co-leader at the Masters prepping for the final round. There’s Jordan Spieth, who “obviously has a special relationship the Masters,” Rose said. And Rickie Fowler, who will “be all up for it tomorrow.” And his Ryder

Charles Oakley has been a beloved forward and a banned fan at Madison Square Garden. But before Oakley, the former NBA enforcer and rebounding machine with the New York Knicks, can reconcile with his former team and return to the arena, he’s trying to beat the rap stemming from the altercation that led to his

BUFFALO, N.Y. — UFC President Dana White said he was confident a proposed bout between Conor McGregor and boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. is on the horizon. “I see this fight happening,” White said after UFC 210. White said he will meet with McGregor, UFC’s biggest box office attraction, in New York soon after the

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s exiled crown prince wants a revolution. Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah to rule before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, has seen his profile rise in recent months following the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, who promises a harder line against the Shiite power. Pahlavi’s calls for

BERLIN — A German historian says Nazi leader Adolf Hitler lived for almost a decade in a house that belonged to a Jewish merchant. Paul Hoser says Hitler lived at Thierschstrasse 41 in Munich’s Lehel district from 1920 till 1929, interrupted by a year spent at Landsberg prison for staging a failed coup in Bavaria.

ST. LOUIS — Chuck Berry fans are getting their chance to pay their respects to the rock ‘n’ roll visionary, roughly three weeks after his death at age 90 near his hometown of St. Louis. Fans of the legend behind such classics as “Johnny B. Goode,” ”Sweet Little Sixteen” and “Roll Over Beethoven” can file

KABUL, Afghanistan — Insurgents have killed at least 13 Afghan security forces in separate attacks, officials said Sunday, as the country struggles to contain a long-running Taliban insurgency and combat a growing threat from a local Islamic State affiliate. Munir Ahmad Farhad, spokesman for the governor of the northern Balkh province, said a roadside bomb

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and Andrelton Simmons made a spectacular tag at third base to complete a double play during the Los Angeles Angels’ fourth victory in five games, 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night. Simmons made the latest jaw-dropping defensive play in a

OXON HILL, Md. — Frustrated that he can’t get fights against the opponents he wants, Vasyl Lomachenko took his frustration out on Jason Sosa. Lomachenko (8-1, 6 KOs) dominated his WBO junior lightweight title defense before Sosa’s own corner stopped the fight after the ninth round, completing a three-fight Ukrainian sweep on Saturday night. After

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Mark Letestu scored the go-ahead goal on a power play in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Saturday night to clinch at least second place in the Pacific Division. Jordan Eberle and Iiro Pakarinen also scored for the Oilers, who can still finish first

OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant’s first touch after missing 19 games with a knee injury? Just a driving baseline reverse and emphatic one-handed slam. Yes, indeed, KD looks healthy and ready for the playoffs even after five weeks on the sidelines. Durant triumphantly returned to finish with 16 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, helping